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“Just give him time.”

“He's my family now. I've got nothing but time to give him.”

Somehow, Jeremy had managed to find the one omega who was relaxed and sweet, kind and considerate for our situation, who didn't want to rush Nate into something he didn't want to do, but was also content with him being part of our pack.

I'd half expected us to fracture as a pack one day when Jeremy and I decided we wanted an omega. Even though Nate was being a bit grumpy with Daisy, he wasn’t being a complete monster, like I’d expected. He had handled the panic over the custody papers shockingly well.

I could only hope that, with time, he’d find the kindness Daisy was showing him and truly accept her into our pack.

Chapter 28

Daisy

“How did you like your first big game?” Devon asked as the players all filtered back to the locker room.

“It was really fun! Though it was hard to find Jeremy at times—they’re so dang fast,” I admitted.

“They really are.” Devon nodded. “If we go down there now, we can probably see him before he heads for the showers.”

“Okay, let’s go!” I said, hauling myself out of the chair with a grunt. The baby wiggled, and my hand flew to my stomach.

“Movement?” Devon asked.

“They’re a little acrobat,” I told him, grabbing his hand and gently placing it on my bump. It took a few seconds, but when the baby moved, Devon’s face lit up with amazement.

“That’s got to feel insane.”

“I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it,” I admitted.

The security guard waved us in when they saw Devon. He explained he had come down to the private, player-only areas several times to see Jeremy—usually because he forgot something or had forgotten to grab lunch.

“They’ll come out of that door there and walk through here on the way to the changing rooms,” Devon said as we waited in a long hallway.

Jeremy’s smell hit me long before I saw him; the familiar sawdust and musk scent was intensified significantly, thanks to the copious exercise and sweating he had been doing. The corridor smelled pretty strongly of alpha, not just Jeremy. A whole hockey team made a stink, and my nose was extra sensitive, due to being pregnant.

“Jeremy!” Devon shouted, making me jump. He was waving at someone a few feet away—Jeremy. I had been so zoned out, focusing on smells, I hadn’t noticed him leaving the main rink. He was still in his hockey gear, his helmet off and hair sticking to his sweaty forehead.

“Hey, Duckie,” he said, making a beeline for me, his arms open. I didn’t hesitate to accept his hug. Despite the overwhelming nature of his scent, it was comforting to me. It was home.

“Hey,” I whispered into his chest.

“What are you doing back here?”

“I thought I would bring her down to see you before I take her home,” Devon explained.

“Did you like the game?” Jeremy asked, leaning back to look me in the eye.

“It was really good!” I nodded. “I could feel a lot of your emotions...”

Jeremy laughed. “Is that why you seem amped up?”

“Yeah, it was exciting.” I beamed. “I could feel all your adrenaline!”

He smiled ruefully, leaning down to kiss me quickly. “I need to go shower and have a meeting, sadly.”

“But you smell so good sweaty!” I whispered with a pout.

Jeremy leaned down to whisper in my ear, “I can smell how much you like my scent when I’m all sweaty.”

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