Page 45 of Just a Beta (Betas in Waiting)
Emhara looked at him.“I was alone.I had saved up for a special birthday gift for myself and had arranged it so my sister’s pack wouldn’t beat the hell out of me for coming here.I risked life and limb just to do something fun, and your little bitch at the door pissed all over it.”
Denith nodded.“I will make a few calls.”
Meritha smiled.“Do you want someone attractive and reliable before the dinner rush?”
He paused.“Do you know someone?”
Meritha nodded.“She doesn’t need the job, but she is excellent with people and looks amazing in black.”
Denith looked toward the front.“Bring her in.She will shadow Amber for the night, and one more influencer without a reservation, and she will take over.”
Meritha grinned.“She will be here in half an hour.I will tell her to ask for you.”
Denith paused.“Is she...one of you?”He looked a little nervous.
“Wait and see.”Meritha smiled.She was obviously having fun.
Denith looked worried, and Emhara was laughing.Meritha was power.Pure and unadulterated power.Emhara smiled.“Knowledge is power.”
Meritha grinned.“Now you are getting it.I don’t know why we are like this, but I am able to make a guess.”She looked at the guys, and Emhara cocked her head.
“I don’t think it is just them.I have been seeing the beasts in the alphas and other betas since I was eight.I think something just turned on.”Emhara smiled at the server who brought them water.“Not just the elves.”
The guys chuckled, and they looked at the menus, ordering swiftly.Emhara was happy.This was the relaxing experience she had hoped for.
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Myrtle got a call andblinked.“Hey, Denith.You sound stressed.Is everything okay?”
“Yeah, um, I got some peculiar VIPs in, and I need to push your reservation back forty minutes.”
“Not a problem.Are they eating and running?”
“I think they just came in to make a point.Oh, and Amber might not be with us much longer.”
“Great.She’s a class A bitch.”
“Huh.I didn’t know that.”
“You live in the back like the food machine you are.If you can’t put it on a table or counter, you aren’t interested.”
He chuckled.
“Yeah, yeah.I remember as well.So do the other three because they walked in on us.”
Denith sighed happily.“Yeah.Oh, the ladies are mages.”
“Elves.”
“No.Solid betas with a ton of power.I will ask them if they can meet with you so that you can pick their brains for the next book.”
“Aw, you like me.”
“Shut up and write, Myrtle.”He snorted.“See you later.”
“See you later, Denith.How much room is at the big table right now?”
“Three seats.What are you planning?”
