This pack loves me. They choose me, despite all the complications that doing so will bring them. They want myhappiness just as much as they want their own. Perhaps even more.
That realization brings tears to my eyes, and Levi tenses beside me and Dani.
“May I?” he asks, his hand hovering in the space between us, fingers outstretched as he waits for my approval.
This is so stupid. I’m so stupid. Why am I crying when this is easily one of the best moments of my life? Dani slows between my thighs and slides back up my body. She grabs Levi’s hand and uses it to wipe away my errant tears, then licks the salt from his fingers.
“Do we need to stop?” she whispers, her body pressing down firmly on mine while Levi brushes a hand gently through my hair.
“That’s just the thing,” I murmur, taking care that my words are the right ones. “I don’t ever want to stop. Not ever.”
It's been so long since I've had a family. And now that I have them, how could I ever let them go?
The Alliance will come for me. I have no doubt. But when they do, I will be ready to fight for my freedom, for our future.
And that's all there is to it.
“Then let’s keep going,” Dani says, rewarding me with a searing kiss. “Would it be okay if Levi kissed you too?” she asks, pulling away but keeping her face close as she tugs at my nipples and elicits a groan from deep within me.
Levi’s woody cologne thickens and swirls around me. I desire him in a different way than I desire Dani, but it is every bit as intense. “I’d like that,” I say.
“Good girl.” Dani smiles and slides back down my body, the press of her soft curves and full breasts stoking the flames of my need all over again.
Levi reaches over to cup my cheek, and he turns my face toward his.
I close my eyes, and a hard-won peace settles over my body, inviting me to relax. Or maybe it's just the mind-numbing bliss of Dani quickly working me toward another delicious orgasm.
I had my first real orgasm tonight. Three of them, actually. And my first real kisses with two different partners at that. It was perfect, and still I want so much more.
More of this. More of them. More of everything.
But that will all come with time, so long as I am willing to fight. And, yes, I decide. I will do anything to keep them. That’s the last thing I think before I snuggle between Dani and Levi and allow myself to drift into a satisfied slumber.
nineteen
SIN
Iwake up and stretch my arms overhead before even bothering to open my eyes. If this is a dream, I don't ever want it to end. I slept like a baby with Levi's strong form pushed up against my backside and Dani's soft curves pressed to my front.
I felt safe, loved, like I actually mattered for who I am rather than what I am.
I've never been happy about being an omega. Until now. I've been hurt and I'm scared—yes, even still—but my body's strong instincts and urges were able to help put those inhibitions aside for one perfect night of pleasure. The first of many, if all goes according to plan.
I let out a happy mewl and reach for Dani, but my arms come up empty. Now I open my eyes, only to find that I'm alone in the musty hotel room.
Where's Dani? Where is Levi? And Kieran?
Why have they left me alone?
For a moment I allow fear to lance my heart and turn it to ice that threatens to shatter once again. But then I hear the soft pitter-patter of the shower running in the other room and let out a slow breath of relief.
I panic so easily. Will that ever change, or will I live out the rest of my life on high alert, ready to fly into a frenzy at even the slightest inconvenience?
I am broken, and my only hope is that love and time can work together to mend me. Each day spent in the company of Pack Thorin brings me closer to that possibility, and I am grateful for it.
I rouse myself from bed and pull on my sweatshirt and panties before tiptoeing toward the bathroom. The door is open a crack, allowing me to enter.
And so I do.