Page 25 of My Monster's Keeper
“Fantastic.” Becky claps her hands together, making Puppy jump. “Now, what’s our first job?”
“Go and kill the demon and rescue the humans that are living in the Wellsbridge Community Center. I got a tip one of the women might be an omega queen.”
Becky goes still. “Kill?”
Diablos raises his eyebrows. “No? Not kill?”
“No, we have to negotiate and then arrest.”
“How do you mean, arrest? The heart?” The princeling asks. “I can freeze them easily enough.”
“NO!” she shouts. “We lock them up in a place with a cage.”
“Ah, for torture later. Smart idea,” I say and kiss the top of her head.
“No. Wait.” But she’s lost her strength and almost seems flustered.
“I will eat them,” Puppy says sulkily and side-eyes my human.
I bare my fangs at him, but he just flicks a tongue out, poking her in her ear.
Puppy moves close to her and throws an arm over her shoulder. She turns her head, and, for a moment, they are staring face-to-face. He could eat her. I panic and stay tense, but then she reaches into her pocket and comes out with a lolly pop that she shoves into his mouth.
His eyes widen, and he sucks hard and dashes away.
“Just so you know, I shan’t be tempted by sweets,” Frost says with an arched eyebrow.
“Oh, I know. You prefer the hot food. Tell me, Your Majesty, have you ever had a hot dog?”
“Certainly not. Eating dogs is frowned upon. They are companions in the wild places.”
Her eyes widen. “It’s a name of a food. It’s not made of actual dogs.”
He narrows his eyes. “Are you certain?”
“Cross my heart and hope to die. In this part of the country, eating cats or dogs is considered a crime.”
“Fine, I will try your hot dog.”
Wilder scratches his chest. I’m not sure why he likes wearing shirts that he doesn’t do up, but I find the humans like this. Perhaps I should try it.
“You have your mission!” Diablos growls. “You can eat later. Go and ‘arrest’ these wrongdoers.”
“Wait.”
Diablos turns back, smoke pouring from his nostrils. “Yes?”
“What exactly is an omega queen?”
I tense, watching Diablos carefully to see what he will reveal.
“There are normal omegas, and there are omegas who are stronger, more dominant, their nature hidden until their heats. They command, and, depending on their strength, everyone obeys. There is an omega queen here on Earth. We need to find and save her. She will be the one to save this planet and stop the alphas.”
“And what will her role be?”
“She will be able to say who can live in this world. She can choose to stop the alphas from entering. An omega queen will be able to command any alpha, not just her own. All omegas, betas, and alphas will obey her.”
Her eyes open wide. “She can make every single one of you go back to your worlds?”
