*Matilda* The scoundrel! The rogue, the rake, the . . . cheater! "Family does not count," I inform him with every bit of haughtiness I can muster. He grins as though I'm a simpleton. "Our wager had no conditions on it, other than six people would approach us. The Alpha and Luna of Silverpine will have been noticed, stopping to speak with me. They did have another engagement. We almost missed them because of my dillydallying earlier." I want to reach out and tweak his nose, then wrap my hand around his neck and bring him in for a kiss. I have little doubt he is going to win the wager, that four more people will be giving us attention before our time in the park is done. "I do not dillydally." A ridiculous thing for me to say when I indeed took my sweet time, taking pleasure in making h

