Page 51 of Talk About… Secrets
“Me, too,” he said, looking up at me but keeping his head downcast. “You’re our alpha but you’re failing us and her. This isn’t right. It’s gone on too long and those old alphas don’t give a fuck if we’re all suffering.”
“You’re right. They don’t,” I agreed, sliding folders across the thick desk. I’d spent the last week calling in every favor we had and digging into the lives of our board.
Spencer and Cade shared a look. It was clear they didn’t expect me to cave in any capacity.
If they thought I wasn’t just as anxious to get home to my omega they were insane. I just couldn’t let the hellscape our lives had become, affect hers. She deserved better.
“This is...” Spencer gasped, eyes wide.
“Blackmail,” I said simply. “Those are full of lies, deceit, shady deals and offshore accounts. Every one of them are vulnerable now.”
“So, we’re going home?”
Home. At one point I thought it was this godforsaken city. Now I knew the truth. It was wherever my omega was.
“Spencer, push forward the plans for our new office and allocate funds. Cade, call our girl and prepare her. I’ve got one thing to try first.”
They stood frozen as I pulled my phone off my desk and made the last call I’d ever expected to make.
“Mr. Beaumont,” Darlene Carter purred through the line. “To what do I owe the pleasure?”
“Miss Carter,” I said evenly. “I’d like to give you the first chance at a story, if you can run it far and wide for me.”
“Hmm, no agreeing until I hear the juicy gossip,” she challenged. The older beta was a viper in the best way and I knew she was already ready to strike.
“Not a chance,” I laughed. “Agree and I’ll spill. You know I’m not calling for nothing.”
“Done.”
“Are you serious?!” Cade hissed. They both thought I was going for the board. It was not something I even considered really. It was plan B at this point.
“Pack Beaumont has an omega. We’re leaving the city to follow her, though the company will still be thriving. No pictures yet. I’ll release them when we get her permission. For now, I’m thinking the mystery will do the trick.”
“Juicy,” she said gleefully, her manicured nails already clacking over her keyboard. “Gotta go!”
She promptly hung up and I dropped the phone on my desk. They were both staring back at me like I was insane, and maybe I was.
“They get one chance to fix this, to let us go and have a good image for PackSense. If they refuse? Well, then it’s on to plan B.”
“So, we’re going home?” Cade hedged, needing me to confirm it.
“I’d say we can be out of the city by tonight,” I promised. “I’m done waiting.”
“About fucking time,” Spencer beamed as he rushed off to handle his side of the business.
“Send in Lincoln. It’s his time to shine,” I said as Cade rocked on his heels, unsure what to do at this point.
The male omega rushed in, his usual smile on his face but he looked worried. I’ve been a bear this week.
“Have a moment for me? I have an idea,” I said, giving him a grin that startled him and made him stumble before nodding and falling into the seat. Cade closed the door behind us, leaving me to tie up all the loose ends.
“Lincoln, you’ve been at this company a long time. You’ve got a great resume, amazing accolades, and you know just about everything I do in and out, do you not?”
“I do, sir,” he said, nervous but confident. That’s what I enjoyed about this omega. He wasn’t just easygoing and kind, he knew he was good at what he did and took pride in his job.
“It just so happens that I will be opening a remote office from a new location,” I admitted. “We found our omega and I need to be closer. Which means, I need someone to take over what I do here to some extent. You will have my support and I can come in when you need. But you will have the title, the raise, and the influence to make this company even better.”
His shocked laughter echoed out and for a second I worried he thought this was a joke.
