Page 121 of Knot a Good Idea

My Heat is inevitable, and I’ve chosen pack Axton to take care of me.

They’re not my real boyfriends, they’re not my pack, but I want them just the same.

They’re my friends, at the very least, and I know I’m safe with them.

Hearing them argue about my Heat made me want to curl into a ball and die of embarrassment, though.

The conversation had to happen after I heard a few snippets of Hunter demanding that they talk to me about it.

Still…

“What the fuck am I doing?” I whisper to my reflection. My hair is styled in loose waves and half pulled up with subtle crystal hair pins. My skin has a healthy flush to it, and the dark circles under my eyes aren’t so pronounced.

I look much healthier than I did a month ago, and a lot of it has to do with the men I’m staying with.

I’m not healed, but I’mbetter.

The glass rose that Liam gave me on my first night sits on the vanity, and I reach out and run my fingers over its smooth surface.

Liam, the kindest, more empathetic Alpha I’ve ever met.

If he can be honest with his feelings, why can’t I?

I grab my phone and shoot a text to Skylar.

I’m sorry I’ve been such a shit friend recently.

My phone buzzes almost immediately in response.

??? What the fuck are you talking about?

I smile. Skylar is much too forgiving. She always has been.

I haven’t been stepping up for you. I’ve been lost in my own issues. Usually, I’m the one you go to when you’re upset, and I haven’t been there for you.

There. I finally said it.

A couple of dots show up on the screen as I wait for her response.

And? Friendship isn’t a one-way street. You’re allowed to come to me when you need help too, dumbass.

I scoff and type out my response.

I guess. If you say so.

Skylar sends a photo. A plethora of macarons is displayed on a glass plate, the different colors swirling together to create the illusion of a flower with different colored petals.

But then she sends a devil emoji, and I make a face.

I know exactly what kind of cookies those are.

They’re her “special” batches which she only makes for her pack.

What the hell is wrong with you?

She replies in less than a second.

LOL.

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