My alpha needs to take care of me to soothe his instincts, and I'm at a loss again. Kade swoops me into his arms and mumbles something about his leftover soup.
My brain tries to fight me, but my omega enjoys the attention and caring vibes of her alpha. Sinking into his hold, I turn mymind off for a little while. Hopefully when he's calmed down and I've had a moment to relax, I'll have a plan.
I just need a plan that won't trigger any of us. Which will be tough to do considering we all deal with the load of my baggage. I'll figure it out.
Fourteen
Kade
"Idon't like this. It's not a good idea," Jarek protests, crossing his arms by the front door.
Sighing, I run my hand through my hair. I have to keep my agitation in check because taking all this pent up energy out on my pack mates isn't fair. "Jay, she should get out of the house and I need her with me."
He grinds his teeth and looks toward the stairs. We only have a few more minutes to argue about this before Vivie and Silas come down. I sent them up to change fifteen minutes ago, hoping to spark some life into my omega. She barely showed any kind of interest in my offering of ice cream and chocolate. I'm convinced it's why she got out of her window nest to begin with though.
"Maybe I should cancel my meeting and come with," he says as he rubs his scruffy jaw.
I'm already shaking my head before he finishes his statement. "You can't. We need to figure out where the hell we're getting materials for the project this summer. It's coming up too fast to keep pushing it off and?—"
"Fuck," he snaps and cuts me off. "I know, Kade.I know, but something is wrong with our omega and I'm fuckingdyinginside. Being five feet away from her puts so much strain on me I feel like I can't breathe sometimes."
Swallowing thickly, I watch my mate pace back and forth as he wrestles with his feelings. Hell, I had the same meltdown yesterday. Vivie's barely spoken a word since Wednesday. Maybe we hovered a bit too much after Jarek and I saw her and Silas outside, but I about shit myself thinking we were about to experience a repeat of last week.
"That's why we need to get her out of the house, Jay," I respond softly in an attempt not to escalate the situation. "She's barely left the living room or even asked to go outside. I'm worried she feels like we're keeping her locked up."
Jarek's rigid posture deflates with my final statement. "You're right," he murmurs, sounding dejected and stressed.
I can't leave him alone in this so I grip the back of his neck and press my forehead to his. Inhaling his lavender and cedar scent, I'm instantly soothed and want to sink into the feeling that is our calming alpha. Jarek balances me out perfectly, and as much as I want to tell him to say fuck the meeting and come with us so we can have an easy pack date to the grocery store, he needs to figure shit out for work.
"I love you," I rumble and press myself against him. I'll never tire of his firm body and the way he gives me his weight. "Trust me?"
Those bright green eyes of his narrow at me, making me chuckle. "You know I trust you, Kade. Just hurry home, please. I'd rather not be sitting here twiddling my thumbs waiting for you."
"Who's twiddling who?"
A shocked laugh bursts from my chest and Jarek's. Vivian waltzes down the stairs with a cheeky little grin on her face. Fucking hell, that's a sight for sore eyes.
"I'm thinkingyoutwiddled Silas and that's why it took you twenty minutes to change your shirt. The bright blush and teasing is very welcome, though, baby," I coo and step up one stair to pluck her from her feet. Twirling her around, I plop her on the ground in front of Jarek who looks like he's about to devour her.
Silas closes the door at the top of the landing and begins his trek down. While Jarek murmurs quietly with Vivian, I take in my handsome beta. He smirks at me, making my dick twitch. With his hair damp and swollen lips, Silas oozes confidence as he approaches me at the bottom of the stairs.
Snagging him by the waistband of his jeans, I tug him down the last stair and scent mark his cheek with my scruff. "I don't know what you did up there, but whatever it was, thank you," I whisper in his ear. He trembles a little, and his slight scent blooms with arousal. "She made a joke on the way down here. I'll reward you later."
I release him after swiping my tongue against his earlobe and chuckle when I see him adjust himself in his jeans as I turn away. Such a sexy man. Biting back a groan, I wrap an arm around my omega. "Ready, little Omega?"
Pleased when she wraps one of her hands around my forearm, I purr for her. There's nothing that settles her more than the purr of her alpha mates. It may be biological, but I like to think the way Jarek and I do it is special—We’re always trying to press her against us as we purr so she canfeelit too. When she purrs, I practically melt like chocolate on black pavement. I wonder about the science behind it. It doesn't matter, but damn does it feel nice.
"Ready," she breathes after a few moments of basking in my touch.
Jarek leans in and places a sweet kiss on her cheek then mouth. Humming happily, my omega tries to sway toward him.She's so blissed out and happy for once this week that I can't help but glance at Silas and wonder what the hell he did with her upstairs.
"Text me if you need anything," Jarek rumbles. "I mean it."
Vivian nods and kisses him one more time before I usher her toward the garage door. It's Friday evening. I'm dreading how busy the town will be, but we don't have anything for dinner. I've been slacking on feeding my pack so I need to remedy that.
"Oh!" Jarek calls out right before we make it to the door. "Get those microwavable breakfast sandwiches!"
Disgust and offense slam into my chest. "Absolutely the fuck not!" I shout and flip him off over my shoulder. Fucker knows I make the best breakfast sandwiches.
