“I’m not sure,” Westin said. “I think fated mates go deeper than that. I don’t know of any fated mate packs that aren’t also emotionally compatible, you know?”
“I agree with that,” Poppy added. “What I have with my alphas goes much deeper than physical compatibility.”
We all stared at her with amused smiles. Poppy had already told us one graphic sex anecdote before we even sat down at the table, and I was sure she would have told us more if she wasn’t trying to ply me for information.
Poppy waved her hand dismissively. “I mean, the sex is really good. But they’re my soulmates in every way.”
“Okay, think of it this way,” Westin said, turning towards me. “Imagine your alphas bonding with another omega...”
I let out a growl before she even finished her sentence. The idea of them bonding with another omega, touching another omega, filled me with unspeakable rage.
“I think we got our answer on that one,” she said with a smile. “Now imagine yourself bonding with another pack.”
My chest tightened and my stomach churned with disgust at the thought of being with any other alphas.
Westin, Poppy, and Clementine all grinned.
“That doesn’t mean I’m ready to bond them,” I said, scowling at my friends.
“I didn’t realize you were having such big doubts,” Poppy said, twirling her hair.
“I don’t have doubts about them,” I snarled.
“Oh, so youaresure of them,” Clementine said with a smirk.
I covered my face with my hands. “You all are impossible.”
Clementine put her arm around me. “We’re just teasing,” she said soothingly. “I know it’s a lot of change at once. You’re doing great.”
Just then, the waiter came with a massive tray. He blushed as he arranged the desserts in front of us.
“Is there anything else you need?” he asked Poppy.
“Oh no, cutie, that’s all,” she said with a wink. The waiter turned tomato red before scurrying back to the kitchen.
“You think he’s back there hyperventilating?” Westin asked dryly.
Poppy just tossed her hair as she picked up her fork. “Enough serious talk. Josie, what Ireallywant to know is which one of your alphas has the biggest dick. Because I think it might be Theo. It’s always the quiet ones.”
I averted my eyes, taking a bite out of a berry tart.
“I knew it!” Poppy squealed.
I cleared my throat. “I can neither confirm nor deny. But… there might be a piercing situation.”
“Ohmygod,”Poppy gasped. “I can’t believe you’ve been holding out on me. Is it good? Is there a piercing shop near here? Which one of my alphas can I convince to get one?”
Poppy pulled out her phone and started typing away. My face felt hot, and I hoped Theo wouldn’t be upset that I’d mentioned his piercing. Suddenly other parts of me felt hot as I thought about how his piercing had felt inside me...
I cleared my throat, needing a distraction before I abandoned the pastries and jumped my alphas.
“Has anything happened between you and Dave?” I asked Clementine, taking a bite of a slice of cheesecake.
“No,” Clementine said, biting her lip. “He’s flirted with me and looked out for me since I started my job, but he’s never made a move. Lately, I’ve been working from home, and he isn’t responding to my texts. The last time I was in the office, he dropped me off at my house after work, and I totally embarrassed myself.”
“What happened?” I asked, furrowing my brows.
“I ended up just asking him why we weren’t together and if he wanted an omega instead of me. He was kind of evasive, but then he finally said an alpha’s health declines if they can’t knot their partner, so unless I can practice stretching to take a knot, it would be impossible for us to be together.”
