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He leaned down to nuzzle my neck. “I like those odds.”
I laughed, loving having his scent, and his body, wrapped around me.
“Let’s start over. Please,” I begged. “I know it’s cheesy, but humor me. I want to erase the past few weeks and start fresh.”
The dangerous dimples appeared. “I wouldn’t mind getting fresh with you.”
“Fitzwilliam! That is not what I meant!”
“Oh, I also really don’t mind when you call me Fitzwilliam. Do it again,” he teased.
I slapped his arm in indignation.
“Okay, okay,” he sobered up. “Good afternoon, Miss Mia Torres, lovely to finally meet you. Shall we go skate?” He held out his elbow and I loop my hand through.
“Yes, please, Fitzwilliam.” I threw him a smirk of my own, and his laughter filled my soul.
We spent the next few hours skating on the lake with a few breaks for some warm drinks. He was truly a natural athlete and unfairly good on the ice. Skating didn’t allow for much talking, but we learned a lot about each other over our cocoas.
“Philanthropy, huh?” he asked as we found our way to a bench that appeared to be made of candy canes.
“Yeah, my parents have always believed in giving back, and my father campaigned on supporting omega rights. I want to continue supporting their causes.”
“I think that’s great.”
“Really? You don’t want a little omega at home, barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen?” I raised an eyebrow.
He laughed. “I mean, I don’t hate that mental image. But no, if my omega has dreams and goals outside of the house, I want that for you too.” I beamed, not realizing how much his support would mean until this moment.
“What do you want to do after all this?”
“You’re going to laugh.”
“I would never!” I declared, offended.
“I want to open a gym.”
“Why would I laugh at that? Running your own business is hard work.”
“Because you think I’m a meathead, so of course I would want to build a career training other meatheads.”
I tried to keep the laugh in but failed. “Okay, when you put it like that…”
“I have big plans for the gym. I want to offer all the regular classes for jocks like me,” he smirked but then straightened up, proud and eager to share his dream. “But I also want to give kids a safe place to burn off energy. My parents figured I’d reveal as an alpha long before now because I could be destructive with my excess of energy. Those kids need guidance and a safe place to let it out. I also want to offer beta and omega self-defense classes. You’re naturally vulnerable, and that’s not fair. I could teach you to defend yourself if you ever needed to.” A low growl rose up from deep inside Will as he talked.
I set my drink down and moved to stand in front of him. With him seated, we were practically eye to eye. I placed my hands on his chest, enjoying the vibration of his growl at the thought of omegas being harmed.
“I was so very, very wrong about you. I’m sorry I judged you so harshly before.” His growl stuttered out.
“Before?” he asked with an innocent smile. “We just met this afternoon.”
“Then I hope this isn’t too forward.” I leaned down and kissed my alpha. He reached up and gripped my neck, pulling me even closer while his scent spilled out around us. It would take me a while to separate his true scent from the memory of Grant’s fake one. But I wasn’t worried. We had forever.
Chapter Twenty-Five
Iwasorganizingingredientsin the kitchen the next day when the doorbell rang.
“Are you expecting anyone?” Anna asked, rising from the couch to answer the door.
