Page 200 of Wanted Beta

That comes first.

“There you are!” Jack exclaims, coming toward me from the apartment.

“Where did you expect me to be? It’s past time for Beth to be here.”

“You know you can watch out the window and just come down here once you see her arriving, right?” he asks, raising an eyebrow at me as he takes his keys out of his pocket.

“She’s almost here?” I ask, trying to shake off my sour mood.

“See for yourself,” Jack says, motioning to the door.

I take a look and I get to watch Beth approach, smiling and laughing.

It makes my heart swell with joy, until I realize she’s happy because of Rourke.

I growl lightly, and Jack sighs.

“He’s not so bad. You might find out you have a thing or two in common.”

He unlocks the door and opens it before I can come up with a reply.

I have no desire to get to know the man who took advantage of two of my mates, even if it seems as if he is supposed to be mated to them. Something is seriously wrong with the universe to let that happen.

“Come in,” Jack greets our mate and her unsavory tag-along.

Beth steps into the restaurant reception area first, still smiling like a woman in love.

“Arrow thought it might be nice if we all sat down to some lunch while he’s resting,” I announce, not completely sure how I’m going to make that happen considering Enzo is currently servicing Arrow’s very active heat but knowing I do not want Rourke upstairs with my Omega. Nor do I want him in Beth’s apartment with her, but I do not have any control over that.

Jack clears his throat. “Uh, I thought we were doing that a little later?”

Rourke steps into the restaurant, and Jack closes and locks the door.

I stare him down the same way I did in the pantry, when I realized who he was and what he’d done.

He stares back, making me even madder.

I’m the lead Alpha of this pack. He has no right to walk in here and challenge me.

Stronzo!

He lowers his gaze. “I apologize for before. I was out of line. I hope Arrow can forgive me for my deception, and I hope you can forgive me for upsetting him, and for upsetting Beth.”

So, he knows how to show respect to a lead Alpha.

It doesn’t mean he’s not an asshole.

“I’m not in the habit of forgiving people who hurt my pack. You will have to prove yourself worthy of Arrow and Beth before I can accept you as one of their mates.”

“I’ll try as hard as I can.”

Jack motions to the dining room. “Why don’t we all take a seat?”

“I’ll check on lunch,” I tell them as he leads them to a table.

He nods. He knows as well as I do, I’m flying by the seat of my pants right now.

I’m too fucking mad to let them into my apartment.

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