Chapter 65

As they arrived at the bar and after the third round of drinks, the omegas at the table started asking Arthur questions, some quite personal. Rafaela pretended not to listen, but she absorbed every word the alpha said, up to that last sentence.

“Well, I’m not used to drinking, so I asked my girlfriend to pick me up. She should be here any minute.”

“Where did you two meet?” Alice asked.

“Well, I was in my first year of college and went to spend my summer break at my grandparents’ house in the United States. My grandfather took me to an English literature symposium at Harvard. The speaker that day was Professor Rebecca Wilde, who had just graduated but was passionately giving her lecture. I was an audience member in one of her lectures on Jane Austen, and after that, I fell in love not only with her but also with literature itself.”

“And I swear, it was mutual,” a well-dressed omega with a stylish pair of glasses chimed in. “Hi, love.” The omega kissed Arthur’s