Page 20 of Knot All is Forgiven

"Do you have my phone?" I call out, wandering to try to find the Alpha.

"No, I think it's in the plastic bag, still in the car. Would you like to use mine?" He pokes his head out of a room off the kitchen. The kitchen is lived in, so I think this Alpha can cook. There's also an electric tea kettle and a fresh fruit bowl on the counter. It's not what I would have expected from a bachelor pad.

The room he's in must be his bedroom. I follow him in, and he doesn't stop me. The bed is meticulously made, and its cornersare crisp. I've never seen such a well-made bed outside of a hotel. He's got a suitcase open on it and carefully, meticulously folds clothing and places it in. He takes his time, and I watch him, enraptured at the precision he moves with.

His smile is crooked as he holds out his phone to me. "Still want it?"

Damnit. He knows I was watching him.

"Yeah, thanks." I step out of his room and back to the living room for a semblance of privacy and flop on the couch, my legs hanging over the arm as I dial the familiar number.

"This is Lanie, how can I help you?"

"Bitch," I laugh, "is that your customer service voice?"

"Jordan? What number are you calling from?"

I grab a maroon throw pillow and prop it under the back of my head. He has good taste. Maroon is one of my favorite colors. "Well, that's why I'm calling. Some shit went down today."

"Spill. Now."

"Okay, so I presented as an Omega, scent matched with a hot doctor, and that pack I told you about, Stargazer, somehow knows I'm an Omega and found me at the hospital, so now I've got to figure out a way not to be found by them."

"Hold the fuck up. I'm sorry. I'm SORRY. You're an Omega?"Her voice is almost an incomprehensible screech.

"I've been telling you that. No one believed me." Well, Vick did. He believed me immediately.

"And you've got an Alpha? Just like that?"

Lanie is a Beta, and she is vocal about just how little she knows or wants to know about Alpha and Omega dynamics. I doubt she even watches shows or reads books that focus on them.

"Yes, just like that. Scent matches are soul mates."

"And he's hot?"

"Insanely," I laugh. "You can meet him soon."

"And the Stargazers?"

"Yeah, I don't know what is going on with that. The nurse said they were claiming I was their Omega. I just… My name is out there. If they make the connection between my real name and my work name and call the office, please don't tell them anything."

"Of course, but how will I know it's them?"

I inhale deeply when a massive orange cat climbs onto my chest. He stares me down with big amber eyes and then screeches before settling down.

"What the hell was that? That didn't sound like Blush."

"That was the massive orange beast that appears to be pretending to be my Alpha's cat. Holy shit, he weighs a ton." I try to shove the cat off of me, but he turns into dead weight, and I sigh, accepting that I am nothing more than a breathing bed for his highness. "Anyways, you'll know. They apparently waited at the hospital for hours."

"Bitch, you didn't say shit about a hospital."

"Because I'm fine. Anyways, I'm at his house, and I should probably help him pack up some of his stuff since he's coming to stay with me for a bit."

"Okay, but we're getting brunch on Sunday, and I'm meeting him."

"Of course. Alright, love you," I tell her, pulling the phone away from my ear to hang up.

"Wait! What's his name?"

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