I followed his line of sight to a booth a few down from the one we were at. A female stood there.
Not just any female.
A breathtaking, heart-stopping omega.
Auburn hair. A smile that could light up the whole world.
“You know her?” I choked out. My throat had gone dry.
“I want to.”
I wanted to as well. My wolf roared inside me so loudly that I almost clapped my palms over my ears to drown it out.
“Let’s go over there,” Benji said. “What if she’s…”
“Okay.”
Sure, we could be attracted to a female. There were loads of beautiful females, but a pack knew their omega by scent. Her scent would tame the most feral of beasts. Make a rogue feel like he’d found home.
I’d never really felt at home. Not with my mother. Not as a child. Even now, we had a home, but there was something missing.
Chapter Seven
Lily
“She’s beautiful,” the taller male said. He ticked his chin toward Bernie who was fisting my shirt and then releasing it. Practicing her grip. Strong little female.
“She is. Anything you want to sample?” My face and chest flushed. “The, um, peach cobbler, perhaps?”
Goddess, I had to get a grip on myself.
“Sure. Everything looks great.” The other male smiled at me. It was warm and, while some males tended to be creepy in smiling at women, this man’s grin calmed me. His scent overpowered all the food and herbs and flowers being sold at the whole market. Cinnamon. Pumpkin. Vanilla. Honey. Smelled better than any pumpkin pie I’d ever baked or tasted. I had to stop myself from leaning in to get a better draw of it.
“Um, sure.”
Rumor got up and came to stand next to me. “Come on, Bernie, let’s let Aunt Lily work.”
“Aunt Lily?” the taller one asked. “That’s your name? Lily?”
I nodded. “Yeah, but she’s not really my niece. It’s…never mind.”
Why in the world was I willing to give out information to strangers?
I opened one of the jars of peach cobbler and handed them each spoons. As I handed over the glass, the brooding one took it from me. Our fingers brushed and my wolf preened, whined inside me.
They took bites of the peach cobbler and from the moans, they liked it. Rumor giggled a bit behind me. “I think they like it.”
“You made this?” the taller one asked.
“We. We made all of this. Kind of the point of the booth.”
They chuckled and so did Rumor and the guys behind me. Even Bernie let out a little squeal of joy. “It’s really incredible. Thank you.”
“Anything else you want to try?”
Rumor snorted a bit. I turned around to see her blushing. She tried to cover it all up with a cough, but I heard her. I widened my eyes and mouthed, “Stop it!”
“Is this everything you have?” the brooding one asked.
