Lola & the Millionaires: Part One (Sweet Omegaverse #2)(80)

“Hey, I miss you,” I said, the words falling out easily.

Leo sighed, low and long over the line. “God, gorgeous, I miss you too. And I’m not the only one.”

“How is he?” I asked, glancing around the office. Corey was in, so I was probably better off not saying Rake’s name specifically. Rake had been cuddly at the photoshoot, but not much more than most models and omegas usually were.

“He’s… I mean, he’s good, of course. Heats are fun,” Leo said slowly. “But…um…okay, so he’s been asking for you a lot.”

“Oh.” I tried to ignore the twinge in my chest. I’d assumed when I’d turned down Rake’s invitation that would be the end of the idea. That’d he happily move on to enjoy his heat with his pack.

“Whining. Begging, really,” Leo said, voice dropping in my ear, and heat thrumming in my core. “I know you said you weren’t ready to come to a heat, and I totally understand. But I… It’s hard to see him like that, and I said I would ask again for him.”

My jaw hung open and my eyes flicked around the room without really seeing my surroundings. “He’s not… Is he okay?”

“It’s almost like pain, but not quite. Like the pain of, you know, wanting someone but without the satisfaction. I mean he’s satisfied, and then two seconds later, he’s asking for you. Caleb and Cyrus could stay clear-headed enough to keep their hands off you if you changed your mind, but I don’t think they’ll be able to leave the nest,” Leo said. “I know, Lola. I know it’s a big ask. And it’s just a few more days, really. Maybe by the time the next one comes…”

Maybe then I wouldn’t mind being part of an orgy with my alpha boss and another alpha packmate of Rake’s?

Caleb and Cyrus, I reminded myself. Caleb was basically a friend. Cyrus was too, aside from the whole I reported to him at work thing.

“Say no if you need to, gorgeous,” Leo prompted gently. “Rake would never begrudge you that, and as soon as his head is clear—”

“How would I get there? I don’t have a car.”

Are you fucking serious right now? Leo’s voice died off abruptly as my brain sputtered to a halt. Was I really considering going? And if I was, why now?

Because it’s Rake, and he doesn’t just want you there. He needs you. Badly enough that Leo felt pressured to ask, which Leo would never otherwise do.

“Matthieu was going to come up tonight so the whole pack was together. He would pick you up if you decided to come. It’s kind of a long drive,” Leo added gently.

That alone might’ve been a strong enough warning to change my mind if I’d been thinking straight, but apparently I wasn’t.

“I can’t guarantee Rake won’t try and talk you into more, but if you catch him in some downtime, the cuddles alone would help,” Leo said. He was obviously tiptoeing over his words, expecting me to spook and refuse.

I wanted to prove him wrong, to prove myself wrong really. I wanted to be strong enough to be there for Rake when he needed me. Cuddles would be nice. I missed them; it felt like I was missing limbs as I tried to fall asleep, I was so used to having someone to curl up against now.

“Okay. I’ll need to run to my apartment after work first.”

“Okay?”

“Okay.”

“Are you sure?”

“Not really,” I said. “But I’d like to try.

“Try is fine, gorgeous. If anything changes, you let me know. It’s—I can’t wait to see you,” Leo said, wistful and warm.

“Ditto.”

I swallowed hard as Leo made his goodbyes, and we both hung up. I was going to Rake’s heat. I was going to try and be there for Rake’s heat. Where Caleb and Cyrus would also be.

I needed to think of something, anything else. Anything but what my boss might look like naked and fucking Rake.

What the hell are you doing, Lola?





Twenty-Six





Lola





“So what are the chances of me being in the room and not having sex?”

“Umm…when one of my alphas tried to give me space, I went and hunted his ass down,” Baby said. “But this isn’t Rake’s first heat. I—”

“Honest opinion, babe,” I said, stuffing clothes into a bag in my apartment.

“Fuckin’ slim to none. None. You’re gonna have heat sex. Bomber says it’ll feel a little like you’re getting high with all the pheromones flying around.”

Shit. That was probably the thing I was least prepared for. The sense of being out of control, of things starting to happen and me not knowing what would come next, or where it would go, or who would touch me or—

“If Leo is there and you need to leave, he will make sure you can, right?” Baby asked, voice cautious.

I huffed out a breath, the slow tensing of my shoulders collapsing at her question. “Yes. Yes, he will.” That I trusted completely. Leo had texted three times since he’d called during the day to make sure I was still okay with coming, and he’d already told me that he hadn’t said anything to Rake yet in case I needed to change my mind.

“Are you at all excited, or just nervous?” Baby asked.