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“Can I state one more request?” he hesitantly asked.
I pulled back so I could make sure he saw my expression as I whispered, “I never want you hesitating when it comes to asking me anything. Ask a question, talk to me, or even express any worries or concerns you have.”
He nodded just slightly as he blinked his eyes a few times to stop the potential tears that wished to fall.
“Can I remain an Omega for now? I know…everyone else is a part of the pack but I can’t handle being in a pack right now. I have too much going on and I can’t handle being such an open book to Dimitris or anyone else,” he confessed. “I’m…comfortable with this bond we share. It feels safe.” He smiled slightly. “Once I get through my ish, I’ll gladly join, but for now…”
“Done,” I declared. “I’ll let Dimitris know what we decided. If we do have sudden pack discussions, I’ll relay the messages to you so you’re still in the same boat. I’m not very good with the whole mind speaking part, but I’m working on it.”
“Are you sure it’s okay?” he questioned. “The others-”
“Will go along with whatever I approve of,” I assured him. “You don’t need to be bonded within the pack to be one of us, Loki.”
He had to understand that.
“You’ve earned our loyalty. What you did was enough that we all have your back.”
“What about the Vile Bitch?” he inquired. “Don’t you want me to spill everything I know or interrogate me to reveal her identity?”
It was my turn to shrug. “Not necessary.”
“Why?”
“If you knew the identity of the Vile Bitch, you would have told me. You knew I was semi-awake in the helicopter and purposely mentioned Felicia’s name. You did that on purpose so I knew who exactly the rat in my father’s pack was,” I revealed my way of thinking. “So I don’t see the need of interrogating or potentially triggering you for information that isn’t very useful to us right now. Even if we knew this woman’s identity, we wouldn’t be able to make a move. She won’t strike so soon. She’s not hasty. If she were, everyone under the sun would have caught her by now. She’s calculative, so she’ll wait for an opportunity to open. Until then, she’ll continue to hide in her torturous sanctuary.”
“You’re right,” he admitted. “But thank you. For being rather different.”
“Crazy? Unique? A bit of both?” I praised myself and tried to flick my hair but forgot I didn’t have long enough strands to complete the move. That made me pout my lips while I slowly looked to my hand that was still in its “flick” pose. “Forget you saw that.”
He chuckled instead. “Personally, I like you with longer hair.”
“Oh no,” I groaned. “You might as well join Dimitris’s team. He hates this style.”
“He hasn’t shown it.”
“Ya. He’s adapting to it, but I know he enjoys my longer hair more. I’m gonna have to ask Viktor how to grow it back with magic. I’d ask Aurelia, but…that’s all fucking complicated.”
“You guys are trying to cut off the Coven entirely?”
“That’s the safest move at this point,” I admitted with a sad smile. “There’s too much going on and honestly…I don’t want harm coming to Aurelia either. She’s in a tricky situation. Maybe if I pull away for a bit and use the excuse that things are kinda chaotic now, she’ll understand.”
He bobbed his head in agreement before he leaned in to rest his head on my shoulder.
“Loki?”
“It’s been a long time since I’ve met someone so easy to talk to,” he revealed.
I smiled slightly as I lifted my hand to stroke my fingers through his hair.
“Are you feeling a bit better?” I asked. “Less anxious?”
“Ya,” he admitted. “Dimitris said we got a big house. Do I get to come?”
“Did you think I was going to leave you behind?” I questioned back. “You can annoy Onyx every chance you get.”
He chuckled into my shoulder. “That would be fun.” He was quiet for a moment. “He’s not too bad. I think we can get along one day.”
“I agree.”
