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Ryan came back to my side and brushed a piece of my hair from my face. “Overwhelming, isn’t it, butterfly?”
I swallowed and nodded. “This is the nicest place I have ever seen.”
He smiled softly. “I get that. Come on, let’s go talk to them about your proposal.”
He winked at me, and I bit my lip to hide my smile. He held my hand and led me over to our little pack seated on the couch. Storm patted her lap, wanting me to sit there. I shook my head.
“I want to be able to see you all for this conversation,” I told her. “Victor, Declan, Ryan . . . I know we said we wanted to wait, and that may have been true before.”
“It’s been a week, petal. There’s no rush. We will wait however long it takes until you are ready.”
“That’s the thing. I am ready. I knew this morning that all of you were it for me. The way you cared for us. Treated us. All of it. I want that forever. Then, when I was taken—” Growls from the alphas filled the room at the reminder and I spoke louder to be heard over them. “When I was taken, the only thing I could think about, over and over, was how much I wished I were back with my pack. I didn’t care if I got hurt, or even if I died, as long as I got to see you all one more time. That clinched it for me.”
“I don’t want to wait either,” Storm piped up quietly. “We both tried to claim you during our heats, and I think it was more than the hormones then as well. We knew you were ours and we wanted to make it official. I want the world to know we belong to you and you to us. I need it.”
“There will never be any doubt of that,” Declan said. “I’ll shout it from the rooftops if you want me to.”
I snickered. “Oh, I’m sure you would, Declan. But it’s more than that. I need to be connected to you all in the only way that is permanent. Forever. More than pack. I want that bond.”
I looked each of the guys in the face, allowing them to process what I had said. Victor’s gaze heated as he studied me, like he was checking to see if I really meant it. I had never meant anything more, except for when I told Storm I loved her.
Victor cleared his throat. “Please, don’t take this the wrong way, but are you only asking because of what happened to you today?”
My eyes flashed. “Have you listened to a word I’ve said? That was only the catalyst. I want you, my thickheaded alpha. I want Declan, my goofy, fun-loving alpha. And I want Ryan, the best beta I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. You all are perfect for us.”
“There she is,” Victor said with a grin, folding his arms across his chest.
“Therewhois?” I growled.
“Our omega.”
I blinked, confused by his response.
“The minute you said you wanted us, Declan and I were ready to bundle you both up into our room and make it official. We never had any intention of denying you. We just needed to know that you knew what you were asking for. That you really wanted it and you weren’t suggesting it because you were scared. We fell hard for you, petal. For both of you. If you want us to mark you as ours officially, it would be the greatest honor.”
“What he said,” Declan agreed.
“You mean it?” Storm asked, fresh tears brimming on her lashes. Storm never cried this much. Her emotions and nerves must be shot.
“Every word, firefly. You and Riley are ours. Let’s make it official,” Ryan said.
Storm and I both let out whoops of happiness.
“Let’s just wait until after dinner though, yeah? Declan and I would like to talk to your family. And call yours, Storm,” Victor added.
“Oh, I already told my parents. That’s what I went to their room to talk about. They are completely on board with the idea. They told me they were so happy that I had found my safe place with you all.”
Declan gave me a dopey grin. “That’s so sweet.”
“I already told my parents too,” Storm said with a conspiratorial smile. She held up her cell phone. “They are thrilled.”
Victor chuckled. “Of course you did. You two are going to give us a run for our money, aren’t ya?”
“Oh, of course. Got to keep you on your toes somehow, alpha.”
Declan’s eyes heated with her words. “I love hearing you calling me that.”
Storm twisted on the couch so that she could face him full-on. “Better get used to it, alpha. I intend to call you that a lot. Now, take us in there and make us yours.”
