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“Stand up for yourself and don’t let them dictate everything,” Hazel said calmly. “They like it when you know what you want, but they’ll want to take care of you regardless. It’s just part of who they are, soyouneed to set the boundaries.”
“But initiating is what’s making you nervous, I’m guessing?” Eliza hazarded as Hazel lit the blunt, taking a deep first hit.
“Yes.” My voice was small, and my hands were now tracing random patterns on the table. “I mean, I’ve never done anything…”
“Just tell them that,” Eliza said gently, reaching over to put her hand on top of mine. “They want to be your pack, and sharing this is part of that. Communicating is one of the most important aspects of being in a pack.”
“I don’t know how to do anything! I’ll be like a fumbling fucking teenager,” I groaned. Hazel’s answer was to give me the blunt and wait until I’d taken two hits to speak.
“Look, there’s no class you can take to learn how to fuck, Si. You honestly can’t go wrong, and despite the macho bullshit some alphas try to cling to, you’ll know when you make them feel good. Just follow their cues, and you’ll be okay,” Hazel promised.
“And the beauty of alphas is that they love to be dominant,” Eliza said with a smirk. “They’ll have no problems taking the lead while you figure out what you like.”
“The nice thing about being in heat was that I was too far gone to overthink things,” I muttered. “I don’t even know what cues to look for.”
“Watch some porn,” Hazel suggested. “Hell, that would be an awesome girls' night! We can help you with some of the basics, but the actual doing… We aren’tthatgood of friends.”
Eliza snorted, and a surprised burst of laughter escaped me.Fucking Hazel. She smirked at me, clearly happy she had made me laugh.
“How have the new living arrangements been so far?” Hazel changed the subject as she took a hit, offering me another before putting the blunt out and tucking it away.
“It’s only been one night, so not super intense yet. Yuri’s house is fucking huge. I think I’ve seen Pinterest boards made of that shit,” I deadpanned. “He gave me my own bedroomanda nesting room.”
“Shut up! That’s adorable,” Eliza said with a laugh. “I can’t imagine the stoic alpha being so sweet.”
“Oh, he said it fairly clinically. He’s caring, but I don’t think he’s the sappy type.”
“Not yet, at least,” Hazel disagreed. “They all change once they snag you. Not in a bad way, but they’ll get way sappier than you anticipate.”
“You can’t tell me the twins are sappy,” I shot back.
She chuckled and nodded at me. “You’re right about that. They’re the kings of innuendo and would much rather have a laugh than some mushy, emotional moment. But honestly I love that about them. You may have four alphas, but I’ve never seen four alphas with such a range of personalities. Like… Sutton and Maximo? They’re not the exact same, but they’re both protectors who’ll go feral if they need to. At least you’ve got River and Nash, for instance, one rugged and intense, the other crazy and fun.”
“River is definitely fun, but I’ve seen them shut down fights with one look. They’re a force to be reckoned with. Nash, I’m still getting to know since he’s fairly private. I think he might be a closet romantic, honestly,” I admitted.
“No,” Eliza said, “I can’t even imagine him being the wine-and-dine type.”
“Romance isn’t strictly wining and dining,” Hazel said. “Hell, that sounds more like Yuri. Nash seems like the rub-your-feet-while-watching-a-movie type. In which case, sign me up!”
“He made sure I ate last night. He and King cooked dinner,” I told them as I bit back a smile. “I’m not used to someone taking the reins like that.”
“Get used to it,” Hazel said as she shoved a menu my way. “Now, pick some food, I’m starving, and Eliza’s going to give our waiter a complex if she sends him away again.”
“Okay, fine,” I agreed. I already felt lighter, and we hadn’t even ordered yet. Even if my life was chaotic in every aspect, at least I had these girls to keep me grounded.
We ordered our food and talked about random stuff while we ate our breakfast. With no secrets or any other bullshit between us, this was the most calm I’d felt in forever.
“I think one of your alphas figured out where you are,” Eliza sang out as she pushed her empty plate away. We’d all dug in the moment our food came out.
“What?” I asked as I scanned the sidewalk. My gaze stopped on Nash, who was standing next to his bike. He was doing everything he could to pretend he wasn’t keeping an eye on us, but I knew better.
“We’ll get the check. You go on,” Hazel said, shooing me away. For once, I didn’t argue.
“Thanks, guys,” I squeaked out. It was silly to feel so light and giddy just from seeing my alpha outside, but before I knew it, I was out the door and walking toward him, barely managing to keep a calm look on my face.
“Fancy meeting you here,” he joked. “You can’t just leave like that, omega. You got all of us alphas worried.”
“In my defense, I did leave you all a note. I didn’t just leave without telling you all what I was doing.” Nash quirked an eyebrow as if silently asking me if that was really supposed to placate them.Alphas.“Did you come out just to follow me?”
