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Vee’s pretty hazel eyes scan over me, like she’s searching for something, waiting for me to say more. But whatever she sees in my expression has her sighing and settling back against Asher and Topher, who cuddle her closer.
“Will Yasmin be there?”
My brows arch. That was not what I was expecting, but I suppose the question shouldn’t surprise me.
Asher nuzzles his face into the curve of her neck, and Ford makes a disgruntled sound when the move pushes his hand off her shoulders.
“Yes,” Davis answers her. “She made a point of telling us she would be there with one of her alphas.”
Vee scrunches up her face into an expression that is so familiar it makes my chest ache. I wonder if she knows just how gone for her we all are, how much we fucking need her. Have always needed her.
“If she says one wrong thing to me, I will punch her in the tit. Regardless of if I’m supposed to be proving that I’m a good match for you.”
“You don’t have to prove shit, pip.” Ford drops a kiss to the top of her head.
“Well, that’s a lie, but we can pretend. I mean it. One wrong word and I’ll punch her boob. I’m not the cowed seventeen-year-old I was back then. Just because she’s a better omega than me doesn’t mean I have to put up with her shit.”
All of us growl at her statement. “She’s not fucking better than you, beautiful,” Davis practically snarls at her, angry that she would even suggest a thing.
But Vee just arches a brow at him, then rolls her eyes. “We all know I’m a terrible omega. I never had the training to be a good one. Didn’t seem like there was any point. Right now I’m more beta than omega, since I’m on so many suppressants.”
“Not going to the Omega Academy doesn’t make you a bad omega, baby,” Topher reminds her. “Ninety percent of being an alpha or omega is instinct.”
“Yeah, well, my instincts are shot to hell right now.”
“Oh, Jesus. Shut the fuck up, Vee,” Ford grumbles, bending to kiss the top of her head. “You’re perfect just the way you are.”
Our girl’s cheeks flush a pretty pink even as she tips her head back to glare at the alpha behind her. He’s not bothered and takes advantage of the angle to kiss her long and deep, like he’s trying to prove to her with the sweep of his tongue just how perfect she is.
If not the perfect omega, then perfect for us.
Rule 21: Its not necessary to rip the face off of every omega that talks to your pack
“Are you sure we have to do this?” I ask, tipping my head back to stare at the scene of my heartbreak. I would have been more than happy to never set foot in this house again, and yet, here we are, huddled together on the gravel drive, as anxiety builds and builds in my chest.
I still hate this house. Even more now than I did back then.
Ford’s warm hand settles on my low back, solid and comforting, and my nerves ease just the slightest bit.
“It’ll be okay, pipsqueak. All five of us are here and we aren’t going anywhere. You want to leave? Just say the word and we’re gone.”
I feel Jackson tense next to me, and I know he doesn’t agree with that statement. Not that he wants me to stay here in a situation that makes me uncomfortable. But this is his family. Davis’s too. If we’re going to make this work, if I’m going to be a member of their pack, then I need a little closure. I need to address all the obstacles between us, and that includes Maxim Werth and his apparent vendetta against me.
I need to face this and find a way to move forward. I at least have to try, for Jackson and Davis’s sake. Even if it kills me.
I sigh. “I know we need to do this. We need to show them I’m not going anywhere. I just…”
Asher laces his fingers with mine and lifts to press a kiss to my knuckles. “Are you not going anywhere, angel? You decided to stay?”
I feel my cheeks flush, but I don’t look at any of them. “I’m weighing my options.”
“And which way are you tilting right now, beautiful?”
Half my mouth quirks up. “It should be obvious.” I motion with my hand still holding Asher’s to the house. “I mean, I’m about to return to the scene of my rejection just to prove I’m a good fit for you. Of course I’m leaning toward staying.”
Jackson steps in front of me, tipping up my chin with a finger under my jaw. “You aren’t here to prove anything, baby girl. We don’t need their approval to want you with us, in our pack. We might have wanted it seven years ago, but we sure as hell don’t want or need it now. “
“Then why are we even putting her through this?” Ford grumbles. I flash him a quick smile before looking back at the alpha in front of me.
