“What just happened?” One of the parent alphas asks.
“I’m not sure, Franco.”
“He’s one split hair from a rut,” I say softly. “You didn’t know?”
The alphas inhale sharply.
“No, I mean he seems just a little bit angrier.”
Cordelia tries to pull away to follow him. I hold her tight, refusing to let go.
“I have to-”
“Cordelia Lake, do you have any idea how important you are?” I murmur.
She freezes, looking at me with huge eyes and a little fear.
“I’m going to help you.”
“How?”
“I’m going to get that alpha to see just how deep he’s in love with you.”
“Say what?” the alpha, who I think is Franco, says, collapsing against the other. “My love, did he just say?”
“Yes, he did.”
I ignore them and their baffled commentary and focus on the omega.
She stares at me. “He doesn’t.”
I hum and take her hand properly while she’s all bamboozled. “Sure, sure. I’m going to make it a side quest.”
“A side quest?” they all echo.
I wink at her as I tuck her hand into the crook of my arm.
“Mm, side quest. The main storyline will be the MIA storyteller. Do you want to help me hunt down a famous author? And while we do that, side quest?”
She looks at me like I'm crazy, and perhaps I am, because our scents matches…they need us, and that thought makes me giddy. Still, she doesn’t protest, but maybe that’s because she doesn’t have the ability to speak. I have that effect on people.
Meow.
I look down and smile widely. “Hello, cute and adorable.”
Cordelia huffs. I look back up at her and wink.
“You arethecute and adorable.”
Her cheeks turn pink, and I know that I’m not leaving this town without this omega. Katsu always said I was decisive. Impulsive. I follow my instincts. They all point to her.
Side quest, main storyline, and the plot twist. Cordelia and Sebastian, the author and my omega. It’s a tangled ball of yarn, but I’m going to have it all.
“There’s a cat in my kitchen!” Franco snarls in outrage. “How did it even get in here?”
I scoop up the cat, collect the omega, and we are on our way to what promises to be the adventure of a lifetime.
Chapter 6
