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Everybody was silent until she said, “So, I am guessing that the food is in the kitchen? Which way is the kitchen?”

Mateo smiled. “Follow me. Owen, shower.”

Mateo had put on some boxers, but then he did live there. He offered her his hand, and she put her fingers in his grip. Than came along with them. The kitchen smelled amazing.

The housekeeper was a nondescript man named Dan, and he smiled at her. “Welcome, miss.”

“Hello, Dan. Sorry if the gift my friend sent surprised you.”

He smiled. “No problem. It was just startling.”

Mateo settled her at the table and went to fill a plate from the selection on the counter. He returned to her and kissed her on the cheek. “There you go, pet. Eat up. Now we wait.”

Renner blinked. “Wait? Oh. Shit. Right. I forgot that that was the entire point.”

Than looked at her. “It isn’t.”

She looked at him and lifted her fork. “Isn’t it? I am at peace with the practicality of the situation. As long as I can keep working with Rhymbia, I will try to be a very modest and practical omega. Screw with my occupation, and you are going to find out how expensive an omega can be if they try.”

Than sighed. “We will see how well it works.”

She looked at Mateo, “And without a contract, I am only technically bound to all of you. No one in the outside world knows it, and there is no reference to any of you. Nothing I do will get back to you.”

Armand and Owen soon joined the two stricken alphas. Owen asked, “Mateo, what did you do?”

“Something stupid. Things went too fast. Fuck!” Mateo hissed.

Her phone pinged. “Oh, cool. Jax has her contact information. He’s going to reach out and see what she says.”

Than put his hand over hers. “Why don’t you seem more concerned over this situation?”

She opened her control, and the guys were hit with her sobbing panic at her lack of social and financial protection when she might be pregnant in a few days. The Omega Centre could also sweep in, scrub her marks, and audition her to a number of other packs. She was terrified and let them feel it.

“I even lied to the doctor about the contract. She only gave me the shot because I was a contracted omega.” She looked around for coffee. She focused and got her panic under control.

“Have you felt like this the whole time?” Armand asked.

“Sure. It has certainly hampered my ability to recall any of my heat, but I suppose that’s fine. My enjoyment wasn’t really the point. We won’t know if the focus of the event is here in seven to ten days.” She smiled and sighed. “I really wish I had a cat right now.”

Dan said, “Should I let them out?”

Mateo nodded.

Dan left, and a few moments later, a wave of yowling happened, and Princes, Rigor, and the twins came barrelling toward her. She knelt on the floor and held the cats one by one.

The guys were all talking, and Mateo was calling his lawyer a moment later. She was going to have to go home for her clothes. As a first heat day to celebrate, this was a little less than she had dreamed.

Renner got into her clothes and looked around the room. “Who can give me a ride home? Or who has my keys?”

Renner looked at the four men, and they stared back at her.

Dan pointed toward the door. “The car keys are kept there, miss.”

“Cool. Thanks.”

She felt the scrambling prods against her links, but she took her keys and headed out.

Armand bolted out after her and grabbed her shoulder. “Where are you going?”

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