Page 60 of Broken Dreams

“Saints preserve me!” I scream, glad I’m alone downstairs in the office with Callum. We’ve been talking about work and what’s coming up.

Quinn and Linus are happily in their nest watching a movie at nine at night and I’m loving that for them. Typically, they’d already be working the floor, Linus told us. Never again will that happen. I have a shit list of people and there’s two on it. I planto make good on my promises to remove people who have hurt them in my omegas’ lifetime.

I’m a vengeful man, and this is bringing out the worst in me.

“Hello?” I answer gruffly.

My brother gives me a look to get a handle on my shit, and I make a show of breathing. As if that’s going to help me. I walk around with a perpetual hard on, my hand and cock are sore from how often I fist myself to relieve the ache in my balls, and their scent is all around me. All of that has the makings for a short tempered alpha, who does not have the patience of a saint.

“Yes, I’m searching for two people, and I believe they may be with you,” a well cultured voice says with a hint of a Spanish accent.

Giving my brother a glance in return that says, “what the fuck,” I put the call on speakerphone.

“It’s an odd thing to call about the whereabouts of someone when we don’t know each other,” I say, deciding to fuck with him.

There’s no damn way I’m telling him anything without first speaking to Quinn and Linus. I also don’t know how he got this damn number.

My mind churns with unanswered questions while I force myself to stay outwardly calm. With the chaos riding my brain and my cock, it’s not an easy feat.

“I can see how this would seem strange, but cameras outside of a certain building don’t lie,”he says.

“I’m sorry, are you trying to blackmail us?” Callum asks, leaning forward at the desk he’s sitting at. “I don’t know what you saw, but I believe you’re mistaken.”

Morris made certain all the cameras facing the back of the building suffered from a disruption of service for a full six hours, meaning the same loop of footage ran as he waited for us to leave Slick Dreams. On the way in, our vehicle was parked in thealleyway, and we kept our faces averted from any cameras that were pointing in the direction of the front door of the building.

There’s not a goddamned chance he found our faces to trace it back to us or this phone. I hope his lying ass bursts into flames, asshole.

“Are you saying that Linus and Makayla aren’t in your care?”he asks, making my stomach sour.

Well, then.

“I’m saying I have no clue what you’re talking about. Why are these people so important anyway?” I ask.

The door to the office is open, I have nothing to hide from Quinn and Linus if they were to come down for something. Hell, maybe they can tell me who this is. I’m thinking this is a client that’s pissed off that his playthings are no longer readily available.

Too damn bad.

“They’re my scent matches,” the man says, finally done beating around the bush.

“Identify yourself,” Callum barks, no longer playing but not giving a damn thing away.

“They know who I am,” the man insists. “Put Linus on the phone.”

“I can’t—” The words die on my tongue as I see Quinn is standing at the door, appearing ashen. Hitting the mute button, I ignore the fucker on the phone to give my full attention to her. “Did you hear who’s on the phone, Quinn?”

Almost swaying, she nods, her nose flaring as she breathes in. Her eyes remain on mine as she walks hesitantly toward me, possession in her gaze.Oh.Did whatever Bret’s been doing run its course?

She’s been on his special medications for so long, I don’t know the lifespan of the drugs, nor when they’ll wear off. I’ve just been hoping one day…

I think that day may be today.

“Hey baby,” I rasp, waiting to see what happens.

Her gaze snaps over to Callum before looking uncertainly at me, as if she can’t figure out who to focus on. To make it easier, my brother stands and walks over to stand next to me. Her lips rub against each other as if contemplating a tasty snack before beginning to stalk forward.

I think she’s forgotten all about the alpha on the phone.

“Makayla!”

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