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We snuggled a bit, as I continued to rub her arms, her shoulders, and tell her what a good job she did, and how much I loved her.
“Drink a little more water?” I finally asked, offering her the bottle from earlier.
After she finished it, she closed her eyes and dozed on my chest. Getting my phone, I checked the group chat and sighed, given they were well on their way.
Grace would love to see them, and well, I did send my jet to them. I changed the hotel reservation to check out Sunday instead of tomorrow, then dove into my email.
There was some information about Adriana. Pictures of her with protest signs outside a hall where Elaris was speaking. Social media posts of her organizing rallies.
While Adriana wasn’t the leader of a thinly-veiled hate group that protested any science they didn’t personally approve of, she’d been heavily involved in the protest efforts against Elaris.
I had nothing to do with it.But she’d known.
Elaris didn’t deserve to die simply because she wanted to make the world a better place.
A safer place.
After all, the entire reason that Elaris started trying to compound better suppressants was because one of her friends had been attacked by another student. One who really should have been on the blockers offered to young alphas as they learned to control their anger and hormones.
The young man said he didn’t like the side effects, even though they were much milder than the side effects the omegas who took blockers and suppressants dealt with every day.
And unlike alphas, for many of these omegas, not taking suppressants or blockers because of side effects wasn’t an option.
Something alphas took for granted. For some, not being on medications like this made them a public hazard.
Elaris made something better. She sought my help, and together we came to a solution. We registered it, tested it, formed our company and brought it to market.
Before we even finished university.
I pressed a kiss to Grace’s head. Yes, Elaris would have loved her so much. Grace and Elaris together would have revolutionized the world.
Grace and I could still change the world, but it wouldn’t be quite the same.
Perhaps the world didn’t deserve the future that Elaris wanted for them.
Still, it was time to see if I couldn’t make some inquiries and find a new generation of young scientists that might be able to come up with solutions.
Finally, we drew closer to the hotel. I peppered Grace’s face with tiny kisses.
“Are we almost there?” she asked, sleepily.
“Yes. You should probably wear clothes.” I cleaned her up and helped her get dressed in the clothes I’d brought her, tossing the swimsuit and coverup into the bag.
“Are you hungry? I’m guessing that you’d like a shower or a bath?” I added.
“And more of you.” She pulled me to her by my tie and locked her lips to mine. “Thank you for taking such good care of me.”
“I will give you everything,” I breathed, getting lost in her eyes. “Just to warn you, the rest of the pack is on their way.”
“Wes told me. Do we have a little time?” Her look went coy.
Getting out of the car, I scooped her into my arms and snagged the bag. Waving at the driver, I walked her toward the hotel entrance. She felt so right in my arms. All of me tightened because I needed to ground myself in her again. And again.
I gave her a deep kiss, a promise that I would give her anything and everything. “Darling, we have all the time you need.”
Chapter Fifty-One
Jett
