Page 17 of Crash Course Omega
Thankfully, we’re up in the Grace paddock, on a balcony looking over the Vegas Strip. It really is gorgeous lit up at night.
The area is exclusive enough that there are no cameras apart from phones.
I’ve already taken a few selfies with friends to send to my PR manager for my socials. Once I had this meeting with my family, I could finally relax.
Nat and I peeled away from the crowd after an hour of catch-ups and champagne to get ready for the inevitable.
“Does my hair look okay?” she whispers, sweeping her sun-blonde locks over her shoulder to expose her chest that every single person we pass ogles.
“God, I didn't think Jacob would be so tall.”
“You look stunning,” I say. “Half the alphas here have already asked for your number. I just don't know why you want him out of all of them.”
“You just don't get it. You'll understand when you match with someone.”
“You've never met him before.”
“But I just know,” she says as she squeezes my arm.
She squeaks as Jacob swans over, pulling me into a hard hug.
“You're cutting it fine,” he says.
“Am I? Or am I saving us both grief by only giving you three a few minutes to chew me out instead of an hour?”
He pulls back to give me a pointed look, and I reply with a cheery smile.
“Jacob, this is Nat. You must remember her from my last movie. You know, the one you definitely watched because you're such a supportive brother?”
And he doesn’t miss a damn beat. His chest puffs as he turns on his full alpha charm.
“A pleasure,” he says smoothly, kissing her on the cheek, and she squeaks again, her face dyed bright red. I’m amazed that she doesn’t release her sweet lavender perfume.
Jacob chuckles as he throws her a wink, but I don’t see any reaction from him that shows they matched.
When Maddock and I first saw each other after I presented, it was so intense that he had to catch me as my knees gave out over how good he smelled.
All of Jacob's charm vanishes as he meets my gaze.
“Ready?” he asks.
I snort before I turn to Nat. Like I’ll ever be ready for a meeting with my dad and my oldest brother.
“I'll be back in five. Wait for me, yeah?” I ask her.
She nods too enthusiastically, her eyes shining as she pants over Jacob.
I honestly don’t get it, but I said I'd help her out as long as she starred in Slipstream Seduction with me.
Nat was one of the few people who backed me up during the Ross incident, and I want her with me for this. She’s the best support a girl could ask for.
When they first offered me the role, I wanted to say no. I was still being branded a stalker because of Ross, and I didn’t want my family to get caught up in it.
I almost quit acting because of how harshly the media treated me after what Ross did.
Poor Ross McLean, the young rising actor, bullied by Harmony Grace, the action star. What a tragic story for him. The press loved it even more because his omega was terminally ill, and Ross said he only acted on screen because he wanted to support his mate.
Which is total bull, but people ate it up, and I became the bad guy because apparently I was so in love with Ross that I needed to separate them by stalking him and trying to harm his omega.
