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The house smelled amazing when we walked back in. From the scent of garlic and fresh bread, I had a feeling they were heating up Nona’s food.
Nash was still refusing to look at me, busying himself with the pasta he was pulling from the oven. His tense shoulders gave it away. Yuri glanced back and forth between us like he was trying to figure out what was going on. I glanced at King, who just gave me a small smile.
“I have to talk to you guys about some things while we eat,” I called out. “It’s probably going to get awkward fast, so prepare yourselves.” I tried to make light of it, but all I got back was a soft, nervous chuckle from River.
After putting my bags away and helping set the table, we all sat down. When no one made a move to eat, it became very clear that I was going to have to talk about this first.
Great.
“Just lay it out there, Micetta,” King encouraged softly.
“My mom is sick,” I started. “I’ve been sending money home to help with her meds and stuff that insurance won’t cover. That’s been going on for some time, and before that, we helped Hazel get out of our hometown. Life was hectic, busy, and full of uncertainty for a while. In that time, I’ve never found anyone I wanted to spend time with… romantically.” I hedged around the wording, hoping they wouldn’t make me spell it out.
“Meaning?” Yuri asked, not allowing me to tiptoe around it. Freaking alphas and their demanding ways.
“Meaning I’m inexperienced. I never had sex before my last heat, which King kindly helped me through. Before that, I’d never even been kissed.” Finally, I looked up and met Nash’s eyes. The realization was starting to dawn there. “That’s why I didn’t kiss you back. I’m sorry. I got in my head and worried I’d be bad at it.”
Shame had my cheeks rapidly heating up, so I looked down at the empty plate in front of me.
Yuri was next to me, and he gently tapped my chin with his finger, silently begging me to look up at them. I met his eyes first because I was being a coward, then I turned to King, who looked almost proud of me, then River, who seemed shocked. Finally, I looked at Nash, whose body had completely sagged with what must have been relief.
“Holy shit. I thought I’d really fucked up with you today,” he breathed out.
“No,” I said as I reached over and rested my hand on his. “I was into it. I just didn’t know how to respond. God, that sounds so pathetic.”
“So you’re telling us that we get to be the first alphas to taste you, experience you?” Yuri asked as he stared at me with those intense brown eyes of his. I nodded, and I swore the man lit up like it was Christmas. “Good.”
“Wait… King helped you through your heat?” River asked as if they’d finally caught on to that part. Yuri sat back, crossing his arms and watching everyone to see how this was going to play out.
“Yes. She called the service, and it was a moment of luck that she got me. We both used scent blockers, so we didn’t realize how compatible we were until we met again at Neon Nights,” King explained. “I’ve also decided to take Yuri’s job offer because helping omegas in that way won’t work for me any longer for obvious reasons.”
“Will you miss it?” River’s question had the rest of us a bit surprised. “Not the sex, but the helping part.”
“I come from a very traditional alpha father, so the job was my way of saying fuck you to the universe, and I loved the idea of being able to help someone without strings. My job let me give omegas the control my mother never got,” he summarized. It was probably the insanely glossed over version of his family history, but we didn’t push.
“Good for you,” River said with a nod of their head. “Now, are we eating or having more heart to hearts?”
“Fuck, can we eat? I’m starving,” I groaned. Yuri stood up and served food to everyone at the table, then himself, before sitting back down.
I took a bite of my lasagna and let out an involuntary moan. Ignoring the other alphas’ heated looks, I met Nash’s gaze.
“Nona is amazing.”
“She is,” he agreed with a chuckle before everyone dug in. It was such a simple moment, a new pack figuring each other out and learning how to live together, but to me, it was everything. My life was calm for once. I felt cared for, accepted, and seen. I just hoped it stayed that way.
ChapterFifteen
Sienna
Tyring to get ready for my day with limited clothes was getting really fucking old. I’d ordered a few things, but after River noticed how little I had, they handed over their card and asked me to order even more.
Of course, my protests had fallen on deaf ears. I was quickly learning that I was severely outnumbered, so the only person who flinched at their offers to pay for something was me.
Apparently, this was a pack thing I’d have to adjust to, but they’d need to adjust to me finding a way to spoil them right now. Those stubborn alphas would get some kind of repayment from their omega even if I wasn’t quite sure what form it would take yet.
And if they protested? Well, we’d just call that foreplay.
A knock on my door had me pulling on the same hoodie and sweatpants I’d worn yesterday before I opened the door.
