In less than a minute, I have a complete plan; I just have to figure out how to execute it.
“Everyone’s reading that book,” Sebastian growls.
“I know. I saw. It’s okay.”
I look between them. “We have to pop home for a minute, but I’d love your advice on the house, Cordie. I can’t find how to unlock the back door.”
It’s true, but then I haven’t been searching for the key at all.
“Can you help us?” I ask simply.
The strange tension between them dissipates. She nods and walks close to Sebastian, glancing at him nervously. I swear, the air is going to go up in flames between the two of them. If Ithought their sexual chemistry would be obvious and on display for the whole town to see and start gossiping over, I would be wrong. The whole town completely ignores the omega and alpha; they are far more interested in Mat and Fox.
We had to stop several times for photos, but when we walk past Cordie’s house, the magpie lets out an affectionate croak and flies away.
Thankfully.
I open the door to our rented house and wait while the alpha and omega I want more than my next breath step into my temporary home and into my trap.
I close the door behind them and lean on it. One second, two. Right, I have control.
With an iron will, I lead them through the house and to a beautiful bedroom in the middle that has a recessed bed frame and was clearly intended to be a nest. I sweep open the door.
Cordie trembles. She gasps. The scent of azaleas, winter, and rain fills the house in an intoxicating blend that has me almost feral.
“For your heat.”
She lets out a sound that threatens to break me.
“If you want something better, we can-”
“No, it’s perfect.” She knuckles the tears out of eyes, then reaches for the door frame, with trembling fingers.
Sebastian hasn’t taken his eyes off her, but I can feel the shock of knowing her heat is coming has thrown him away from the rut.
He exhales roughly and steps into the room before I can stop him. Cordelia follows on his heels, watching as he explores every part of the room. Instead of being territorial, she seems pleased by his inspection.
“I always wanted to live in this house.”
The words break through her stress and the tension, and she relaxes like she’s taken a deep breath.
“Me, too.”
Sebastian doesn’t hear it, but I do.
I glance at Fox, who grins at me. I do love it when my plans come together.
Chapter 12
Cordelia
That room calls to me in a way no other has. I stare at it until I can’t handle the feelings anymore and creep out; the alphas following me, but my mind, normally so steady, is awash with images and wants and needs.
I can’t face it right now, so I shove it all deep inside to deal with later.
Focusing on the reason I’m here, I go into the light and airy kitchen and try the back door. It’s locked. It takes me three seconds to find the key in the cupboard drawer and unlock the door, giving Katsu a look that tells him I know exactly what he did.
He doesn’t even have the decency to look ashamed; he just stares at me like he wants to eat me. A look that has me stepping back into the now unlocked door, my chest rising and falling too fast.
