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Lots of pain.
There was one moment that stuck out above all the others.
Amos telling me that Serenity was his mate... all of their mates. I couldn't tell if I was dreaming until I saw their guilty fucking faces staring down at me.
She was theirs.
She wasn't mine
Over the last few years especially, I've been questioning what I did to deserve to be cheated on. Yet according to Amos she never did, the videos were fake. He didn't know I was listening but now it was on repeat in my head, playing over and over and dragging me deeper into the web of misery I'd created around myself.
Suddenly, so much made sense. How Malia came on to me after Serenity left, how she put herself in my life so much that it was borderline stalking, then her anger when I turned her down.
My gaze was trained on the scenery passing by as the transport van took me to the rehab facility they found for me. Such a noble act from my brothers. Saving me like I was a soul to be pitied and sticking me in a mental-health prison.
Yet, this was the clearest my mind had been in years. I felt more sane now than I had in a long fucking time. I craved a drink, wished for it, but I did everything I could to push that away. It was impossible to ignore the shaking in my hands and the pounding in my head.
Focusing on her made it easier, more bearable.
Serenity. My own personal heaven and hell.
She had haunted my dreams for years and now she had claimed my brothers and my only friend as her pack. I wasn't about to let her leave me out of it.
I'd bide my time, do what the doctors asked me until they deemed me healthy enough. Amos said he cleaned up the summer house but I wouldn't be staying there for long. I already knew where Serenity lived, where they were going to be spending their time.
I'd be joining them before too long. With her mated to my brothers there was no way they could avoid me.
Now I just needed a plan.
Then I'd make my move. No matter what, Serenity would be mine again.
There was not a damn thing anyone could do to stop me.
Serenity
Of course, we got a delivery minutes before closing time. Kat and I had to stay late to unload and put away all the supplies. Walter was already gone for the day, so we were the only ones that could do it.
By the time we walked into the restaurant there were margaritas and chips and queso waiting on the table.
"Ellie, have I ever told you that I love you?" I asked as I sat down, taking a deep breath and then taking a long pull of my frozen margarita. The mix of cold and warm filled me and I felt like I could breathe again.
She laughed and waved me off. "I just know you girls already."
"Thanks for letting me come," Bear said as he ran a hand over the back of his neck, clearly not settled yet. His awkwardness just wasn't going to do.
"It's an omega's night, not a girl's night, we changed it. Every omega needs time away from the pack."
Bear laughed. "Especially now. I swear they've turned into Papa Bears and are downright insufferable lately."
"Teething doesn't help that at all," Ellie agreed. I took a good look at them and noticed the dark circles under their eyes. Clearly, they were having long nights. I didn't envy them for that.
Which was another thing I needed to talk to the pack about.
I was not the mothering type. I wasn't an omega who craved to have kids and a big family. I wasn't about to change that now. I was already working on the cool aunt status and I was fine with that.
"Well, drink up, you two. Relax. We can always have someone else drive you home," I told them.
The waiter came by and we all put in our order before they were all looking at me expectantly.
