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I liked her a lot.

Chapter 17

Kennedy

By the time Eli had convinced me to eat more than two bowlfuls of soup, Charlotte was starting to stir and fuss.

Micha ran his hand along her back, lightly touching her forehead, checking her temperature. I should have been more concerned that I hardly knew this alpha, but every time I looked in his direction, my ovaries almost exploded from the sight.

Hot topless alpha cuddling my baby? That was a special kind of visual porn that would stay with me for years and years.

I padded over to them, ready to pick up Charlotte, but she simmered down, smooshing her face into Micha’s chest and dozing off again.

“What am I, chopped liver?” I chuckled as I took a step back.

“Nah, you’re still number one, I’m just a novelty.” Micha smirked. “Plus, I owe you. Looking after this one got me out of a study session I was dreading.”

My head cocked to the side as I knelt on the floor next to the sofa. “What is it you study?” I vaguely remembered Eli mentioning it at the game café, but I was drawing a blank.

“Computer science.”

“What made you decide to study that?”

“I enjoy it.” He shrugged. “I was kind of spoiled as a child, so I was free to do whatever I wanted. I liked computers, so I decided on a whim to study them. What about you? Eli mentioned you’re getting your master’s?”

I nodded. “I have only six months left—the end is in sight!”

Micha chuckled. “Eli’s work scares me. Have you seen his textbooks?”

“I have! They’re straight out of a horror movie, aren’t they?”

“See, that’s why I like computers. They can do all the math, instead of me. I’ve told Eli repeatedly that computers are going to make him obsolete.”

Eli poked his head around the door, having heard us. “Oh, I’m not so sure. There’s something I do with my tongue that a machine will never be able to do. Isn’t that right, Kennedy?” he asked innocently.

Micha’s eyes widened as he turned to me. “I need details,” he said as my face heated up. “Sweetheart, your face is going bright pink.” A smug grin spread across his face. “If Eli isn’t doing a good job, just let me know. It’s my duty as a pack mate to set him straight. You know?—”

“Okay, not in front of the baby.” Eli chuckled, plucking the sleeping Charlotte from his pack mate’s chest and into his arms.

“Hey! You’re stealing my baby snuggles.” Micha turned to me. “I suppose it’s too forward to ask you to fill in?” he asked, holding his arms open.

I should have been horrified at this random alpha asking for cuddles, but damn, I wanted to take him up on that offer.

“As tempting as that is, I need to find my phone. I haven’t checked my emails in a few days, and I’ve missed some classes.”

“It’s on the kitchen counter,” Eli explained as he gently rocked Charlotte. “I plugged it in to charge for you.”

I beamed at him. He was so goddamned thoughtful. I should have been worried, with how quickly I was getting attached tohis support. “Thank you,” I said, moving to stand up, but Eli held a hand out.

“Stay there. Little Miss and I will go get your phone, won’t we?” he said, as he wandered out of the room, returning a moment later with my phone.

Micha stood up, stretching his hands to the sky. His semi-naked state only served to emphasize the muscles in his chest.

“I’m sorry you had to take care of Charlotte. I really appreciate it,” I told him.

“Hey, like I said, it was kind of fun.” As he moved, I noticed just how different my couch was. Before I’d fallen sick, it had been bare, with only a singular throw pillow that had seen better days.

Now it wasstuffedwith throw blankets and the squishiest looking pillows. It was essentially a little nest.

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