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The older woman looked at Ysma, blinked, and grinned. “Nice to see a familiar face.”
The woman’s hair was gold, but her eyes were feline, and her features matched Ysma’s. She was the same height, and Ysma caught on to the omega nature of the woman looking at her.
“Hey, Mom. Is this a friend?” The young woman smiled and then paused as she stared at Ysma. “Oh. Wow. I just saw the hair and... wow. Even the nose. You weren’t kidding.”
The woman smiled. “You would be Ysma, yes?”
“Yes. How did you know my name?”
“You had just been decanted when we were put on the transport. You were a baby, along with the other one.”
“Zella.”
“Yes, that one. I remember you because they told me that you had my eyes.”
The daughter huffed. “Mom. You didn’t introduce yourself. If she were a baby, she would have no clue.”
The woman looked embarrassed. “Oh, I am so sorry. Ysma, I am Beatrix. This is my daughter Haurel.”
The girl grinned. “Don’t look so startled. I am adopted.”
“Her family took me in and taught me a trade, so when they retired to their home island and Haurel wanted to remain here with the bees, I adopted her, and now we are mother and daughter.”
Ysma smiled. “Revakka has adopted me.”
“Congratulations. This is your mate?”
Ysma paused. “Uh, fiancé, I guess.”
Yukaro chuckled. “I have a holding mark on her.”
Beatrix smiled. “Ah. I have heard of those.”
Yukaro cocked his head. “You have?”
Haurel chuckled. “Mom has been dodging alphas for a while. She literally has it down to a science.”
Ysma extended her hand, curious about Beatrix’s activation. Beatrix smiled. “Are you sure you want it?”
Ysma paused and then nodded. Beatrix extended her hand, and Ysma blinked. Nothing.
Beatrix chuckled. “Well, you have been busy.”
“Oh no.”
Beatrix laughed. “Don’t worry. No one knows, and your mate won’t say a thing.”
Yukaro said, “I won’t?”
“No. And I will allow her cycles to continue normally. I can block her fertility now with a wrinkle of my brow.”
Yukaro growled. “What?”
“You heard me. Heat blocking is a weird skill, but I do have it under my control. I collected it a few years ago.”
Yukaro asked, “Ysma, did she block you?”
“No. I also didn’t get that skill.”
