Page 94 of Pack Plus Three

“I love them, too,” she admitted, a dreamy, blissful smile stretching across her face.

“The girls are so easy to love.”

“They are.”

“I’m also in love with you,” I admitted, the words catching in my throat.

Daisy smiled at me indulgently. “So, you finally admit it?”

“You knew? How did you know? I didn’t even know.”

“You’re not exactly subtle, Nate. You just needed to come to your conclusions.” Daisy walked over to me and wrapped her arms around me. “I know you’ve had a lot happen to you, and I know that admitting how you feel is difficult. I realized early on that I needed to give you space and time.”

“I was such an asshole to you.”

Daisy shrugged. “You were hurting. Now, don’t get me wrong, that’s not an excuse, and if you ever treated our girls badly because of that, I would not hesitate to castrate?—”

“If I ever hurt the girls, you have my full permission to draw and quarter me, castrate me, and give me the most gruesome and grotesque death you can think of.”

“You really love them, don’t you?”

I nodded my head lightly. “It’s like the moment I saw them, I just knew I would kill for them. They were so small and fragile, and it was impossible not to fall in love.”

“They’re going to get a lot of attention growing up,” she said.

“No boys. They’re not allowed to date until they’re fifty.”

Daisy laughed. “Fifty? I would say that’s a bit extreme, but Jeremy insisted that they wait until they’re sixty.”

“Jeremy is a very smart man. We should listen to him.”

Daisy snorted.

“I’m serious, though,” I gently clutched her elbow, bringing her closer to me, looking down at those large green eyes. “I’ve had really strong feelings for you for a very long time, Daisy. I’ve simply been too scared to admit it. And as much as I adore the babies, they’re not the reason behind me finally realizing, though they certainly helped. They helped me see just how amazing you are. Jeremy brought you into our home knowing very little about you, and I honestly thought him insane, but, at every turn, you’ve taken my anger and met it with kindness and understanding. I thoroughly believe that you are the strongest out of any of the adults in this house—fuck it, out of anyone I know, and I know a lot of people. You are beautiful and intelligent and I don’t know what lucky star Jeremy wished on to find you, but I’m eternally grateful he did.”

“Nate…”

“What I’m trying to say, in a very roundabout way, is that I want to court you… Are you open to that?”

Daisy’s face broke out into a grin, leaning up so her face was a mere inch from mine.

I dared not move as she closed the distance between us, her lips brushing against mine. They were softer than I had imagined.

That one touch was all it took for my entire body to come to life. One hand flew to the back of her neck, the other to her hip, keeping her firmly in place as I kissed her, my own lips far more demanding than hers had been. Her eyes closed as a blissful look on her face.

She whimpered into my mouth, and I almost came there and then. Was this what I had been missing for so many years? The warmth, the connection, the sheer intensity of having an omega who smelled like the sweetest treat in my arms?

My heart pounded erratically, blood rushing in my ears.

Despite all the adrenaline, I hadn’t felt so stable, so down to earth, in years.

Daisy was like a balm to all the soreness of my life, and I had been denying it for far too long.

When she pulled back, everything in me screamed to keep her right where she was, my lips on hers, but the rational part of my brain also understood that we both needed to breathe.

“I think…” Daisy panted, opening her eyes and looking up at me through long lashes. “That I would very much like you to court me.”

Chapter 38

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