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He looked into her serious face and nodded. “Understood.”
She let him go, kissed her aunt’s hand, and pressed her cheek to it, and he was free to exit.
His parents made their goodbyes, and when he carried his mate past the shuttle guards, he settled into a seat with her across his lap.
Her breathing was slow and even. He settled in his seat with his tail tight against his back.
“She’s gonna make you buy the horse.” She was fighting her way to consciousness.
“Easy, Ylara. Just rest. I will get you home safely.”
She tucked her face against his shoulder and reached up a hand to hold his shirt.
His parents got into their seats next to his, and his mother smiled. “I used to hold onto your father like that.”
He kept his gaze on Ylara. “I hope she keeps doing it. I did not behave well.”
“Omegas have it rough. The younger we are, the easier the heats are to manage. At her age, the urge for sex would have been intense. You can’t blame her for that.”
He stroked Ylara’s hair. “That wasn’t why she became an escort.”
His father scowled. “What, then?”
“She wanted to be wanted, to be accepted, and to be touched without fear of rejection.” He pressed a kiss to her forehead. “I failed on all counts. Now, I am trying to do better.”
His mother sighed. “Ah. Which explains why she had your mark removed.”
“Right. But they must have missed some of the venom, or she wouldn’t have nearly died.” His father muttered. “How much did she have in her?”
Riithan caressed Ylara’s shoulder. “More than a little. A lot more.”
His mother gasped. “Why?”
“I was too hot for her, so my venom helped that.”
His father leaned over to look at him. “You stung her in the sex?”
“No, her belly. Well, her sex, through her belly.” He grimaced. “I might have lost control a little. He wanted to keep her, was desperate to keep her. I was an idiot. But that is done, and now, I need to work on making her happy.”
His father grinned. “If you do that, you will make yourself happy at the same time.”
“I hope so. My rut is in less than two weeks. If I don’t gain her affection before then, I am going to be in for a frustrating few days.”
His father snorted, and his mother smirked. His beast would go in search of its mate if she was nearby, and it would use every available means to get her cooperation. He had seen footage of his feral state and didn’t want it anywhere near Ylara.
It was amazing what the soft-warm weight of her was doing for his equilibrium. He felt calm, massively protective, but the panic that had been riding him was gone.
“Mom, since you have such an opinion on her wardrobe, you need to pick someone to fix it. I just realized we took off without her clothes. She’s going to be ticked.”
His mother patted his arm. “I will get it sorted. Helen should be able to tell me who can manage Sethir-Nin clothing on Daycross. I will give her a call.”
He listened to his mother call Etgar’s mom. They chatted like old friends because they had been friends for over a decade. Two women, lots of power, and sons who changed form when they were irritated or just males.
He met his father’s gaze over his mother’s head and grinned.
His father sighed. “This is not the way I thought you would get your omega. She is cute, but she seems like a lot of work.”
“Worth every moment. She has ties in the capitol, Aksalla, Serothan, Daycross, Leverthin, Hyreno, and dozens of other countries. She has defenders in three of those countries and friends in all the others.”
