Page 63 of Knot My Luck

A small, breathy laugh leaves her lips, and she nods. “I do.”

I don’t realise I’ve stepped in too until I feel her warmth against my chest. Until my hand is in her hair, my thumb brushing her cheek, grounding myself in the feel of her. “Did you mean what you said? That you choose us,” I press.

She lifts her chin, meeting my gaze without flinching. “I meant it. I do.”

Something warm swells in my chest, something too big to name.

Cathal exhales behind her, and then his arms come around all of us, pulling us into a crushing embrace. Devlin melts into it, into us, letting herself be held like she was always meant to be here.

Because she was.

Sheis.

We hold her for a long time, tangled together in a knot of limbs and warmth and heartbeats, until something in the air shifts. Until the heat that’s always simmered beneath the surface starts to rise again, dark and unrelenting.

It starts with a kiss.

Soft at first, barely more than a brush of lips. But then Devlin sighs against my mouth, tilting her head up, and I’m gone.

I claim her properly, deep and slow, swallowing the sound she makes as she presses into me. Then Tadhg’s lips are on her neck, and Cathal grips her waist, and the next breath she takes turns into a gasp.

And just like that, we’re lost in her.

Lost in us.

There’s no more hesitation.

No more doubts.

Only the undeniable, unshakable truth.

She’s ours.

And we are hers.

THIRTEEN

Tadhg

The low hum of the plane surrounds us like a cocoon, a rhythm that matches the steady beat of my heart. Devlin is nestled between Lorcan and me, her head resting on my shoulder as she breathes deeply, her chest rising and falling in the most comforting way. Her soft scent still clings to me, a mixture of apple, caramel, and something deeper – somethingours. I inhale deeply, letting it fill my lungs, letting it settle me. Her scent has changed, just slightly, ever since the bond snapped into place.

It’s richer now, layered with something uniquely ours – mine, Lorcan’s, and even faint traces of Cathal’s – wrapped around her like a protective shroud. A warning to any other male that she belongs to us. She carries us on her skin, in every breath she takes, and fuck if that doesn’t make something deep inside me rumble in satisfaction.

I can feel the bond between us, etched into my very bones and soul, as if the universe finally pulled all the right pieces together. It’s surreal, this sense of completion.

We’ve been through a storm, but right now, the air feels different. Peaceful. Devlin’s breathing is slow, steady, and for the first time in what feels like forever, I’m not waiting for the other shoe to drop. For once, it’s just about being. About being together.

She had one last thing she wanted to do before we left Cork: kiss the Blarney Stone. Well, more specifically, she wantedCathalto kiss the Blarney Stone. Which was absolutely hilarious because my twin isterrifiedof heights. But he was determined to make her happy and we’re quickly learning that there’s nothing we wouldn’t do for our omega.

I felt it through the bond the moment he pushed his fears aside for her: she’s forgiven him. But I’m not sure she’s ready for him to know that yet. I fully support her choices, so long as she’s not hurting.

Lorcan shifts, brushing his fingers against the back of Devlin’s hand, and she gives a contented hum, curling into him a little more. He sighs, his fingers seeking out and tightening around hers like he can’t bear to let go. He turns his head, nosing into her hair, drawing in her scent with a low, satisfied growl.

Cathal watches her with a hunger that isn’t entirely physical. It’s deeper than that. Primal. The bond hums between all of us, a living, breathing thing, and I canfeelhow much he’s holding himself back.

Her fingers tighten on mine, and I’m reminded, yet again, of how much she’s trusted us, how much she’s opened herself up to this. Us.

I never expected Devlin to be our omega – the omega that would fit us, ground us, and make us whole. But now? The thought of a world without her seems unfathomable.

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