Janet held up her left hand and flashed a diamond at me. "Not just his submissive, sweetie. Soon to be his mate."

That shocked me. "Gerhard?"

"It's true. Janet has made herself indispensable," Gerhard said. "I can't do without her anymore. She makes every day a joy to wake up to. I know what you're thinking, but I think we can make this work."

"What about the age thing?" I asked, which was a stupid thing to ask given we couldn't talk about it in front of Sean, or a few other people.

"He's only a couple years older than Janet is. I don't see the problem," Sean said.

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