Page 98 of Zoinks! Nice Pack, Bro

Fucking Christ. Sadie baby, where are you?

My head is thumping as I look around, trying to catch any sign of her. Hating that all I come up with is that the window is cracked openand that could have been because Paxton had bean burritos for breakfast one day.

It doesn’t put Sadie in my arms, where she should be.

Paxton grabs his phone, slamming it on the desk as he taps away at it. None of us understand what he is doing until all of a sudden he’s in a security app that Cameron came up with a few months ago for our new development, and is logging into a feed that shows us standing in his office.

“You have cameras in your office?” I ask, shocked because I know there aren't cameras in any other part of the gym.

I also know that there weren't any cameras in here a month ago. Sadie started coming here and she changes in here since we’re still working on a changing room for her and other omegas. Which means Paxton has been getting his very own Sadie show.

Sneaky fuck.

Paxton doesn’t respond.

Instead, he rewinds until we watch Sadie walking in, changing into her gym clothes. It goes empty as she works out in the gym and then she’s back in the office, stripping off a shirt until she is only in a sports bra and leggings.

She’s so goddamn good looking.

All sweat slicked and flushed cheeks as she pulled out the scale we use for fights. She’s looking down at the number with a frown marring her face. It's like she’s upset with what she is seeing.

Sadie and I go to the gym a lot together.

She jokes that I just go so that I have an excuse to touch her and because I always rope her into showering with me after a quick rinse off before she gets a real wash down from Pax. But I like going to the gym with her because she gets this determined look on her face, where she looks like she can take on the whole world.

Her confidence, the way she gets so excited when she goes up a weight in lifting or when she does five more minutes of cardio. The way she comes alive and sees how strong she is, feels the power she has.

It’s the sexiest thing in the world seeing her believe in herself.

The showers are a bonus.

“She lost so much weight she has to buy new clothes.” Cameron says as Paxton pauses the video, looking up at him.

We had already covered this in the morning but now, seeing her weigh herself it’s like it’s just hitting us about how many changes she’s been through.

How come we didn’t notice this sooner? Were we so focused on just being with our omega we didn’t see the way she was changing around us.

“Maybe we should go to the mall.” Jace is looking at us, searching for confirmation as he tries to make a plan.

He needs a plan and is spiraling without one. But we all are fighting demons right now and can’t even focus on the way each other is feeling.

“Do you think we should have talked about her body?” I cringe as it comes out of my mouth because honestly, what business is it of mine to talk about a woman's body?

Her body is sexy no matter what. I’m attracted to her smart mouth and the way her presence puts me at ease.

Sadie ishot.

She was hot 20 pounds ago.

She’s hot now.

The only thing that changed is now people would see her as more conventionally attractive because they are fucking idiots.

But maybe Sadie likes the changes in her body.

Likes the muscle she’s gaining and needs reassurance from us that we like it too. We failed her by not letting her know how perfect shealwaysis. By not buying her clothes that fit her sooner and anticipate her needs like good alphas would.

“We’re going to have a long fucking chat with the princess. Right after I fucking microchip her so she never goes missing again.” Paxton snaps, finger jamming into the phone again.

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