Page 132 of The Omega's Bloodline: Part One

This monster is really throwing off my groove.

Haru snorted again.It’s throwing offeveryone’sgroove. No one likes being cooped up.

Then I guess we had better get to work and help Logan figure out how to kill this thing so life can get back to normal.

Haru nudged my hip with his.Are you going to be part of that normal?

I spun slowly, running my cheek down his body, scent marking him in a fit of boldness.I’m sure going to try.

“What are you looking so happy about?” Kendrick asked as I entered Calliope’s suite for the resuming of our meeting.

“Absolutely nothing that’s any of your fucking business.”

He scowled and rolled his eyes, but blessedly kept his mouth shut. He didn’t need to know the inner workings of our playtime and discoveries. And hecertainlydidn’t need to know how closethe little witch and I had gotten. We hadn’t had an omega in the nest for so long, and I hadn’t beenravenousin even longer. Playing with her had woken a fire inside me.

Was it greedy of me to get involved with Logan when I had four claimants in my suite already? Probably. But I placed no restrictions on them and they placed none on me in return.

“Is this going to be an actually productive meeting?” I asked. “Or are you and Shakti committed to roadblocking us?”

“It’s not my fault she and I are the only ones to see reason. I know that you live up Yelena’s ass, but you’re allowed to form your own opinions.”

I flipped him the bird just as Yelena and Logan stepped into Calliope’s suite.

“Lovely to see everyone getting along.” Yelena moved to my side, Logan trotting after her.

Her cheeks flamed pink as she got close. “Hi, Velda.”

“Hello, little witch. Did you have a good afternoon?”

The bloom of her arousal was evident, and I caught the flare of Kendrick’s nostrils as it registered. She’d be turning on the whole nest, running around smelling that delectable, and Kendrick was no exception.

“Don’t tell me you’ve got a crush on Velda?” Kendrick asked with another dramatic eye roll.

I looped an arm around Logan’s neck and pulled her close, stealing a kiss before turning to Kendrick. “What’s the matter, hooves? Mad that she doesn’t have one on you?”

He turned red with impotent fury. “Like I’d want anything to do with her.”

Logan had that wide-eyed innocence as she looked between the three of us. Yelena pressed against her back, her gaze focused on Kendrick as she slipped her fingers around Logan’s throat.

Kendrick probably would have growled if he were able to, but we did manage to get a foot stomp out of him, his breath sharp like he was ready to charge.

“Um…could we maybe not do this in public?” Logan pleaded quietly.

Yelena laughed and nuzzled her cheek against Logan’s hair. “Not an exhibitionist, precious?”

“No, I am. He just doesn’t deserve to see it.”

I didn’t think anything could’ve caught the three of us more off guard than that statement. Kendrick looked completely dumbstruck, and I started laughing so hard I could barely breathe.

Fucking with Kendrick was always a great pastime, and I was pleased as punch to have a new method for doing so. We all knew that he wanted the witch. The only reason he didn’t have her was that Yelena had stepped in.

“You all had better be behaving out there,” Calliope called from the bedroom.

“We absolutely are not,” I replied.

Shakti finally joined us, cutting off our momentary entertainment. We settled around the dining table, and Murdoch helped Calliope into her seat before fetching us the snack and drink cart we could hear coming down the hall.

“We need to figure out how to keep people from freaking out,” said Calliope.

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