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“You never treated me like less,” I admitted. “Only he did.”
“What about Felix?”
“What about him?” I asked.
“Do you think this can really work out with two omegas?”
A soft laugh escaped me. “It can if we want it to. Felix claimed me before you did. He’s not going anywhere, and you’re going to claim him someday. I don’t need to be there for it.”
“I don’t know what I did in this life to deserve you,” he said, his voice cracking like I’d said exactly what he needed to hear.
“You deserve everything, Jordan. I promise.” My putting a hand on his cheek was followed by his larger hand covering mine, and we just breathed like that, existing together, and soaking in the moment.
Then there was a loud pounding on the door.
“Everyone’s getting antsy. Let’s go,” Theo called.
I let out a startled laugh as he helped me stand on my own two feet, his knot finally receding. We still didn’t rush as we each showered, cleaning ourselves up from our moment together.
Jordan was the first one to finish, slipping out of the room while I worked on blow drying my hair and making myself presentable.
I couldn’t bring myself to walk out of the room and get dressed yet. Instead, I studied myself in the mirror. I’d lost the dark circles that had plagued me for so long. I hadn’t even realized that it had been days since I’d had a nightmare. In fact, I’d felt safer than I ever had with all of them around.
My fingers trailed over my fresh bite mark and then moved to the other two: one on my shoulder and the other between my legs on my thigh.
Nothing could have prepared me for the change in me once I gave in to the pack. Because that’s what we were now: a bonded pack, even if we were missing one part of us. I knew everything would be okay because I had Theo, Jordan, Felix, and Warren by my side.
I was just waiting for Easton to realize where he belonged.
We were all diving into this pack headfirst. It seemed so crazy since I’d held back for so long, and maybe that’s why I did it. There was no second-guessing or overthinking when I just let my heart make the decisions.
When I walked out of the bedroom fully dressed and ready to go, everyone was waiting. Felix was perched on Jordan’s lap, the alpha running his hands up and down his spine. Warren was sitting next to them, his smile bright when he saw me.
Theo gave me a wicked grin and a wink, telling me that everything was okay.
“My turn next, muse,” he demanded. I nodded in agreement, biting my lip, trying to keep the blush from taking over. But it was far too late for that. I could feel the heat burning on my cheeks and down to my chest.
“Are you ready for another hiking adventure?” Jordan asked, his voice amused. “Maybe we can keep you on your feet this time.”
“I’ll make sure you don’t face-plant,” Warren promised. He stood and stretched before holding out a hand to me. Jordan stood next and locked his fingers with Felix’s, pulling him to his feet. My omega mate moved toward me, pressing a purposeful kiss to my mouth, even teasing his tongue inside for a taste before walking away.
My lips tingled from the quick contact, and I knew I had a dopey grin on my face, but I didn’t care.
As we walked downstairs, I pulled out my phone.
We created this strange little bubble around ourselves, and I knew that my problems weren’t over yet. But I had definitely been ignoring everyone else in my life.
Tori: Have I thanked you lately for pushing me toward my mates?
Ellie: OMG OMG IT’S HAPPENING. EVERYBODY STAY CALM.
Tori: Oh, stop. Is it really that shocking?
Ellie: Yes, yes it is, Tori. You’re too stubborn for your own good. I take it things are going well?
Tori: Not perfect, but I feel like I finally have a life I want. I’m going to check out that place Lake and Shaye found.
Ellie: Micah told me about that. You let us know if we can help. We’ll make sure that place is yours.
