Page 23 of Talk About… Secrets
My beta was ready. “Actually, I’m going to overstep here. I’d love for us all to have different dishes, some of the best you have, so we can take photos to send to the couple.”
My chest warmed at the fact that he was making things easier on me. They were so attentive, and we just met. I couldn’t imagine what spending my life with them would be like.
“Not overstepping,” Beck said, nodding once in approval. “That’s perfect.”
“Oh, you make my job too easy,” the chef teased. “How about coffees for the rest of you?”
“Black coffee for me,” Beck answered. I expected nothing less, though I wrinkled my nose at him, making him chuckle.
“Green tea, if you have it,” Spencer answered, a small smile on his face as he winked at me.
“Give me what she has,” Cade added. “She’s not the only one with a sweet tooth.”
Thankfully, nothing they said was out of the ordinary.
Over the top? Sure.
We looked like a pack, but we would have, whether we were mates or not, with one omega, two betas, and an alpha. Thankfully, everyone knew why we were here and what we were doing.
“You think Wedding Planner Barbie’s going to show her face again today?” Spencer asked as the chef went off to the kitchen.
“She better not. I made it very clear I wanted her nowhere near the wedding, and Hailey backed me up on that. I can’t believe she called her before we even got out of the water.”
I rolled my eyes, still annoyed, though I wasn’t going to let one bad wedding planner taint the weekend.
“I’m going to walk around the venue today, take some pictures after we do the centerpieces. We got a good chunk done yesterday, so we shouldn’t have much left.”
“At this point, it’s just finishing about half the centerpieces and bagging up the party favors. What about the scent blockers? I haven’t seen anything about them yet.”
“The wedding team is supposed to ensure those bags end up in everyone’s suites. They’ll have scent-blocking soaps, sprays, deodorants, and sunblock since we’ll be out in the sun all week.”
“Perfect. Then I don’t think there’s too much for us to do outside of taking pictures and wrapping things up.”
“Then the real fun starts tomorrow,” I said. “Just wait until you meet my family, you’ll be wanting to run for the hills. You’ll regret this ever happened.”
“Oh, freckles, we could never regret you,” Spencer said, his voice so serious it made my chest ache.
I always imagined being at the center of a pack like this, with men so sweet, yet commanding, the kind that made me feel as good as I hopefully made them feel.
And here they were, proving that they were all worth the wait.
Grace
The afternoon sun glinted over the lake, casting a warm glow on the glassy surface. There was a soft breeze blowing in, taking away some of the summer heat. It was so peaceful out here, quiet, that it reminded me of home.
I held up my phone and snapped a couple more pictures before turning towards the lodge and doing the same. It started ringing, my sister’s ringtone startling in the quiet evening.
“Hell—” I start to get the greeting out, but I was quickly cut off by her frantic voice.
“Grace, I just needed to give you a heads up. Apparently, Bianca just couldn’t wait to get down there, and apparently, things with her mates are rocky right now. I’m frantically trying to pack, and I’m heading to you, but so is she. I’m not sure who’s going to get there first.”
“Why does she think she can just change her lodging? She doesn’t even have a room here tonight. In fact, Beck bought outallthe rooms to give us space to work. They’re just going to tell her there’s no vacancy.”
“Oh my god, you better tell him to stick to his word. Go find him right now while I’m on the phone. I’ll talk to him.”
Trying not to get frustrated, I rushed inside, searching him out. All three of my men were finishing up scent pouches in the conference room. They started to say something but I clicked my phone on speaker and held it out.
“Alright, Hailey, you’re on speaker. The groomsmen are here.”
