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Dear little omegas of the Omega’s Haven,

I am very excited to see you tomorrow, and look forward to discussing the change over of leadership to people who actually know what omegas need.

Sincerely, Emilia Richardson.

“Who the fuckdoes that bitch think she is?!” I scream when Wren picks up the phone.

“I hope she never has another orgasm, and her tea tastes like salty fish,”Wren agrees.

I can hear snorts in the background and my lips twitch in amusement. Okay, that was a pretty fantastic curse.

“Same,” I mutter. “This is next level unhinged shit. We aren’t relinquishing our foundation.”

“No, and I think it’s time to bring in the big guns,”she says. “We need your dad, Shaw, and one of the scarier guys in your pack to back us up tomorrow. Yes, I’m calling them yours.”

“Ah, man. I’m scary,”Ambrose complains, making me giggle. Everest and Amb are very scary, maybe too much for this.

“You are,” I soothe, hearing when Wren puts me on speaker. “If we need the bitch tortured, you and Everest are invited to the party.”

“See?”Wren says. “We aren’t leaving you out.”

“I guess I’m going to see my dad tonight then,” I sigh. “Four law offices called me throughout the day to offer their pro bono services. Everything's coming together so well, there’s no way this woman can just swoop in to take over.”

“It’s not even because we want the credit, either,”Wren says. “Emilia has an agenda I don’t want to be associated with.”

“I’m scared to think about what her idea of a demure omega might look like,” I say.

“Emilia Richardson thinks omegas need to be put in their place,” Shaw says. “I looked into her recently, and found that she stonewalls any change. She thinks that any omega running an organization that will shift the status quo is an upstart that needs to be guided.”

“Or replaced,”Wren says wryly.

Ugh, this is so not good.

“I am not one to start shit, but why do you think you suddenly have law offices reaching out, Aisling?” Shaw asks, making me take a deep breath.

“I asked Domh to step in one day when I had a client come in about a custody case,” I tell him. “He spoke to her, and must have called around for offices to help. I just don’t know why he wouldn’t have told me?”

“You’ve been getting gifts for a week or two, haven’t you?” Flynn asks, chiming in.

Glancing at my new gloves that are peeking out of my coat pocket, I nod. “I received new gloves this morning,” I say. “They’re the single most perfect thing ever.”

“With that kind of endorsement, I need a photo so I can buy Wren a pair,” Everest says with a chuckle.

“It’s not a competition,”Wren says with a huff. I can hear that she likes it though from how warm her tone is and I smile. I love how well her pack loves her.

I know they had a really tough start, but things have definitely changed for the better.

“They could be trying to make your life easier without looking for recognition,”Flynn says.

“That’s what I think,”Shaw grunts.“They’re trying, I just don’t think it’s enough.”

“Aiden told me to reject him,” I blurt out. It’s been on my mind all day and I can’t hold it in any longer.

“Is that what you want?”Everest asks slowly after a long pause. There’s a gravity to his tone and I sigh, leaning back in my chair.

“No, but I’m not ready to play happy family, either,” I admit.

“Then let it ride,”Ambrose says.“It was big of him to even tell you that. While it’s an option, most alphas won’t tell you that, since it’s a big deal. There are a lot of consequences to it. The string tugging you to each other breaks, and it feels as if something’s been ripped away from each of you.”

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