“I’m lots of fun,” Alex said with a pout, letting go of her to go find his phone. “Look, I’m about to call my sister and tell her, 'Oh, by the way, I have a kid who’s the same age as your own; it happened when I left my mate because of my shitty father.' That’s going to be all kinds of fun. What do you think, baby?”

“You’re right, it's really fun. I want her to kill you, or at least kick your ass really hard,” Ashly said while clapping her hands, then bouncing down onto the bed and gazing up at her mate expectantly. “Put it on speaker....