Page 34 of Omegas Need
His co-worker apologized though, lifting his hands in surrender.
“I didn’t mean to bother anyone,” he said, and it seemed sincere.
“It’s fine,” I said, finally speaking up.
Chase just nodded and steered us away, his body stiff.
“It’s not fine,” he said under his breath. “The bastard was trying to suggest something. He was just being subtle about it.”
Surprised, I glanced back. Upper class peopledidhave a way of saying things without saying them. Maybe I just wasn’t used to this world yet. I hadn’t noticed anything underhanded about it.
“He was trying to suggest the truth,” Usman pointed out.
“That doesn’t matter,” Chase said firmly and then he shut his eyes and sighed.
This was our first big event all together. Chase had insisted it would be fine to all go together, saying that no one would question him. Now that we were here though, I could feel the tension off of him.
I swallowed and reached up, catching his hand.
“Let’s dance?” I suggested.
He looked down, saw the hopeful look on my face and smiled, warmth filling his gaze.
“Sure,” he said. “All three of us.”
We both looked at Manny who immediately shook his head.
“I can’t dance,” he said. “You two go. I’ll watch.”
We both started to argue but he cut us off.
“Please.”
Chase grimaced.
"I’m going to dance with Wren," he said. "But then I'm going to dance with you after."
"I want to dance with you too," I pouted, and Usman just chuckled.
"Okay fine, just don’t expect any fancy moves."
He waved us off and since he'd agreed to dance later, I didn’t feel as bad going onto the dance floor with just Chase, especially when he pulled me into his arms and held me. I leaned against him, soaking in his comforting presence, my arms around his waist to keep him close.
The song was slow which suited me just fine. Resting my head against his chest grounded me.
"I wish I could you know," he whispered into my hair.
"Could what?" I asked.
"Mate you," he answered, "and Usman. I want to tie our souls all together and never let either of you go."
I bit my lip, warmth filling me from the bottom to the top.
I squeezed him tight, wondering if now was the right time to mention that thing I'd been researching... the thing that scared the hell out of me.
"You know," I said, looking up at his eyes to see his reaction. "There are stories of some people doing it."
He stared blankly for a moment and then frowned.
