Page 66 of Mating With My Grumpy Alphas
"Absolutely," Rhett confirmed, his voice gentler than I'd ever heard it.
I looked around the table, meeting each of their eyes in turn. Elias with his patient wisdom and gentle strength. Wes with his passionate dedication to protecting what mattered. Rhett with his gruff exterior hiding the most tender heart I'd ever encountered.
I loved them. All of them. In different ways, for different reasons, but with equal depth and certainty.
"Okay," I said quietly, drawing strength from what I saw in their faces. "Okay."
I took a deep breath, tasting the scents that had become so familiar and comforting over the past weeks. Chamomile and crushed birch from Elias. Cedar smoke and earth from Wes. Motor oil and something essentially protective from Rhett. All of it mixing with the jasmine and summer rain of my own scent, creating something that felt like home.
"Two weeks ago," I said, my voice gaining strength as I spoke, "I made a decision that I haven't told anyone about."
Their attention sharpened, but not with judgment. With concern and curiosity and the kind of focused care that made me feel like the most important person in the world.
"I stopped taking my suppressants."
The words hung in the air between us, and I watched understanding dawn on each of their faces. Saw the moment when they realized what this meant, what I was telling them.
"My heat is going to start soon," I continued, my heart racing but my voice steady. "Within the next week, probably. Maybe sooner."
Wes leaned forward slightly, his protective instincts engaging. Rhett went very still, the way he did when processing something significant. Elias squeezed my hand gently, encouraging me to continue.
"I know this changes things," I said. "I know it's complicated and probably not what any of you were expecting before I came to Hollow Haven. But I needed to tell you because... because I have something to ask you."
My mouth felt dry, but I forced myself to keep going. This was the most important conversation of my life, and I wasn't going to let fear stop me from speaking my truth.
"I've been thinking about what you said," I continued, looking at him directly. "About not having to choose between you. About some omegas preferring multiple alphas."
Rhett’s eyes widened slightly, hope flickering in their depths.
"And I've been thinking about how I feel when I'm with each of you," I said, looking around the table again. "How complete and seen and valued you make me feel. How you each bring out different parts of who I am, who I want to be."
"Willa," Elias said softly, but I held up a hand. I needed to get this out while I still had the courage.
"I'm falling in love with all of you," I said, the words coming out in a rush. "I know that's not simple or easy, but it's true. AndI want to know if... if you'd be willing to help me through my heat. All three of you. Together. If… if you want to be my pack."
The silence that followed felt eternal. I watched their faces, trying to read their expressions, my heart hammering against my ribs.
"Are you sure?" Wes asked finally, his voice gentle. "About all of us?"
"I'm sure about how I feel about each of you individually," I said, honesty spilling out of me like water from a broken dam. "I'm sure that what I feel for Rhett doesn't diminish what I feel for you, or what I feel for Elias. I'm sure that I want to build something with all of you that none of us could build alone."
"Whataren'tyou sure about?" Rhett asked, his directness cutting straight to the heart of things.
"I'm not sure how it works," I admitted. "Multiple alphas, one omega. I don't know the logistics or the dynamics or whether it's even possible to love three people this much without something breaking."
"We figure it out as we go," Rhett said, his usual bluntness tempered with something that sounded like wonder. "If that's what you want."
"It is what I want," I said, and felt relief flood through me at finally speaking the truth I'd been carrying for weeks. "But I need to know that it's what you want too. All of you."
"Yes," Elias said immediately. "Absolutely yes."
"Same," Wes confirmed, reaching for my free hand. "If you'll have us."
"Definitely," Rhett said, his voice rough with emotion.
The relief was so intense it almost made me dizzy. I'd been so afraid they'd think I was being greedy or unrealistic or asking for too much. Instead, they were looking at me like I'd just offered them everything they'd ever wanted.
"Really?" I asked, needing to hear it again.
