“I kind of thought Alphas went straight onto the corporate ladder. At least, that’s the way they make it look on TV.”
He laughs. “Yeah. I guess a lot of Alphas skip the regular people jobs. I was always good with trying anything. I’m not one of those guys who have a calling, or whatever.”
“Did you ever try acting?”
“Oh, yeah. I was incredibly bad at it. I took some classes, got some good feedback. So, then I went on about a hundred auditions, and I bombed spectacularly every time. They always “liked my look” whatever that means, but I was too stiff and awkward when it came to the actual acting part. I forgot my lines, too, so I guess it wasn’t meant to be.”
He smiles, like it’s a good memory, even if it’s something he wasn’t successful at.
“I thought Alphas were supposed to be good at everything,” I blurt, making him laugh.
“Hell no,” he corrects. “We’re good at some things, like everyone else. I haven’t found the one thing I’m really good at yet, but I’ve come across a lot of things I’m awful at. I didokay on the stock market, so my savings look good, but virtually everything else has been like lighting a dumpster on fire and sitting inside it.”
I laugh, and he grins at me.
“You have a nice laugh.”
I’m trying not to blush when the bedroom door opens, and Falcon walks into the room in his freshly cleaned clothes, with his hair wet from the shower.
“Thanks for cleaning my clothes.”
“It was nothing,” I murmur.
He pulls out the chair next to mine, positioning it slightly closer to me before he sits down.
“Hey,” he greets Shayne, with a nod.
“Hey,” Shayne echoes in reply.
Falcon takes my hand in his, and we sit in silence for a few tense seconds while my heart starts to race. I don’t know much about packs, or how it’s supposed to work when Alphas’ share a mate, so it feels pretty weird to be sitting here with them both now, especially since this was supposed to be my chance to get to know Shayne.
Maybe it was a mistake to bring him to my room.
“How’s Shadow doing?” Falcon asks, reminding me that Lana’s Omega is Shayne’s brother.
Shayne nods, as he opens his bottle of water. “He’s doing good. He really seems to like it here.”
“Who wouldn’t?” Falcon murmurs, giving me a wry smile. “It’s so nice I don’t want to leave now that I’m here.”
Shayne pours his water into his glass, not looking back at us until he puts the bottle back down.
“Well, you don’t have to. If Shadow had any say in it, he’d have us all move in today.”
“Too bad he’s not the one in charge.”
Falcon’s thumb strokes my hand lightly.
He wants to stay, and Shayne’s brother wants his whole pack here.
That really would be a dream, for me at least.
I kind of like it here. I’m not so sure they feel the same way.
“He may not be in charge, but he did give me some information that we could use to make a proposal to Lana. It sounded good to me, so maybe it would work for the pack.”
Shayne takes a long drink while Falcon’s brow furrows.
I don’t know exactly what they’re talking about, and the suspense is driving me crazy.
