Chapter 25
Erika muttered something illegible, seeming lost in her thoughts, as she ran one of her fingers over a small purple rose engraved on it.
The omega, realizing her state, shook her head slightly and wanting to concentrate on something to get out of it, decided to read what the note said.
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Greetings dear and beautiful Erika.
You don't know me yet, but I did have the great pleasure of meeting you. Although I couldn't do it as much as I would have liked, the encounter, however brief it was, was more than enough to make me realize that you are worth 100% of my time.
Since I saw you that night I haven't been able to get you out of my mind. Your beauty traps me like a trap that despite seeing it I haven't been able to avoid. And it's not that I would do it if I could. Where several people failed to invest time and effort just to catch my momentary gaze, you not only managed to capture my full attention, but you also managed to prevail in my thoughts. You and I are connected in a way that I cannot explain with words as it would fall short. Soon, I will make you mine, Erika Belion until then, I ask you to prepare yourself.
P.S.… do not confuse this with simple affection or amazement… I am coming for you in search of pure affection.
Your Alpha W. A.
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Erika blinked a few times without taking her eyes off the note, reading it several times. Thinking that this could be some kind of joke from Emma or Alison, but she dismissed it because of the beautiful handwriting it was written in and the smell.
But if it was not written by any of her friends… the omega shuddered at the thought, curiously not being able to define if it was out of fear or joy… or a combination of the two.
"(Call… I have to call them so I can find out if I have to kick both of their asses)" -Erika left the note delicately in the same place where she found it and walked away taking her cell phone-
"Hello, Erika" -Emma would answer on the third ring- "Good morning, how was your first day at the new job that…"
"Emma, I need you to be honest with me right now you…" -Erika would stay silent for a few moments feeling like something inside her trembled with disgust at the notion of exposing the person who gave her the supposed gift and wrote the note- "(Of… do I have to talk to him about this suitor?... is he that bad?)"
"Eri, are you still there?" -the beta would ask after not receiving any word for a while- "What's wrong?... do you need help?"
"Tell me it's a joke, Emma… tell me it's another one of Alison's cheap, but well-intentioned attempts"
"Erika, honey, listen to me" -Emma would speak softly trying to sound reassuring- "I don't have the slightest idea about any kind of joke Alison has played recently… But if she did one and you dislike it, I assure you that I will make her beg for forgiveness on her knees" -the beta would growl and then sigh, not wanting to make her friend uncomfortable- "can you tell me what happened?"
"A suitor left a gift at… at the door with a note where he made it clear that he would pursue me to court me… I think it's the same one who gave me the flowers" -the omega decided to ignore the fact that the suitor broke into her home uninvited when she was asleep-
"Are you serious?... Shit!!" -Emma would sound surprised at first, but then the sound of something hitting and the beta's curse would be heard-
"Emma!" -The white-haired girl would scream worriedly, listening to the aforementioned continue cursing in the background of the call for a while-
"I'm fine... I'm fine... I just hit my thighs on a table out of surprise at what you said"
"Is it so surprising that a decent alpha courts me?" -Erika would snort a little offended by what she heard-
"No! No… look… you are a beautiful and independent omega that anyone would like to have as their partner… but you have to admit that the suitors who usually pursue you mostly end up being scared away by both Alison and me" -Emma would praise and then justify herself not wanting her friend to get angry with her- "what did this mysterious suitor bring you?"
"Let's see" -the omega would put the cell phone between her neck holding it with her shoulder while she opened the box cutting the lock it had turning one of her nails into a claw- "It's… it's a blueberry cake"
"That's not bad at all… it's better than the first present Alison gave me to start our…"
"With the words, a present bite for a future bite, written in the frosting" -Erika would interrupt feeling her face burn at the implicit double meaning- "(because something done by someone I don't even know what it looks like affects me so much)"
"Okay… that's much more direct than what Elias has done so far" -Emma would whisper from the other end of the line-
"Did you say something?" -the omega would ask still somewhat embarrassed not listening to what her friend said-
"Nothing!"
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"Did he do that?" -Belion would ask, chuckling as she sat there eating a slice of cake at Bernet's expense, who asked her how good it tasted- "Alison had the nerve to show up to your date at a 5-star restaurant wearing a costume of your favorite amusement park mascot, carrying a 2-meter-tall stuffed teddy bear?"
"Yes! And on top of that, she screamed… now you have two pets to pet in bed when you feel alone!!" -Emma would hold back her laughter as she recounted in great detail one of her favorite memories- "I swear that at that moment I wanted to cover my eyes with one hand and pretend I didn't know her."
"I can imagine her perfectly… I wish I could have seen her" -the platinum-haired girl would wipe her eye with a finger, wiping away a tear- "Now I want to go to her house to give her a bear hug and tell her the same thing she said word for word"
"It would be hilarious" -Emma would sigh satisfied- "(I'm glad I overlooked what I said about Elias… distractions at Alison's expense always work)" -the redhead would smile at the thought- "I told you about the time where she…"
"Where she what?" -the voice of the alpha that the duo of friends were talking about would sound in the background silencing the laughter-
"Um…"
"Well…"
"Don't say anything… I have an idea of what my partner and my favorite omega friend could be talking about… if you excuse us, Mom and Dad are going to have a little adult conversation" -Alison would say goodbye while the call was cut off-
"…" -Erika would look at her cell phone with a little uncertainty for a few moments and then say a small- "Oops?"
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