Page 60 of Knot That Delicate

Kane shook his head. “I still don’t want to leave you alone.”

I groaned, flopping back onto my bed and staring at the ceiling. The room was far more luxurious than I could’ve imagined. The bed alone was fit for a queen; it was the softest bed I’d ever slept on, with enough blankets and pillows to fill an ocean. A lot of the omegas had heard about me coming to the Haven and had sent gifts, most of them in the form of nesting supplies. Every pillow, blanket, hoody, and item of comfortable clothing had come with a sweet note, usually saying they were happy I was here and if I needed anything, I could just message them.

It was overwhelming at first, but I was starting to enjoy it. Although, I'd only met a few omegas so far; they didn’t want to crowd me too quickly. Plus, for the first two weeks, I'd been with my brother most of the time, so I hadn’t had much one-on-one time with any of the other omegas. Most of them didn’t want to be near an alpha, even if they were mated.

“You still haven’t really told me aboutthem,” Kane said, referring to my guys.

I huffed. I hadn’t gone into detail, but I had made it clear that I had wanted to stay with them. “They’re brilliant,” I said, stillstaring at the ceiling. “They care about me a lot, and I think I love them. Or, at least, I think I will. I’m not really sure. I need time to figure out what I want—do you get that?”

He nodded. “I do. Doesn’t mean I have to like it. They took advantage of you when you were in a weak time.”

I scoffed. “Itook advantage ofthem.If anything, I crashed into their private space, stole their food, stole their virtue, and thoroughly enjoyed it.” I beamed at him, watching a blush spread over his face.

“I—wait, huh?” he sputtered.

I giggled maniacally. Okay, I hadn’t stolen the guys’ virtue—technically,theyhad stolenmyvirtue—but it was fun to fuck with my brother.

“Hey, you’ve got them to thank for me being here,” I said, gesturing to the room around me. “Iwantedto stay, Kane. I was ready to fight tooth and nail. I was ready to bite one of them and refuse to leave. I was going to make a nest in that cabin and never exit.”

“But then we wouldn’t have found each other,” he pointed out.

I shook my head. “I would’ve called and we could’ve met up, but I would’ve been staying with my pack.”

“Then, why are you here?”

“Becausethey insisted,” I replied pointedly. “They knew what I’d been through. I told them, I told them more than I’ve told you, honestly, and they were really good about it. They knew I needed time to get my head on straight. Once I’ve had a boatload of therapy, I expect you to support me when I make the choice of my pack. Even if it’s not a pack the Haven presents to me.”

Kane grimaced. “I don’t like it. They vet the guys really well here, but these guys could be psychopaths, for all we know. What kind of people live in a cabin in the middle of nowhere?”

I raised my eyebrows at him. “You know what? Sometimes the weird ones make for good mates. You wouldn’t think someone who kidnaps omegas from a Haven would make a good mate, would you?”

Kane opened his mouth indignantly and frowned. “That’s not the—okay, you are taking this all out of proportion. That was awholeother situation.”

I laughed. “Kane, that wasyoursituation, and it was unique. This ismysituation, and it’s unique. But I’m doing good. I’m not going anywhere anytime soon. I’m not going to vanish on you. You can call me as much as you want, and Lavender better visit me. She promised to bring me gummy bears next time, and if she doesn’t bring them, I’m going to revolt. But other than that, I’m looking forward to seeing you guys. I need to start behaving like a normal omega here. My guys had only one request of me before I came here, and it was for me to live my life as a normal omega, to go to therapy, and to get healthy and to understand what I want. We all agreed that, in a year’s time, if I still want them, we could talk about it ”

“I don’t like it,” he grumbled again.

“Well, it’s a good thing you don’t have to like it. Only I do.” I paused, giving him a knowing look. “I’m guessing you’ve already vetted several of the keepers for me?”

He nodded. “Yeah, we did a full background check on all of them. The ones you’ve met seem to be really good and solid.”

Once I’d been brought to the Haven, Kane and his pack had barged in and started bickering about security. He didn’t want to admit it, because this would get him arrested, but he and his pack mates hadbroken intothe very same Haven themselves not that long ago to kidnap Lavender. They thought she was in the way of a job they were doing, when in reality, she was the omega for them, and they’d fallen madly in love. A real “captor-captive” situation.

Frankly, I didn’t know how my brother had managed to change his reputation, make himself out to be a golden boy who was rescuing omegas, and thus be allowed to court Lavender in the normallegal way.It was quite impressive.

“I’m never going to settle down and be normal here as long as my brother is sleeping on my floor,” I pointed out. “I need to be able to develop a routine, go to those stupid exercise classes with other omegas, socialise… How am I ever going to figure out what’s out there and what I want if I don’t get the chance?”

Kane groaned. “Of course, you decide to bring this up at three a.m.,” he grumbled, throwing an arm over his face.

“Yes, well, you snore like a dump truck, and you’re keeping me awake, so it seemed like as good a time as any.”

“I don’t snore,” he said indignantly.

I glared at him. “Oh, you snore. Do you need me to record it for you? Just ask Lavender—I’m surprised she’s not gone deaf by the way you snore. You sound like a broken chainsaw going off, and I don’t even sleep next to you. That poor omega puts up with so much from you.” I was trying to glower as I spoke, but I couldn’t stop giggling.

A smile broke out over Kane’s face at the mention of Lavender’s name. “She puts up with so much from me,” he agreed, a dreamy smile spreading over his face. “She’s perfect. I don’t know how I got so lucky.”

I cocked my head to the side, rolling over to face him. “You didn’t get lucky. You found your omega. That’s what a pack is meant to feel like. It’s supposed to feel easy and right and just simple when you’re in it. I mean, don’t get me wrong, you guys had a few hiccups getting there, but now you’re so happy. I want that.”

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