Kota narrowed his eyes.
“My relationship with her has nothing to do with this article.”
I’d been down here five fucking minutes, and I was already fighting with one of my players.
I bit back the reactions that I wanted to have. He was pushing back when he should be saying ‘yes, Coach’ instead.
Fuck, he was right, though. I couldn’t make a big deal out of this. Not right now at least.
“You’re right, it’s not against the rules.” The words tasted like ash in my mouth.
Evans gave me a strange look but didn’t argue on his best friend’s behalf.
My eyes were glued to the omega as she finally approached us. Whatever was wrong with her partner in crime seemed to have passed.
I could tell things were not quite settled between them and the delta, and honestly, that was reassuring.
“You guys have the big bad Coach down here hanging out with you?” Roxie teased, giving me a wink that had my cock hard immediately.
Thank god we were in the water. I should not be reacting like this.
Not only did she work with the team and was absolutely off-limits, but she was far too young for me.
Tell that to my fucking alpha, though. He was rock hard and growling in my chest, pushing me closer.
Roxie and Rylan both hopped up before dunking under the water. They were laughing as they resurfaced. Her hair was slicked back now, showing me an unblemished throat.
Fuck if that didn’t make it even worse.
“Watch out!” Some of the players were playing a game of pool volleyball, the ball heading straight for the omegas.
Nobody saw it except me and Evans. Both of us reacted at the same time, our alphas not willing to let anyone get hurt.
Evans reached it first, sending a wave of water over the omegas, both of them pitching backward.
I caught them, my arms banding around the two, but that only gave me a nose full of the best scent I’d ever inhaled.
My whole body tensed as coconut, orchid, and amber washed over me.
She spun around in the water, sending another wave of the scent straight up.
I breathed in deep on instinct, a low rumble amping up as she watched me.
“No,” she breathed, shaking her head. Startled laughter escaped her, but she was breathing just as deeply, her eyes wide, pupils dilating as her body reacted to her alpha’s scent.
Her alpha.
I was her fucking alpha.
“This guy?” Rylan questioned, tone incredulous. I should probably have been offended by his tone, but I managed to hide my surprise as I let go of the omega and stepped away.
Rylan had shot out of my embrace the moment he could. Clearly, I didn’t have many friends here.
But what I did have was an omega.
Fuck.
What was I going to do now?
