23. Madly in Love #2
Jensen fists his hand and swings, aiming to the side of me.
His knuckles graze the wall as he stops short.
“I’m not fighting you because I’m better at protecting Nolan than you.
I’m not going to let my desire to stay here with our girl put him at risk.
You’re a poor hit.” Jensen glowers at me, thinking his words will make me argue.
I know he’s trying to bruise my ego, but that kind of thing doesn’t bother me.
I don’t need to get into a pissing match.
“I’m glad you think so highly of yourself. Don’t fuck up. I’ll take good care of Lis.” I smirk and open the suite door, leaving him standing in annoyance.
“Jensen volunteered to protect you, brother. He thinks you need it,” I say, letting the door close in Jensen’s face.
“Sure, that’s what he thinks.” Nolan kisses the top of Cali’s head, standing up straight to look at me.
He rubs his hand over his hair, messing it up.
“We won’t be long. Stay out of trouble. Don’t go anywhere until we get back.
” He glances at Cali, making sure she knows that he’s telling her these things.
She likes to occasionally wander off, and I know that Nolan doesn’t even want her leaving the house.
“Then hurry up and get back to me. I don’t like sitting around and doing nothing,” Cali responds. “Georgia needs these so we can proceed. I’m antsy.”
“I’ll do my best.” Nolan kisses her one more time and waltzes across the room. He bumps his fist to mine, leaning in. “Keep an eye on your phone. Don’t get too distracted, brother.”
I remain expressionless with his whispered words, my eyes training on Cali as she watches the two of us. Nolan exits her room, and the sound of his and Jensen’s voices cut off with the click of the door closing.
Cali exhales a deep breath, her shoulders slumping, and she rests her head on the desk, messing up the stack of papers.
“Why am I bothering trying to read these? I don’t understand half of it.
They don’t teach you this kind of legal language in omega schools.
We should only know how to sweet talk an alpha. ”
I run my fingers along her shoulders, pushing away her hair. I massage her muscles, getting her to loosen her stance. She has so many knots in her neck, probably from the stress of everything. I now find myself wanting to rub out every inch of her.
“I’m not good with contracts either, but maybe together we can sort it out. I’m a mechanic, not a businessman like my brothers.” I guide my hand to Cali’s clavicle and ease her upright, so I can get a view of the contracts before her.
“Honestly, I’m tired of reading them. The only thing I really care about is that my mom and Henry’s contract mentioned something interesting.
I think my mom had a clause in there stating that she would not have to produce an heir with Henry.
They were both allowed to get sterilizations.
It’s probably because you guys were already next in line.
” Cali groans and grabs my hands, adjusting them tighter so that I hug her. “Not like any of that matters now.”
I read over the section she points to. I didn’t know about the clause either, and she might not think it matters, but it does.
It proves that Pack Kismet is open to an omega who won’t or can’t bear children.
While the choice of an omega falls on us now, we still have to get approval from our pack.
They agreed to it once before, so hopefully they’ll agree with it again.
We need the approval. That’s one of the stipulations Georgia mentioned.
“Everything matters, Lis. This is good news. It means our chances are better than expected. Our pack just wants an omega so we can keep things the same as they have been with my father.” I turn her around, wanting nothing more than to look into her beautiful blue eyes.
“I can’t get my hopes up, Lucas. I want to. I really do. But I’m so used to getting let down. I just… Can we go on a walk or something?” She tries to push up from the chair, and I block her way.
I shake my head. “You heard Nolan. He doesn’t want us leaving.”
“And when do you listen to your brother?” Cali teases, resting her hands on my hips. “It’s not like we’ll go far. I need a distraction. I’m bored. I want something to do other than think about contracts and packs.”
“I know you’re worried, but I’m going to have to agree with my brother this time.
But we can do something here. What if I give you a massage?
Or I can take you to the kitchen and make you something to eat?
” I don’t want to tell her the real reason why I’m following my brother’s orders.
She doesn’t need to know that Will is still out there.
It’s why Nolan and Jensen are leaving. They have an idea of where he is, and they want to make sure he returns to Nevada.
Not to mention we also need to check up on the bastard rejects from Pack Loomis.
Cali scrunches her nose, looking up at me. “I don’t know if it’s enough to get my mind off things.”
“Do you have something else in mind? I think you underestimate my ability to distract you.” I hold her gaze, the scent of her skin wafting up to me, her attraction growing with her lust. She’s thinking dirty thoughts.
I can tell by the way her gaze breaks from mine and travels down my body and to my belt.