Page 70 of Just a Beta (Betas in Waiting)
Persephone smiled.“We don’t, but it’s a fun thought.Wild dogs are infamous bullies.”
Emhara nodded.“Good thing you can have them arrested.I wonder if they would be neutered in prison?”
The people around her were shocked.Well, the guys were shocked, but Persephone thought it was funny.
Mateo smiled.“Don’t mention it to Dad.He will make it happen.”
“Yeah, that doesn’t surprise me.”She smiled as Donut jumped onto her lap.The huge cat took up so much of the space.Emhara hugged her, and Donut purred.
Persephone said, “And that is why I do this.”
Duran and Samsor came in and were immediately swamped by the kittens and cats on the floor.
Emhara looked at them.“Oh, no.”She looked at Echel, and he innocently lifted a short-haired male cat.
Duran had a long-haired grey cat in his arms, and Samsor had an orange sibling of Donut and Micro.They all looked delighted.
Persephone smiled.“This is going to be a very good day for the shelter.”
Emhara set Donut down and lifted Micro.“And you will have so much more space when they are with us.”
Persephone laughed.“Yeah, we will.”
They laughed and chatted, and no one commented that the pupils of Emhara’s guys were gold or that they were talking about building a wing onto Samsor’s house to expand for a cat apartment.
Persephone said, “Why don’t you go and set up a room for all your buddies, and I can bring them to you tomorrow?”
Samsor said, “Toros is coming by this afternoon, so we can finally get your dressing room done.”
“Okay.Can I just take my two monsters home?I need to show them around.”
Persephone shook her head.“It’s best no one gets the home court advantage.”
“Fine.You have to deal with a hairy moose calling shotgun, and I am not talking about Armand.”
“Hah.He isn’t as hairy as the styling products will lead you to believe.”
Emhara snickered.She hugged Micro and set him on the floor.“The guys can get the rest of their paperwork done, and we will set up to receive our clouder or clan or pride or whatever.”
Persephone grinned and then paused.“Oh, you don’t have any staff.”
Samsor smiled.“We are working on it.Storage for the wardrobe Carlos arranged for her is paramount.We are drowning in designer gowns.”
Emhara snorted.“I don’t have anywhere to wear them.”
Mateo and Emhara’s guys said together, “You will.”
Mateo smiled.“There are family birthdays, anniversaries, charity galas, fundraisers, society invitations will start coming, and now events like the quad’s birthday.That one isn’t formal, but you will probably need a change of clothing.”
She snorted.
“And of course, art openings, gallery openings, displays, and such.Everyone is lining up for murals right now.”
Persephone smiled.“Dell wants you to do one in her pack house for the nursery.She goes so quick with her pregnancies that she needs a generic and yet magical room, but Amble is pissed because she doesn’t want him to do it.”
“Amble, Amble?”She blinked.
“Yup.The artistic twat himself.”Persephone grinned.“I worked with him on a video when I was doing training for the JN Foundation.We had one young woman who wanted to learn to paint, and we recorded a week of learning, but that was before he had a pack.”Persephone laughed.“I am not a painter.My acrylic kitty cat is still in my office here.”
