Page 54 of Knot His Reality

I shoot him a thumbs up before climbing out and joining the others. Mike is waiting at the door to the game shop, and I usher them all inside.

I grin when I see the board games, roleplaying books, and other paraphernalia lining the walls. This place is a nerd’s paradise—or at least this nerd’s.

“Oh, my fates.” Aubrey’s eyes are wide as he takes in the space. “I’ve died and gone to heaven.”

Laughter follows his words, and I turn to find a woman in her fifties standing there, who I know to be an omega. “Welcome. I’m Astrid, one of the owners and founders of Raven’s Nest. I often think of this as my own slice of heaven, too. One of my alphas is currently setting up the room for you, so feel free to look around. I’m happy to answer any questions you might have.”

“Can you tell us what we’re going to be doing?” Gracie asks with a grin, and Astrid shakes her head.

“If Remington has decided it’s a secret, then my lips are sealed.”

Wrinkling my nose, I shake my head. “We’re here, so I guess there’s no reason to keep it a secret. Astrid’s alpha, Hunter, runs tabletop roleplaying games here regularly. He’s going to be our dungeon master and run us through a short adventure of D&D—also known asDungeons and Dragons.”

“Yes! This is the best date ever,” Aubrey crows, wrapping his arm around my shoulders and squeezing. “I think we’re soulmates.”

Shaking my head as I shrug him off, I laugh. “I think it might be a little too soon to determine that. For the three of you, if you haven’t heard of D&D, that’s okay. I didn’t expect that anyone would’ve played before, so Hunter will run us through the basics before we start. The adventure should only take about an hour, so after that, I thought we could play board games. They have a good variety here—some I’ve never heard of or played before.”

“I don’t think the kind of roleplaying I’ve done is the same you’re talking about,” Gracie says with a wink. “But I look forward to seeing what it’s all about.”

The four of us gawp at her as she and Astrid laugh together. One thing is for sure, she is full of surprises.

Santiago is the first to recover, shaking his head. “That was…you know what? It doesn’t matter. I can tell you’re going to keep us on our toes, Gracie.”

“On our toes. Yeah. That. For sure.” Turning my back to the other, I adjust my dick as discreetly as I can and will away the thoughts of what kind of roleplaying Gracie has been taking part in.

I hear laughter behind me, but I ignore them as my face warms.

Assholes.

At least they can’t tell how much slick I’m producing currently—though they can probably guess from my scent.

“If you all are done giving your omega a hard time,” Astrid says. “Hunter has the room ready.”

We follow her into one of the back rooms and introduce ourselves to Hunter, who gets us set up. There’s a little bit of bumbling along as everyone learns the rules and we go through the adventure, but I’m not sure I’ve had this much fun during a roleplay session before.

“I’d like to stab him, please,” Gracie says with a smile, her eyes on Hunter.

Hunter frowns. “You would? He’s just having a drink with some friends after he paid you.”

“I know, but he just looks sus to me. Plus, I enjoy stabbing things.”

I bite back a smile as Hunter stares at Gracie, bewildered. That’s how much of the session has gone. After the first round of combat, Gracie just wanted to stab everything in sight. It’s adorable, considering her personality is the exact opposite of that.

“You know what? I think that’s enough D&D for the day,” Hunter responds with a shake of his head. “Bloodthirsty woman. You’re just as bad as my omega.”

“Why thank you, kind sir.” Gracie giggles. “Remy, I didn’t think I was going to like this, but I was wrong. This was fun.”

I already know Aubrey had a blast, so I look to Santiago and Nolan next. “What did the two of you think?”

Santiago looks around the table before he shakes his head. “I don’t think this is something I enjoy, but I liked seeing how much you, Gracie, and Aubrey enjoyed it.”

“Definitely not something I would choose to use my time for,” Nolan adds. “But I can see the appeal, and it was interesting. Hunter, you’re a wonderful storyteller.”

The big alpha grunts, his face flushing. “Thank you, Nolan. Roleplaying isn’t for everyone, and it tends to be either you love it or you hate it. There’s not usually anything in between.”

“At least you tried it, and since you were such good sports, why don’t the two of you pick out some board games for us to try?” I offer, and Hunter takes them to choose a few.

Overall, the day has gone a lot better than I thought it would when I first woke up. It even taught me a little something about being willing to communicate with others. After all, how can I expect someone to know what I’m feeling if I’m not willing to tell them?

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