𝘼 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜...
Zara Crones, a strong and ambitious Omega with a troubled past, suddenly finds that her own backyard is piling up with bodies. And to make matters worse, those six bodies have only belonged t...
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Sitting on the chair, Nate quickly glanced to the side to see Zara typing away on her computer.
After last night's revelations, he had excused himself and had gone to his room. There was much to uncover, and he knew the one person who had all of those answers.
So he wasted the night away by sending emails to his current commander, Briggs.
For the time being, he hadn't received a reply back. Nate debated whether to wait, or go into the commander's office and ask the man himself. He knew the latter form was faster, but it made him worry if the Alpha male would even give him the answers he seeked.
He also didn't want Zara to know that he had gone behind her back, especially when she had confided her secret to him. It was doubtful that Briggs knew about the roses, because if he did, Zara wouldn't be on the case.
"Hey, man," a husky voice beside Nate made him turn away from the Omega. Casually, he spun his chair to face one of the Betas on the Aces team.
"Yeah?"
"We're going to go back to our recent vic's crime site. You two want to join us?" The dark-skinned male smiled shyly at him, his mouth curving upwards in a display full of nerves and caution.
Guilt began to form inside of Nate. While he had been getting along with Zara, he failed to notice how his actions have also created a gap between himself and his colleagues. One of the things he'd like when joining the force was the comradeship that came with it.
And now, looking at the Beta, Samuel, made him realize that he wasn't doing his part in this team.
"Sure," Zara's response beat him by a second.
Samuel's chocolate eyes shifted her way, and that basket filled with jittery wariness evaporated into thin air.
"Cool. We'll meet you guys over—"
"No."
The male's smile dropped at his harsh tone. Nate ignored it, knowing this was an opportunity being presented to him. He couldn't miss this. It was an opening he needed, one that could hopefully build bridges with the rest of the guys.
"We'll go with you."
He grabbed his things, motioning to Zara to also get hers. Walking towards the him, he placed his hand on Samuel's shoulder and gave him a smile. The muscle underneath his palm softened, and the male's coffee-colored lips spread, revealing white teeth.
"Okay. Perfect."
The rest of the guys were waiting for them at the lobby. Nate saw a dark frown taking hold of Oliver's face when he saw Samuel chatting with them. Quirking an eyebrow, he leveled his eyes at the other Alpha.
With a grunt, Oliver walked away.
"It's always exciting to see you both fighting."
Zara's voice caused a grin to appear on his mouth. He didn't consider this fighting. It was more of a display of power. Childish, yes, but it had a purpose.
