The other Alpha silently seized me. I held his gaze. If it came to a fight, I knew I’d come out the victor.
I’ve fought plenty of other Alphas before, bigger and meaner bastards. This time, I had additional motivation to win.
I wasn’t going to let this Alpha or anyone else take Todd from under my nose.
“I’m fine,” Todd whispered behind me. “Marco, he called me Dave.”
Randy couldn’t differentiate Todd from the character he played.
Was this Todd’s stalker?
Why show himself now of all times?
No one knew where Todd was and I told him to put all his social media accounts on private.
“Hey, I just wanted an autograph from my favorite actor on Days of our Omegas,” the other Alpha said.
He was the first one to drop his gaze. That got me thinking. Randy was a lot smarter than this.
If this Alpha was truly Todd’s stalker, he wouldn’t just confront Todd in public. Randy would’ve wanted to keep Todd all to himself.
It was appalling to put myself in Randy’s shoes but going over his letters repeatedly told me Randy was more likely to catch Todd alone and off-guard.
Randy would’ve taken Todd when no one else was looking.
“Tell me. Are you Todd’s greatest fan, Randy?” I asked in a careful voice.
It was a cheap move, baiting him like this but I was counting on the fact Randy had grown more unhinged.
The Alpha looked genuinely confused. “Huh? My name’s Trent. Look, man. I just wanted an autograph. My husband and I love that show.”
Trent mentioning his husband confirmed my suspicions.
Darn it. I should’ve known it couldn’t be this easy. Todd and I assumed Randy was single because the stalker kept mentioning wanting Todd as his husband.
Todd seemed to have come to the same conclusion as I did because he touched my arm. Todd stepped out of my shadow.
Despite looking terrified only moments before, Todd flashed Trent a megawatt smile.
It still amazed me how Todd could easily switch gears so quickly. He went from fearful potential victim one moment and Mr. Nice guy, the next.
No wonder Todd’s fans loved him and the people who worked with Todd had nothing bad to say about him.
“Do you have a pen? Maybe I should sign your shirt instead. It won’t wash off that quickly,” Todd told Trent.
Trent looked relieved. Trent snuck me another wary look, before offering Todd his shirt.
I kept a close eye on the proceedings. Someone, the bartender, handed Todd a pen. After Todd signed Trent’s shirt, they had a goodnatured talk about Trent’s husband and kids.
“Hey, if you’re giving autographs, I’d like one for my son as well, Mr. Bright,” called an older Alpha in his fifties from another table.
I frowned at the speaker, glancing at Todd. Todd only nodded.
“Of course,” Todd answered.
Someone else spoke, “Me too!”
“Is this happening?” I heard Aaron ask Everett behind me. “Can you believe Todd’s grown this famous?”
A line started to form. This time, I refused to take my eyes off my Omega. I stood guard right behind him as he gave out more autographs.
Eventually, I decided Todd had enough excitement for tonight.
“Sorry folks, but Todd has to wake up early in the morning for a shoot,” I announced. I didn’t miss the grateful look Todd shot me.
“Are you his boyfriend?” Asked the Omega who hit on me earlier tonight.
Stumped, I didn’t know how to answer. Let him interpret my silence however he wanted. If I told him I was just Todd’s bodyguard, I had a feeling Todd would stay mad at me longer.
I didn’t want that. It took me the entire night to figure out why Todd was upset with me.
Todd was jealous.
I know. That was an arrogant thing to assume but I didn’t hold it against Todd.
When Trent approached him, I wanted to punch the lights out of that Alpha. I would’ve fought off any other Alpha who made a move on Todd.
He was my client but I’ve also begun to see Todd as something else.
My mate.
My Omega.
As days passed by, the rules I imposed on myself no longer seemed to matter as much.
After Todd gave his last autograph, I ushered him, his brother, and cousins out the bar. By some miracle, I got all four Omegas in the car.
“Todd, is it always like that?” Nestor asked.
“Not always,” Todd admitted. “Tonight was weird.”
I’ve already met Aaron. Todd’s twin always turned up at the studio every other day.
It was my first time meeting Everett and Nestor. I knew from Clark that he and Todd came from a family mostly made up of Omegas.
I guess I just didn’t expect them to be as sassy and forward as Todd.
“You never mentioned your situation with your stalker is only getting worse,” Aaron said quietly in the backseat.
I started the engine. I noticed Todd shot me a glare. Paying him no mind, I charted a course to Aaron’s place.
After Aaron, I planned to drop off Everett and Nestor. Then it would finally be just the two of us.
“Randy’s been sending me more letters and packages,” Todd said in a sullen tone.
So Todd knew about his mounting gifts. I sighed.
“You didn’t need the extra stress,” I said, deciding to speak up.
“Didn’t need to?” Todd blurted.
“Uh-oh. Trouble in paradise?” Everett whispered in the back, although Todd and I could hear him.
“Hush, you. I want to hear this,” Aaron said.
“I’m your boss. I have the right to know everything,” Todd said.
“All you need to know is this, I’m working on catching him as soon as possible,” I said.
Todd was silent for a few moments.
To my surprise, he asked, “were the letters that awful? Do I want to know what he sent me?”
“Yes to your first question and no, you wouldn’t.”
“Okay,” Todd mumbled. “I forgive you for keeping that information from me but Marco?”
“I’ve never heard Todd give in like that before,” Nestor told Everett.
“Hmm? What is it?” I asked.
“I don’t like to see you flirting with another Omega again,” Todd said.
I laughed, unable to help myself. I stopped the car in front of Aaron’s apartment.
“Time to go,” I told Aaron, looking over my seat.
“Aw. Fine. Thanks for driving me home and look after my brother,” Aaron said, exiting the vehicle.
I noticed Todd was silently fuming at me.
“What’s so funny?” He demanded.
“That you think I’m interested in another Omega when I have you,” I answered.
That shut Todd up for a little while. Good. After I unloaded the last of my passengers, I steered the car back to Todd’s apartment.
“Did you really mean those words?” Todd finally asked after I found us a parking spot.
“I told you before. I’d never lie to you.”
I opened the door for Todd. He didn’t protest when I slid an arm over his shoulders and led him inside the building.
9
Todd
Once we returned to my apartment, I was too tired to do anything else but fall right into bed.