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Together.
Not three separate relationships that I had to balance and manage. Not competition between alphas for my attention. Just... together. All of us choosing each other, building something new and beautiful and ours.
"I can't believe this is real," I said, looking around the table at these three incredible men who had somehow found their way into my heart.
"It's real," Elias assured me. "We're real. This is real."
"And it's going to be amazing," Wes added.
"Different," Rhett said with a small smile, "but good different."
As we cleared the table together, moving around each other with new awareness and purpose, I felt like I was floating. Not the awkward competition I'd feared, but something warmer and more collaborative. Like we'd been doing this dance for years instead of figuring it out for the first time.
"This is going to be different," I said as we finished cleaning up. "For all of us."
"Good different," Rhett said firmly.
"Amazing different," Wes added.
"Perfect different," Elias concluded.
As we finished cleaning up, I felt like a completely different person than the one who had walked through Elias's door a few hours ago. That woman had been afraid to ask for what she wanted, scared to trust in love, convinced that wanting more than one person was somehow wrong or greedy.
This woman knew she was loved by three incredible alphas who wanted to build a life with her. This woman had spoken her truth and been met with acceptance and joy. This woman was about to start the most beautiful chapter of her life.
"Thank you," I said to Elias as we moved back toward the living room. "For creating the perfect space for this conversation. I couldn't have said what I needed to say anywhere else."
"Thank you for trusting us with your truth," he replied, but there was something in his voice, in all of their voices, that made me pause.
I looked between the three of them, seeing something pass between the alphas that I couldn't quite interpret. The air felt charged, expectant.
"Is everything okay?" I asked.
"Everything's perfect," Wes said softly. "We just... we want to make sure you understand how serious we are about what we discussed tonight."
"All of us," Elias added, his voice gentle but carrying an undertone that made my heart race. "Together."
I felt heat climb up my neck as I realized what they were suggesting. "You mean..."
"Only if you want to," Rhett said quickly, stepping closer. "But we'd like to show you exactly what it means to be loved by all three of us. What pack unity really looks like."
The offer hung in the air between us, loaded with promise and possibility. I looked at each of their faces in turn, seeing nothing but love and desire and the kind of focused attention that made me feel like the most important person in the world.
"Yes," I whispered, the word coming out before I could second-guess myself. "Yes, I want that."
The smiles that broke across their faces were brilliant and full of heat.
"Then stay," Elias said softly, gesturing toward his comfortable living room. "Let us show you."
Chapter 26
Rhett
The moment hung between us like a held breath.
Standing in Elias's warm living room, watching Willa look between the three of us with understanding dawning in her eyes, I felt something fundamental shift in the air. This wasn't just about wanting her anymore. This was about showing her exactly what it meant to be loved by a pack, to be cherished without conditions or expectations.
"Yes," she whispered, and the word hit me like lightning. "Yes, I want that."
