Page 58 of Just a Beta (Betas in Waiting)
Together they said, “No.”
“Our king might not want three of our precious deltas binding to a beta.”
Duran and the others looked at him and said as one, “Tough.”
Ark laughed.“I have never considered what kind of drive deltas have.”
Samsor shrugged.“Mainly, it is protection.Not the alpha protection.Not physical protection.Holistic protection.It isn’t difficult for us; we don’t have to figure it out, and we aren’t guided by instinct to soothe.This is simply what we are, and we can’t be anything else.We will be here when she needs us, and we will be here when she doesn’t.That simple.”
Duran and Echel nodded.Duran said, “That sums it up.If she is art, we are not, but we love the way she sees the world.She sees us.”
They nodded together.Echel smiled.They all had a different specialty in Em’s mind.Samsor was comfort, Duran was romance, and Echel was protection.He could feel the vibration of her body change when her needs changed.
Emhara’s energy pattern was starting to shift from blue to white to pink when she touched them, and Echel watched it closely.The crimson of pain was fading, and that was a good thing.Right now, her grey of exhaustion was changing into a pale blue of rest.He could see her through the walls, and he suspected she knew it.
They discussed the strategy to gain an admission of guilt and did not talk about her father’s connections and what the ramifications of them being out on the street again would mean.They discussed what the details of the open court would reveal so that targets were selected based on their actions, and Echel saw the small glowing spider that scuttled out of the room and made its way across the yard.
Chapter Nine
Clothes began to showup daily.Em looked around at the garment bags draped over every chair.“Good lord.Where am I going to put all this?”Wearing it all was impossible.
Samsor chuckled.“The room next to my room has been turned into a change room for you.Well, it is being changed today.Toros is coming over, and we are going to make it pretty.What is your favourite colour?”
“For walls?You put down the primer, and I will handle the rest.”
He grinned.“Fair enough.Your second big canvas.How is the baby room coming, by the way?”
She snorted.“I am heading out there today.”
“You like it?”
“Yeah.They are startled that I am just a beta.I think that really shook them.And then...I got dirty.”
Samsor snorted and handed her the plate full of waffles.She carried them to the table and set the platter near Echel.“Eat and then you can go back to nerding out.”
He grinned and kissed her quickly.“You have no idea how happy I am that I can work from home.”
