Page 36 of Omega's Tempting Fate
“Well, he’s got an absolute love of a dog, named Tiny.”
Of course Wes would be a dog man.
“Didn’t he talk to you about it?”
I paused, then shook my head. I was in love with Wes, but the less I knew about him the better. I needed to be able to let him go.
Corey sighed. “Look, Theo told me. I know that…” he trailed off. “I don’t know why you’re fighting it, but you need to stop. Go in there and talk to him. He’s really a good guy.”
I knew that, which was part of the problem.
Corey’s watch beeped. “Oops, I gotta go. I’ll talk to you later Cody.”
“Bye…” I muttered as Corey jogged off.
Jealousy bubbled up again. Another omega had taken notice of my alpha, and that felt like a threat even if Corey was a friend.
I realized that just letting him go wasn’t enough. I couldn’t know what was going on in his love life. If I got that angry just at seeing Corey leave his house, how would I be once he started dating?
No. He needed to leave town, and get out of my life. He had an answer to the calendar problem, and suspected several things about the other big bugs. He was only a couple days shy of having been in town for two weeks, and that was long enough.
He had an entire company to run, which he wasn’t doing as long as he followed me around my job.
I took a deep breath. It was time to end this. No more games, no pretending to deal with it for Donna’s sake. If he wasn’t going to leave, then I’d take that vacation and stay out until he was gone.
Maybe I’d even go back to Seattle and visit with papa and grandmama for a bit, knowing that my fated mate was safe without me.
Decision made, I got out of the car and strode to the front door. I’d tell Wes that there couldn’t ever be anything between us, and that he was wasting his time if he kept trying. I’d insist he leave, and that would be that.
“Did you forget…?” he started as he opened the door, then trailed off as he saw me. “Cody?”
I pushed past him. “We’ve got to talk.”
“Um, sure…” he replied, closing the door behind me.
A clack of claws caught my attention, then the most gorgeous Great Dane I’d ever seen turned a corner, with a glossy brindle coat and soulful brown eyes.
Oh God, even his dog is perfect.
“I…” I sputtered. “Corey said he’s tiny!”
Wes laughed. “His name is Tiny.”
“Why would you name him that?” I asked, even as the dog trotted over to introduce himself.
“Well, he was the runt of the litter, and kinda small when I got him.”
I facepalmed. A Great Dane puppy could be as big as some full-size dogs in the toy breeds.
“Is that why you’re here?” Wes asked. “To meet my dog?
I sighed and shook my head. It was time to rip off the bandage. “No. I came to tell you that I need you to leave town.”
Wes froze. “What do you mean?”
“I mean that this… fate… it can never happen between us, and it’s hurting both of us to be around each other.”
His face crumpled. “Please Cody, whatever I did wrong… please… tell me what it is, and I’ll never do it again.”
