Page 70 of Curvy Quirky Omega

“Would you like me to introduce you to my bond mates?” I asked, keeping my voice soft. This new peace between us felt so fragile that I was scared it would break it if I spoke too loudly.

“I would love that.” Francisco smiled down at me like an overindulgent father. He didn’t ruin this moment by telling me he already knew who they were either, or that he’d met them before.

This brutal alpha who could be soft for just a handful of people smiled when I turned to indicate Cas first. “This is Cassius Valentine and his boyfriend, Liam.”

Purposefully leaving out Liam’s pack name made Francisco raise his eyebrows, but he didn’t question it. Frankie gave us some space, heading over to the dining table to greet Peter, ignoring the other alpha at the table completely.

I couldn’t help but wonder why Francisco had brought Shiloh out of all the Lopez cousins.

I turned back to see Francisco shaking hands with Cassius and then Liam, giving them both the sharp smile that reminded people he was called a shark attorney for a reason, and there was a tenseness between them I didn’t like, one that reminded me of what Liam had told me.

Francisco insisted he didn’t know where you were.

“I’d like to speak with you at some point after the meeting,” Liam said. His deep voice wasn’t challenging in any way, but Francisco visibly stiffened.

“If Lucy agrees, I’ll make time.”

Liam leaned down and whispered in my ear, “Should I give you some time with him?”

I looked up at him in surprise, not sure how he’d picked up on something I was barely aware of.

His red eyes searched mine, waiting patiently.

God, he looked so pretty. His eyes were darker than before, but there were layers of bright red that kept catching the light and the way he looked at me was so fucking intense…I was everything to him. Nothing else deserved his attention and I was pretty fucking sure that feeling would never get old.

“Yeah, I think so,” I managed.

Liam flashed me a grin like he knew exactly what he did to me and fucking loved it. “I’m going to stand right over there, where you can see me. Okay?”

I nodded and watched him go stand by the door, crossing his arms over his chest before leaning against the wall to wait – for his mother, for me, I wasn’t sure, but he was still close just in case I needed him.

Cas settled his hand on the back of my neck to hold me in place as he leaned down to kiss the bond marks on my neck, his soft lips tickling my skin before the sensation disappeared as if it had never been there.

He went to go stand with Frankie, between me and Shiloh. Cas didn’t try to hide the fact that he was staring at me either. Why should he? It was his right as my alpha.

“I was worried.” Francisco gently set his hands on my shoulders so I would refocus on him. “But you seem to be okay.”

“If I didn’t want them, I wouldn’t have let them bond me.”

“Ah, I didn’t mean them. I meant Arturo.” Francisco studied me from head to toe like he’d been worried I had some lingering damage from the incident. “Anyone can see how devoted your alphas are. As they should be.”

As they should be.

Francisco had always been one of the good ones. He was still insanely overprotective and it used to annoy me, but now I understood. It was hard to watch family suffer, but it was unbearable when you could do something to make the suffering stop and they refused to accept your help.

I glanced over at Frankie and wished I could help her, but I wasn’t the one who could do that. Not even her father could.

“What happened with Arturo…” Francisco trailed off and I looked up at him, surprised to see pain and guilt in his eyes. “I really didn’t think he would do that. I apologize. What can I do to make up for my part in it?”

“If I asked you to name Frankie your heir, would you?”

He gave me a sad smile and took my face in his hands like he was trying to memorize this moment in case I never wanted anything to do with him ever again. “You’re all grown up now, but you keep asking me the same question like a child, despite knowing the reason for my answer.”

Because she wasn’t bonded.

“Frankie doesn’t want to be my heir,” Francisco told me gently. “But everything that is mine will be hers regardless.”

I don’t know what had changed, but I believed him.

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