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“Good to meet you, Nil. I hope being assigned to me isn’t too boring. I’m sure there are more exciting people to follow around.”
“I requested this position, sir. Protecting Andro’s husband is a privilege.”
Oh. That was different. I didn’t know what to say, so I continued toward the kitchen. I wasn’t surprised to find it mostly empty. The cooks were busy preparing dinner, so I steered clear of their area. I grabbed some food from the fridge and began to put together a sandwich for Andro. Later, we’d have a full meal brought to the room, but for now, we needed a heavy snack.
“I can do that for you, sir.” A young omega was staring at the floor and not at me. He wore a pair of expensive jeans and a simple t-shirt.
“Have we met?” I asked. “I’m Joey.” I held out my hand. Surely, another omega would be okay to shake hands with me.
The omega looked from Nil back to me.
Nil shrugged.
“I’m Connor. I’m part of the omega harem.”
Oh. The Santoros didn’t have an in-house harem. My brothers visited a place for that. They thought it was funny to constantly threaten to send me there to live. Through the grapevine, I’d heard that the Ferrinis took care of their omegas quite well.
Judging by how healthy Connor looked and the nice clothing he had, I would say that was accurate. Which was a good thing.
“It’s nice to meet you. Would you like to have lunch with me?”
Connor’s gaze flew to Nil, who just smirked and shrugged again. “He’s not the pampered, kept-omega type, Connor. You can take down your walls.”
It was as if the air whooshed out of Connor’s lungs, and he finally smiled at me. “Oh, thank god, you’re normal. None of us were sure what to expect of Andro’s husband. We’ve been on pins and needles since you arrived. When the head of the Vetrova family got married, that omega threw out all the harem omegas. We weren’t sure if you would do the same.”
My brow furrowed. I doubted I had that sort of authority, and even if I did, I wasn’t going to kick anyone out of their home. Being part of an omega harem to a crime family may not beideal, but if the rumors were true, then at least these omegas were safe.
“You aren’t mistreated here, right? The alphas are respectful?” I asked. The only way I’d want to get rid of the harem was if the omegas were in danger, in which case, I’d want to see them treated for any trauma inflicted on them. Again, I doubted I had that sort of authority, but I wasn’t going to just ignore outright abuse.
Never again.
“Fuck yeah they are. Vern’s strict on that. Andro, too. I mean, we’re toys to be played with, sure. But no mistreatment is allowed.”
“That’s good.” I continued to make the food for myself and Andro. “Are you hungry? I can make you something.”
Connor narrowed his eyes. “You for real?”
I shrugged. “Yeah. I’m already making sandwiches anyway.”
“Thank you, but I already ate. I’d be happy to sit with you. How is Andro healing?”
“How do you know about that?” I asked.
“The walls talk.” He grinned when I raised a questioning brow. “There aren’t many secrets here. But we’re all loyal to the family. Nothing gets out.”
“Okay.” I’d never had a friend before. I wasn’t sure what to even talk about. Lucky for me, Connor seemed to talk non-stop.
He filled in the time telling me about some of the other omegas in the harem and what they did all day. He’d been with the family for three years. As soon as he was of legal age, he’dapplied, but it didn’t sound like he was close with many of the omegas there.
“Early on, when I began, I was unofficially claimed by Louie. He requests me a lot, which has made the other omegas think I’m some sort of favorite, and it means no one else touches me.”
I wasn’t sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing, so I stayed silent.
“Louie’s the one who told me about Andro. He talks a lot post orgasm, but I keep my mouth shut. I’m sorry about your brother.”
“I’m not,” I said. “Fucker shot my husband. He deserved to die.”
Connor grinned. “I like you. I think we’re gonna be friends.”
