Page 14 of Knot the Witch Next Door

“Well, spirit or Deacon, your fly is undone.” Carmilla laughed as she poked my abdomen and then took off running.

My heart swelled. Emotions surged through me, crashing into me with their certainty.

Fucking hell. This Omega would be mine before Halloween was over.

CHAPTER NINE – Carmilla

I used to joke that the pumpkin patch turned me on, but now every time I would think of the farm, I would become aroused. That hot romp in the corn maze and the delirious run through it afterward. Both times, Deacon on my tail like some wicked beast ready to eat me up.

And fuck, I really wanted him to.

Rosemary thought we were behaving like children. She rolled her eyes and chided us for egging one another on. She didn’t have a clue and this tore at my insides. My bestie was always the first person I told anything to. Like the first time I kissed a boy and where I ordered my vibrator from online. But now with the Alpha ravaging me being her brother, I didn’t want to ruin our friendship.

As I stared at the back of her head on the car ride home, I weighed my options. Maybe she would be completely supportive. She could love the fact that we might officially become sisters. That idea made me giddy too. Or Rosemary might freak out. I didn’t know what would be worse: if she would be disgusted by my wanton actions or if she could be ashamed and disappointed. So much so that she might never speak to me again.

I swallowed hard. I couldn’t lose her. While I had friends from the COOP, most fully embraced the Omega life, and I felt like the black sheep. Rosemary was my only real confidante and my biggest cheerleader. I loved her so much for it.

Deacon brushed his fingers over mine and gave me a smile. Damn, he was so sweet.

Yet there was that persistent voice in the back of my head nagging me with questions. Did he truly like me or was he just an Alpha attracted to an Omega in heat? He’d be gone as soon asmy heat was over. His mother would never approve of me, and I couldn’t make his family life any more difficult than it was.

“Ugh!” Rosemary threw back her head and bonked it against the headrest. “Mom’s sending me texts asking where we are. She’s typing in all caps.”

Speak of the devil.

“Shit. We were supposed to be home and ready for her guests to arrive by five.” Deacon sighed and removed his phone from his pocket, which seemed to have been on silent mode.

Peeking at the dashboard clock, it was almost five. The dinner party Rosemary had mentioned must be when their mother is introducing Deacon to that other Omega. My hands started to tremble, and I clasped them together on my lap.

Inside, I was shouting he was mine. But it could never be, even if he wasn’t compatible with the other Omega.

“Can you come in and help me pick a dress and do my makeup, Milla?” Rosemary glanced over her shoulder at me. “It’ll go much quicker if you’re doing it.”

No way. I couldn’t go in there where Deacon was meeting another Omega. “I don’t know. I don’t want your mom—”

Rosemary waved my weak excuses away. “We’ll go in through the kitchen and up the back stairs. No one will see you.” Then she gave me big pleading eyes. “Pretty please?”

Dammit. I couldn’t say no to her. “Alright. If your blue dress is clean, that’s the one you should wear.”

“You look spectacular in blue.” Sam smiled at Rosemary and her cheeks reddened.

“Are you staying for dinner too, Sam?” I asked, trying not to look at Deacon.

“No, I have a dinner tonight with some of the folks from the local animal shelter. Working out the details of our annual spay and neuter event.” Sam turned down our street, and my anxiety started to twist my stomach.

“You get to have all the fun. I’ll be stuck trying to remember which fork is used for salad and which one is for the meat.” Rosemary laughed and kissed Sam as he parked in front of their house. “I’ll call you later tonight, babe. I’m going to help Milla with some packaging, so it might be late, but I figure Rory and Amy from the shelter will likely keep you there a while.”

“Man, Rory can talk. Love you.” Sam kissed her back and then grinned at me. “Thanks so much for doing the photo shoot, Carmilla. You’re awesome. I can’t wait to see the photos.”

“No problem. I had fun.” More than he would ever know.

Rosemary glanced at her phone and rolled her eyes. “Mom’s telling us to get inside.”

We hopped out of the SUV and waved once more to Sam before he drove away. Deacon’s presence beside me was making it difficult to concentrate on anything else. It was like I could feel his every breath. I resisted the urge to turn and run to my house.

“Come on!” Rosemary jogged up their driveway, and I forced my legs to follow. Deacon was beside me the entire way.

We went around back to the kitchen door, and not five seconds after we were inside, Claudia burst into the kitchen. She wore a designer pale peach blouse and a navy skirt with big flowers. Yet despite the soft colors, her face was severe. The three cooks and pair of servers in the kitchen pretended not to pay attention to us.

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