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“If you want me, then I want all of this.” I waved my arms around to encompass them and the grounds around us.
Lake was the first to move, nearly tackling me before he pressed his lips to mine, kissing me hard before resting his forehead against mine.
“I’ve wanted that from the moment I met you. No matter what we decide, as long as I’m with you, I’m fine.” His eyes burned with conviction.
Micah was next, pulling me out of Lake’s arms and slanting his lips over mine. I parted on a sigh and he pushed his tongue inside, tasting and claiming every inch of my mouth.
My body heated from his attention, and he pulled away too soon.
“What you want, I want,” he promised. “I can do anything I plan to do here or in town. It doesn’t matter as long as we’re together.”
He stepped away, giving someone else a chance, taking the leash from me so Mia didn’t ruin the moment with her craziness.
Drew and Riven stepped up together, but they didn’t seem to mind. Both of them reached out, Riven resting one hand on the side of my neck while Drew tangled his fingers with mine.
“We always wanted to find an omega together,” Drew admitted.
“I didn’t expect to start it by yanking you out of a dead sleep, but here we are,” Riven teased.
“You’ve seen me at my worst, are you sure?” I asked.
“You know our shit and we know yours, Shaye. That’s how it’s supposed to be,” Riven reassured me.
“All of us were broken, at least a little,” Drew agreed. “You knew I had dyslexia before I told you about it, and yet you didn’t bat an eye to find a way to include me in the things you loved, even if it was hard for me. I was severely bullied for that. The stress that it gave me before started to fade. The moment you accepted me, I started to accept myself.”
My throat tightened hearing that. I didn’t know the extent of what he’d gone through, and I’d likely find out more details over time, but I was so happy that I was able to give him the same kind of comfort that they all gave me.
“I know it’s soon, but the feelings I have for you guys rival what I felt for Everett. I didn’t think I’d ever move on after that. But you guys were willing to help me find a way to live, to find a way to deal with all of that pain. Not only that, you guys saw me through it all, even when I no longer saw myself.” My voice broke as I spoke, the emotions getting the best of me again.
“I’ve always loved you, Shaye,” Lake said, “now more than ever.” He locked his eyes on mine, refusing to let me look away until the words hit me.
“I love you, too,” I said, before turning my attention to the others. “All of you.”
“Damn, baby girl, going for the big words,” Riven teased. “I think I fell in love with you when you were screaming out over the water, all that strength shining through, the fire, refusing to let yourself fall victim to all of the pain, was incredible. You’re amazing, Shaye.”
Drew squeezed my fingers, drawing my attention to him.
“I fell in love with you while you were reading. Your voice was strong and soothing, and it finally showed me those worlds that I’d always wished I could visit. You saw what I saw as a limitation and opened the door for me. Your heart is incredible, even when it was suffering.”
Micah let out a breath. “I don’t know how I’m going to follow up all of those.” He let out a nervous laugh and gave me a lopsided smile. “I thought I’d never fall in love, that I wouldn’t know how because I never saw it growing up. But you made it easy. At first, my heart ached for you, for all the pain you were forced to live with. Then we got to see all these other sides of you. The one that lit up every time there was a new adventure, the one who was afraid to open up because you didn’t want to get hurt but was brave enough to let us in. You’re everything I could have hoped for in a mate and so much more, Shaye. I want to spend my life with you, to build all of this together,” he said, gesturing around at the campground and then at us. “We’re a strong pack, and I love that I’ll never have to be alone.”
“Never again,” I promised.
ChapterTwenty-Seven
Shaye
The stars seemed to stretch out above me for miles. Crickets were chirping, and a soft breeze was blowing through the air as I lay back on the thick blanket, staring up at the stars.
I had fallen asleep with the guys for a little bit, but it didn’t last long. My mind was too busy with all the ideas we had put in place.
That and I was still reeling from the fact that I had told them I loved them… and I meant it. We were moving way too quickly but I couldn’t find it in me to care.
I had been so broken when we first met each other, and it had taken a few weeks before I even gave them a chance. But something seemed to change after we had spent time together, after they had helped me find myself.
I didn’t want to hold myself back anymore. I promised myself that I was going to live in the moment, and that’s exactly what I was doing.
Movement in the tent behind me had me turning around to see Riven crawling out of the opening and zipping it gently back so he didn’t wake the others.
