Chapter Four

Heath

The motel served a nice continental breakfast. The notice was on my key card as well as noted on a small sticky paper on the mirror. I laughed as I saw the smiley face at the bottom. The people here ran this place like a quaint and intimate bed-and-breakfast. No complaints from me.

I went to the lobby after a good night’s sleep and a hot shower the night before and one again this morning. The one thing I missed about living in a place with four walls was a shower and the occasional bath.

An occasional hot bath with Epsom salts and perhaps some essential oils could cure just about any problem, I was convinced.

“Good morning,” a male called at the same time the bell above the door rang out. “Hope you had a restful night. Please, help yourself.”

I caught the scent in the air. He was an alpha but not the same one as the day before. I toasted myself a blueberry bagel and smeared it with cream cheese before grabbing a cup of coffee and sitting down at a small round table near the window. Some people came in and got breakfast to go, and others looked over the offerings and decided against it altogether.

Usually I set up a camp stove outside the bus and cooked something like pancakes for breakfast, but sitting here, enjoying someone else’s fare, even if it was a simple toasted bagel, seemed like a treat.

The side door to the lobby opened and in came two males, a little girl, and a boy who couldn’t be more than one year old. I watched as they approached the other alpha, each of them sharing a kiss. Huh. A throuple. Man, I envied that omega. What my fox wouldn’t give to have two alphas doting over me. Loving me. Giving me the care and support I so desired.

“Daddy Rip, I want to go to the garden,” said the little girl, more like a fairy princess with her tulle-skirted dress. She even had a wand and some fairy wings strapped onto her back like a backpack.

“Not this morning. I’ve got something cooking out there just for my princess. You and Daddy Zeus are going to pick up some treats at the store, and Percy needs diapers.”

I shouldn’t have been eavesdropping, but I couldn’t help myself. These three males had what I wanted, and I needed to know how they achieved it.

The omega glanced in my direction and chuckled. “Something we can help you with?”

The lobby was now empty with the exception of the beautiful family in charge and me, still nursing my breakfast. “To be honest, I’m a bit jealous. Where does one find two alphas? I can’t even get a date.”

The omega whispered some things to his alphas, who took the kids and left. The omega came to take the chair across from me. “Between us omegas, it was an app. It’s called Male-Order Mates. You download the app, answer some extensive questions, and then they match you with others.”

I scoffed. “You can be poly? I mean, my fox wants two alphas, like you have.”

He nodded. “Yeah, that’s part of why it’s so great. All of your preferences and needs are taken into account. And theirs. The alphas you would be matched up with would be open or looking for a polyamorous relationship. No surprises.”

“An app,” I repeated, thinking it sounded entirely too easy and potentially weird.

“I had the same reaction at first. But I know from experience that it works. Those two alphas are my fated mates. I couldn’t have asked for anything more. I know we’re taught that the right mate will simply come along but, in my opinion, this is giving Fate a bit of a helping hand, that’s all.”

I blew out a breath. “I appreciate you sharing, but I don’t think that’s for me.”

He nodded. “My name’s Fyn. If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out. I know it’s scary, but you know what’s scarier?”

Shrugging, I replied, “What?”

“The thought of never finding them. Of never having met my mates.”

He walked off and went about cleaning up the breakfast. The rest of the day, I took a walk around the town, taking in the quaint sights and charms. I stopped in some shops but didn’t buy anything. Room was scarce in the bus.

When I got back to my room, I saw some twinkle lights and heard music from the direction of the garden I’d seen out the window this morning while I ate my bagel.

I walked over and stood on the edge of the garden. What a sight. There was a unicorn fountain in the middle, spouting water from its horn and around all of it were perfectly placed flowers and twinkle lights of all colors. Some of them even looked like icicles.

Around the pathway, the little princess from the morning pranced between the flower beds and statues and under the arches, proclaiming spells and enchanting every one with a singing voice. She twirled and danced around, a whimsical giggle on her lips when she almost toppled over. One of the alphas caught her and he swung her in a circle.

Over on one of the benches with their little one between them, Fyn and the other alpha shared whispers and kisses. I could smell the lust in the air along with joy and satisfaction. They were happy. Happy with each other and clearly very much in love.

Gods, I craved love. Sure, I had the love of my parents and others in the den back home, but I wanted the love of a mate or two. Yeah, definitely two.

My phone buzzed in my hand, some notification about weather or road conditions, I suspected but, as I looked upon my dream of a life, the phone got heavier in my hands.

The app.

Fyn said all I had to do was sign up. Sign up, and the app would match me with who I wanted, two whos if I wanted.

And I did.

I went back into my room, sat on the edge of the bed, and signed up, sending a prayer to the gods.

Send me two alphas.

Please.