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That perfectly described how I felt about Ori. Not long ago, I would have said that nothing would come between me and my job to keep Cord safe at all times. But now, I wasn’t so sure.
“Thanks, boss. I’ll talk with Ori tonight and make sure he understands.”
Cord leaned back. “Fantastic. I’ll have Felik make the arrangements to get us all together. It’ll be overwhelming for him, but we might as well toss him in feet first, right?”
I grinned. “Well, he’s already met Rowan and Trev, so he has some idea of what to expect.”
9
ORI
Dancing had never been a thing I was into. Nor was it something I was good at. But in the last few weeks of going out with Rosco, I learned just how amazing it could be when my alpha watched me dance. His eyes grew dark, and later, when he had me all to himself, he would whisper in my ear all the dirty things he was thinking about doing to me while I was out on the dance floor.
As long as no other alphas came near me, it was fine.
I couldn’t stand having other alphas touch me and neither could Rosco. So far, it was never an issue. He sat at a VIP table with his friends or coworkers, I wasn’t sure what they were, and he watched while I danced.
Sometimes, Rowan came out with us and we danced together, other times it was just me and whatever omegas were on the floor that night.
Tonight, I got a little lost in the music and lost sight of Rosco. Then, another alpha’s arms were around me, pulling me deeper into the crowd.
I pushed him away. His smell was all wrong. This wasn’t Rosco coming to dance with me, and I didn’t want it. “No, thanks.” My words were polite, even though my body was screaming for me to run.
“Don’t be like that, baby. I know what an omega like you needs.”
My body revolted. “I said no!” I looked around, but there were too many people around us, and the music was too loud. I was alone out here, and Rosco was far away at the VIP table. Had he seen where I disappeared to? Eventually, he would start to look for me, but would it be too late?
Then I was being pulled away. This time, the scent that hit my nostrils was the familiar leather and sandalwood of Rosco. I fell into his embrace, and my arms went around his waist as I held him tight.
“He told you to fuck off,” Rosco said.
The other alpha didn’t listen. He reached toward me, but Rosco had one arm around me and the other was out in front of him.
The sound of his gun cocking made me finally look up. Rosco had his gun aimed at the other alpha.
A look of alarm was frozen on the man’s face as he realized the situation he was in.
“Boss told you to back off. I’d listen.” All around Rosco were other alphas, the same ones he had been sitting with in the VIP space. They all wore the same glare on their face, with their guns pointed at the alpha who wouldn’t leave me alone.
It should have terrified me. So many dangerous men were around me, threatening to hurt and potentially kill a man for just touching me. But it didn’t. I relished the protection. Maybe this alpha would think twice before going after another omega and not taking no for an answer.
“I’m leaving. I hear you. I’m gone.” The asshole backed away through the aisle of people around us who had stepped back to give him space.
“Follow him.” Rosco nodded to one of the guys as he uncocked his gun and holstered it.
“On it.”
Rosco pulled me tighter. “You all right, Ori?”
I nodded and exhaled against his chest. Despite the terror I’d felt when I was being dragged away, I knew Rosco would save me. And he did. “Yeah, but can we go?”
I expected him to grab my hand and lead me out of the room, but instead, he swept me into his arms. “Let’s go home.”
We left the club and were in a car. Everyone got out of the way when Rosco told them to. I didn’t pay any attention to where he was taking me because my trust in Rosco knew no bounds. I was never out of his arms. He held me against him as we got into the car and all throughout the drive. I was still in his arms when we got out.
It wasn’t until the sounds of the shower turning on reached my ears that I finally looked up and took in my surroundings.
The bathroom we were in was massive. The shower was tiled with soft blue honeycomb-shaped tiles, and two showerheads cascaded rain-like water from an arched ceiling.
