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“Bye, Shaye,” I said with a little laugh. She’s been an amazing friend over the last few weeks. I’m glad she came into our lives. Micah deserved a fierce omega in his corner and she took me on as her own sister with the same ferocity.
Theo stuck by me as we walked up to my apartment. Easton stomped by to theirs next door while I fidgeted with the key.
“Thanks, Theo,” I offered as I pushed it open.
“Anytime, muse. And if you want help with anything, you know how to reach me.”
He gave me a soft look that was full of promise. It said he was here and he was trying, and for the first time in a long time, I wanted to try, too.
Chapter
Twenty
Tori
After the guys left me in my apartment, I started swiping through the photos I took. The inn looked awful in the pictures—a reminder of how much work the place needed.
However, I didn’t love it any less than before. It was perfect. There was history in those old bones, and I wanted to bring it back to life.
I’d barely made it five minutes alone before I heard the guys fighting next door. It seemed there was a constant war going on between Theo, Jordan, and Easton. Even worse, I knew I was right smack in the middle of it.
Part of me wanted to feel guilty for driving a wedge between them, but I refused to take the blame for that. They drew that line in the sand the moment they met me, especially Easton.
It was just that now that the others were crossing that line and leaving Easton behind. He wasn’t happy about being left behind, either.
He was stubborn enough to keep this war going, too. The fact they were staying and fighting still was a clear sign of how deep that brotherhood ran.
I didn’t even bother to say anything before slipping out of my apartment, locking up behind me. Maybe it was risky to leave alone, but I needed a moment without them and their frustration.
When I was safely locked in my car, I shot off a text to the guys, but didn’t expect a response.
It wasn’t until I was sitting behind the driver’s seat in my car, heading toward Felix’s flower shop, that I realized I knew where I was going the whole time.
I’d already said my piece to Warren and asked him on a date. Maybe now it was time to collect on that.
Sure, I looked ready to hike, not go on a date, but I couldn’t find it in me to care. I knew Warren would feel the same.
When we first met, he was so easy-going that I never felt like I had to do more for him. I could just be myself. There were no shitty comments about my choice in clothes or lack of makeup. I was always expected to dress to the nines in designer clothes with perfect airbrushed makeup and my hair done.
More often than not, I felt like a doll, one that the alpha in my life could manipulate.
He’d been the first alpha to break that mold. Even then, I had tucked tail and run, hiding because I knew my father would find a way to snatch this away from me, too.
Warren never deserved how I treated him. The fact that the alpha was giving me a fresh start spoke volumes of his character. He’d respected every boundary I’d thrown up between us. It wasn’t like I had aimed to test him from the start. Those small moments were an unconscious way of my mind protecting my heart, little ways to find out if he was the kind of alpha I needed.
He was. I was just too stubborn to see it right away.
Felix was standing outside in his cute, little, green apron, watering the flowers in the displays. They were tucked into a vintage, metal flower cart that he’d redone. Just the sight of him had my excitement rushing to the surface. I practically flew out of the car to greet him.
“Hello, my blossom,” he said with a wide grin, his black hair falling in front of his hazel eyes. The sweet term of endearment was so fitting of Felix. It was so casually sweet that my cheeks burned and my stomach flipped in the best way. He could make me feel precious and desired in just one look or greeting.
“Hey, Felix,” I said, rushing up and pressing a kiss to his lips before I could second guess it. His eyes widened in surprise. I started to back away but he gripped my shirt, pulling me closer and kissing me again. This time, it wasn’t sweet and carefree. Felix was almost as possessive as an alpha.
When he released me, we were both a little breathless. A startled laugh escaped me as heat swirled in those gorgeous eyes of his, the flecks of green and gold dancing.
“Who knew you had it in you, Omega?”
He gave me a sassy wink that had my laughter rising even more. The door swung open, and Warren stepped out.
