Maeve is ready for a relationship and willing to find the right pack.
But me?
Blair Fucking Adler isnotready for a scent match.
“I didn’t think it would happen so soon after…them,” I whisper, placing my hands on my thighs and sighing.
“I know.” Piper’s voice is mournful. “I didn’t think so, either.”
I stare at the bathroom wall, formulating a plan in my head.
This wouldn’t be the first time life has caught me off guard.
I can either cry about it and hide, or…
March right out of the bathroom and face whatever it is.
“Wait? What are you doing?” Piper asks as I unlock the door. “Blair?”
“He came here for a cat,” I say simply. “And I’m going to make sure he leaves with one.”
Head held high, my clothes slightly damp with pet cleaner, I head back to the front, ready to help my scent match find his perfect feline companion.
5
RYLAND
I knew Blair was beautiful,based on the way Travis would shrug and turn red when I asked about her.
But I didn’t expect the scent match to almost knock me onto my ass.
One moment I’m stepping into the cat rescue, and the next minute I’m locking eyes with the Omega of my dreams.
My scent match.
Sugar. Flowers.
Happiness.
She smells like my future, like the promise of waking up with a full heart for the rest of my life.
But then, she’s rolling back her chair as if shocked, leaping up, then racing to the back of the building. I watch dumbfounded as the brunette that was sitting at the front desk follows her, her face twisted in confusion.
The only other person left in the room, an Omega that smells like chamomile, watches them both leave, her lips parted in shock.
“Uh…” she turns to me, “I have no idea what just happened.”
It would be comical if it was happening to anyone but me.
“Is she okay?” I ask.
The girl nods slowly. “I think so,” she says. “They should be out soon.Anyway,” she turns to me, her demeanor chipper, “you’re looking for a cat, right? Did you want to see the ones we have available?”
“I do,” I say, glancing back toward the front desk where Blair—myscent match—disappeared. “I was actually hoping Blair would help me, though.”
The Omega’s demeanor changes slightly, and a flicker of concern crosses her face. “Do you know her?” she asks cautiously. “Because it seemed a little weird that she saw you and just ran away.”
Oh, shit.
