Page 47 of I Dated the Lost Song

Im-bar nodded. “I will attach some of the performance vids.”

Cadence stuck her head in. “Leska did a boudoir shoot. Did you want some photos of that?”

Raek sighed. “You were listening?”

“No, your voice carries.”

Im-bar grinned. “Send those photos. If any of Raek’s older friends are still alive, they might stir them to action.”

Raek got the images and quickly closed them. “Holy hells. She did that for fun?”

“We both did.” Cadence smiled and left the room.

Im-bar whistled softly. “She is certainly photogenic.”

He laughed. “If anyone but my partner had sent me those, I would have been frantically apologizing.”

Zera cleared her throat. “Could I see them?”

Cadence sang out. “No.”

Raek chuckled. “You heard her. That is a no.”

Zera exhaled. “Damn.”

“Right, we will discuss this more in a few days. I will check my list of old friends and see who is either alive or has a grown son who would be interested, with the caveat that they come to visit weekly.” Raek smiled. “I was thinking about introducing myself to my old friends. This is just motivation.”

He ended the call and looked at his sister. “So, shall we see what the music sounds like?”

“I think that is a good idea. Who are you thinking of?”

“The obsidian eagle, reaper Vorik, and of course, the omega king, all off-hand.”

“Good choices. I would also recommend the living shadow and the bright thunder. I believe they are both portal-capable.”

“Nice selection.”

Raek sighed. “I hope she thinks so. I have seen a rush for a powerful omega before. It didn’t end well.”

They rejoined the ladies in the now-tidied kitchen. Raek hugged Cadence, and she sighed and leaned against him. She whispered, “What happened?”

“What do you mean?”

“In a rush for a powerful omega? What happened?”

Raek looked at Leska, and she had knowledge in her gaze. “The omega was killed in the scramble.”

Leska said, “She was torn apart and crushed as lust turned to bloodlust, and they began a tug of war over her. When they calmed, she was a bloody, pulpy mess. That is why he wants to do a controlled introduction with limited participants. He wants it to be people he knows so he has an idea how to react when he rings the dinner bell.”

Cadence looked up at him. “You are trying to get rid of her?” She started to hum in agitation.

Leska spoke up. “No, he is trying to make sure that the Sethir don’t just grab me and stuff me into the women’s quarters until the guys fight themselves bloody over me. And then I go to the winner, who will be a little agitated by that point.” She chuckled. “He wants me where you can find me. Hopefully, with an alpha who will bring me back to visit.”

Raek murmured, “Frequently.”

Cadence’s body resumed its orderly, rapid pulsing. Raek exhaled and nodded to Leska.

Leska smiled with a sad quirk to her lips. “I am going to try and plow through a few of the new songs Cadence has written. Anyone is welcome to listen.”

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