Page 248 of Omega for the Pack

Vanessa

Omg yes. What did he say??

But it’s going to make me look desperate. He said good morning.

Keera

You are desperate, bitch lol

Vanessa

Text him back. Who is he?

An older alpha. His name’s Bruce. Refined and hot.

Tiana

Damn girl, u snagged a good one

Then another text came in. This time from my cousin, Shanna. Closing out the group chat, I opened the text, and my heart sank immediately.

Shanna

We have to cancel plans, Jade. I’m sorry. We’re postponing the wedding :/

Fuck.

There goes my rent money for this month. The emergency money I was relying on.

No worries. Focus on you, okay?

Shanna

Thank you, babes

Sitting up in bed, now wide awake and alert, I couldn’t believe what just happened.

Now that my cousin’s wedding was postponed or canceled, there was no way I could make the money I needed in two days for rent. As I opened the curtain in the living room, I looked out at the gloomy day. The rain was coming down hard. It was rare when it rained on Howl’s Edge Island.

I couldn’t ask my family for help.

They still thought I was working atHowl’s Honor Hospital. And my brother was taking care of his omega, children, and his pack. I couldn’t ask him for rent money. This was entirely my fault for relying on my random gigs for support.

I turned away from the window and noticed my glittering clutch abandoned on the coffee table where I had left it last night. Opening it, I saw a pink card and was suddenly reminded of the strange man in a suit from last night outside the bathroom.

Did they really match up omegas with wealthy alphas?Have I stooped low enough for this?And I already had a spot as a replacement for the runaway omega.

I decided maybe Iwasthat desperate.

If I didn’t like the alpha pack, I would ditch them. But I had no choice. I had no stable income and would have nowhere to live if I was kicked out. I couldn’t imagine moving back in with my parents and answering my mom’s overbearing questions about my job.

I wouldn’t have the artistic freedom I wanted.

So I picked up my phone and dialed the number on the card.

“Hello, this isEnchanted Nests, where all your mating dreams come true. May I ask who’s speaking, please?” said a chirpy female voice on the other end.

“This is Jade,” I said. “I was just…”

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