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I’m not sure if Logan can feel my pain through my bond with Luca or not, but he finally moves toward me. Ethan is right on his heels. Maddox stays where he is, standing midway between me and their omega.
The woman eyes me as Logan cups my cheek, slides his hand down until he’s collaring my throat, light green eyes blazing as he stares at me, like he’s willing me to understand something without words.
Ethan untangles my arms and pulls my hand to his mouth, pressing a soft kiss into my palm, before he laces our fingers together.
A whine hits the air. An omega whine and it definitely didn’t come from me. Logan tenses in front of me, fingers flexing against my skin reflexively. His lip pulls back in a half snarl, and I don’t know if it’s because of me or her. I can see him battling against his alpha urge to go to the other omega, to soothe her. It’s in their freaking makeup.
My gaze flicks to Maddox. He’s still in the same spot he was before, but he’s visibly leaning toward Claudia.
When she whines again, he cracks, eating up the space between them in two long strides and gathering her in his arms. His purr rumbles out of him as she nestles into his chest like she was born to be there. Like that’s where she belongs. My cracked heart splinters further.
Maddox never wanted me.
Not really. He was willing to make the best of it because of the bond with Luca and the scent match. He reluctantly agreed to keep me. But I know he didn’t want to.
Sure, he said it was for my safety, but it was probably more that he could sense on some deeper level that I am a fake omega and not theirs.
My throat goes tight, and tears fill my eyes. Logan’s fingers tighten, just slightly, keeping me in place when what I want to do is flee, hide. I don’t want them to witness my broken heart. “No, mo chuisle,” he murmurs, fingers stroking over my pulse. “No running.”
I swallow against his palm as Ethan pushes closer to me, caging me into Logan’s body. “He’s an alpha, Sadie,” my doctor mate says softly. “It’s nearly impossible for us to resist an omega when she’s upset. It’s our makeup to comfort them.”
My gaze narrows even as a tear slips from my eye. “I know that.”
He gives me a soft smile. “Good.” Then he raises his voice and, keeping me pinned with his hand and his gaze, he calls out, “Maddox, our omega needs you.”
There’s a pained sort of gasp from Claudia and a second later, Maddox has joined us, nudging Logan out of the way to wrap me up in his arms. “I’m sorry, trouble,” he murmurs against my hair. “I’m so fucking sorry. Won’t happen again. I promise.”
More tears press out of my eyes, soak into his shirt. His shirt that smells like her, which is so damn close to smelling like me. I want to believe him, but I don’t think I can. Like Logan said, it’s just his instincts, his makeup. Unless we bond-
I cut that thought off before it blooms. The last thing I want to do is trap Maddox into a bond he doesn’t actually want just because I can’t handle his alpha need to comfort an omega in distress.
But I do want him to bond with me. I want all of them to bond with me. I just don’t want it to feel rushed or forced. Fuck, I wish we’d been able to take our time, get to know each other, go through the actual courting process.
But we don’t have that luxury. We never have.
I swallow thickly and lean back, sliding my palm so it rests over his heart. “It’s okay, Dox. I understand.”
His brow furrows as his dark gaze scans over my face. “Trouble.”
I give him a shaky smile and rub a small circle over his heart. “Its fine. I get it.”
“You’re such a little liar, heartbreaker,” Ethan murmurs.
“Don’t shut us out,” Logan pleads, hand sliding under my damp hair to cup the back of my neck.
“Um, excuse me?” Claudia gives a tiny little omega growl. It’s adorable and I hate her for it. “Did you forget about me? Your actual omega?”
Maddox turns to face her, but doesn’t move away from me. “I told you before, we already have an omega. And it isn’t you.”
She whines again, stomping her foot in frustration. Her scent is full of hurt and anger. “How can you say that to me?”
My mouth drops open so I can breathe through it rather than my nose. Having her here in this space, that I was starting to think of as mine, is making my omega all itchy. Even with a scent that is near identical, I hate that there’s another omega here.
Why did they bring her?
Do they… Are they thinking of keeping her? Maybe having two omegas? Or maybe they’re going to try us both out, see which one is a better fit?
All those thoughts and insecurities swirl through my head, making my stomach cramp with nausea. I should have known this was too fucking good to be true. Sadie Pierce is not the girl who gets the pack and the happily ever after. I’m the girl you fuck for a short amount of time and then you settle down with someone else.
