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Then I simply lay my head on his chest and listen as his heart slows. He’s asleep in minutes.

Declan is asleep when I make my way to him next, but even in sleep, he reaches for me when I touch him.

I place my bite on his neck, in the same place I marked the other three. He keeps his eyes closed but pulls me against his chest once I’m done and purrs for me until I fall asleep.

My last thought is that this is perfect. This is home.

This is where I always want to be, until my last breath.

Chapter Forty-Three

Tatum

It’s been four days since our heats ended, and I’m not sure if I’ve ever been happier. The brother’s spent the first few days making sure we were fully recovered by treating us both to spa-like comfort. That first hot bath after the heat haze passed was borderline overkill.

Declan spent the entire time bringing us every snack our hearts desired, while Kodi and Hayden bathed us with obsessive intensity. If it hadn’t been for the sore state of my lady bits and the oversensitive feel of my skin, I am fairly certain it would have devolved into a slick soaked mess.

When they left us to the nest while they handled the business things that were missed during our heat, Easton crawled between my legs and worshiped my pussy before slipping in me from behind and falling asleep.

Ghost returned with Omar, his Omega, two days ago. Easton felt more prepared to open up and was able to tell us everything he felt we needed to know.

They spent many hours planning how to take Keslor down, while I curled up in Easton’s arms, purring to settle his nerves.

As their conversations circled back to how to ruin the fucker, Kodiak settled on the long part of the sectional and put his arm around both of us. The deep rumble of his purr was an instant balm to Easton’s nerves.

“Don’t let Keslor take anything else from you, Psycho. You have us now. We’ll help you close this chapter so we can start the next part of our lives,” Kodiak murmured into the Omega’s ear. The combined presence of his Alpha’s scent and my own responding purr settled him.

Seeing Easton open up to our Alpha’s, opening the wounds of his past while working toward the closure he needs, showed that we were meant to find each other.

The bond between the five of us feels electric inside me. I love the way they constantly send me feelings of love and desire. Devotion and, sometimes, even a little bit of obsession.

They can never seem to keep their hands off me, and I love it.

Today, we’re visiting my mom. I haven’t gone to see her in nearly two weeks, and even though I call every day to check on her, I can’t take it any longer. I need to see her. To see she’s okay with my own eyes.

I’m her only family. She shouldn’t be left there for so long without me visiting her.

One perk of bonding to a pack like mine is that they gave me no other choice where bills are concerned. They took over paying for everything. And Ghost assured me that Pack Hayes is the owner of Mom’s facility. I no longer need to worry about her being kicked out because I’m not working myself to the bone.

One of my Alphas leaves for a few hours a day so they can check on the club. They don’t actually need to work there as much as they appeared to when I had been an employee, as it turns out.

Bernie and Chef call me every few days to check in as well, since I’ve never gone more than a few days without working since I was hired at sixteen.

They’ve been visiting Mom in my place, but it’s not enough.

Right now, the guys are dashing around the house along with a dozen of their guards.

Easton is stuck to my side, though, twirling his knife through his fingers as he often does. Today, he’s making eye contact with every guard that walks within ten feet of me. I can’t help but giggle. He’s very protective.

Once everyone is ready, and we climb into an SUV I’ve never seen, I’m shaking with excitement.

The drive to ABO Care isn’t very long, but I notice Kodiak keeps glancing at the rearview mirror every few moments. Hayden and Declan are also tense, while Easton is very still.

Unnaturally still.

He also insisted on pressing himself against me, rather than letting me occupy my seat alone…

“Okay, what's going on?” I ask when the tension gets to be more than I can take. They all tightened their holds on the bond, sending me only calm reassurance. Except Easton is sending more of a sinister sort of reassurance.

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