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This feels weird, not in an uncomfortable way, but in a ‘I’m not sure I’m allowed to do this’ kind of way.What if I mess things up?What if I disappoint him because I’m not as smart as he thinks I am?

“Of course.”He leans closer, looking more serious, but his eyes still full of spark.“If there’s anything you want to learn or do.Just tell me.I’ll make it happen.”

Then his voice softens.“You’re no longer on the run.You’re no longer living day by day.You’re living here with me now.I’ve got the money to fulfil all of your dreams.”

My cheeks heat up as I glance down his body, ending on his boxer briefs, which are tented.“All of my dreams?”

“All of them.”He chuckles.“But let me show you the library first.And I’ll have Timothy prepare a laptop for you, so you can use that whenever you want.”

He pulls me up from the pillow, holding me in his arms.“I only want the very best for you.So, anything you want, tell me, I’ll make it happen.”

“Thank you.”My heart beats fast and I start perfuming, surprised by his actions.I know that he cares about me, he cares a lot, but this is still so much more than I expected.

“I’m your mate.Anything I can do, I will.”

I never expected that I’d ever get a college degree, or anything more than a high school diploma.

From a young age, I’ve always known that once I graduated high school, I’d be married off to some other pack and, from that moment on, whatever would happen would be up to my new pack.

I was fine with that.I didn’t really have many things that I wanted to do in life and there wasn’t anything in school that I was particularly good at.So, doing whatever a new pack told me to do was fine with me.

None of the Omegas who raised me had more than a high school diploma, so it’s not like I knew anything else.That’s just how things were for pack bonded Omegas.

It wasn’t until I met Caleb that I realised that there was more out there for Omegas who were part of packs.And he’s always wanted to get me enrolled in some sort of classes, but because we moved so often, that was never practical.

So, I mostly learned whatever I could on the jobs that I did and he taught me everything I needed to know about household finances and other practical things.

But to be able to choose something to learn, to be able to learn anything that I would like, that’s new.

And very exciting.

13

Jorge

When I walkinto Mathew’s downstairs library, I find it filled with people, making me smile.I don’t think this room has been this busy in years.

The last time was probably when Mathew was finishing up his master’s thesis while also negotiating some business deal he’d been trying to get for months.That guy has so much willpower.

He never had much of an education growing up, which makes sense with his situation.

But as soon as he took over this organisation, he hired multiple tutors to get him not just up to a ‘normal’ education level for his age, but to get him into a good college which then allowed him to do a master’s degree.All in just a handful of years.

Some admittedly very stressful years, taking more than a normal load of classes while also running this organisation, but he still managed it.

No wonder everyone respects him so much.Even if they have no idea where he started, they respect him for where he ended up.

Mathew spots me and saunters over, grinning.He’s wearing much more than I’ve seen him wear in days, which isn’t hard because he was naked most of the time.Right now, he’s wearing some soft-looking red suit pants and a cream linen button-up.

Basically, this is summer-casual for him.

The guy doesn’t do jeans or t-shirts, all suits all the way.He’s got plenty of options for what types of fabrics they’re made of, but he always looks very stylish.Which is, honestly, very sexy.

“This almost makes me want to get my PhD.”

“What brought this on?”I wrap my arm around his shoulders and pull him against me.His pheromones are nearly gone again now that his heat is almost over, but I can still sense them enough to want to take in as much of them as possible.

“Vera.She wants to go to college.So, Timothy is making her take some tests to see if she needs tutoring before she can start.”His eyes are shining, full of excitement and… is that pride?

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