Page 28 of Last Resort

Chapter Six

Estrya was readingemails when there was a soft knock on her door. After a lot of preliminary edits, they had managed something that was tight and easy to watch. It boded well for things to come.

She sighed and got out of bed, walking to the door. She opened it, and her breath froze in her lungs. Three alphas were staring at her with serpentine eyes. The first one’s gaze was achingly familiar.

“Erol. What are you doing here?”

He looked at her and said, “Invite us in.”

She looked at the other two and took in all of their clothing. They were dressed in fabrics that were worth more than she made in a year. “Fine. Come in, but keep it down. I don’t want to disturb the others.”

Erol nodded and walked inside, with the other two following him.

They sat at the small table, and Erol remained standing. He walked to her and caressed her jaw and neck. The touch was familiar and strange at the same time. She was making eye contact at his level. That was new.

He leaned forward, and she leaned back. “Stop. You wanted me to leave town with no contact. I did. You can’t just wrap yourself around me now without even telling me why you are here.”

“Adil got someone pregnant, and I needed to make the best impression. Having a woman that I rented when there was a need was qualified as embarrassing.” He smiled and said, “I am a grandfather now.”

She stroked his cheek. “Congratulations. I haven’t gained a respectable skill set since we last met. By your logic, I am still a little whore. Well, big one now.”

He flinched. “I didn’t mean that.”

“Yes, you did. I got my payout, and I moved as far away from you as I could. That is what you told me to do, and it is the last order I will take from you.”

He blinked as if that had not occurred to him.

She looked past him. “Who are your entourage?”

The men smiled, and as she watched, she was suddenly in the room with two dark Elite with the aura of snakes around them.

“Ah. That figures. Snakes drawn to snakes. Good evening, gentlemen.”

The one with broader shoulders said, “It is delightful to meet you, lady.”

The other said, “I was wondering what our mate would look like, and the gods have been more than generous.”

She blinked. “Ah. The mate thing. Let me just get this over with. So, you know what you are currently ogling. I was expelled from my home at the age of thirteen, found a way to keep myself in beta form, and sold myself to survive for years. Finally was old enough to get a job and met Erol while clearing the snow off his car at the airport. He said I looked cold, brought me into his car, and took me for lunch. I was seriously thin and had a number of vitamin deficiency issues, so he got them to make me a special menu of salads and desserts. He and I eventually became intimate when my pelvis could no longer cut glass, and that continued for three years until he dismissed me and sent me on my way. That was two years ago, and now, I am here.”

The two men shrugged, and the smaller one smiled. “Your present is what we are concerned with. And your future. We have a definite interest in your future.”

Erol did a double take at his companions. “Keep it to yourself, Seviir.”

The man known as Seviir smiled. “We will outlive you, Erol, but we are not going to keep to ourselves. We knew her when we saw her.”

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