Page 87 of Chosen Beta

I douse my arousal with the thought of having to get into a physical fight.

I need to stay sharp and focused, ready for anything.

When she finishes eating, I’m relieved.

She gets up and makes a phone call, asking the kitchen to come pick up the tray.

Then, she turns to me. “Try not to scare the life out of whoever comes to pick that up, okay?”

“I’ll try,” I agree.

She sighs and moves around the desk to sit down.

Stifling a yawn, it takes her a few seconds before she starts to type.

I listen out for footsteps outside the door.

That reception area is cavernous.

It makes it a lot easier to tell when someone’s coming from that direction.

I do my best not to frighten the same girl who comes back to retrieve the tray.

She doesn’t make eye contact with me as she rushes out of the office.

Just a regular Beta who’s a little bit afraid of Alpha presences.

I think I can rule her out as a suspect.

I close the door and turn back to Lana.

She slowly stops typing before she looks up at me.

“I think it might be time for bed.”

Chapter Thirty

Lana

Locking up the office, I lead Owen out across the reception area toward the medical wing.

“This side of the building used to mostly be used for storage,” I explain as I walk. “We had a few rooms that were used for health check-ups, and of course the bathroom and staff kitchen for the clerical staff were always here. Now it’s a medical unit while we work with the handful of patients’ we still have from the big rescue the Alpha Alliance facilitated.”

“Uh huh,” he murmurs, not sounding impressed.

I don’t know why I keep talking around him.

Something about his silence makes me nervous, I guess.

He pulls the door open when we get to it, and I step into the medical wing’s corridor.

“I’m hoping we can keep this wing open, and have it made into a permanent hospital for Omegas who need the extra layer of protection that this location provides.”

“I thought it was supposed to be temporary,” he mutters, sounding suspicious.

“It was,” I confirm. “But I think it could be a good thing for the city and its surrounding areas if we’re able to make it a permanent fixture. The Alpha Alliance have only gotten started freeing Omegas from traffickers. They have a lot of work still to do, and I’d like it if we were able to keep helping them.”

He grunts in response, and I press my lips together.

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