Page 61 of Pack Plus Three

“Oh,” Daisy mumbled as I grinned. Devon beamed at me. He knew that if Daisy and I bonded, there was a damn good chance they would end up together.

A small part of me was holding out hope that Nate would come around and see just how amazing Daisy was—I had caught him looking at her occasionally when he thought we couldn’t see him, and there was almost a longing behind his eyes.

“I think that, all things considered, this is the best path forward for you,” Nate admitted, somewhat begrudgingly.

“Okay.” Daisy nodded once again, taking a shaky break before looking to me. “How do we go about this?”

Devon barked out a laugh, and my face was probably a touch pink.

“Well, uh . . .” Words failed me.

“You do the beautiful nasty, and you bite each other,” Devon supplied helpfully.

“I know that!” Daisy hissed, glaring at Devon, who only grinned back at her. “I mean...do we just go do it now...or later? What’s the protocol here?”

I was definitely blushing.

“How about we just see how it goes?” I asked. “If we pressure ourselves, it’ll be forced, and none of us are going to enjoy that.”

“Well, we know she enjoys you.” Devon laughed. “The whole house heard how much she enjoyed y—Ow!”

Devon was cut off by Nate whacking him lightly on the back of the head. “Shut it,” he grumbled.

“As long as it happens in the next few days, you’re legally in the clear. There’s no need to respond to these papers at the moment. Once the bond is in place, I’ll make sure it’s registered, then if Cole decides to take this further, we can easily nip it in the bud, okay?” Nate said softly to Daisy, giving her a reassuring look.

“Okay. So, we’re doing this?”

Devon pulled Daisy out of my arms and into a hug, declaring, “Welcome to the family!”

Chapter 26

Jeremy

“You need a nap,” I said, gently pushing Daisy up the stairs.

“Just a nap?” she asked, looking back at me with raised eyebrows.

“Yes, just a nap.” I glared playfully at her. “Hush your dirty mind.”

“Fine.” She sighed dramatically. “I suppose I could do with some rest, especially if it includes some Gilbert snuggles.”

“You just need to accept that I know best,” I declared happily as we walked into the nest.

“Never!” Laughing, she lazily stretched, her arms reaching into the air, her shirt riding up and exposing the smooth, pale skin of her bump. She was wearing my hoodie; I had noticed it the moment I got home but didn’t say anything. Seeing her in my clothes gave me a rush of pride every time. My omega was wearing my clothes. It was like a brand for the whole world to see—that adorable omega was mine.

“I’m going to take a quick shower,” Daisy said as she ran her hands through her hair.

“I showered at the rink, so I'm good. Stupid of me, really, because if I’d waited, I could have joined you.”

“Who says you need to be dirty to get clean?” Daisy asked with raised eyebrows.

“Put your dirty mind away. We are just sleeping and resting tonight.”

“Maybe I just wanted you to help me wash my hair,” she said innocently, widening her eyes.

“Duckie, we are going to be bonded—I can tell exactly what you want, and I can also tell that you're very anxious.”

Daisy's face fell and she pouted. “Of course, I'm anxious. I've never been bonded. It's a big step.”

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