he felt after hugging his brother in the store when they first stopped on their way out of Farmer’s Valley.
“I want you to keep your gift and your status as an Omega to yourself,” Zeus warned. “Not that I think anyone here would use you, I just want you to have as much as a normal life here as possible.”
Chey’s eyes became misty as they darted over to Zeus. “Thank you.” He swallowed a few times, and Torem was hard-pressed to keep his own tears at bay. He stood and grabbed his brother in a hug, patting his back.
“You’re safe here.”
Chey pulled free. “I need to go find Sid and make sure he isn’t hoarding Red Bulls somewhere.”
Torem laughed as he released his brother. “I apologize for not believing you. He’s something else when sugared up.”
“Is that what was wrong with him in the kitchen earlier?” Zeus asked. “I thought he was a little imbalanced.”
“He’s that, too.” Chey grinned. “But I love him.”
Torem growled, but Chey ignored him. “I know he’s your mate. I suspected in the truck, and Sidney confirmed it while I was getting ready to come down here.”
Torem looked at Zeus and then back at Chey. “How angry does he get when riled?”
“Very, why?”
This did not bode well for Torem. He cringed inwardly as the words left his lips. “Because I need to tell Sid about Dino.”
Chey’s brows pulled together as he looked at Torem. “Who’s Dino?”
“My other mate.”
Chapter Four
Dino brushed the sawdust off of the makeshift worktable as he spread the blueprints out. “Here’s where the gym will be added.” He pointed to the addition Zeus had asked him to make. “I want Quinn and Mickey to get started on it.”
The two workers nodded and grabbed their hardhats. Dino handed them their specs and trusted them to get the job done. Of course they would enlist the help of others, but Dino was confident in his men.
He grabbed his thermos, unscrewed the cap, and poured coffee into the lid. The rich aroma wafted past his nose as Dino took a sip, enjoying his morning cup of java. He loved early mornings. There was just something about the morning dew and the sounds of the birds in the overhead trees that helped to relax Dino.
Dino leaned against the wooden table and stared out over the jobsite. He was proud to see that it was coming along pretty nicely, and they were on schedule.
As Dino took a sip of his coffee, he wondered where Torem had run off to and if he would be back. Dino had kind of gotten used to the guy hanging around. It didn’t feel the same without the handsome man around.
Dino sighed as he dumped out the rest of his coffee and replaced the lid on his thermos. The time for his relaxation was over. Dino set the thermos aside and began his day.
The morning quickly turned to afternoon, and Dino was ready to go grab some lunch. “Hey, Quinn, ride with me into town.”
“You got it, Dino.” The guy tossed his hardhat on the makeshift table and jogged over to him. “Where we going?”
“I was thinking of trying Harold’s Deli,” Dino said over his shoulder as he headed toward his truck. He grabbed the handle and opened the driver’s door, as Quinn jumped into the passenger side.
Dino drove the few miles into town, parking in front of the deli. “I’m starving.” Quinn hopped out and raced into the building. Dino chuckled and shook his head. The guy could eat twenty-four-seven with his metabolism.
“Dino.”
Dino turned to see Torem approaching. Fuck if that wasn’t one fine-looking man. “’Sup?”
Torem grinned at him, and his pearly whites set Dino’s heart to racing. “I wanted to talk with you.”
“You want to meet at Theo’s after work?” He didn’t have that much time for lunch, and by the look on Torem’s face, this would take awhile.
“Sure, I’ll meet you there.” Torem leaned in and whispered into Dino’s ear. “It’s about time you stopped fighting me on this.” His lips pressed to Dino’s ear and
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