The lie was obvious enough that all three of us laughed.
God, I was in trouble. If Roxie and Rylan gave me the chance, I’d spend the rest of my life choosing them.
Chapter
Ten
Rylan
“We’re insane for agreeing to this,” I told Roxie as we drove toward the resort. Music was blasting, and she turned it down just to look at me.
“Which part? Agreeing to go to this resort, quitting your job, or letting Kota buy us an entire summer wardrobe?”
I groaned and let my head fall back against the seat. “Did you see how happy he was, though?” It was honestly adorable. Which was the only reason I didn’t fight him too hard in the end.
“You’re softening to him, aren’t you?” she demanded.
I nodded. The truth was, I had been from the start. He was too charming for his own good, the kind of charming that was so disarming you didn’t even know it was coming. Not to mention he blew me away with his ability to look at our size, our clothes, and effectively choose things that looked incredible and fit our personalities.
“And now we’re about to spend four days with him. Tell me there’s not going to be ice-breakers we have to suffer through.”
“I don’t know what to expect,” Roxie admitted.
“In a quarter mile, take the next exit,” the GPS interrupted before we could discuss it further.
She turned the music back up and rolled her window down a little farther, the sun shining on her face, hair whipping in the wind, sending small bursts of her scent straight to me.
I’d never get enough of it. The coconut, orchid, and amber created such a sexy, enticing scent. It was warm and inviting, the kind I could breathe in for the rest of my life.
Roxie always came across as confident in herself, now she practically glowed with it. That was all Kota’s doing.
“Oh shit, there it is,” she said, leaning down slightly so she could see the entire building.
This resort was bigger than my university’s library, and honestly, that was saying something.
“They were able to rent out this whole place?” I asked.
“You underestimate the depth of Kingsford’s pockets.” Understatement. This was insane.
The parking lot was fairly empty except for the team bus and a scattering of vehicles farther in the lot that I assumed belonged to staff.
The resort itself was a giant, white building with more windows than I could count. Everything screamed money, from the perfect flowerbeds to the lawn cut in perfect lines, to the staff lining up outside ready to greet us in pressed uniforms.
We’d barely managed to park the car before Kota was bounding down the front stairs. There was another man with him, a redheaded delta who looked young, like Kota. Likely one of the new rookies if I had to guess.
“That’s Lachlan Evans. I think he and Kota are good friends,” Roxie said, gesturing to the man waiting by our delta.
Our delta.
It was the first time I’ve put that into words.
The staff paused as Kota moved forward, opening my door for me before going around to Roxie’s side to open hers.
“I’m glad you guys made it,” he said, looking genuinely pleased to see us. My chest warmed. It was kind of nice to have someone who wants to be around you like this. Craves it.
“That’s a bit too much enthusiasm for me,” Lachlan laughed, looking uncomfortable.
“Just wait until you find your omega,” Kota challenged, completely unrepentant.
