“I’d love for all of us to have our own spaces, too,” Rylan said. “I’m sure it’ll be fun dividing our time between our mates, but sometimes an omega needs space. Not just a nest, but space.”
“Don’t worry. There’s plenty of rooms for that,” Kota reassured him.
“There’s an outdoor shopping complex a few hours away that has stores for every designation. We can get things for our rooms and the dens and nests,” Hayes said. “I looked it up this morning and it looks pretty nice.”
“That sounds amazing,” Greer said. “We’ll make a day out of it.”
Just like that, my pack was a family. Planning to turn our pack house into a real home, working out dates, sharing rides to work.
The omega in me was loving every second of this.
Chapter
Twenty-Four
Roxie
Iwas supposed to be editing. Instead, I sat in the bleachers, watching the Narwhals practice.
Hayes had them skating drills and going over plays for tomorrow’s game. He was the same coach as always, except for this time when he looked my way, he gave me a smile or a wink.
There was a certain grace to watching these large alphas and deltas skate. They were able to turn quickly, maneuvering their giant bodies in a way that should have been completely impossible.
Greer was still fairly stoic and serious, but he seemed more relaxed and focused on the game since we’d all bonded.
Even I could see the difference in the way he moved and worked with his team. I’d watched several practices and games at this point, and I was starting to learn the ins and outs of hockey.
He and Kota followed Lachlan’s lead without hesitation, clearly, more in tune with each other than ever before.
I had a feeling the next game wouldn’t be quite so close, and now that Greer had his rut behind him, I hoped he wouldn’t let the bullshit words of the other teams get to him.
“Shouldn’t you be working, young lady?”
I grinned at the familiar female voice next to me, looking over to see my new best friend, Lana, joining me.
“What are you doing here?” I asked as I hugged her tight. She looked incredible. Her long, blonde hair was hanging long and glossy around her shoulders. She was wearing a cute boho white top and baggy jeans, looking classy and comfy, which was her superpower I swear.
The biggest change was in her face. Her eyes no longer held dark circles. In fact, she was glowing. Radiating happiness that only finding your pack could provide.
“Seems our boys are playing against each other tomorrow,” she said. “We just arrived a bit early because I wanted to catch up with you.”
“I feel honored,” I said, giving her a grin.
“Go again!” Hayes barked out. I turned back at the sound of his yelling, and when I did, Lana let out a gasp.
“You have bites.” She grabbed my arm, practically dancing in her seat now. “Does this have anything to do with a certain player almost going feral after last night’s game?”
“It just might,” I admitted.
“Tell me everything,” she demanded, just as bossy as always. I honestly loved that about her.
“Well, you already know about my roommate...”
And then I launched into the entire story. From finding Kota, to the reveal of who Rylan and Greer were to each other, to packing up with the coach.
“Oh, my god, are you kidding me? The coach?” she shrieked and turned his way. She was not being subtle but they were too busy to notice. “He’s hunky for a silver fox.”
Lana was eating up every bit of this story because, of course, she was. We were both professionals, but when we got together we were just two omegas indulging in some solid girl time.
