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I don't need an answer to know she's listening, her body becoming even more malleable on top of mine, her cunt tightening around my fingers. I pinch her clit between two fingers and roll it gently between them as I stroke inside her, and she gasps before a long, slow moan escapes her mouth, and her head falls back against me.

Her body doesn't shudder or shake. This isn't an orgasm that is going to break her apart and leave her panting. As fun as those are, that's not what my girl needed.

Gliding my fingers out of her, I push my hand to her chest and feel her rapid heartbeat slow as she begins to mimic the slow breaths I'm taking. She turns on her side and cuddles up against me, and I can feel her tears dripping against me.

"I don't know why I'm crying," she says softly. "I feel so good."

"It's normal, love." I smooth the hair away from her face and look into her gorgeous green eyes. "You opened yourself to me in a way that went beyond the physical."

We sit in silence in the rapidly cooling water, and I wonder where the others ended up, but that thought is fleeting. All that matters is the woman in my arms.

As her eyes drift close and her breathing slows, I bury my nose in her hair and inhale the fresh scent of mangoes that surrounds her. "I love you so much, Jordy. Please, please, give me a chance to earn your forgiveness."

She's half asleep and probably doesn't know what she's saying, but Jordan's next words stop my heart.

"Oh, Rafe. You already did."

Attn: Ms. Jordan Knight

Ms. Knight,

It has been brought to the attention of Hurry Up and Grow, hereby referred to as EMPLOYER, that you, Jordan Cross, working under the name Jordan Knight, have failed to report your emergent Omega status to the attention of EMPLOYER.

In accordance with company policy and federal law 824, referred to as The Omega Protection Act, all Omegas are required to disclose their designation status at application or when it emerges if the employee has not presented it at the time employment is granted.

EMPLOYER has been informed that you have concealed your status and continued working in your position. Because of this gross negligence and breach of federal law, your employment has been terminated effective immediately.

Your last paycheck and any personal items found in your office will be mailed to your address on file.

Sincerely,

Tyra Williams

Director, Human Resources

Hurry Up and Grow

Chapter forty-seven

I read the e-mailagain.

And again.

And again.

I read it so many times that Icarus grabbed my phone and put it in his pocket.

"You're going to drive yourself crazy," he says gently. "The words aren't going to change."

"How can they fire me?" I ask for what may be the fiftieth time.

Icarus runs his fingers through his dirty blonde hair and sighs. "I don't know. I thought you filed your paperwork. You took heat leave and everything."

"I put it all together. Lanie filed it. Why would they say I didn't?"

My mate pushes a mug that says "Doctor's Orders" filled with steaming tea across the table to me. Wrapping my hands around its heated surface lets me feel something other than grief at losing my career.

"Maybe Lanie didn't file them," he says gently. "She hasn't been a good friend to you lately."

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