“Wow!” he exclaims, sitting up straighter in his seat.
I smile at him before I take a good look for myself at those impressive golden gates.
The building is largely hidden by the surrounding forest, but it’s clear from the entry point that what lies beyond is for rich people. At least, that’s who the academy was originally built for.
Elites with a lot of excess cash to burn sent their Omega daughters here to live, and their Alpha sons were allowed access to the place for events, in order to meet someone their parents would approve of.
That was the old fucked up system.
Apparently, it’s different now, with a Beta female in charge of the school.
It was about time someone started to shake up the status quo.
I’m not surprised that person’s a Beta.
“How much longer?” Harper asks, an excitable edge back in his tone.
“Probably ten minutes until we get around to the gates,” I estimate. “But remember we probably won’t meet her until later. Shayne said she’s working.”
“Shayne also said we’re going to work there,” Harper reminds me. “Maybe we’ll get to work with her.”
“You won’t be working. You’ll be shadowing one of us.”
“Then it’ll be like when you come with me to the symphony hall, only in reverse. Same difference.”
I have to smile. He’s been taking the changes so well.
He’s not upset that we’ve left our nest behind for this.
“I guess so,” I agree. “Except you won’t be beating anyone up if they try to kidnap us. That’s my job, always, and don’t forget it.”
“I wouldn’t have to beat them up,” he tells me. “I could just trigger my perfume, and any kidnapper would fall at my feet, ready to do whatever I wanted.”
“Save your perfume for me, and your Alphas.”
“And Robin?” he asks.
“Yeah, of course. No triggering your perfume as a weapon. It’s not needed. One of us will always be around to protect you.”
“Sometimes, I think I have three Alphas.”
“Only sometimes?”
He snorts. “Well, there areoccasionalmoments when you’re more submissive …”
“And those moments are for pack eyes and ears only.”
I can hear the gravel he’s raising in my voice as his voice gets more teasing.
It takes most of my willpower to keep from releasing a growl.
The last couple of days have been a special kind of torture, with our Alphas’ gone from the hotel and Harper in a mostly solemn mood. He hasn’t tried to tease me into a sexy situation like he’s doing now since we’ve been out here.
“No more chocolate for you,” I tell him, taking the remains in the wrapper off his lap, scrunching it up, and stuffing those last couple of pieces into my pocket. “You need to be on your best behavior in here. We don’t want Robin to think we’re perverts.”
He laughs. “We don’t? Isn’t that misrepresentation?”
“You know what I mean. Just because our Alphas have claimed her, doesn’t mean she’s ready to accept us before we’ve even met her.”
