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He’s practically gloating and gauging my face for a reaction.
He really is insufferable.
I grip my pen tightly and peer back down at the toxicology report. The newer doses of O seem to be more potent.
Nothing in the report tells me what mimics the Omega pheromones, and I rub my forehead.
It’s all the same.
We don’t have any answers.
I try to ignore the sound of River eating what should have been my cookies too, until my phone buzzes.
I can’t help but smile when I see the picture Skylar sent me. It’s a messy counter, with bags of flour falling over and multiple colors of frosting laid out in large blobs.
First day back at work. The shit I have to deal with.
My heart races as I type out a response.
It’s better than staring at reports all day, I assure you.
I need to see her, I decide.
When are you free? I add.
“Her ex-boyfriend is an asshole,” River says. I forgot he was there; I look back up to see him watching me curiously.
“What?”
“Skylar. Her ex treated her like shit,” he confirms. “Fucker didn’t think she was worth having a pack.”
That gets my attention. “She told you all that?”
He shrugs. “She alluded to it, and I’m not fucking stupid. He’s a prick.”
My inner Alpha stirs awake, seething with anger at the idea that she was treated so terribly.
Then, I put it together.
“Let me guess. You looked him up?”
River snorts. “Of course I did. He’s clean, no record. But he’s still a piece of shit. Posts on social media about the dumbest shit I’ve ever seen. Who the fuck collects lifted trucks?”
I grimace. “An asshole.”
“Yeah. An asshole.”
My phone buzzes again, and I read her response.
I’m off Sunday. Do you have time then?
River keeps staring at me pointedly until I’ve finally had enough.
“River. What?”
He’s never in my office unless he needs to be, and he’s lingered longer than usual.
He shifts uncomfortably. “Look. You know I fucking hate you, right?” he says.
