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I try to say something several times, but I can’t get my voice to work. Finally, I just nod and flee.
Somehow, I find my way back to my room and close the door, leaning against it. I finally let their words fall into my mind, allowing me to mull them over. The audacity of it, the sheer confidence. The intention.
I don’t have words.
It’s not what I expected would happen. That’s not how the conversation went in my mind.
They gave me a green light with their omega. What even is that?
My stomach flutters, and I press a hand to it. Has anyone been interested in me like this before? Only one person. I swallow hard as I remember how that turned out for me. I can still feel the burn of his glare.
Since then, my alpha nature has kept people either away or chasing because of the challenge. I get a sense these men don’t care what my designation is. I get a sense they don’t care at all, and that is…terrifying.
I have no walls to hide behind, and this flimsy door isn’t going to keep them out.
Oh, I could say no. They would all listen. I have no concerns about that at all. But I don’t think I can say no. They awoke something inside me that hungers ravenously for what they are offering.
My stomach rumbles. I stand in the middle of the room, staring at the door. Hiding. I’m hiding. Again. Wearing more masks.
Be the wolf.
I might be the wolf, but I get a sense that for the first time, I’ve come across my own kind. Wolves, hungry wolves. Will they devour me whole? I don’t know if I will come out unscathed, but I want to find out.
I open the door and walk confidently, my head up, and go in search of the kitchen and food. First rule, a hungry wolf doesn’t think clearly, and I need to scope out my new territory.
nine
Barren
My alphas are unsettled, I can feel it through the bond, they are on edge, excited, watchful, cautious. I settle back in Acton’s arms and sigh contentedly.
“Feel better?” Acton asks with a teasing pinch.
“Yes.” I say tartly. It’s the truth. Now that she’s here in this house, the anxiety and panic have ebbed.
I know nothing about her, not really, but I know enough. She’s kind, caring, protective, confident, sexy. And she smells like mine. The mingle of my alpha’s scents and hers is a near perfect blend. I wonder if any of them have realised it yet?
They have been so careful, so good since…the event. I wince at the memory, and Acton's arm around me tightens, his purr deepens, and I relax against him. But when she ran into me on the trail, it was like waking out of a fog. I don’t want to go back to sleep. Guilt slams through me. I know I’m broken; I know that what the doctor prescribed as anxiety and depression has been hard for them. I’ve been trying really hard, but I couldn’t find my way out.
Scarlet is a flame in the dark leading me back along the forest trail.
Acton growls in my ear and tightens his hold even more.
“I’m okay.” I murmur.
We’re a broken pack. And it’s my fault, but she can fix us. I know it; I feel it down to my bones that she’s the part that can bring us back together. I might be quiet, but I watch things, and that alpha is hurting, maybe as deeply as I am.
I spot movement in the hallway and bounce up, following after it. I think it’s Jet that follows me. Chocolate fills the hall, and I inhale and move faster. We find her in the kitchen, trying to reach up into the tall cupboards for a box of cereal.
I cast a warning look over my shoulder at Jet, ignoring his amusement, and sneak up behind her. I curl my body around her. She goes stiff for a second and then melts back into me, putting her small hands on my arms. I turn my face into her neck and breathe deeply.
“What are you doing?”
She hums, and I sense her amusement. “I’m hungry.”
“Acton made you food.” I tug her backwards until she’s off balance and falling into me. She turns in my arms, and I inhale sharply, feeling all those soft curves pressed against me.
“All right, where’s the food?” She smiles up at me and reaches up to brush my hair back. It’s such an innocent gesture, but it makes my throat close, it makes me want to crawl on my knees to her.
