Page 19 of I Dated a Holiday Hero
He left the headquarters and flew over to Z-Corp. He took the addressed package and left it at the security office. It would be run through scan after scan until it ended up in Hever’s possession.
As he flew back, he tried to overlap the woman he knew with the scaled little girl with wide blue eyes. She had been introduced as the ambassador’s daughter, and some of the other girls had been mean to her because of the scales. He couldn’t stop the girls from being mean, but he asked his older sister to talk to their sisters to prevent them from being cruel. It worked, but the ambassador moved on six months later and took her little girl with her. He was ten and wasn’t an alpha yet, but her shuttered eyes made him sad.
He had heard her mention wings, so he decided to find them. He knew just who to contact.
Wonder was a local alpha who kept to himself, but his mind was a net that could wrap around the world. He could probably find them if they still existed. It looked like Krix had a job for after his shift.
When he got back to the headquarters, Sgoth smiled. “Complete your assignment?”
“I was just bringing a present to an escort I have been seeing.” He ran a hand through his hair. “Things have gotten complicated.”
“Aw, are you thinking about making her a wife? I did it, and I regret nothing.”
“We are a long way away from that. I am still trying to get another date. I have been leaning on my activation with her, and she is close-minded.”
Sgoth frowned, and then his eyes opened. “Oh, shit. You are waiting for feedback, and she cools off by the time you make your next move.”
“Yes. So, I get what I need, but it isn’t really a desirable repeat for her.”
Sgoth nodded. “Come with me. You are going to watch some biology videos.”
“I am your elder.”
“Right, but I knew who I wanted when I was a teenager and just had to wait until I got authorization from family to jump her. I studied... for her. I wanted her to think of me with a silly smile on her face. And she does as long as I don’t kiss with the tentacles. Then she punches me and gags a little.” He grinned.
Krix frowned. “I didn’t get the alpha classes. I was a slow developer.”
“This works for alpha or not.”
They went into a boardroom. Sgoth got a video and handed him earpieces. “You really don’t want the rest of the team listening in.”
Krix nodded and started watching the video. He blinked in surprise at a few mentions, and he continued through to the end of the tutorial. He exhaled and was still frowning when he put the learning unit away and closed and dismissed the file, so it wasn’t the first thing to pop up when someone opened the unit.
He groaned. He had fucked up royally. He had been looking for psychic feedback when he should just have been watching for biological signals. She had been giving him all the direction he needed; he had just been looking for what she wanted.
Sgoth looked at his face and clapped him on the shoulder. “Don’t overthink it. Just think of it as a fun fight. When she moves, you move.”
“If she accepts a date with me again. I have to wait for her to be reclassified. She got blown up last night.”
“Wait. Hever was your escort?”
“Yes. Why?”
“Everybody knows about her. Half the off-duty defenders went out to get her back. She’s related to the prefect, for pity’s sake.”
“Yeah, well, she’s an omega and has requirements.”
“Needs, Krix. We all have them.”
He sighed. “I know what she needs, but getting it for her will be difficult. It’s something not included in a video.”
“Well, you are off shift. I wish you luck. Are you still on call?”
“No. I have a few days off.”
“Right, well, give yourself time to absorb what you learned, maybe read a few romance novels but not the kind with creepy stalkers. These ladies have had enough of that. They can get stalked just by walking into the wrong office at Z-Corp.”
“Right.” Krix checked himself out of duty and left the building. He headed to the nearest coffee shop and sent a message to Wonder. Now he had to wait.
