Page 100 of Knot Our Reality

About an hour ago, I had to put Jasper down for a nap. I wanted to climb in beside him, but decided that would be rude.

I really love feeling like I live in a small village where everyone takes care of each other. I wonder if this is something that I can replicate in the real world.

Not that I’ll really have any time for that once I go back to work—especially not with the addition of a new pack.

“You doing alright, sweetheart?” Camden asks, brushing his lips across his mate mark and sending a shiver down my spine.

I shrug. As much as I’m enjoying today, I can’t seem to let my guard down. There’s something in the air that has me on edge, but I can’t figure out what it is.

Before I can answer, there’s a jolt and we both almost lose our footing.

“What the hell?” Camden starts, but is cut off by a loud boom as the ground begins to violently shake beneath us.

“Earthquake!” I hear someone yell as I’m almost thrown to the ground. The only thing keeping me standing is Camden’s arms around me.

It takes a moment for me to catch up on what’s going on as we end up on our knees, Camden’s hands cupping my belly to make sure I don’t fall on it.

“Jasper! Hawk!” Tears spill down my cheeks as I scream out their names. I don’t know where my boys are.

My eyes find Remington’s cabin as it shakes, and even from here, I can hear things being knocked around inside. “Jasper!”

I try to fight to get to my feet, but it’s no longer just Camden keeping me steady.

“No, Emilia. You and the baby need to be kept safe. Stop fighting us,” Wilder barks, and I have no choice as my body goes completely still.

It doesn’t stop my tears from continuing to course down my cheeks as fear for my boys rushes through me. Camden curls around me as we lie on the ground with Wilder covering us from above.

I still have a clear line of sight of the cabin, which means I see when Alexei and Nikolai stumble up to it before heading inside. They’re being tossed from side to side, and I’m not sure how they manage to stay on their feet.

My mouth falls open, and a wail slips free and joins the sounds of others screaming and yelling.

“Hawk!”

“Mommy!” he screams, his voice full of tears, moments before Ian stumbles over with him in his arms.

Ian drops to his knees, helping Hawk wrap his arms around my neck, but using his body to block Hawk’s smaller one.

The ground continues to roll and shake around us, and all I can do is cry. I don’t know where my baby boy is. I don’t know if he’s okay. I don’t know if my family or the suitors are okay.

Anything could happen right now, but there’s not a damn thing I can do about it until the earth stops moving.

It seems to go on forever, but it can’t be more than a minute before everything stops and an unnatural silence follows.

I struggle to sit up, but Camden holds me in place.

“Wait,” he murmurs. “We need to make sure it’s actually over. That was a big one.”

“I don’t care. I need to find Jasper!”

“Omega,” Wilder growls. “If another quake hits while you’re standing, you could be knocked to the ground. It could hurt you and the baby. We have to keep you safe. The twins went in for Jasper. They will make sure he’s okay.”

I understand what he’s telling me, but it doesn’t stop me. I need to find my son.

My head jerks up when I hear Jasper’s cries. “Jasper!”

“Mommy! I want Mommy!”

Ian and Wilder move away enough that Nikolai can hand me Jasper. Both my boys cling to me as all three of us cry.

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