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With her comment, Rob gave a devilish smirk and narrowed his eyes in a mischievous way. With that, he swiped his tongue across her cheek in a surprise kiss.

He scoffed at her words, but in disbelief, not offensively. "Peregrine likes you a lot. You're the Beta. Of course he'll let you have a family. I'm sure for the rest of us, though, it would be a firm 'no'.

And as for me... I am not sure. I suppose I am afraid of being a father after what has happened to my father." Rob didn't go into details that would darken the mood.