Page 24 of Delivered to My Fury (Mail-Order Matings #19)

Opal

The day after the night of my life, I woke up to bright sunlight streaming into the bedroom. I reached out but found myself alone again. Not fair, boys. Grabbing up my bathrobe, I pulled it over my shoulders and shuffled downstairs, following the scent of bacon and eggs. Breakfast every morning around here, and if nights were going to be like the last one, I’d need the calories.

“Morning.” I found all of them already showered and ready to go to the brewery. “Were you going to just leave me here?” It was pathetic, but I felt quite vulnerable today. “Aren’t we all going to the brewery?”

“Absolutely, mate.” Shay got up and poured me a cup of coffee while Eero filled a plate with bacon, eggs, and fried potatoes. “We were just waiting for you to get up at your leisure. We thought you’d earned some rest.”

I sighed and sat on Zyon’s lap, resting my head on his shoulder. “I don’t think I slept more than an hour all night. I had a bedful of lusty mates keeping me awake.”

If I hadn’t giggled, they might have felt guilty. But I didn’t want them to. I did allow my orc mate to feed me a few bites before finishing myself and rushing off to the shower. I sent my mates off to the brewery to start the day, promising to drive myself over in my own car in just a little while. I made it as quick as possible, missing them the whole time. I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face.

But when I walked into the brewery, I saw them all reading a note, and none of them were smiling. “What’s wrong?”

Eero held the paper out to me and I read it with both dismay and happiness. Mabel had met her dreamboat on the app and taken off. She didn’t know when or if she’d be back. They were all so upset, I said, “I don’t have a lot of office experience but I can learn if you want me to help.” And that was how I became a full-time employee at the tavern. Rather, an owner because they put me right into the business and after I struggled with the books for a while, they realized that my knowledge and experience suited me for product development.

Every day was wonderful. Especially after we hired a bookkeeper and I was able to work in my new lab and the tasting room all the time. No more flirty ladies hitting on my men. If any tried, I was there in a trice, calling them mate and adding in a little more PDA. It was heaven all day and double heaven at night with a fury like mine.

I was thrilled to be their loving pivot.