Knot Stepping Down (Knotlocke Academy #1)

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I tug Declan’s jacket around me a little tighter, loving being wrapped in his scent as we step out of the restaurant. A shiver runs down my spine as the cool night air hits me, Declan tugging me into his side with a kiss to my head.

Dinner with Dad was everything—awkward at first, but his effort to reconnect, his pride in our graduation, and even his official acceptance of Declan as my Alpha made my heart soar.

We’ve only just said goodbye, Dad’s hug lingering as he promised to call more often, and now I’m sliding onto the back of Declan’s bike, my graduation gown swapped for jeans and a hoodie, my vanilla cupcake scent mingling with his pine.