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Why isn’t she slapping thefuckout of him for being all up in her personal space?
“Aww, damn,” Ramsey says from behind me. The next thing I know, he’s dragging me down the hallway toward the room none of us use. He opens the door and shoves me inside.
My chest is heaving like I’m about to lose my shit. I don’t even bother saying anything. My shoulder slams into Ramsey’s as I make a break for the door.
“Nah, man. You’re too jacked up right now.” Ramsey shoves me back. It’s a confined space. My legs hit the mattress, and eventually, my ass lands on the bed. “In all the times you talked about Tinley, you never mentioned she’s an omega,” Ramsey says pointedly.
“She’s technically not.” My hands fly to cover my face. No matter how pissed off I am, it’s not right to let her secrets slip. It’s no one’s business, anyway. I exhale heavily, pulling my hands down. “I shouldn’t have said that. Please don’t repeat it.”
His head tilts, and he takes a few steps to the side before sitting down on the other end of the bed. “What do you mean?”
“She’s never had a heat, so technically, she hasn’t presented.”
“She will,” he says confidently. “She’s too potent not to.”
“It doesn’t matter to me either way. I’ve told you; she’s it for me.”
“Yeah, I got that when I realized you were about to try to rip my brother’s head off with your bare hands. Are you good? Still feel like you’re about to freak the fuck out?”
“I’ve waited so long for her to take me seriously. I feel like this is my one shot.”
“Right,” Ramsey says. “But she’s an omega. Omegas are built for packs.” He pauses, then nods. “You’re not ready to share her.”
I’ve never even had her.
I barely hold myself back from sounding like a complete asshole, but the thoughts still cross my mind. If she never presents, then I’ll never have to share her. Omegas need packs because of heats. It’s almost impossible for one alpha to meet the sexual needs of an omega in heat.
It’s wrong to hope for.
I know that, but I guess I am a selfish motherfucker, because anytime I’m faced with the reality of it, I turn into a raging asshole.
“I don’t know if I’ll ever be ready,” I mutter. “Just because I don’t want to doesn’t mean I don’t understand reality. I wouldn’t leave her suffering just because I hate the thought of anyone else touching her.”
“Good, you’re sounding a little more rational.” He laughs as I glare. “What? The fog got you for sure back there.”
He’s not wrong.
I was about to start shit with Warrick.
“I haven’t seen my brother actually interested in anything in a long damn time.” He gives a pointed look. “It seems like she’s open to him too.”
My chest wouldn’t ache so violently if I didn’t know what he’s saying is true. I’ve seen enough to know they aren’t bad guys. Hell, I even liked them back when we were practicing for the tour.
That was true until they started getting close to Tinsel.
“Yeah,” I agree, shoving myself off the bed. “That still doesn’t mean I have to like it.”
“I guess we’ll see.”
“See what?”
“Whether or not you really love her.” He scratches his bare chest. “If you do, then you’ll adapt. If not, then that’ll be obvious too.”
His words hit me square in the gut like a ton of bricks. I grew up in a pack. I’ve seen how much my mom needs each one of her alphas. My dads love her enough that they agreed to let her add to their pack after twenty-plus years of being a cohesive unit.
Donovan Lee isn’t someone I ever would have expected to see in a pack, but he specifically helped me set this up to give me a chance to get close to Tinley. He’s also good to my mom, and their relationship really isn’t any of my business, as long as that continues to be true.
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