Chapter 20

Just as Summer Knight was spacing out, she suddenly felt something warm and wet on her palm. Startled by the ticklish sensation of a tongue, she snapped back to her senses—Snowball had just licked her hand. Seeing she didn’t shy away, Snowball got bolder and took a step forward, lifting a paw like he was about to jump on her again, playing cute to win favor. Alexander Barron barked out another sharp command, and the big dog instantly shrank back, letting out a soft whimper. His icy blue eyes looked up at Summer almost like he was trying to tattle on Alexander. That pitiful expression nearly made Summer laugh out loud. Wait a second—was this the same fearsome, vicious Tibetan mastiff the maids kept going on about? Really? Alexander gently patted Snowball’s huge head, a hint of rare softness flickering across his face. Who would’ve thought, even after all these years, Snowball still remembered Summer… just like he did. Snowball wasn’t usually this friendly—besides Alexander and Summer, n