Page 39 of Chosen Beta

He hasn’t met her, so he hasn’t felt that connection.

He needs to be here to do that.

“I’m helping Omegas who were trafficked,” I reveal, hoping the details might help him to understand. “The Alpha Alliance brought them to the Omega Academy because the woman who runs this place now is trying to change the academy for the better. They knew she’d help them, and she has. Owen, this is more than just a job. We’re giving these women their lives back.”

“I never said I don’t get why you take these jobs, Ezra. I know you go where you’re needed the most and all you ever want is to help people. But you need to understand what that means for the rest of us. It means I need to be the one who gives us a stable home life. I’m the one who has to put down roots to make our mates feel secure. The house in Platinum Valley is our home. It always will be.”

“I’m not asking you to uproot our life or to buy a new house someplace else. All I want is a visit. A day, maybe two. Just this one time. For me, and for Shadow and Pete. Things will start tochange, Owen. I promise. I just need this one thing for now. I’ll never ask you to do it again.”

The line goes silent when I finish my pleading request.

He really doesn’t want to come out to the city.

I know that. I’m asking a lot, maybe too much.

“Look, I have to get back to work soon, and we still need a security team out here, regardless of what you decide to do. It would mean a lot to me if you could come out here to do that risk assessment. A couple of hours would do it. I won’t force you to stay any longer if it’s not what you want when you get out here.”

I hold my breath.

He lets out a low groan.

Oh my God, I think he’s going to say yes.

“I can’t have my parents ever find out I was inside a fucking Omega academy.”

He’s going to do it. He’s going to come out here.

My lips twitch, but I don’t let the smile out, not yet.

“Sign in with one of Pete’s false identities. No one will ever know you were here.”

“Sign in?” he sounds appalled. “Christ. I forgot about the hoops they make everyone jump through. Can’t you come out and meet me in the city centre, or something?”

“I guess we could,” I start, trying to think of way to put him off that idea. “If you feel like taking cash out the vacation fund for a hotel and talking Shadow into being okay with the change of location.”

“Oh no,” Shadow murmurs from where he’s stretched out on the couch. “No hotels, please God no.”

“You’re killing me here,” Owen mutters. “If I come out for the night, you owe me one big ass favor, and I don’t want to hear a single complaint when I decide to cash it in.”

“So, you’ll come?” I ask, starting to smile.

“Don’t get too excited. I’m not exactly going to be in my best mood.”

Shadow sits up straighter in his seat, shock in his expression.

“Did he say yes?”

“You won’t hear any complaints from me,” I assure Owen.

He sighs. “Then I guess I’ll see you in a few hours.”

He hangs up and I slip the phone back into my pocket.

“He’s coming?” Shadow asks.

“Looks like it,” I confirm.

“That’s so fucking awesome.”

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