Page 136 of The Packaged Deal

Jade’s nest has been outfitted and painted a soft and inoffensive lilac. She added the final touches a week ago.

We all have bedrooms.

We all end up sleeping on my giant bed together. I thought that spending all that time together would be weird. But it hasn’t been at all. I find I sleep better than I ever have.

Sven and Darion did their magic thing, and the issue with Trevor just disappeared.

I, on the other hand, was not quite so able to let it go. I went to see Jade’s mother today because there’s only one way he found out where we lived. And I recognise the car he was driving as the one Mrs Greenway was driving from that day at the festival. Trevor also gave me her name just before he died.

Suffice to say, she was looking pale and clammy when I handed her into the ambulance. I handed them her chart and stood and watched while she was taken away.

She’ll be doing a stint in psychiatric care under the watch of one of my trainees, who is almost as bad as I am but brilliant. He’s shaping up to be an incredible doctor.

Now, there is no threat to my omega, and I’m free just to soak it up.

“No!” Sven growls. “You’re still healing.”

“It didn’t stop you,” Kandi says evenly and leans down to kiss Jade.

“I’m not the doctor, Adrian is,” Sven growls and folds his massive arms over his chest.

Fucking hell, he’s hot when he growls.

“Uh-huh. So, um, what are you going to do about that?” Kandi points at me.

Sven slowly turns to look at me, and what he sees makes his eyes narrow. “Addy.”

Why does he have to sound so good?

“Mm, my alpha wants to play,” Jade purrs, and I groan as my dick twitches. “Fine, I’ll watch.”

“Say what now?” I sit up properly and glare at the smug little omega.

“If I can’t play, I’ll watch. Put on a show for me, come on.”

My willpower isn’t that strong. If she were anyone, I’d have cleared her, but if she-

“Sadly, cold shower for you, Alpha. Missy and her pack just arrived,” Kandi says with a reluctant sigh.

“Why?” I snap, suddenly homicidal.

“Because we’re friends,” Kandi stresses with a laugh.

“I beg to differ,” I mutter wrathfully.

Am I holding a little bit of a grudge? Yes, just a little one. But I’m also really, really annoyed they are here now.

I slump in the chair and groan.

“Poor alpha,” Jade teases with a glint in her eyes. “It will be worth it, delayed gratification? Isn’t that what you keep telling me?”

I snarl at her, but she just dances out of the room, laughing.

I find myself smiling for no other reason than I’m happy. My phone rings, and I answer it with another uncharacteristic smile.

“Simon.”

“Hey, Adrian. I was wondering if you were coming to see Mum this weekend for her birthday?”

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