Page 136 of Knot My Sin

“I’ll handle the sheets and stay with Wren,” Amb says, walking back in.

“I need a shower anyway, and it’s not a hardship at all,” Everest says with a grin as he follows. I can see that now that things are starting to go back to normal, his smile has returned.

“Okay, thank you. I think it’ll help.”

Getting up, I close my eyes as the room spins.

“I got you,” Shaw murmurs, picking me up in his arms. Sighing, I feel tears prick my eyes because I’m so damn tired of my body working against me. “You’re fine. You protected our girl, and in turn she protected you. Now we’re going to take care of you.”

Together, Everest gets me cleaned up, while Shaw gets my bath drawn, and no one says a word when I break down in the shower.

“Adrenaline crashes suck,” Everest murmurs, hugging me tightly. “I got you. I’m going to finish washing your hair, and then Shaw is going to take a bath with you, okay?”

Nodding, I take a shuddering breath as I pull away, and my alpha purrs for me as he rinses out my hair. The only reason I’m not telling him to go be with Wren is because she’s asleep with Amb, and I need the cuddles right now.

Tonight was fucked, and so much could have gone wrong.

“Who betrayed us?” I ask as I get out of the shower to sink into the tub. I’m feeling a little better after I cried surprisingly.

“Corbin’s brother,” Shaw grunts, undressing. “We need to get some answers and then execute him. The pack is going to take a step back as Corbin’s enforcers after this, though.”

“Really? What will you do? Is he okay with that?” I ask, knowing that once you’re in the life, that’s it.

“Make room, baby boy,” he murmurs, waiting for me to move forward, so he can slide his body behind me. His caramel popcorn scent surrounds me as he pulls me tightly to him, making me relax completely.

I’m exactly where I need to be.

“We’ll deal with that when it comes to it,” Everest says, a towel wrapped around his waist as he leans down to kiss my lips.

“Corbin knows it’s coming,” Shaw grunts. “Our focus is split between you and the family, and it’s not right anymore. He needs more people he can count on, so we’re not running interference. There are things I can do for him from home, and Everest can work with the business owners we funnel money through from here as well.”

“As for me,” Ambrose says from the doorway, his body wound tight as he keeps himself angled so he can watch Wren. “Once the rest of the traitors are dealt with, I have a feeling I won’t be as busy and will need another position anyway. I used to keep the shipments running until Hillary died. I may be able to pick that up again.”

“It’ll be as peaceful as it ever is once Crowson is killed,” Shaw mutters. “The Irish families are tired of the bullshit. It’s time to find a balance.”

The warmth takes me away after that, and I fall asleep in Shaw’s arms, barely noticing when he gets me out of the bath to dry me off and put me to bed.

My pack is surrounding me, we’re all safe. That’s all that matters to me right now.

27

AMBROSE

I’m wrapped around Wren and don’t want to move. We spent the night getting up to an alarm every four hours to wake her up and ask her questions, and then crashed again. She’s finally off her IV drip, and I’m very comfortable right now.

“Ambrose,” she whimpers, wiggling against me. Everest is currently curled up on the other side of me, and Shaw is cuddling with Flynn along the bottom of the bed. We didn’t even bother moving.

“What, honey?” I ask, kissing her hair.

“I have to pee,” she says adorably, making me bark out a laugh.

Letting her go, I watch as she gets up, walking quickly for the bathroom.

“That was really cute,” Everest chuckles, sitting up as he stretches. I hear the toilet flush and then the shower turn on, frowning.

“She didn’t take one last night,” Flynn says sleepily from the bottom of the bed. “I’m starving. What time is it?”

Picking up my phone from the nightstand, I blink at the time in surprise. “It’s almost eleven in the morning,” I tell them.

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