Page 108 of Knot Happening

“Holy shit…” I gasp, as I take in the sight before me. The room looks like something out of a fantasy book. “There's a theme?” I whisper as my throat threatens to close.

The ceiling is a midnight blue, with tiny spots of white, to resemble stars. The walls are the same deep shade at top, but closer to the floor, they lighten to a lighter blue, something closer to the ocean at sunset.

The room itself is the size of my entire apartment, but they’ve managed to fill the entire space so that at no point does the room feel large or empty.

To the far right is a canopy bed, with navy blue sheer curtains. The wood bed frame is black, and the sheets are royal blue silk, with a massive comforter to match. And the best part? It's big enough for five.

To the left of the bed is what I can only describe as a fort of sheets and blankets. They attach to the ceiling, and dip and drape at different heights. They’re a combination of deep blues,and purples, with a couple of them even having stars on the material.

Some are sheer, and others are opaque. Silks, and cotton… From here, I can see there are several blankets and pillows, and human sized dog beds made of what looks like teddy bear fur.

Speaking of, my teddy bear from the Alphas is resting against the wall by the bed. My chin quivers as I continue my exploration.

There’s a massive chest at the foot of the bed, and I can’t tell what’s inside, but its wood matches the rich black tone of the bed.

There’s a fucking obscenely-sized TV mounted to the wall opposite of the bed. The rest of the space has two couches that are shaped funky… They are kind of like a sideways S, with a velvety looking navy blue material pulled tight across it. There are two detached wedge pillows of different sizes. I tilt my head at them, and Kodiak chuckles.

“Sex chairs, Pretty Gift.” He fills in, and I blush profusely.

“There’s also a recliner,” Hayden adds, and I nod at the giant thing that looks big enough for two people to sit comfortably. In a small alcove of the room is a little kitchenette area with a coffee station and a small fridge beside it. The walls are decorated with paintings of different castles and couples dancing in the distance. Strung up around the bed, as well as around the entire nest, are fairy lights.

“You did all this for me?” I ask, sniffing.

“Of course, Starlight. You made a dream board when you first perfumed as an Omega. I remembered it and brought as much as I could to life. The things from your nest are spread through the room, spreading the scents. The three of us also marked a bunch of stuff. Your treasure box is in the chest.” Hayden says from behind me. He moves further into the room and points at the bed. “And we put Easton’s hoodie on the pillow.”

I turn to face them, heat be damned, I want them to fuck me now!

Declan, Kodiak, and Hayden are all in the room, but Easton stayed in the doorway. His arms are wrapped around himself, and he looks shaken. “Easton?” I ask, my instincts on high alert, as I move toward him.

“I never…wanted one. I-I…” He trails off, glancing around the room, flinching. “They took everything else. I didn’t want them…himto take that too. I buried my instincts. Deep. I’ve only gone into heat once. It was… I killed a lot of Alphas.” East trails off, and Kodiak lets loose a vicious growl. I glance at him, finding him shaking with rage, his fists clenched at his sides.

“I’ll rip his throat out and lay it at your feet, Little Psycho. You can wear his fucking blood like a shield. No Alpha will ever hurt you again.” The snarl from Kodiak is unexpected and also seriously fucking sexy. I don’t even realize I’m nodding my head in agreement until I catch Declan smirking at me.

“I can protect myself.” East’s hand disappears into his front pocket, and I wonder if he’s got that knife in there still. He doesn’t pull it out, but I do see his hand move as he stares blankly at the nest.

“Yes the fuck you can, and you have done so well. And you’ve protected my Pretty Gift so well. You’ve been so strong, such a good Omega, for so long.”Jesus…Kodiak’s purr nearly hasmedropping to my knees so I can crawl to him. How Easton isn’t a puddle of slick is a testament to just how strong he really is.

“You don’t have to be strong alone anymore. We’ll help protect you, and you can help protect us,” Declan offers in such a gentle tone that I’m about to start slicking these boxers…

“Come into the nest, our homicidal little psycho. If you don’t want us to touch you, we won’t. But Tatum cares about you. You were in her nest–”

“I put that hoodie with my scent in her nest.” East cuts Hayden off, not sounding upset, just kind of sad. “I was going to fucking trap her with me!” He huffs a laugh, pushing his free hand into his hair, tugging the light strands. “A baby. What the fuck was I thinking?”

“I’ll be honest, every last one of us has had the exact same thoughts. About trapping Tatum, that is. And we haven’t been suffocating our instincts for…eight years?” Hayden guesses, I assume doing the math mentally. Easton is twenty-six, and would have perfumed around eighteen. When the Omega nods, Hayden shrugs. “You’re no more fucked in the head than we are. After her heat, when we were eighteen, even though I knew she’d been given a shot to prevent it, I still hoped she was pregnant.”

“You’ve all thought about…that?” I ask, and three heads nod. Easton’s lip twitches up just the tiniest bit at the corner. Alright then… I shake that knowledge off. “I was glad you killed Ferris, after what he was planning to do to me. You’re the one that told me I wasn’t alone. Neither are you.” Finally, fucking finally, he looks at me, and I smile. “What can I say, clearly I’m a sucker for the crazy ones…” I shrug, gesturing to the four men around me.

“You’ll all accept me?” East asks skeptically, and I scoff.

“Accept you? I’m in love with you, you blind fool.”

Easton

Love me? She loves me?

Tatum’s words feel like a bucket of ice water hitting my system as I stare at the blonde-haired vixen before me. My Sparrow. My reason.

As quickly as the ice filled me, the lava spreads from my core until I’m so hot I feel like I’ll combust.

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