Page 464 of Omega for the Pack

The next morning, I was awake, but I kept my eyes closed. I allowed myself to remember everything from last night, unlike the night before with Jordan, which I blocked out. Ethan was still sleeping beside me, and I was excited to wake up between them.

Opening my eyes, I looked over at Ryder since Ethan was snoring. He was already awake and watching me with a quiet smile. The clock behind him on the wall said eight a.m.

“You were smiling when you were sleeping,” he muttered, kissing me on the forehead. The kiss was tender and full of care, making my heart swell.

“I was remembering last night,” I said, blushing. “How long were you watching me?”

“Long enough, kitten,” he said, kissing me. It was a sleepy, good morning kiss that reminded me of our intimate night together. I wondered how it would feel to wake up to this every day.

The kiss was full of love, and I suddenly remembered his admission of love. My face was burning as I slowly broke the kiss.

“I need to wash up,” I whispered, and Ethan let out a particularly louder snore that made us smile. When I got out of bed, rolling over Ryder’s hairy muscular thighs, I felt slightly light-headed and grabbed the dresser for balance.

Ryder grasped my hip and looked at me in concern.

“Are you okay?” he asked.

“Yes,” I said, rubbing my forehead. “Just a little light-headed. I must have moved too fast, and we did so much last night.”

“You’re right,” he said, spanking me on my bare ass. I looked at him disapprovingly, and he grinned devilishly at me. But as I walked to the bathroom, I felt a sharp pain shooting down my belly to my pussy so I hurried into the bathroom and closed the door.

What was this pain?

I took deep breaths, waiting for it to pass. Maybe a warm shower would help. As the water washed over me, I held onto the shower door handle and flinched through the pain in my belly. I’d never felt this kind of pain before, and I started to wonder.

No, it couldn’t be.I refused to dwell on it.

I straightened up, trying to ignore the pain as I rubbed the loofah around my body. A sharp tightening around my abdomen caused me to cry out and drop the loofah. I heard the bathroom door open and saw Ryder’s blurry outline standing in front of the glass door. I held onto the handle, out of breath from the pain, my forehead pressed against the glass, fogging up from the steam of the shower.

“Are you okay in there?” asked Ryder.

“Yes,” I moaned, not wanting him to know I was in heat.

“You don’t sound well,” he said. “I’m going to open the door, Lacy.”

I lifted my head and shuffled backward, clutching my middle. Waves of fresh pain coursed through me, getting worse by theminute. When the band around my stomach tightened, my pussy would clench harder each time.

“Fuck,” I cried out, holding his strong arm for balance as I hunched over.

“We’ll take care of you, honey,” Ryder said, quickly shutting off the water with his other hand while he let me use his arm for balance. He wrapped a towel around my shoulders and walked me to the bedroom. Upon seeing me, Ethan got up from the bed in alarm and rushed over to help, bringing me a dress.

“Is she in heat already?” asked Ethan.

“She is,” said Ryder. “We need to get the hell out of here before anyone finds out. They’ll take her instantly. She’s in prime condition to be mated and bred.”

Every step made the pain in my belly worse.

The feeling in my pussy wasn’t painful like my belly, but the clenching showed me how important a knot was right now. In my gut, I knew a knot would help stop the pain. I cried out in agony, trying to sit on the bed.

“How the hell am I going to walk?” I said as Ethan helped pull the dress over me. Ryder was wrapping the black bathrobe around his body, tying up the rope, and Ethan followed suit.

“We need to take you out for a walk, and you have to pretend everything is fine,” said Ryder. “I know it’s a hard ask because I have no idea what kind of pain you’re going through and…”

He stopped mid-sentence when the bedroom door burst open.

Startled by the crash of the door, I looked up, seeing Jordan and the alpha security barge right in. My heart raced as Ethan quickly scooped me up in his arms, inching towards the high window.

“We know who you are,” Jordan hissed evilly with a white bandage over his nose. “I knew who the fuck you guys were, and I finally decided to tell them today.”

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