Page 37 of My Knotty Mountain Men

“You’re... pregnant?” Nolan questions, blinking a few times.

“Yes.” I bite my lip. “Please don’t be mad.”

“Mad?” Aiden barks out a laugh as he runs his hands through his wavy blond locks, a massive grin spreading across his handsome face. “Trust me, Little One, we are anything but mad.”

I let out a little squeak as Aiden rushes over and sweeps me into his arms, spinning me around before placing me back down on my feet. “A baby,” he breathes out, cupping my face. “We’re having a baby?”

“Yes.” I nod, tears filling my eyes as relief rushes through me. He’s happy. My eyes look to Nolan and Thomas to see what they think, but then I’m surrounded.

“We’re gonna be papas,” Thomas cheers, voice thick with emotion.

“About time, old man.” Nolan laughs, grinning as tears leave his eyes.

“So you're happy about this?” I ask.

“We’re fucking ecstatic.” Thomas grips my chin, tilting my head back to look at him. God, he’s so damn hot. They all are.

Biting my lips, my eyes flick between his, and my cheeks pinken as my perfume fills the air around us. The Alphas growl while Nolan groans. “Sorry,” I whisper.

“Never be sorry, Sweets.” Nolan leans in, pressing a kiss to my lips.

“It’s the hormones,” I insist. It’s not a complete lie. Being pregnant means I’m a lot more aroused than I used to be. Add in the fact that I’m drowning in my Alphas’ scents, and I’m surprised that I’m not naked right now, begging them to take me.

Now is not the time, though. While I’m glad this moment has had the best outcome I could think of, the fact is, so much has happened in the past few months, and we have a lot to talk about.

Not to mention that they are still strangers.

“Would it be safe to say that you’re mine? My Alphas?” I look between Thomas and Aiden, then to Nolan. “My Beta?”

“I think it’s adorable that you think you had a choice,” Aiden chuckles. “But yes, Little One, we’re yours. Wholly and completely.”

“We wouldn’t have it any other way,” Thomas adds. “You’re our Omega, and like we’ve said before, we’re never letting you go.”

“Consent is key, you know,” Jenny’s voice sounds from behind us, and I freeze, eyes closing as I remember my besties are here with me. I’m not going to tell them I totally forgot about them.

The guys stand tall, almost pushing me behind them as if they are trying to protect me. Cute. But these three are the last people in the world I’d need protection from.

“Who are you?” Aiden growls. Peeking around Nolan, I see Jenny, Jenna, and Rylee step into the living room.

Jenny smirks, crossing her arms as she raises a brow. “Down, boy. No need to go all Alpha-dog on me. I’m not a threat.”

Deciding to step in and introduce the girls before my Alphas and my best friend get into a pissing match, I move past the guys.

“It’s okay,” I tell the guys. “These are my friends.”

Aiden’s eyes snap down to me. “The ones you mentioned?”

I smile softly. “Yeah. Although, I’d say they’re more like my sisters really.”

Aiden licks his lips, nodding. “Then I guess we owe you a lot.”

“For what?” Jenna asks.

“For keeping our Omega safe,” Thomas replies.

Rylee snorts. “Don’t need to thank us for that. She’s our girl. We would have been there for her either way, seeing as how we were ready to step in and be that baby’s daddies if you refused to, I think that proves just how much we love our girl.”

“Guys,” I sniff. “Stop, you're going to make me cry, and I’m already a hot mess as it is.”

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