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“Almost done, I think. The water isn’t pink anymore.” Orla could hear her voice was a soft purr. Iro was giving her a scalp massage.
Ligo looked at Iro. “You are the seahorse.”
Iro nodded. “Yes. Her scalp is more sensitive than any other part of her body.”
“Stop telling secrets.” She made a happy sound as his long fingers flexed against her scalp.
Iro chuckled. “It isn’t a secret. He can tell by the way you arch your back.”
“I was just mauled, and you are looking for signs of arousal.”
Iro sighed. “I am sorry, but this is very unexpected.”
“Andhedoesn’t like betas.”
Ligo sighed. “I don’t like betas, but I have a developing fondness for you.”
“Dude. You hate me.” She turned her head and looked at him.
“I don’t hate you. I was jealous. You navigate with others so easily, and I was jealous. I was drawn to you, and I don’tknow why.” He muttered, “So when you came to me and was all pleasant and perky, I lashed out.”
“And I responded.”
“So, I would like to begin again.” He held up a boutique bag. “I have brought a peace offering.”
Iro wrapped her hair in a towel, and she looked at Ligo. He seemed sincere.
She looked into the bag, and there were items wrapped in tissue. She opened the first item, and it was a front-button nightie. Oddly appropriate for a hospital.
It was a pretty silver, and she took it out and found two items bundled together. Orla carefully opened the bundle, grinned, and started laughing. There was a plushy squid and a plushy seahorse. She hugged them close and smiled. She blinked away tears. “Thank you, Ligo. I accept the restart. But what is the little mark on the seahorse.”
Iro was cleaning up. “He had a delta put on it. Classy.”
Ligo laughed. “When I saw you, Iro, I couldn’t resist.”
“So, you knew?” Orla looked at Iro. “Oh, you said the seahorse was unusual for an alpha. That’s what you meant?”
He chuckled and tossed the bloody pads and fabrics into the trash and laundry. “It is. Deltas are a beta-alpha combo. I am the only one in my family with the special features.”
Ligo nodded. “The second form.”
“Yes, if you aren’t ready for it, it catches you by surprise.” Iro chuckled. “I was surprised.”
He washed his hands and came back to massage her hair through the towel. “Now, Orla, did you want to get dressed?”
“Yes, please.”
Ligo opened the nightgown, they slid it onto her, then the buttons down the front were closed, and she was tucked back into bed with a clean sheet over her. Iro brushed her hair out and smiled. “Feel a bit better?”
“Oh, that was so weird.”
Ligo chuckled. “It felt appropriate to me. And you were very agreeable, so that is encouraging.”
A soft knock reminded her that Aeryn was there. Iro pressed the bed control and sat her up.
Aeryn looked at her. “Wow. That’s a transformation.”
Sohar and Loken stared as well.
