His eyes flare wide, and then he smiles, and I can see Katsu’s good heart in him. “I wouldn’t dare.”
“No, he wouldn’t,” Freddie says with a grin. She’s got a riot of brown curls and dancing eyes. The omega sits on one side of Tarou while Sari, a much quieter beta, sits on the other. She’s got light brown skin, dark eyes, and an old elegance about her that makes me think she could be royalty. Freddie is the omega, and she is life, but Sari is the foundation of calm and pack stability.
Their pack dynamics are very similar to how ours would look. It’s fascinating.
Katsu shifts beside me, then turns slightly as the restaurant door opens, and Sebastian rushes in.
“You said it was an emergency,” he gasps out.
Katsu glances at Fox. The wary accusation hits hard, and I get the giggles.
“Sorry, lost in translation,” Fox says with a shrug of his shoulders.
“What’s to translate?” Sebastian asks, and suddenly, he notices Tarou and looks between Katsu and the older alpha with a concerned frown.
Fox blows Katsu a kiss. The trio watch us with warm smiles.
“Oh, I like this dynamic,” Freddie purrs.
I lean back in the seat, trying to work out what to say.
Sari leans forward and touches my hand lightly. “We are so excited to meet you, dear heart.”
The words are so soft and genuine that something in me melts. Then I remember my secret, and guilt becomes an equally huge part of my disturbing emotions.
“This town is pure charm,” Freddie says. “The people, the beach, the sunshine. It is darling.”
“You don’t know any of the people yet,” Tarou points out.
“Don’t be ridiculous, we know Cordelia and Sebastian.” Freddie flicks her fingers dismissively.
“For a whole two minutes,” Tarou says, not that the two females even acknowledge that he’s speaking.
“And we trust our instincts.” Freddie tosses her hair.
“Your instincts got you lost for two days in a desert.”
“We have never been wrong,” she continues.
“Unless, of course, you ignore the incident with the tarot cards and the scheme to take our money by convincing you to paint the house puce and put it on the market.”
Freddie exhales, looks right at me, and turns to her mate with a wide but dangerous smile.
“We agreed not to talk about that ever again,” she says archly.
“Oh, did we? I don’t remember that conversation.” Tarou looks up at the ceiling, humming innocently.
“My love, you want us to be happy, right?”
“Right,” Tarou says with a wary smile.
“So, being with our sons makes us happy. Besides, I need to get to know my new daughter,” Sari says calmly.
Tarou sighs. “So, I should start looking at real estate?”
“No need, I bought this house.” Freddie holds up the phone.
I lean in, my eyes widening. It’s an expensive property, and it’s only just come on the market.
