Dorn grinned.“So, you are Ryo, and that must be Morven.Ilia told me about you both.Sorry for my butting in, but there was a water main break at school, and no matter how many alphas shouted at it, we still need to wait for a city plumber.Ilia brought me to Aunty.”
Arwell smiled.“The cars swarming the school will be terrifying, and Ilia is authorized to extract him.”
Ryo asked, “Why?”
Ilia smiled.“Well, horn for brains, I am his English teacher.Once my class was dismissed and on their way with parents, I took him to his guardian.Now, I shall return to write a pop quiz.”Ilia smiled
Dorn grumbled, “Aw!”
There was a light tinkling laugh, and Ilia was gone.
Ryo looked at Arwell’s expectant look.“Hello, Dorn.I am Ryo.I am one of your guardian’s designated mates.”
Dorn nodded.“I know.I can see it.”
Arwell snorted.“Of course you can.This is Morven.He’s the other one.”
“He’s a big bird.”
Morven chuckled.“The mythical term is roc.Just like he’s technically a unicorn, of sorts.”
Dorn nodded.“Right.I have read about those.”
Ryo sighed.“So, I went to the king to ask about your friend.”
Arwell paused and nodded.“Shall we take this elsewhere?”
Arwell held Dorn, and she looked down at him.“Here we go.”
Ryo stared at the place where his mate had been.“Shit.”
Morven grabbed his shoulder.“Come with me.”
Ryo felt the portal, and they were gone.
* * * *
Rhea smiled.“LadyFen, are there any more of those fluffy buns?”
The omega tapped her phone, and the elves in the room laughed.“Of course.Where are my manners, but where did they go?”
“Auredel Lane.That is where they live.”Hatcher smiled.“She bought us houses there so we always had a place to go if we wanted it.Dex had to stay where her family could find her, but the rest of us could be free to have our own places.”
Wei asked, “How many of you?”
“Eight, nine, a dozen.I am not sure.We flit around like crazy.”Hatcher smiled.She paused.“I wonder how Ax is doing?”
“Well, she has to negotiate with an omega, so that is a situation all in itself.”Rhea smiled and grabbed the buns that had just arrived in front of her.Priorities were clear when food was around.
