Page 54 of My Knotty Mountain Men

“You good?” Jenna leans in, asking discreetly in a soft voice.

“Nope,” I sigh. “Damn pregnancy hormones are making his scent almost as strong as the Alphas.”

She frowns. “Is it making you sick?”

I snort. “No, horny.”

She bursts into laughter.

“What are you two laughing about?” Jenny asks.

“Nothing,” we both say quickly before shooting each other a grin. I’m gonna miss her. I’m gonna miss them all. That's why I need to enjoy my time with them as much as I can. Starting with whatever we’re here to do.

“This is the reason why I asked you all to bring your swim things,” Nolan says as we step through the door.

My eyes widen. “Holy shit.”

“Oh my god. Is this a hot spring?” Rylee asks with excitement. “I’ve always wanted to go to one.”

“Come on. Let’s get changed,” Jenny suggests.

Five minutes later, we’re walking back out to the pools wrapped in towels.

“Fucking hell, it’s colder than a witch's tit,” Rylee hisses as she quickly walks towards the water.

“What does that even mean?” I laugh as I rush behind her. She’s not wrong, though, it’s fucking freezing.

When we get to the pools, my eyes search for Nolan. I smile, my heart picking up its pace when I see him through the steam, already sitting in one of the smaller pools, away from the other people. For the most part, it seems to be empty. Another town secret, I guess.

Biting my lip, I make my way over to one of the chairs, leaving the girls to do their own thing. I can hear them chatting behind me, sighing in relief when they get into the water, but my attention is on Nolan.

He watches me, eyes heavy-lidded as I grip the towel covering my body and pull it open to reveal myself, only covered by a sexy little bikini. When I was grabbing a swimsuit, it was between this one and another one that covered far more of my body. I chose this one because the look in Nolan’s eyes was what I was hoping for.

Arousal, want, need. I feel sexy right now.

He watches my every move, shifting in his seat as I slowly make my way into the water. I watch him back, licking my lips, trying to hold back a smile.

He’s so attractive. His brown hair is wet, giving him that sexy out-of-the-shower look. My eyes trail over his arms where they lay on the stone wall behind him. His hands fist, as if he’s stopping himself from reaching out and grabbing me when I get close enough.

“Hey, you.” I smile as I go for it and straddle his lap.

“Mhhm,” he hums, his hands finding my ass, giving my cheeks a squeeze. “Hey, Sweets.”

“The water is nice.” I lower my body more, the water coming to a stop just below my breast, and I smile wide when I feel just how excited he is to see me.

“Don’t give me that look.” He chuckles, giving my ass another little squeeze. “You can’t expect me to see you in that sexy little number and not get excited.”

“Would we get kicked out if I were to fuck you right here?” I ask, taking him by surprise.

He groans, closing his eyes. “Fuck, Violet. Don’t tease me like that.”

I laugh because I’m only partly joking. But I won’t. Even if my body is screaming for him to do all the dirty things to me—friends and strangers be damned—I’d rather use this time with him to get to know him.

“Sorry,” I laugh while wrapping my arms around his neck, lacing my fingers together at the base. “I’ll be good. I promise.”

He narrows his eyes, his lip twitching with a smirk. “Really, now? Said the Omega, who got herself off two times earlier watching her Alphas take their Beta?”

“Three.” I wink.

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