Page 64 of Knot Only His

Harlow steps closer and kisses me, a soft brush of her lips that sends sparks through my veins. “I wish I was sometimes,” she murmurs against my mouth, pulling back just enough to meet my gaze again. “Because then maybe I could let my guard down around alphas without worrying about getting hurt. Maybe I could trust you.”

I frown at her, frustration building inside me like pressure ready to burst.

I want to yell toward the hills that she is an omega. But how can I when I’m the only one who thinks it?

Or did Oliver tell Coach Parker and Asher? Of course, he told his fucking pack mates.But what does that mean?

“You can trust me.”

She smiles as she wraps her arm around my waist. “Why do you want me, Carver? Is it revenge?” Her voice teases, but she's testing me at the same time.

“I don’t need revenge, Harlow. Maybe you do. I only want what was always mine.”

She swallows. Her eyes are laced with unshed tears. “But when the right omega comes along—” She sighs. Her voice sounds more and more dejected. “I’m not stupid. It’ll only take a quick hint of a scent, and then you won’t want me.”

My heart races at the fear in her tone. She leans against me, resting her head on my shoulder. “I wish I was an omega, and you were mine.”

I turn her to face me. Tipping her chin up to look at me. “Do you? Because I don’t want anyone else. I’ve never wanted anyone but you. I had to be near you. I had to live with you and Colton—” I close my eyes and blow out a deep breath. “Do you know how much it hurt me,knowing that you were my brother’s? The only thing I liked was that you wanted your own room.”

“Are you bothered if Colton finds out?” she asks, pulling back from my embrace.

“About us?”

She nods.

“Is there an us?” I trail my fingers down her arm. She shivers under my touch. “Because he blew it, Harlow. And as soon as you accept us, you are mine.”

She steps back and bites her lips as she stares at me. “But how do I know I can trust you not to do what Colton did?”

“You were never his. If you were, he would never have betrayed you.” My jaw tightens. “I watched him take you for granted every single day. Yet he always spoke highly of you in front of his teammates, and me, but slowly I saw the change in him. The flirting...”

“But—”

“No buts.” I close the distance between us, my hand cupping her face. “You think I care what my brother thinks? Do you think I care if he’s hurt by us being together? He lost any right to an opinion when he kissed that omega.”

Her eyes glance at the hills behind me. “And you’ll do the same to me.”

“I followed you across the country, didn’t I? You think I give a damn about anything else but you?” I grip the balcony railing behind me, steadying myself.

“This is crazy.”

“Maybe.” I reach out and brush my thumb over her bottom lip. “But tell me you don’t feel it too.”

“How do I know this isn’t your revenge?” she says. “How do you know this isn’t mine?”

“Because when you’re looking at me like that, I know every cell in your body screams for my touch.”I take her hand. “Tell me how you feel about me.”

“I feel...” Her voice trails off as her scent emits, surrounding me, that intoxicating mix that makes my head spin. “I love your scent. It’s like we could be pack mates, but I know I could never see you with an omega. It’d break my heart.”

I want to tell her she is my omega, but she's not ready for that.

My hand slides down her back, pulling her closer. “This is about you and me. About what we both want, even if you’re too stubborn to admit it.”

Harlow bites her lip, her glazed eyes flicking away. “I’m not an omega, Carver. And if I let you in, I know that one day, you’ll do the same as Colton did to me.”

“We’ll find a male omega for you.” I say it because really I want to shout from the rooftops that she’s an omega, my omega, and I wish I knew how to make her believe it.

I tilt her chin, forcing her to meet my gaze. “Move in here. Be with me and we’ll find him together.”

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