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After pulling down the sheet, he deposits me gently on my bed, and I sink back into it with a hum.
Protection.
I catch a gentleness in his expression I didn’t expect. His light eyes are tender and so full of emotion that it makes my breath catch as he pulls the blankets over me and tucks me in, covering me to my chin.
“Thank you,” I whisper, my eyes closing.
I’m safe with him. Safe with Vincent, the head Alpha.
I try to tell him, but I’m asleep before I can.
I sleep the day away.
I wake up to the sun setting and my body overheated under all the blankets.
My statement is tomorrow.
I sit up in bed, taking in deep, calming breaths.
Or at least, I try to.
Tomorrow, I will tell Ben everything I can remember.
I’m going to relive it all in front of Landon, River, and Vincent.
Sweat beads down my neck and I wipe at my forehead.
It feels like my body is a ticking time bomb. It’s counting down until my violent Heat starts.
In a way, it’s good that I’ll be getting the statement out of the way tomorrow.
Then I can start the road to whatever this new life is.
I can go back to the café.
We can find April.
And I can get through my Heat.
My stomach cramps so intensely that I whimper.
Not only am I stressed, but I’m over sensitized.
The slightest pressure of the blanket across the crotch of my pants makes my breath catch.
Breathe in, breathe out.
I hear low chatter from the front room and fight back a groan.
The scent of sweet pine mixes with the essence of dark bourbon.
Landon and Vincent are in the other room.
I asked him to stay, and he kept his word.
But what the hell was I thinking? This is pure torture for my inner Omega, who wants nothing more than to be touched.
I’ve barely kissed Vincent. Maybe if it was just Landon here, I could invite him into my nest.
