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In between showings,or really every chance I got, I was looking at the selfie Ellie sent me. She had an adorable smile on her face and dots of plaster along her skin, but she radiated happiness. Sometimes, she would look away and a shadow would cast over her face. Now it was nowhere in sight.
I’d been mulling it over in my head for days. Knowing that she had other mates and yet none of us had communicated was bothering me. It wasn’t how most packs started. Many were already friends or had some sort of bond before finding an omega, but this… it felt slow and stunted.
She deserved better than that.
Before I could second-guess myself I started texting around, waiting until I’d gotten responses and all of the phone numbers I needed. I threw them all in a group chat, not giving a fuck if they were against it.
It wasn’t about us.
Me: We all seem to be mates with Ellie. It’s about time we all got to know each other. I’m curious where everyone is at with it.
Collin: I’m interested in her, I just told her as much.
Me: I’ve said the same.
Ezra: Are we really doing this? We don’t need each others’ permission. It’s not a group relationship.
Me: It could be if you swing that way.
I couldn’t help but fuck with the grumpy alpha a little. He was always too serious and he may as well get used to my personality now.
Ezra: I don’t.
Dean: She knows I’m interested.
Me: Ezra? Are you in or out? It’s just as important that we are all on the same page and start with some respect. The pack is just as important as our individual relationships
Ezra: What the fuck. Are you a damn group therapist?
Me: No. I just think she’s been through enough and deserves better than us being at odds.
Ezra: She has. I plan on talking to her soon.
It felt like his answer was reluctant but it was a text, I couldn’t be sure.
Dean: So what does this mean, then?
Me: That we are all on the same page. We are all dating her, jealousy needs to be set aside, and we need to think about where we all see this going. No one is stringing her along, she doesn’t need that.
Ezra: I’m not stringing anyone along but I’m not about to go out to the creek and fish with you all right now.
Dean: Hard pass on the fishing anyway.
Collin: She deserves the world. I’ll work on my jealousy. If you make her happy then I’ll be happy.
Me: Good. Let me know if anyone needs anything. We’re a pack now
The group chat died after that but I knew I had one more task to do. This rift between my brother and I had gone on long enough. At first I didn’t know where to start. But at the end of the day, Dean was Dean. I knew my brother as well as I knew myself and this was a simple text.
Me: So, we broke rule number three.
Dean: Don’t let a woman tear us apart.
Ellie
