Calder drops his hold on me, and I jump up like I’ve been electrocuted. My lips still tingle from the lingering taste of his salty pre-cum on my tongue.
“We’ll be there in a minute!” My voice is two octaves higher than usual as I straighten my clothes.
“Damn cat.” Calder grumbles as he wrestles his massive erection back into his pants, but I can tell he isn’t serious from the twinkle in his eyes.
I smirk. “You like him.”
Calder stands, gripping my hips possessively. “I hope you know we’re not done here.”
A shiver of desire runs down my spine at his low rumbling words. I should want to get away, but right now, that’s the last thing I want to do.
I grin back. “Good.”
Before leaving his room, I gather my hair and scoop it back up into a ponytail.
Calder groans behind me. “Fuck, not the ponytail, Kady.”
I look back over my shoulder to see him unashamedly checking out my ass, so I make sure to swing my hips even more as I saunter out.
When I walk back into the living room, I find Hale cradling Larry, who has a bandage wrapped around his paw. The sight makes my ovaries want to explode. I’ve never seen a guy be so affectionate with an animal, and it’s adorable.
“How is he doing?” I ask, Larry instantly becoming my sole focus again.
“He’s doing really well.” Hale beams down at him. “It looked worse than it was. I put on a couple of dissolvable stitches to help speed up the healing process, but he’ll be just fine. I think half the red stuff might have been from a can of tomato sauce.”
“Thank you.” I reach over to pet Larry who snubs me and doesn’t seem to want to leave Hale’s arms. “For everything you’ve done today.”
Calder emerges from his room, brushing a hand through his hair, looking more composed than a few seconds before.
“Of course.” Hale holds my gaze with a deep intensity. “We’ll do anything for you.”
Somehow, I don’t think he’s just talking about the cat.
“I should get back to SVU now.” I sigh. “I’ve already taken up enough of your time.”
“You can stay a little longer?” Hale offers. “Have something to eat, maybe? I can make sure Larry’s okay.”
He exchanges a look with Calder. Their tense expressions and the way they seem to be communicating without talking makes me feel like they have something to hide.
I look between them. “What is it?”
Calder checks his watch, keys rattling in the door before Ezra and Riven come inside.
“It’s done!” Ezra declares with a grin. “Expelled. All three of them.”
Hale’s shoulders sag in visible relief. “Good.”
“Expelled?” I frown. “What’re you talking about?”
“I didn’t tell you the full story about what happened when I found Larry.” Calder grips the back of his neck. “You were already going through enough, but I overheard what the Blandon Pack were threatening and recorded it.”
“I took the footage to Dean Rivers,” Ezra explains. “As a member of the faculty, it’s my job to protect the interests of our omega students, especially when SVU is already under fire after the Gregory Grub scandal. All three of them have been expelled effective immediately.”
“You don’t have to worry about seeing the Blandon Pack around anymore, Kady,” Hale adds.
I tighten my grip on Larry. “You got them expelled.” I swallow the lump in my throat. “For me?”
“I told you we’d fix it,” Calder declares proudly. “Now you’re not in danger anymore.”
