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I didn’t bring up the garden show in Vegas again. I didn’t know how to ask him on a causal date. It would probably be fine, but at some point I wouldn’t be enough.

And then my garden haven would become another reminder that I wouldneverbe enough.

Chapter18

Stella

After five days of nearly nonstop sex, my heat was finally broken.

I thought I might wear the guys out, but they always came back for more. We tried every position, ate our weight in protein and carbs, and covered every surface of my house with our bodies.

I woke up feeling clear-headed and sore, in the best way. Leaving them in bed, I took a quick shower and headed into the kitchen for more bacon.

My heat was officially over. I’d gone a whole hour without having even one orgasm or being pressed against one of the guys and I wasn’t whining about it.

My heart sank. Now that the hormones were no longer informing my every decision, what was going to happen? They’d been here to get me through my heat.

I was on birth control, even though omegas had a ridiculously low fertility rate, so I could expect no complications from the last week’s marathon of sex.

I curled up on the couch with a cup of coffee, feeling unsettled. I wasn’t horny and I wasn’t nesting.

But something was off, and I was too tired of my biology to try to figure out what.

Evan wandered into the living room, his dark hair tousled from sleep. He leaned over and kissed my temple. “Better?”

I smiled up at him. “Yes.”

“Good.” He flashed me an answering smile and wandered into the small kitchen to pour some coffee. Jerrick and Simon stumbled into the living room and arranged themselves around me.

It was nice, the casual touching. I hadn’t expected this level of comfort, and I wasn’t ready to give it up.

Simon shifted against me, so my back was to his chest, and Jerrick leaned into my side, leaving my legs free for Evan. It was how we’d become accustomed to sitting, and it was scary how quickly it had felt like it had always been this way.

“What are you thinking about?” Evan handed Jerrick and Simon their coffee.

“All the work I missed,” I said with a laugh.

“Tell me about it.” Simon feathered his fingertips over my shoulder. “We were in the middle of a merger.”

Jerrick and Evan winced, and I frowned. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to make you…”

Simon kissed my temple. “You didn’t make me miss anything. I was exactly where I wanted to be.”

I looked away. Because he wanted the awesome sex that came with a heat or because he wanted me?

Ugh. I needed to get out of my head.

“I was ahead of schedule.” Jerrick squeezed me against his side.

“Substitute teachers exist for a reason,” Evan said. “Besides, let the little rugrats see how good they got it with me.”

I nodded. “Raina sent me some updated meeting planners. Business is picking up again, despite the Institute opening up.”

“Great.” Evan grinned.

I traced my hand over Jerrick’s thick arm and realized why I was feeling insecure. I always felt a little weird after a heat, and it was had been when my pack had talked about bonding the most.

Normally I would say bonding was too soon, but I wanted these three men.

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