Page 52 of Beta and the Beast
"They all knew I scent-matched you, if that's what you mean," I tell her, resting my chin on the crown of her head as her fingers trace over where we're standing beside one another in the photo.
"You what?" Sarah tenses in my arms.
"The first morning we met? At your coffee shop? Sarah, I was ready to bite you then."
She turns in my arms, her head tilted to look at me. She thinks I'm lying to her, as though I'd lie about something like that. Romulus comes out, not liking our mate doubting us so quickly. He needs to make sure she doesn't doubt us for long. The office door locks automatically, so there's no chance of someone stumbling in on us, but we won't do anything more than assure our skittish little beta that she's ours.
"You wanted me this whole time?" she asks, her voice thin like she can't believe it for some reason.
"Wanted you this whole time," Romulus confirms. "Now, ask me how long I've loved you."
Sarah's eyes widen, her lids closing comically slow before widening again. "You love me?"
"How could we not?" Romulus purrs, lowering his hands to her ass because even though he's being sweet, he still has plans for when we get back to the apartment on his mind. "A beautiful beta who speaks her mind, who fights us, denies us." He snaps his teeth close to her mouth, whispering, "A brave woman, a caring woman, someone who helps others and offers aid without hesitation. How was I supposed to not fall in love with you?"
"Romulus," she says his name, shaky and uncertain, but she makes up her mind, a smile curling at her lips as she locks her arms around our neck and tugs us closer. "I love you, too."
The kiss is not as sweet and gentle as it should be. Romulus has her up on Sam's desk before I can talk him out of it, urging Sarah further back so he can climb on top of her.
Not here, Romulus.
Why not?
Her brother's office. Our business partner's office.
Don't care.
He'll care, and then she'll care.
Romulus huffs, looking down at our beta with her lust-drunk expression and messy hair. She's so tempting. It's hard for even me to see reason, but thankfully, I've already talked Romulus into not having her here. He cares about making sure Sarah doesn't feel embarrassed about being with us, so he huffs and puffs, but he stands up and offers her his hand before giving me back control.
"I guess it's for the best," Sarah sighs.
She straightens out her shirt and smooths down her hair while I look over the paperwork on Sam's desk. We may have messed up his organization a little bit, but everything's about in the right spots.
I find the envelope addressed to me and tear it open. I've been waiting for my approval as a foster parent to go through before we told anyone about Jace being unhoused. Is it technically something I should've alerted someone about to begin with? Yes, but if I did that, there's no telling where he would've ended up, and I knew he was safe with Sarah.
"Good news?" Sarah asks, peeking around my arm to read over the letter.
"Good news," I tell her, handing her the letter if she wants to read it more clearly. "And something we need to discuss."
"Oh, you were approved," she says with so much enthusiasm and light that I can't imagine her being upset with what it means for our life, how it changes things for her as much as it does for me. Before I even have a chance to ask her if she'll have any issue with me housing displaced alphas, she looks up at me, chewingon her lip, and asks, "I should get certified too, right? So we don't have to worry about moving between apartments?"
I wrap my arms around her, banding her tight to me so quickly that she lets out a little yelp of surprise. She settles against me, her hand tugging on my sweater until she gets it underneath and presses her fingertips against my abdomen. We don't speak for a long while. We just hold one another and embrace the future we'll have.
I might also have to hold Romulus back from wanting to pin her to the wall and have his way with her, but he's placated with the knowledge that we're heading back to the apartment after this, back upstairs to the bed we picked out just for her. Then he can be out, and he can show our mate just how much we appreciate her.
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Sarah
"Have you ever had your dick sucked by a beta?" I ask Henry as we step inside the apartment. He's been so good at keeping in control until we got here, and I can't help it if a part of me doesn't want to see him lose it a little bit, especially now that we're back home.
"Want to be my first?" Romulus asks, his lips curling into a devilish smile as he crowds me against the front door, his body trapping mine. He leaves me enough space so I can slowly sink to my knees. His eyes close, and his whole body shivers as I palm him through his khakis.
"You're so big," I tell him, still surprised at his size and the fact that we managed to make it fit inside me. He snorts, but I know he likes me being amazed at his size.
"Take me out, pretty girl," Romulus tells me, a bit of his bark lacing the words.
