Page 27 of The Pregnant Wolf Omega Next Door

Zenith snorted. “It’s fine.”

Even when faint tendrils of smoke puffed out of Abbie’s nostrils.

“You’re not afraid of a fireball landing on you?” Emre blurted.

Zenith looked him in the eye. “I’m not afraid.”

“But what if you get burned?”

“I won’t be.”

There was a secret here, maybe tied to the sheer power that Emre felt radiating off the alpha.

Come to think of it, that power felt familiar. Had it been in that first alpha too?

“What if she sets everything on fire?” Emre said uneasily.

Zenith arranged his arm to keep Abbie from falling off the table. Then he trailed his other hand down Emre’s arm, tangling their fingers together. “Like I said, this entire apartment is fireproofed. Furniture, walls, objects. You’re safe here.”

The relief was overwhelming. “Except for my clothes.”

At that, Zenith smirked. “You could wear mine.”

Emre blushed. Clothes-sharing was a big thing with wolves, because carrying an alpha’s scent was tantamount to carrying their marking, even if it was only on your clothes and not your skin.

But if Zenith didn’t mind... Who was Emre to argue? “If, um, if you don’t mind lending them to me.”

“Of course I don’t mind. I have plenty of spares. Feel free to go through my closet for something you like.”

His offers kept getting more and more intimate.

“Sure,” Emre said slowly. “Even your underwear?”

He clapped his hand over his mouth and cursed himself, his face burning.

“Even my underwear,” Zenith murmured, his lips twitching into a grin. “Although you might need to modify them so they don’t fall off.”

“Maybe a safety pin would work.”

Zenith released Emre’s hand, leaving his fingers cold. He pulled out his phone and began typing into it. “Safety pins could pop open. Double-sided sticky tape will work better.”

“Do you have some?”

“I’ll acquire it. Don’t worry.” Zenith grinned and typed into his phone again, pausing now and then like he was chatting with someone. Then he set it down and gave Abbie his fingers, only for her to bat at them with her paws.

He was so calm about all of this. It didn’t make sense. Zenith had gone to so much trouble to fireproof his apartment, and even the building around it. Was he afraid that the building would burn down, even if he didn’t?

What would happen when Emre and Abbie went back to their apartment?

“You said you tried to fireproof the other apartments from the hallway,” Emre said uncertainly. “How much of mine is safe from Abbie?”

“Some. Probably not your bed.” Zenith looked apologetic, then thoughtful. “You could stay with me for a couple of nights, if youwant. I’ll arrange for your place to be spelled, but it might take some time.”

“I can’t pay you back,” Emre said miserably. “I’m broke.”

Zenith waved him off. “Don’t worry about that. I’ll pay for it.” Then he blinked and really looked at Emre. “Actually, if you need to go to the doctor, or the hospital, or if Abbie needs any medical help, come to me, okay? Don’t worry about how much it costs. I’ll make sure you get the treatment you need.”

“But... That’s so much!”