Hey, I’m at Bram’s. Well, I guess I kind of live here now. My dad fired me. Long story. But we’re ordering Chinese and unpacking my stuff. I’d love it if you came by. I know we have a lot to talk about, and doing it over text seems pretty ridiculous.
Nilsen is okay with me being at his house?
Sloane
Yes, and it’s my house now too, and I want you here.
Me: You do?
Sloane
Yes, Max. We all want you here.
Me: I’ll be there in twenty minutes.
I highly doubt Nilsen wants me in his home. But I don’t doubt his feelings for Sloane. How could I after everything I’ve seen? But it’s clear he doubts my feelings for the little Omega, and I’m just going to have to prove that I’m here to stay.
The whole way there, I just think about what I’m going to say. I haven’t been able to talk to Sloane after her heat. Not to mention her father fucking fired her and all, but claimed he would do the same to me if I hurt her, which I have no intention of doing.
When I pull up front, they’re moving boxes and containers from Ethan’s truck into the beautiful house.
I feel like a failure compared to Bram.
Sloane chose him. They were dating before her heat. He knows her better than I do. Not to mention his contract with the Foxes is a great one, and the roots he’s been able to put down here?
It makes me feel inferior. It makes me wonder if I even deserve to be Sloane’s scent match.
I sigh to myself. It’s not about deserving anything, it’s about fate, something I have no control over. But what I can control is becoming the kind of man and Alpha I think Sloane and Ethan deserve.
I get out of my car and head to the back of the truck and grab a box.
“Hey there, stranger. Well, not so strange considering how much we saw each other naked last week and the fact that we’ve had sex and that was unplanned and we haven’t been able to talk about it since you had to leave after Sloane’s heat,” Ethan says with a grin.
“How is she?” I ask, and Ethan shakes his head.
“She’s okay. Didn’t seem surprised about being fired. I think she’s taking a stand and letting her family realize she’s an adult and starting her own family, which Coach isn’t taking well.”
“Did he threaten to fire you too?”
Ethan swallows and tucks a box under his arm. “Uh, no. Oh, fuck. Is he going to pull me into his office next?”
“Maybe you’ll be safe from his wrath.”
“Being a Beta has its perks.”
“You seem relatively happy with your designation,” I comment, and as I speak, I can see my cold breath in the air.
“More than happy, especially now.”
“Should we talk about it?”
“What, how you fucked me while Sloane rode my face?” Ethan says. I can feel my cheeks getting even pinker, and he smiles. “I know shit’s complicated for you right now, and Sloane is everyone’s priority, as she should be. But just know, I’m not going anywhere either.”
“I needed to hear that,” I tell him honestly.
Ethan bumps into my side. “If it’s ever too much coming to Bram’s, just let us know, or you can just let me know, not Sloane. But I’m really hoping we can make this all work out.”
“Yeah, me too,” I sigh as we walk through the door and add Sloane’s box of stuff to the pile.
