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“It is,” I told him. My mind was filled with memories of the red-headed omega dancing against not only me, but three other alphas last night. “Especially, as Sienna pointed out this morning, since your rules mean no dating coworkers. She was very adamant that our meal be afriends onlything.”
What I wouldn’t pay to see Yuri’s face right now. My cousin was a quiet man, always so self-contained, but I would bet anything I could read him if I were in front of him right now. As it was, I just listened in silence as he made his coffee.
“I’ll talk to her. Tonight. I’m not letting her push me away because of some arbitrary rule.”
“Usaway, Yuri,” I shot back dryly. “There are four alphas interested in her, and that means we are all going to have to figure out how to work together—for Sienna’s sake. She doesn’t strike me as an omega that’s going to deal with any bullshit.”
“Yes, yes…” Yuri sounded a bit distracted, though that could have been thanks to our conversation, a message from someone about the club, or even him running low on his coffee fixings. “I got it. Pack and whatnot, right? I still have King’s number. After we talk to Nash tonight, we can set up some time to meet with King, figure out how all of this is going to work.”
“Smart. Save some coffee for me. I got no sleep, and I need something to keep me going today. I’ll be home in five.”
“See you then.”
Click.
It was insane how quickly everything changed. Sienna had always interested me. There was something irresistible about watching her bloom from a timid girl into the confident, sassy dancer I knew now. We’d become friends at work, and the moment I scented her, that was it for me.
I never had to question if she’d accept me as I was. Sienna had always complimented what I wore and loved how I acted. Reading people was a specialty I’d developed long before I started bartending at Prestige, so I already knew we’d be perfect together.
A few minutes later, I was at the house and making my way to the kitchen. The whole place looked like it should be in some fancy architecture magazine. Everything was in its place, every surface clean and spotless, with minimal decorations all over. It was the opposite of the guest house that I lived in out back. I thought my cousin might actually have a heart attack if he came in without warning, a sentiment he must have agreed with because he always asked me to meet me here instead.
Yuri was sitting at the breakfast bar, reading something on his iPad as he sipped his coffee. He was already dressed for the day in an impeccable all-black suit, and I greeted him before making myself some espresso to add to the coffee waiting for me.Make that two shots.Quickly setting everything up, I grabbed some half and half then doctored up my drink before leaning across the island and staring down my cousin.
“So…” I dragged out the word before I started to drink my coffee through the stirrer to piss him off. “What ya thinking?”
Yuri glared up at me. “Why do you do that?”
“It’s a straw,” I told him with a cocky grin.
“It’s to stir your drink, River.Nota straw for hot coffee. You’re a damn psychopath.”
“Says the man that lives in a house that looks like no one even lives here,” I replied snarkily.
We glared at each other until we cracked. These little everyday arguments were a common feature of our relationship, and we both got a sense of delight from it.
“This is going to be difficult,” Yuri said, finally answering my question. “She works for me. She works with you and Nash. I don’t even know how she met King. Somehow, all four of us alphas have to get along and share her.”
“We could always hope she finds a beta to add some calm to the mix,” I pointed out diplomatically. “I’m just saying that not everyone in the pack shows up at once. Sienna could meet someone else that she’s drawn to.”
Yuri looked at me blankly. “I don’t think that would be a good thing to adjust to either. We need to figure out how to approach her before we do anything official or overwhelming.”
“We could meet with King before tonight’s shift,” I suggested as I took another sip through the mini straw. “Omegas have to consent to people courting them, so it would be better for all of us to reach an understanding before we talk to Sienna.” Laws had changed in omegas’ favor. If an omega felt unsafe or like their choice had been taken away, alphas could be fined or, in more extreme cases, arrested. Not one of us would want Sienna to feel pressured into this. That was no way to start a pack.
Yuri closed his iPad and gave me his full attention. “You think I should reach out to King today instead of tomorrow? There’s no rush.”
I hesitated, but in the end, I figured it would be best to put all the cards out on the table. “Yuri, Sienna doesn’t want to lose her job. That’s her main concern right now. She is aware of the fact that we are her pack, but we have a lot of convincing to do to make sure she feels secure. Not to mention, we’re going to have to figure out how to deal with the fact that our omega is stripping for a bunch of other people.”
“We’ll watch over her and make sure she’s safe,” Yuri pointed out, not the least bit upset by the idea of strangers seeing Sienna half naked. I wasn’t so sure it was going to be that simple, but I’d keep my skepticism to myself for now. “I’ll call Nash and King. We can meet up for lunch or something and talk.”
This is going to be fun.
* * *
NASH
The wind whipped past me as I rode my bike out to the location Yuri had sent me. All of the alphas from last night were coming to talk about Sienna. It was obvious to all of us that she was our mate, but four alphas? That was just asking for a disaster.
Complications went far beyond just the alphas with one omega. Everyone but King worked together. Yuri wasn’t just Sienna’s boss, but mine as well. But outside of that club, he wasn’t the only alpha and would have to accept our status was the same as his own. We wouldn’t have a beta to keep the peace, and I had a feeling not one of us would submit to the other’s authority as a ‘leader’ in this pack.
