Peter leans in and lightly kisses her lips. “I owe so much to you, Mei. Without you, I couldn’t have navigated what faced me. You were so right about Alexander.”
Mei smiles at the mention of his name. “Speaking of Alexander, you are not on his list of most favored people at this moment. You are a very clever man, Mr. Peter Banana Slug. No one has ever denied him what he wanted and lived.” She kisses him back lightly on his lips. “Your sister, Michaela, she is so much like you. Funny and charming. She makes me laugh like you made me laugh. You two have brought such joy into my life. You make me feel like family.”
Peter smiles at her, gazing into her beautiful eyes. “And I can’t thank you enough for making sure Michaela, my mother, and Pappy were all safe while we were being hunted down by
