Page 105 of Broken Bonds

“He started it!” Forde exclaims, pointing at Rion.

“Grow up,” Rion says, rolling his eyes when Forde sticks his tongue out at him.

And I just keep smiling through it all because it reminds me so damn much of my alphas and their antics. The easy, brotherly camaraderie among these three is sweet, and you can tell how much they care for each other. I love that I’m seeing it all myself.

Link leans over, his lips touching the shell of my ear and sending a shiver down my spine.

“Are you sure you want us? Neither of them will ever grow up. Fair warning,” he whispers.

I laugh lightly and whisper back, “Who said I ever grew up?”

He laughs and shakes his head, and I glance back at the two bickering alphas.

“The food is going to get cold if you two don’t shut up,” Link finally says when he’s had enough, sounding so much like a dad that I can’t help but snort.

He glances over at me and raises a brow, and I cover my lips to hide my grin.

“Something funny, Omega?” he asks, and I bite my lip to hold in my laugh.

“Nope. Who’s hungry?” I choke out, winking at Forde and Rion when they look up at me, making them grin.

Everyone fills their plates after that, and we eat and talk.

They tell me about their days, and I tell them about everything I need to get ready before the babies arrive. They offer to help with anything I need, which I appreciate more than they could imagine. They don’t have to help me, but they want to, which is why it’s so easy to like all of them.

All three of them are so easy to talk to, and they make sure to keep a smile on my face all throughout dinner. We talk about everything, even my alphas, and I don’t cry. I smile even more, everything inside of me still and quiet. It feels like I’m with my family, and as we all sit there, them finding ways to touch me throughout dinner, comforting me in little ways without even realizing it, I see what my new future could look like.

It’s a lot different from what I envisioned before, different alphas sitting with me, but no less exciting.

“I’ll clean up. How about a movie, Baby Doll?” Forde asks when everyone has finished eating, grabbing our plates and taking them to the sink.

“Are you sure? I don’t mind,” I say, three pairs of alpha eyes swinging to glare at me.

I raise my hands in surrender.

“Alright, fine. Anything in particular you guys want to watch?” I ask, getting up and groaning as I do, rubbing my back.

Link glances at me with a worried frown and I wave him off.

“Back pain from all the extra weight. Nothing new. So, movie?”

“Whatever you want to watch is fine,” Rion says, putting the leftovers in the Tupperware he finds.

I settle on the couch and pull up one of the streaming apps to search for a movie. Link gathers pillows and blankets he finds sitting out and sets them all around me on the couch, building me a mini nest. It’s godsdamn adorable, and when he tucks a blanket around my hips, I grab him by the shirt and pull him in for a quick.

“What was that for?” he asks when I pull back.

I shrug and smile at him.

“Because you’re freaking sweet as hell and I wanted to,” I tell him unashamedly, then pull the blanket he just tucked around me up. “Now get in here and help me pick a movie.”

Taking a seat, he embraces me and carefully adjusts my position so that I’m lying with my head nestled in his lap, with a pillow placed between us for added comfort. After that, he hands me another pillow and tells me to position it under my belly, and then he slides his hand up the back of my shirt. My skin breaks out in goosebumps the moment his hand touches my bare back, and a moan that I’m slightly embarrassed about escapes me when his fingers dig into my lower back. He pretends not to hear it, taking the remote from my slack hand with his free one. He puts on10 Things I Hate About Youfrom my list, relaxing completely.

Rion and Forde join us as the opening credits start, but I’m so comfortable that I can’t move. Rion sits on the floor in front of me while Forde takes up the other end of the couch, pulling my feet into his lap. I can’t resist closing my eyes as Rion leans his head against my belly and Forde massages my feet while Link continues to rub my back.

A sense of rightness settles into my heart as I lay cocooned by these three alphas, their attention riveted on me.

I feel whole again.

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