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“Seven foot two, and Dante is seven even. Why?”
“You just look so majestic but contained.”
Antonio paused. “You are very tall.”
“It wasn’t by choice. If you knew how hard it was to find clothing that fits, I would have gotten a raise a while ago before Roane left.”
He chuckled. “Well, she’s thriving. Her mates are attentive, and the new games she has come up with are delightful. She’s going after the primarily female market with enough gameplay in both genders to keep players satisfied. The skills randomizer is interesting, and several folks are already trying to crack it to get the characters they want.”
Keres smiled. “Roane is very good at what she does. You have been trying to hack it?”
He snorted. “No, but a few of my staffers have been disciplined for it.”
“Frank?”
“How did you know?”
“Just because he doesn’t work in marketing anymore doesn’t mean he isn’t interested in her progress. She’s really something.”
“She is. We occasionally go over for play dates with the triplets.” He smiled.
Olivia said, “Now that we are out of the house, can I see you in your actual self?”
“It is like this but a bit more.”
“Please?”
“You do realize that you are begging another omega, right?”
Olivia shrugged. “Around here, it usually works.” She chuckled.
Keres laughed. Antonio snickered.
They were wandering across a huge field behind another home, and then Keres saw something that stunned her. A small Elite child was running across the field with a happy glow in his eyes. His white-haired mother ran behind him, but he had a head start.
Keres asked, “Is he coming for either of you?”
Antonio shook his head, and Olivia smiled. “Maybe, but I think he is here for you.”
Keres sighed and stepped forward to meet the boy. He ran up to her and looked up at her with shining eyes. “Hello.”
“Hello.”
“My name is Tobin. My mom is Estelle. We are like you but haven’t seen a tall lady like you before.”
Keres crouched and extended her hand. “Pleased to meet you, Tobin. I am Keres, maker of doors and stealer of others.”
Tobin grinned. “Do you know my dad? He’s an Other.”
The mother caught up with them, and she was wheezing. “Tobin! I told you, that’s dangerous.”
Keres smiled. “Good call. Don’t trust people who look like me. Not even ladies.”
The mother swallowed. “Did you escape, too?”
Keres let go of Tobin’s hand and tucked her hair behind her pointed ear. “Yes and no. I carried myself and a dozen others out of the Stronghold. If you came out pregnant, I made the hole you escaped through.” She cocked her head. “Your mate didn’t come out with you?”
Estelle blinked. “I don’t think so. I didn’t know that was an option.”
