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"Gods! That smells incredible!"
    Rheia kissed Penny on the forehead. "Okay pumpkin, bedtime."
    Penny hugged and kissed everyone at the table. When she got to Amelia, she mimicked what Rheia had done to her and kissed her on the forehead.
    "Thank you, Penny." Amelia said giving the child a hug.
    Penny gave her a thumbs up and walked out of the dining room.
    Amelia turned to Rheia. "She puts herself to bed?"
    Rheia nodded with pride in her eyes. "She said she had to hurry up and be a big girl so she can help me when her baby brother or sister is born. She's taking her role as big sister very seriously. Besides, she knows we give her a kiss every night when we go to bed, so she's happy."
    "When does she eat?"
    "Since we don't eat dinner until eight p.m. she eats earlier so it doesn't affect her bedtime. Colton and I will grab a snack and sit down with her in the kitchen while she eats her dinner. She loves getting our undivided attention. We're trying to indulge her as much as possible before the baby arrives," Rheia explained.
    "You're pregnant, too! Congratulations!"  
    "Thank you. I have to say, it happened quicker than I thought," Rheia admitted.
    "We had a lot of practice," Colton teased. Rheia turned pink as everyone laughed.
    Meryn was served first and she immediately began to inhale her food. When Ryuu started to place something different on her plate, she swallowed, quickly frowning. "Ryuu, what the hell are these?" Meryn asked pointing to the newest addition as Ryuu continued to place dark green crispy leaves on her plate.
    "Kale chips denka , they are high in iron."
    "I hate kale." She pushed the chips to the far side of her plate.
    "Try them, I made them special." He winked at her.
    Meryn chose the smallest one, and with her nose scrunched up, she popped it into her mouth and began to chew. A delighted expression crossed her face. "They're good! More please!" She held up her plate.
    Amelia watched in wonder as Ryuu filled half of Meryn's plate with kale. "Okay, I have to ask. Are they really good?"
    Meryn nodded. "They taste like salt and vinegar. They're perfect!"
    "That sounds heavenly. I love salt and vinegar."
    "Me too!" Meryn agreed.
    Ryuu smiled. "I hear you also have the same taste in ice cream."
    Amelia turned to him. "Yes, it's really cool to have found someone else who likes bubble gum ice cream."
    Ryuu nodded his agreement and made his way around the table. As Amelia waited to be served, she thought of something. "Does Alpha unit have a squire because y'all are Alpha?" she asked.
    Aiden shook his head. "No, Ryuu serves Meryn. He was a gift from my mother for the day that Meryn will take over as Lady McKenzie."
    "Lady McKenzie, huh? Doesn't seem to fit." She eyed Meryn.
    Elizabeth sighed. "We're working on it."
    "Elizabeth, are you doing a census for just Lycaonia or all of the pillar cities?"  
    "All of the pillar cities and please, call me Beth, Elizabeth is so formal."  
    "I call her Bunny." Meryn said between bites of her taco.
    Beth turned to Amelia, a pained expression on her face. "Once you get a nickname, you have it for life."
    "So, I guess I'm Bubbles then." Amelia smiled around the table.
    Keelan laughed. "It suits your personality."
    Meryn frowned. "The guys call me Menace."
    Keelan nodded. "And that suits your personality."
    Beth and Rheia laughed. Meryn scowled.
    Gavriel ruffled Meryn's hair. "Admit it, it fits."
    Meryn ducked away from his hand smiling. "Only a little bit."
    Jaxon took a sip of his water and turned to her. "So Amelia, what do you do?"
    "I'm a cosmetologist," she announced proudly.
    The men looked around confused expressions on their faces.
    "She does hair and makeup." Rheia explained.
    Beth clapped her hands together excitedly. "I could do with a makeover! I've been wearing the same look for decades."
    Meryn bounced in her chair. "Could you show me how to look sexy? I'm tired of everyone saying how cute I look. I want to be a femme fatale."
    Aiden rolled his eyes. "You're