Page 87 of Knot All is Forgiven

"It's your sister," I tell Icarus.

He raises an eyebrow and pauses the movie. "Answer it."

I put her on speakerphone. "Athena, what's up?"

"Are you at home?"she asks breathlessly.

"I am. Is everything okay?"

"Is Icky with you?"

Icarus cringes at the nickname, and I fight to contain a giggle. It's the most hideous nickname and precisely what all little sisters should call their big brothers. "I'm here," he replies.

"Put on Sin Bin. Now."

The line goes dead.

"Sin Bin is Cyrus' show," I tell Icarus when he raises an eyebrow at me. "It's on ABOSS."

Icarus navigates to the show, and I suck in a breath when I see Cyrus.

Cyrus Stargazer is fucking gorgeous.

There is no denying it.

His curly brown hair is piled on his head in a bun, but a few pieces spill from the sides. He wears a pale blue oxford over his massive body and has an earpiece in his left ear. He's looking at his cohost, an Alpha with rich, dark skin and braids, who's talking about some play that was just made.

"And that's intermission!" The other Alpha says. "The Devils are up by one at the end of the second period."

"What a period it was," Cyrus says with a chuckle. "And not a single visit to the sin bin." His voice is richer over the television, a deep rumble I feel in my core. "And speaking of the sin bin, Quinn, I have a confession."

The cohost, Quinn, looks at Cyrus, confusion on his face, before schooling his expression. "What's that, Stargazer?"

"I messed up big time."

My heart stutters.

No way.

There is no way he's about to do what I think he's going to do.

"Thirteen years ago, I lied to a woman who I loved and who loved me back. I thought I was doing what was best for her, but I won't make any excuses."

Oh.

He is doing it.

Icarus squeezes my hand tightly in support, but I can't look away from Cyrus' image.

"Just a few months ago, I found out she's my scent matched Omega, and she wants nothing to do with me. Rightfully so, if I'm being honest." He rips his earpiece out, and I wonder if his producers were shouting at him. "I just want her to be happy, and I think she could be with me and my pack."

He turns away from Quinn and looks directly into the camera, somehow, despite the distance, gazing directly into my soul.

"Jordan, you don't have to forgive me all at once. I don't care if it takes the rest of my life. I will do whatever it takes to earn your love and trust again. We were kids the first time we fell in love, and I have never stopped loving you. Not once in all of these years. I thought I was making the right decision, but I know now just how wrong I was."

I scoot onto the edge of the couch, hands over my mouth. My eyes burn with tears that I fight to keep from falling.

"Jordan, my Luna, please give me a chance to make this right. That's all I'm asking for. A chance to show you how much I missed you all these years and how much I love you."

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