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“The police are searching for you,” I remind her. “We should go to them and file a complaint. Their support will further help you to win your case against your stepfamily.”
She looks uncertain at the idea. The scared look on her face sends an ache through me. I want to show her that she has nothing to be afraid of when we’re with her.
Moving closer to her, I wrap my arms around her and pull her into a hug. “Don’t worry,” I say, struggling to keep the roughness out of my voice. “Kai will be back in a few days. We’ll keep you safe until we’ve figured all this out.”
“I hate the trouble I’m causing you,” she whispers in a choked voice.
“It’s no trouble at all,” I say, caressing her back while my mind makes up a plan to punish the vultures that hurt my sweet omega. “You’re ours, Winter. We’ll do anything to keep you safe. Just trust us and let us show you what we do to those who harm us.”
13
Cole
“Did that batter offend you or something?” I ask, watching Winter whisk something with a frenzied look on her face.
She looks up at me while her hand continues to whisk. “I’m making tiramisu for dessert,” she mumbles, stopping to add a spoonful of sugar to the creamy white batter.
“We have an electric mixer somewhere around here. Should I bring it out for you?”
Shaking her head, she puts the bowl down on the counter. “I bake when I need to de-stress,” she says with a sad look in her eyes. “I hate how much trouble I’ve brought on you guys.”
Winter’s innocence makes me want her more. She’s unable to see how much we want to do this for her. Making her happy has become the sole aim in our lives because seeing her smiling makes us smile too. Moving closer to her, I pull her into a hug. “You’re ours, aren’t you?”
“Yeah,” she mumbles into my chest.
“Then, it’s our responsibility to take care of you, pumpkin. Just leave everything to us and relax.”
A snort escapes her. “Pumpkin?”
I smile at the grin lifting the corners of her lips. “Don’t like it?”
A light chuckle escapes her. “Nah, it’s sweet.” Her arms tighten around my waist as she rests her head against my chest. “I miss Kai already.”
Now that the weight of hiding her identity has been lifted off her shoulders, Winter has become more open to us. My brothers and I knew she wasn’t a troublemaker or a bad person even before her confession, but it has helped us understand her better.
Rage simmers in my chest every time I think of her stepmother. How could she treat Winter so cruelly after she lost her dad?
An omega who’s as beautiful and sweet as Winter deserves a place in an elite omega training academy. She has a talent when it comes to cooking and baking. Given the right opportunities, she’d blossom even more. Not only that, Winter deserves the most powerful alphas to fight for her and protect her.
I hate seeing the heartbroken look on her pretty face. Her stepmother’s betrayal came as a shock to her. Until now, she’s always tried to hide her pain but we could all see the deep sadness in her expressive green eyes.
“Do you have any news about Kai?” she asks, breaking me out of my thoughts.
“He’s reached Bali and has already spoken to Mercer,” I tell her. “His law firm has started an investigation on Laura Hill and Pete Monay. Soon, we’ll know whether Laura has any claim to the properties that belonged to your dad.”
“I still can’t believe Kai flew all the way to Bali.”
A chuckle escapes me. “Mercer was kind of glad he did. The poor guy ate a local fish and ended up having a lethal allergic reaction to it. He can’t wait to be back home and eat mashed potatoes for the rest of his life.”
Her soft laugh makes my heart pound. Does she have any idea what her smile does to me?
“Don’t worry too much about this stuff,” I say, pecking her lips. “Our lawyers will figure out the best way to save your home and bakery. We won’t give up without a fight.”
“I’m sure it’ll cost a lot of money,” she says, chewing on her bottom lip.
Leaning down, I swipe a tongue over her reddened, swollen lips. “You’re part of this pack now, darling. What’s ours, is yours.”
Her cheeks turn a deep pink as she looks into my eyes. “I still can’t believe you guys want me as your mate.”
