The last thing I expected was to run into family, and Goldcrest Academy is absolutely the last place my youngest brother would frequent. Unlike the rest of our brothers, we share the same feelings about Omega academies.
At least, I thought we did.
Now? Who knows?
Shadow smiles wryly at me, hands stuffed into his pockets.
He still looks exactly like he did when I last saw him, which wasn’t yesterday. He’s wearing trendy black clothes, fitted like they were made for his slim frame, and his messy hair is bleached, with a couple of inches of dark roots showing.
It’s been years since I last laid eyes on him.
He barely looks like he’s aged a day.
The only thing that’s different are the mating marks on his throat.
“You have a pack,” I blurt.
That … doesn’t make sense.
What’s he doing here if he has a pack?
I set my drink down quickly and get to my feet.
“Are you in trouble?” I ask keeping my voice low while I glance around, looking out for someone who might be watching us right now.
Shadow puts his hand on my shoulder. “Relax.”
I can feel the calming energy of his Omega’s touch flooding through my system a second later.
“What’s going on?” I ask, frowning as I try to grab my worry for him back before it can disappear completely. “If you’re not in trouble, then why are you here?”
He must be here for a reason. I need to know why.
“It’s kind of a long story, but if I’m cutting it short, my pack lives here. We’re mated to the head of the school.” He grins as he lets his hand slip away from my shoulder.
I blink at him. “What?”
“Lana Cole. She’s really something. Maybe you can meet her … some other time, when you’re not sneaking into the place she lives and breathes.Ourlead Alpha is head of security, by the way, and I talked him into letting me speak to you whenyourlead Alpha decided to go walk-about in one of the off-limits areas.”
I take in what he’s saying, and I let out a sigh of relief.
He gives me an amused look, and I realize I have some explaining to do.
“Falcon helped with the big rescue a few weeks back. The Alpha Alliance stopped contacting him when he asked to be updated on how the girl he helped was doing. He wanted to see her, to make sure she was doing okay.”
“Sounds like an Alpha move,” Shadow says. “He could have just called, but I’m guessing that wasn’t good enough?”
“Basically,” I admit. “Can you help us out?”
“I can try. Most of the women from that rescue went home a while back. Some of them stayed with us, so I guess it depends if she left already or not. What was her name?”
I can’t help but laugh. “We don’t know her name.”
“Well, that’s definitely going to make it harder.”
He shakes his head before he reaches into his pocket.
I watch as he takes out his phone.
