Page 66 of Knot All is Crystal

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I left Gage hanging.

Heard. Sorry, Crys, I didn’t mean to make this weird

Well I mean

I did kind of

I just hoped it wouldn’t end up being weird

You didn’t

My mind ran away from me for a minute there

But you’re not crazy, Gage

There’s something here

But you know … Alphas

So uh

I have to introduce them to each other tonight

What if I just

Throw you in the mix?

What kind of mix are we talking?

Margarita?

Snack?

Party?

I mean you’re all hot as fuck so snack I guess

Rad

I’ll be there

As I stare at Gage’s easy acceptance of meeting two strange Alphas, my mind starts to run away with me again. What will I do if the Alphas refuse to entertain the idea of a Beta being a part of things?

Is it too soon to introduce him? We’ve never even had a date. But I’d need to talk to the Alphas about it anyway because the idea of sneaking around on them makes me feel gross.

So, what were my options? Ignore him, deny the strange chemistry we have, and move on?

I mean, that’s certainly the safe choice.

I’ve suddenly decided to go all in on saying “fuck you” to Kieran’s control, huh? I put every person I talk to and grow close to in danger.

Kieran doesn’t want me to work for him. He wants to own me. To possess me.

And not in the sexy romance novel way, where the morally grey mob boss falls in love with his captive and treats her like a queen while offing anyone who looks at her wrong.

No, he wants to own me like a dog.

He’s collared me before. What’s to stop him from forcing me to live that way?

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