“Sorry,” she blurts, and her cheeks tinge pink.
She’s blushing, and fuck, she’s so pretty. The colour matches her lips and hair, complements all that creamy skin…
“Sorry, that was really rude of me to ask.”
“Yes. Single,” bursts out of me as my fingers crawl over the table, closer to her.
She nods, brows furrowing gently with thought. “Do you think…”
“Yes,” I snap, more alpha than me.
Fuck. I need to rein him in.Relax.
But she’s smiling, and it’s so genuine and beautiful, there’s a glint in those piercing eyes.
She’s gotta smell so incredible. Like honey and peaches, something sweet—
“Serena is a really sweet girl. I think, maybe, if you could spend a little more time with her, just talking and being near, it might help…”
Wait.
Hold on.
Is she trying to set me up withsomeone else?
“Mami, wait.” The word slips out, but it stops her. Thank fuck. “You’re trying to set me up on a date?”
Her cheeks turn crimson. “What? No!No, I didn’t mean it like that! I’d just never suggest this if you were taken. I don’t think Serena’s ever had an alpha beniceto her—”
“I don’t need to be single to be nice to people, Revea.”
She nods, looking a little embarrassed. “You’re right. Sorry.”
I watch her pull out the perfect bow she just made, only to redo it.
I move a little closer. She’s so much smaller than me, even in those sexy heels, that when I clear my throat, she has to crane her neck up to see me.
“With your permission, ma’am…”
Her lips twitch at that, the apprehension slipping from her body a tad.
“…I’m more than happy to talk to staff here, especially the ones you direct me to, but I don’t think that’ll be enough.”
She nibbles on her lip, and my eyes latch onto it while I continue.
“Omegas need a pack, and I’m only one alpha. They’ll need to meet others.Imight be friendly and pretty…”
She rolls her eyes, but she’s smiling.
“…But most packs have three or four alphas. Different personalities, different strengths…”
“What are you suggesting, Luciano?”
Fuck’s sake. Why does she have to say my name like that? With a soft little rasp that has my alpha rumbling with a growl I swallow down.
“Let me bring another alpha tomorrow. Maybe one not as… forthcoming? Let’s slowly introduce them to a range of alphas.”
She pauses, clearly thinking. My fingers twitch against the table, desperate to feel her, to persuade her.
