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“Thank you, honey.”
“Hey, Willow, why don’t you stay and have a burger?” Ricky suggests. “Haven’t seen you in a while, kid.”
Our friend group is made up of about seven of us, all of us like brothers. That means all of their kids are like nieces and nephews to us and the others. Willow and her brother, Wesley, have always been my favorites. Of course, I wouldn’t tell the others that.
There's something about their matching outgoing personalities. They’re always the life of the party, making everyone laugh with what they say and do. But even with their silly personalities, they are still some of the kindest kids I know.
“Ah, I can’t, Uncle Ricky.” Willow blushes. “Maybe next time.”
“Why not?” Ricky looks confused.
Tony clears his throat. “Willow presented as an omega a few weeks ago. And for her own safety, she’s been spending time at home. Away from alphas, apart from me.” Tony is the only alpha in his pack. He and two betas make up their pack, and it works for them because they are not mated to an omega but to a beta.
I wonder why Willow can’t be around alphas now that she’s presented but Wesley is in the backyard with everyone and he’s an omega as well. It’s never been an issue before with him so it’s peculiar that Tony is being so strict with Willow.
“Oh. Well, congratulations, sweetie.”
“Thanks, Uncle Ricky. I’ll see everyone next time. Bye.”
We all say goodbye as Willow turns to head inside. Before she makes it through the door, a breeze blows through the backyard, picking up strands of her hair and causing them to float in the wind.
A few seconds later, it hits me like a bag of bricks to my face. My eyes widen as my stomach churns.
Her scent. Her sweet strawberry cheesecake smell. My cock thickens, and a growl builds deep in my chest as the urge to get up out of my seat and go after her consumes me.
My eyes snap over to Chandler, and he looks the same way I’m feeling.
This can’t be happening. This can’t be fucking real right now. There's no way. No fucking way!
She can’t be.
We need to get out of here before we do something that will get us killed.
“Ah, Tony, we’re going to head out. I don’t know if it’s something I’ve eaten, but my stomach just isn’t sitting right.” That’s a fucking understatement.
“Shit. Alright, yeah. Thanks for coming, hope you feel better.” He stands up to hug me goodbye, and I regret it immediately.
He smells like her and I almost growl at my best friend.
Chandler and I rush out to the truck, needing to get out of here as fast as we can. We don’t talk, don’t say anything until I’m pulling into our driveway.
“Fuck!” I roar as I start beating my fist against the steering wheel.
“Why her?” Chandler asks, sounding just as pissed as I am. “Anyone else but her.”
“You smelled it too?” I look over at him.
“Strawberry cheesecake? Yeah, I did. I can't believe this is happening. I’ve always wanted an omega… fuck, but her? We can’t!” He shakes his head, running a hand over his face.
“No, we really can’t. Scent match or not, Chandler, that girl is like our damn niece. We changed her diapers, for fuck sake. There's no way we could be anything more with her.”
“I’ve never seen her in that way,” Chandler shudders. “She’s only eighteen. The thought of— I can’t even let myself think of it. So what do we do?”
“Stay the hell away from her is what we do.”
“How? We go over there all the time, and we’re best friends with her fathers. We can’t just never go over there again.”
I grab a handful of my brown strands. “Fuck!” The universe is playing one sick joke on us. I was stupid enough to complain about not having an omega, and now we’re tossed one who's completely off-limits.
