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49. Even the Odds
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Dale
He was not the only one surprised when his Gemma released her alpha aura for the first time. No one had expected her to have managed it so soon and even less the immense power of it. He was both intimidated and aroused at the sheer power in her aura.
On instinct alone he had massaged the back of her neck in an attempt to help her retract her intense alpha aura. But then she all but melted at his touch and her aura retracted almost instantly. At least he knew how to help her relax in future.
As they followed her up the stairs to the office, he linked Jessica to bring refreshments and join them since he had a feeling this would be something else she would be adding to her list of things to do. Once inside, Charlie handed her two files and she sat down on the couch, ignoring everyone’s existence while she scanned through the information in the files.
Dale indicated for everyone to sit and then found his seat next to h
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