Page 30 of Finding the Forward: Part One
“Aww. You won forlove.” Happy tears pricked my eyes. I’d read that sports romance.
Grif lookedgoodin a suit, as did Dean. While Dean wasn’t the giant Grif was, he was still a big boy–tall and broad-shouldered with a narrow waist, messy strawberry blond hair, and greeneyes. Freckles dotted his pale nose and unlike Grif, he was clean-shaven.
Mmmm.
“Was he the other scent on the sweatshirt?” I adored that scent. It was a bit like a snuggly sweater and played well with Grif’s. Like you were wearing your coziest pullover on a rainy day.
Grif turned on the smolder. “Did you like it?”
“Quite a bit.” I bit my lower lip, remembering how I’d sniffed the sweatshirt until it no longer smelled like them.
“That will make him happy. Here, this is Jonas. He’s mated to Dean. We met him while we were at university. He plays for the Knights, too. Defense.” Grif pulled up a photo of another big boy–this one a brooding Asian guy with blue hair and tattoos.
“Jonas is an alpha?” Which made sense, given he’d said Dean and Jonas werematedwhile he and Dean weremarried. So Deanwasn’tan alpha. While other designations could matewithalpha or omegas, only those two designations could actually administer a mating bite.
“Yes. Sometimes Jonas and I fuck around, but mostly it’s because Dean wants us to.” He took a sip of coffee.
If I had packmates that looked like that I’d fuck around with them, too. Mmmm mmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmm.
“Um, in case you’re curious, Dean and I are both twenty-seven, Jonas is twenty-eight. AJ’s the old dude and will be thirty in spring.” He grinned at me.
“I’m twenty-five, but I’m okay with older men.” I winked at him.
“Oh, I’m so glad,” he laughed. “Here’s AJ. He’s also an alpha. We used to play hockey together. Now, he’s an investment banker. He means a lot to me.”
Grif scrolled to a picture of a polished man in a fancy suit, who looked exactly like the type of guy my Baba, my alpha dad, wanted me to marry.
“Now you’re all together. That is so sweet. AJ’s your alpha?” They were anice-looking group of guys.
“AJ and I aren’t mated. Right now, we’re waiting. Once we become a pack, we can negotiate a pack contract, and then I can’t be traded away from my pack.” His look went wistful.
“That makes so much sense. I’m sure you’ll get it. I can’t wait to meet the rest of your pack.” Hopefully, we all got along, given this wouldn’t work if we didn’t.
“Dean can’t wait to meet you.” Grif leaned closer. “He likes to be shared.”
My voice lowered. “Shared? Like you fuck him into me?”
The image made me wet as I pictured Dean pounding into me as Grif took him. I’d try that.
“Oh, yes. It would be fun to shareyou,too. If you meet and there are no sparks, no one will push it. At the very least, I hope you get along. You liking his scent? That has potential.” His fingers caressed my thigh, making me tingle.
“I’m willing to explore that. Though I’ve never been with two guys at once. You and Dean aren’t alphas? Which is fine by me.” I licked my lips at the idea of two guys at the same time.
I’d be the filling in that man-sandwich.
“We’ll fuck you so good, Kitten.” He stroked my thigh, sending shivers up my spine. “I’m beta, and Dean? He’s an omega.”
I sucked in a sharp breath. Dean, the hockey goalie, was anomega?
“I know. I have a giant omega. Heard you like them.” His eyes danced.
“I prefer big boys. Always have. But please know that this doesn’t mean I’d put you aside because he’s an omega–or date you to get to him. I appreciate you telling me about your pack.I’m not here to take you away or break you up or anything alphas sometimes do.” It whooshed out of me as my belly twisted. I needed him to know that my interest in him was genuine and that I wouldn’t cause any trouble with his packmates.
“Breathe, Kitten.” He took my hand in his. They were giant, rough, andpale.Both he and Dean looked like they were allergic to sunshine.
I inhaled deeply. “Sorry. If you want some fierce, dominant, boss lady, who likes to wear power suits, I’m not your woman. I cry too much and read too many romance novels.”
Usually, when guys found out I was a female alpha, they wanted me to dominate them out of novelty, since we made up such a small fraction of the alpha population. As if all female alphas carried whips and handcuffs in their purses.
