Page 25 of The Betas: Rene
“Do you have pink, blue, or yellow packets?”
“You don’t need artificial sweetener. Loup garou and their Mates don’t get fat, and neither do our Mates. Your new metabolism will burn what you eat. You can have natural sugar in your coffee. Although if you want to use the chemical stuff, it won’t affect you badly because of the infusion. However, I don’t have any, so we’ll have to buy it.” René grabbed Frankie’s hand, pulled him around, and kissed Frankie hard on the mouth. “I want you so much.” His eyes glimmered with lust.
René stood, naked, before him. Frankie’s eyes feasted on broad shoulders, a tapered waist, and a light dusting of hair on his chest that ran down to a happy trail then to a nicely trimmed nest. His shaft was wide, long and uncut.I’m a lucky man.René’s cock enticed him. He wanted it in his mouth. Frankie was tugged back down on the bed. He claimed his wolf’s mouth with another scorching kiss and stroked René’s body, gliding his hand down to the prize.
René moved Frankie gently aside. “I’ll bite you. Go get dressed and make the coffee.”
“I’ll have your coffee up here when you get out. You take it dark with one teaspoon, right?”
“Yes, Ma Vie, you remembered.” René chuckled. “I knew there was a reason that you’re my Mate. You make the coffee.”
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René prepared breakfast. They sat in the kitchen and Frankie was eating his second cheese, onion, and mushroom omelet. He had already finished a stack of six pancakes, two servings of home fried potatoes, and a rasher of bacon.
René turned away from the stove. “Your mother sounds interesting. She must be one hell of a lady to engender loyalty and love from such a diverse group of men like your father, brother, and you.”
“She is, you’ll see. I hope Dante does what I suggested, keeping Carmen as a companion to Mom, and hiring a real housekeeper to clean and cook. I know it’ll be difficult to find someone because of his business, but one of his associates must know somebody who needs the work. It could be a man or a woman, so long as they’re willing to do the job, and not coast like Carmen.”
“Maybe, if Don Ferone is there this afternoon, you can suggest that he should hire a man. A man could serve as protection for your mother as well as keep the house.”
“Excellent idea, I like how you think.” Frankie cleaned his plate again and finished six slices of rye toast. “If I’m going to eat like this, we’re going to need a housekeeper because you have better things to do than stand over the stove all day.”
René chuckled. “It was Meg who fed Edward, then later, Sean when the mating imperative hit them. She never left the kitchen. I’ll call The Alpha. He probably knows someone who can come in right away. You know they have to be one of us…we need to be able to speak freely in our own home.”
“I figured as much. Maybe you should call The Alpha now so we can go get the rings and the suits and be back to conduct interviews before we go to see my mother.”
“Good idea.”
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“Good morning, Pierre. This is René. Is The Alpha available?”
“I’ll check.”
“René…are you enjoying your day off?”
“Yes, Alpha, are you?”
“It’s not often I get to spend time with my Mate during the week. I relish every moment. What can I do for you this morning?”
“Frankie and I need a housekeeper, immediately. I’m trying to keep him fed. He’s eating even more than I remember The Alpha Mate and Edward did.”
“That’s because he’s older. He needs to maintain an already fit body. A man eats more food than a boy. At the time of the mating, Edward was only twenty-five, just like Sean. Frankie’s thirty-three, he needs more fuel. A man is more susceptible to pheromones.”
“Yes, Alpha. Maybe Frankie and I can interview someone between noon and two. We have to be at Frankie’s mother’s house at three.”
“What if I can only find a couple?” The Alpha asked.
“I’ll hire a couple if that’s what I have to do. It’s not like I can’t afford it, Alpha.”
“I’ll call Murphy. What are you doing this morning?”
“We have an appointment with Mr. Blanc at nine and Mr. Abbott at ten.”
“Alpha Mate and I will come with you. Pierre will drive.”
“Yes, Alpha, thank you.”
