The Manticore Manny by Hawke Oakley

Author:Hawke Oakley [Oakley, Hawke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-22T23:00:00+00:00

6

Roshan

I grumbled as I lounged around in my silk pyjama bottoms. I was bored.

Since Chris wasn't working today, that meant Zoey didn't need a manny. Which meant I was stuck here at home all alone with nothing to do, and no one to share my life with.

And no, I didn't care that I was being a drama-manticore about it.

Chris was the one. My fated mate. Zoey already felt like my daughter, too. I didn't care about holding it back any longer. If I didn't tell Chris, I'd explode like a shaken soda bottle.

I got up and paced the marble halls. They stretched on, empty and lonely except for the looming statues. What I wouldn't give for a few little ones running around causing mayhem...

Yesterday's memory reel kept playing in my head. Holding Chris's arms in my hands, feeling the softness of his skin beneath my fingers, watching his eyes light up and his cheeks turn pink.

I wanted to kiss him. So badly.

But I held back. His co-worker was there and I didn't want our first kiss to be in front of a crowd. I wanted it to be romantic and special and—

I snapped my fingers. "That's it! Ugh, I'm a genius."

I pulled out my phone to make a very important phone call.

A cool drawl came from the other end. "Yes?"

"Ulysses, it's me. I have an important favor to ask you."

He sighed dramatically. "If you're asking for another drop of unicorn blood, I assure you, it is not going to happen."

"What? No. Listen, I found my fated mate. He's a human omega named Chris."

Ulysses gasped. "What the deuce are the odds of both our fated mates being human omegas?"

I snorted in amusement. Fate really did seem to be playing games with us mythical shifters. I'd heard through the mythical shifter grapevine that a gryphon shifter who lived on a faraway island also found his fated mate in a human omega.

But maybe it made a lick of sense. Since humans outnumbered the few mythical shifters, this was a good way for fate to ensure we all found our one true mate in the end. Besides, it didn't matter that my mate was a human. None of that mythical shifter purist crap interested me anyway.

"...Roshan? My word, I think he's died," Ulysses mumbled.

I snapped back to the conversation. "Oh, shut up, I'm not dead. Anyway, are you busy tonight? I need someone to watch Zoey for a while."

"Isn't that your job?" Ulysses said wryly.

I ignored him. "Bring Andrew and Elizabeth, too. The kids can all play together. And Ryan, of course."

"My mate has plans for a self-care spa night, complete with mint-chocolate chip ice cream," Ulysses said. "But I'll bring my little colt and filly."

"Great. Come over around six."

"We shall be there."

After hanging up, I dialed Chris's number. My heart raced with excitement. This was really happening.

Butterflies fluttered in my stomach as I heard his voice. "Hi, Roshan! What's up?"

"Hi, Chris. I know it's short notice, but would you and Zoey like to come over to my place for dinner this evening?" I asked.

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