Ch. 54

CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR:

~Drake:

It all happened so fast. Archer ran to Beatrix and picked her up, spinning her around in one swoop. We all ignored the totally upright position of his very erect friend. Then just as fast he put her down, gently.

“I- I’m only an Omega,” he stuttered out like he had the wind taken out of his sails.

She smiled a bit, her wise mask falling, showing him a glowing part of herself before she said, “No, you’re not. You are mine.”

She pulled him forward then and a swirl of wind and leaves surrounded them like a tiny vortex - some concentrated tornado - as they kissed deeply.

I looked away, trying to give them some semblance of privacy. I felt a whirl of emotions then. The whiplash of Archer approaching me like that, of finding his mate - of the undeniable connection between him and Beatrix… It was both like a beacon of hope and an anvil on my heart. I was jealous in a way. That they were actually together, unlike Avery and I - who were possibly countries apart