“Oh, good,” Shayne says as he steps into the hallway, stretching. “I could use the caffeine hit.”
“Because you’re making pancakes?” I ask, giving him puppy-dog eyes.
He laughs. “I guess breakfast would be a good idea.”
I get up quickly and follow them into the kitchen.
“Are we calling the academy before we drive out there?” I ask.
Shayne shakes his head. “I don’t think we need to call them this early. It’ll take a while to get through there and check into the hotel. We can call them once we’re there.”
“Once we’re there? So, we might not even get to see her today?”
I don’t like the thought of that. This is way too important.
“Let’s not make any assumptions,” Jay says, followed by another loud yawn, from the side of the sink where he’s waiting for the coffee machine to fill his mug.
“I can’t help it. I want to know what she looks like. All this time we’ve had another true mate out there, and we had no idea. That’s kind of crazy when you think about it.”
And all I can do is think about it.
I have a true mate I’ve never met!
Even crazier, Falcon met her and yet he had no clue who she was, until last night, I mean.
He’s got to be the most oblivious Alpha on the planet.
It took him forever to see Shayne as his mate.
Three weeks is a definite improvement on that.
“It was kind of dark, and I was taken by surprise when we bumped into each other,” Shayne admits, as he takes out the ingredients for the pancakes. “She’s gorgeous, for sure, but she was quick to rush off so I can’t wait to see her again. It seemed like she might be kind of shy. The only other thing I can tell you is she has long red hair.”
“Huh. Redheads usually aren’t shy,” Jay says.
“I barely met her so I could be wrong. It was just the impression I got.”
“I wish we’d been with you,” I lament.
“Yeah, well, we couldn’t take an Omega and then claim to be looking for one, so …” Shayne shrugs as he starts making the pancake mix.
“It’s fine, we’re going now.” Jay puts a mug on the counter next to Shayne. “It seems kind of weird that she was working at the academy. Any idea why?”
Huh.That’s a good question. I look at Shayne, curious about the answer.
“I’m guessing she feels safe there,” Shayne says. “After being looked after in their hospital wing, that would make sense. Shadow’s mate … Wait, I didn’t tell you that part yet.”
“Shadow was there? Your brother?” I stare at him in shock.
He hasn’t seen his little brother in years.
I can’t believe he didn’t mention this last night!
Shayne nods. “Shadow’s mated to the woman who runs the academy. That was actually the first surprise of the night, and it’s pretty much the only reason we didn’t get kicked out when her security team found Falcon wandering around areas he wasn’t allowed access to.”
“Sounds like a fated coincidence,” Jay says, giving Shayne a wry smile.
“I love fated coincidences!”
