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Talis nodded. We all felt the same thing. “We’ll find a way to make it work.”
Callista had her work cut out for her with those two, but I would do everything to make it easier on her. I knew countless tricks to take her mind off everything. Sensual tricks I would love to lay upon her again and again.
“When we get home after our shift today, I want time alone with her,” Van stated as if he was calling dibs.
“If that’s what Callista wants,” I added, looking to spend some more time with her myself. And if that isn’t what she wants? My chest tightened. I didn’t even want to take my thoughts there.
“Yeah, yeah. She gets to decide.” Van turned down the drive which led to the senator’s manor. “But she will. No one can resist this stud.”
Talis and I laughed, and once again, things felt almost normal. No, far better than normal. Callista would be in our lives now. Fuck that prick of a senator. She was ours.
Though, of course, this was no laughing matter. We might have just fucked ourselves, and I knew each of us realized it. Grant could sue. A lot of people were aware of his intention to claim Callista, and he had made an agreement with her father. No one had asked her opinion, but I didn’t think a judge would care about the Omega’s desires in this situation, especially one that Callista’s dad would most certainly pay off.
A cell phone went off in the front and Talis picked up. “Wyndham… Yes… Yes, sir. We’re almost there.”
A new smothering heaviness filled the SUV.
He ended the call and motioned to Van. “Speed up. Something is going down. Grant got a legitimate threat.”
Van stepped on the gas and the vehicle lurched forward. A rush of adrenaline flowed through me. This contract has been the most dangerous thing The Praetorian Guard has ever done, and we needed it to be a success in the industry. I couldn’t give a shit about Grant, but I would give my life to make the company prosperous for Talis and Van.
Chapter Twenty-Two
I surprised myself and slept until just before noon. Wearing Talis’ t-shirt, I snuggled the pillow which smelled like Evander and wrapped myself with the blanket Levi had put around me. All three scents mingled like the greatest Alpha cocktail ever created.
I’d spent the last two days in my room with Talis. We had sex, talked, fucked, ate, slept, and fucked some more. It was a bit of a blur, but one that made me smile. As my heat was getting worse, he knotted in me every time, and that gave me enough relief to eat and sleep.
My stomach growled, and I wiggled out of my cozy cocoon to reach over to the bedside table where a plastic container of oatmeal raisin cookies sat. Talis had said Evander made them, and it made every bite all the more delicious. There was also a big bottle of water, two apples, an orange, a package of trail mix, a small box of chocolates, and five granola bars.
I blinked. Had I gotten all this food or did I send Talis to fetch it for me? My cheeks heated as I recalled it was another nesting instinct to hoard food.
Weirded out by the fact I was nesting, I ate the apple as I tried not to panic at how I was behaving. Nesting meant that I’d found a suitable mate, or in this case, mates. It was entirely instinctual; even Beta females showed less dramatic signs of nesting.
On top of that, nesting meant I wanted to be knotted and made pregnant. It could mean that I was already pregnant. I wanted to scream at that, but somewhere deep in me, the thought made me happy. Why? I’d never thought of children except to produce an heir. My mother hadn’t been the best of role models, but to see a little Talis or Evander running around, I couldn’t keep from smiling.
Oh dear. The last thing we needed was to complicate things with a pregnancy.
To get my mind off those things, I checked my messages on my tablet. Kienna had left one saying she was prepared for her escape, and the maids weren’t going to come back at the end of the day. There were a few from Nicolette and Aubrielle asking how I was doing, and then one from Nicolette asking about Kienna, that she hadn’t heard from her in nearly a day.
My body tensed as a sliver of fear touched me. Kienna was supposed to send me a text when she was safely out of the manor. Maybe that’s what she was doing right now? No. A midday break for it wasn’t wise. She would have done it early yesterday morning or the night before.
I immediately clicked on Kienna’s number. I gripped the tablet tighter as it rang and rang. She usually answered so fast. Where was she?
Finally there was a click, and I let out a shaky exhale. “Oh, thank god, Ki. I hadn’t heard from you—”
“Hello, Callista.” My heart stopped in my chest. It was my father’s voice.
“Father, good mor—afternoon.” Why the hell was he answering Kienna’s phone? This was wrong. So very wrong.
“I have some good news for you. I would like you to come back home. There’s nothing for anyone to worry about any longer.” Father’s tone was not friendly, but that wasn’t unusual. The big question was still why was he answering Kienna’s phone.
“That’s wonderful.” It wasn’t. Not at all. I didn’t want to go back, but Kienna… “When Talis returns from his shift today, I can have him fly me back to the mainland and drive me home.”
“I hear they’re quite busy at Senator Grant’s estate today.”
What was that supposed to mean? Was there another attack? Panic gripped me. All three of the Alphas were there today. Talis had told me that because he was going to talk to them. What if someone was hurt? Or killed?
I covered my mouth so I wouldn’t let my father hear the sobs threatening to escape.
