"So do you."
"Snuggle with me. We can sleep together."
"I can’t. Told Niall I’d babysit his security footage."
Her lips curved upward a little."Here."She held her hand out for it.
I gave it to her. Liv had the phone plugged in, but the motion really tested the reach of the cord.
Merrily turned the volume up even louder, and hit a few buttons."It’ll record everything to the cloud. No one needs to stay awake. It’s loud enough that we should wake up when the wolves do, anyway. I set an alarm too, so we’ll be up before them."
"You always have a plan, don’t you?"
Her smile widened."Usually."
"What’s your plan with me?"
"I already finished all of my plans with you. Now my plan is just to be your mate, I guess."
"Sounds nice."I eased myself down to the carpet beside her and pulled her to my chest. Our amusement faded as quiet set in.
I had no fucking idea how to process that Rae might be Scorch’s mate.
Guess I’d figure it out if we got there.
twenty-two
MERRILY
The alarmthat I’d set went off at 5:30. I barely heard it, because Grayson shut it off, kissed my forehead, and disappeared with the phone before I was fully awake.
I woke up to Kat calling out, "They’re waking up! Get up, Liv!"
I forced myself to a sitting position. Grayson’s shadows were still wrapped around me so thickly that my overwhelm was barely a blip on the radar.
I followed a stumbling Liv into the kitchen.
Kat was up early every day, so I was entirely unsurprised that she and Callum were awake and in the kitchen with Grayson.
Or that he was cooking for me.
Waffles, this time.
I followed my nose directly to his side, nearly drooling when I watched him pull a perfectly-crisp, golden waffle off an iron and shoot me a charming, sleepy smile.
"Good morning, Love."
"You make waffles too?" I mumbled.
"Yup. They might not be a favorite, but I figured if you like pancakes, you’re probably a fan of them too."
"Fate loves me," I breathed, watching him pour homemade syrup over the ridges of the glorious breakfast food. "You're perfect."
"Fate loves all of us," Kat said over a mouthful of waffles. "You should keep him."
"I was planning on it."
Grayson kissed me lightly before he gave me the plate. Instead of taking it, I stepped closer. He slipped an arm around my waist, and I pressed myself against him for a quick hug.
