“I missed you guys so much.”
Cordie smacks a kiss to my cheek. “You should have come home sooner.”
I’m still dancing when I catch sight of him out of the corner of my eye. And like a compass, all my attention centers on my north.
“Mack.”
“I’ve been sent to bring her home.” Mack points to me, grinning in that easy way that gives me butterflies.
“Oh, what about us?”
Mack points behind him, and I find my brother and dads lined up.
“Let’s go, dancing queen,” Mack murmurs as he steps close to me.
I make a rude sound and twirl around him, but he catches me and draws me up against his chest. I freeze, staring up at him.
“You've changed, Mack. I wouldn’t even recognise you now.”
“I’m the same person I always was.”
“Oh, yeah? Prove it.”
He boops my nose. “I still knit.”
“You do?” I ask, disarmed because my Mack, the fifteen-year-old boy, was always knitting.
“Yes, but now I donate the clothes I make to animal rescues.” He straightens his shoulder and winks at me. Winks! I think I just died a little.
“Oh, that’s not fair!” Cordie shouts. “He’s like the perfect alpha, look at him. Knitting little vests for penguins. Pathetic.”
“Jealous much?” Mack teases.
She takes a step towards him when Sebastian must lose the last shreds of his temper. He picks her up, hoists her over his shoulder, and turns away. When she protests, he slaps her ass, startling everyone.
Including Cordie.
“Did you just?” she seethes, pushing up and trying to twist around to see him.
He does it again. The smack echoes around the empty bar. I am really glad of the scent suppressant misters in the room right now. I would hate to be mixed up in whatever it is that’s brewing over there. Seb and Cordie both look like they could kill each other.
“Sebastian!” Pops snaps. “That is not how we treat anyone and especially not an omega.”
“She likes it,” Sebastian says evenly.
Cordie blushes and ducks her head.
“And besides, she’s not an omega, she’s Cordelia Lake, my sister’s pain in the butt best friend who never knows how to behave herself.”
“Sebastian Sol, you put me down right now, or I swear to go-”
Crack.
His hand spanking her butt has silenced her in shock that morphs to outrage. I can see my dad’s getting riled up, and apparently, so can Sebastian. With massive strides, he abruptly leaves, disappearing with my best friend.
“That was weird,” I whisper to myself.
I gape at the spot where they disappeared, but Mack swings me up and carries me bridal style to the exit. I turn and find Asher and Felix wandering off with my dad and pops chatting to them animatedly.
