Page 181 of Dream Mates
“I didn’t do a genscan.” My lower lip quivered.
“Maybe your mates did it? Possibly after seeing me yesterday? I could see an overprotective mate doing that out of worry.” The professor got close enough to see the screen.
“Oh. Or me meeting Creed. The resemblance sort of freaked some of the guys out–and Bren, he, well, he always thinks people are getting close to the pack for the wrong reasons.” My chest shuddered. “Not that you are, but well, you’ve met one of my mates. Adriana did accuse me of going after your pack’s money, so you probably understand?”
Nate nodded. “I’m so sorry she did that, but yes, after meeting Spencer, I’m pretty sure that’s not why you’re in town.”
“No. I just came for the symposium.” My voice came out ragged.
“I know.” He patted my shoulder awkwardly, then grabbed a candy bar.
My belly growled, reminding me it was past lunch. I took a candy bar and gobbled it while Lark showed me a different screen, which was populated with Nate’s name, along with a bunch of other stuff. Another box saidfile locked.
All I could do was shove the rest of the candy in my mouth and stare at the screen. None of this made any sense.
My head spun and bile rose in my throat. Swallowing hard, I rested my head on my knees, wrapping the blankets tighter.3.1415926535
“It’s going to be okay, Hun,” Lark said.
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How? The computer said I had adad.Nate was mydad?How? How was that even possible?
“Grace, are you all right? What are you mumbling?” Lark asked.
“Pi, I think,” Nate replied. He sat down next to me.
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I kept going through the numbers, willing myself to calm down.
“How many places do you know?” The professor finally said when I’d stopped, though I hadn’t looked up from my knees.
“More than Spencer. We had a contest.” My voice was muffled by my blanketed knees. I looked at him.
How did I ask if the professor was from a parallel world without asking if he was from a parallel world? That’s all that made sense. After all, I couldn’t be from here.
Could I?
“You… you didn’t leave me behind right? Like you went into protection and left me?” My voice shook.
“You’re not making any sense, Grace. I looked for you, so hard, I promise.” He wrapped another blanket around me.
“Okay.” I guess that was ano.
Nate looked at Lark. “Is there any way that they’d let her alpha in here? She’s newly mated and so scared.”
She tapped on her screen. “Not an alpha. Maybe someone else in her pack… oh, you’re not registered with a pack?”
“Not yet. We’re still getting it sorted.” I could use Evan right now.
“Oh, I see,” Lark replied.
“I’m still not really sure why we’re even here. Thora was a late-blooming alpha. I could almost believe her sister was a sigma, but not Thora.” He shook his head and took a bite of chocolate.
“Thora is the mother? The one blocked?” Lark said. “The paperwork said that Grace was suspected of having a fake record and a parent with an illegal designation. I suppose with one parent blocked, they brought you in as well in order to rule that out?”
“I believe so,” he said.
