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Though I wasn’t actually sure whose hoodie I had thrown on, everything in my room smelled like all of them now. Even Everett, thanks to the bear that sat on my bed.
It was strong enough that if I touched it and touched something else, his scent transferred along with it. It was honestly the best gift I’ve ever gotten.
“We’re out of food,” Micah called out. “I’ve got the bare minimum of snacks here. We might have to stop and go in somewhere.”
“No,” Riven said, glaring at him. Micah raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms, looking a little less golden retriever now.
“Look, you can put that machismo bullshit away because feeding our omega is a bit more important than stroking your alpha ego, don’t you think?”
Oof, I wasn’t the only one on edge here.
The entire room fell silent as they faced off. Drew looked back and forth between them for a second before letting out a breath.
“Okay, it’s official. We all need out of this house. I will drive with Micah, and we will get food and stop for Mia. We’ll meet the rest of you at the cabin.”
“Sold,” Lake said, clapping his hands like that finished the conversation. Riven insisted on driving since he was still angsty, while the rest of us piled in the back.
I pulled open theLocked Innapp and started looking for more details on our next stop. I knew one was in town, and the other was near the cabins, but as we got closer, I realized it wasn’t actuallyourcabin like I suspected.
“Do you know why he put this one on there?” I questioned as I leaned in closer to Lake. “Was it a mistake? It’s not our cabins.”
He looked at the app for a second before pulling up his GPS, comparing coordinates before he found something.
“Nature is trying to reclaim it, whatever it is. It must be abandoned or something. Definitely an old campground, I see some tents.” His voice was a low murmur as he studied the images closely, leaning in close enough his nose was inches from the screen.
The weather was nice enough even at night, that the idea of camping sounded amazing. If they were going to keep me from going out in public, then maybe this was exactly what we needed to ride out the last waves of this heat until my pheromones settled back down.
“So, what if we got camping gear and camped out for this location? We don’t have to stay long, maybe like a day or two. By the time we’re done, we can come home, rest, shower all the grime from camping away, and then we can re-emerge into the world.”
“I’m so down,” Riven said. “You have no idea. Drew and I used to do this at least twice a month. We’ve got so much shit down in the storage unit. We should go check it out before we head home.”
“I thought I wasn’t allowed to go out in public,” I deadpanned.
“Look, baby girl, don’t test me,” he warned, shooting me a playful glare. “Lucky for you, the storage unit is on theedgeof town.”
“Lucky me,” I teased, biting back my laughter as he parked the SUV in our usual spot.
It had rained last night, so everything was extra green. The earth was damp from the water, and it smelled fresh. I took in a big lungful of the forest air and closed my eyes, absorbing the light, afternoon breeze and enjoying being out of the house.
My heat wasamazing. How could I complain about being dicked down by some of the sexiest men I’ve ever met in my life? But this waiting game was awful.
I wasn’t the sit-around-and-do-nothing type. Other than some reading sessions, we were all going out of our minds.
“Alright, we’re here. Where do you want to walk, baby girl?” Riven asked. “I’m assuming we’re avoiding the docks.”
There was a challenge in his voice. Did he get off on pushing my buttons?
“Avoidance isn’t really my thing anymore,” I shot back.
“Am I going to have to separate you two?” Lake mused. He took my hand and started leading me around the opposite side of the cabin from the docks. There were a few hiking trails this way.
Before we could even step inside the cover of the forest, I heard tires on the gravel.
A huge smile broke out on my face as Micah stepped out and put Mia on the ground.
“Mia!” I called out. She let out a bark and started leaping toward us, fast enough that Micah had just let go of her leash.
Halfway to me her little nose went to the air and she let out a single bark before veering off.
