AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Set up first, then food,” Micah commanded. He wasn’t always bossy but if it came to making sure I was comfortable, he was not afraid to be.
Once I decided on a good spot where the grass was thick and no one was directly around us, I started laying out the blanket. Drew jumped right in to help me spread it out, and I could see him eyeballing me as I kicked off my shoes and dropped down in the very center. They all moved so fast that they nearly tumbled into me, but somehow they managed to not squish me.
“Give me my dog,” I said as I laughed, shaking my head. Mia happily came to me, curling up in my lap as I pet her, her little eyes drooping shut. They made sure to wear her out in the backyard before coming here so that she was ready to pass out.
Drew ended up taking one side, and Lake took the other. Riven sat behind me, and I had a feeling before this was over, I’d end up in his lap. Micah stretched out in front, his head on my thigh. My hands went to Micah’s hair, teasing through the blond strands. His eyes drifted closed and he smiled to himself like he won a prize.
“Did they ever announce what the movie was going to be?” I asked. We’d only just found a flyer, and it was very vague about what was playing.
“I hope it’s not a romcom,” Riven groaned.
Drew shrugged, not hating the idea.
“I’m not opposed to a good romcom.”
“I doubt they’re going to play something scary or full of action with all the kids,” Lake said.
“It’s not a family movie night, though, right?” I questioned. I wasn’t against watching a kid movie, but I had to be in the mood.
Micah cracked open his eyes and pulled out his phone. “I’m texting Ellie to see if she figured anything out between her and the girls. They always have gossip.”
It took about five seconds for her to respond back.
“It’s something called Alpha in Disguise,” he read back to us before clicking through to his browser and searching the movie. “It looks like there’s a little bit of pack love in there, but overall, it’s about an omega being tired of being treated like one, so she poses as an alpha.”
“Wait, wouldn’t her scent give her away?” I questioned.
“Not in this day and age. There are blockers for everything,” Micah argued. “And with the right outfit she could hide her size.”
Lake and I exchanged a look. He looked nervous for a second, but I just chuckled to myself, shaking my head.
“You can stop beating yourself up over the blockers, you know. We weren’t ready for each other back then.”
“Are you ready for me now?” he questioned. His turquoise eyes were full of worry, so I leaned over and pressed a kiss to his lips.
“I’m ready, I promise. Just be gentle with me, okay?”
“We’ll always take it at your pace,” Micah said. “If that statement goes for all of us?” I glanced around at the guys, and every single one of them was looking at me, waiting for my answer. They looked like they were barely breathing.
“It does.”
“Good,” Riven said, snatching me up and pulling me and Mia back into his lap. Micah’s head fell to the ground with a thud and he glared up at the other alpha.
“We need a ‘no snatching our girl away’ rule,” he mumbled, but he stood up anyway, holding a hand out to help Lake up. “Come on, let’s get those snacks. We’ll steal her back when we have food.”
He reached into his pocket and tossed a bag of treats my way with a wink.
“Aw, you even thought of our puppy.”
“Of course,” he said as he shot a cocky grin at Riven. The alpha behind me groaned in protest.
“Damn it, they are going to take you away, aren’t they?” he muttered, his nose nestled into my hair. I could hear him breathing me in, and it sent a shiver down my spine.
A woman walked by and looked down at us. Her face was familiar, but I couldn’t place her. Her lips twisted into disgust and she shook her head disapprovingly before hurrying off.
I frowned over at Drew.
“She looks familiar, but I don’t know who that is. Why is she looking at us like that? It’s not like we’re even doing PDA.”
