Page 63 of These Bonds that Unite Us
“Take the bond with Nexus,” I whisper. My forehead presses to hers, and I stare into those stunning sea glass eyes. “Take the bond so your body can start to heal. Then we will prove you will always be ours. Give us a chance to prove ourselves. If… If you still can’t believe us we’ll help you find another pack and you can sever the bond with Nexus before you leave.”
Omen gapes at me, her eyes wide with shock. “You–Are you–Why would you offer me that?”
“You deserve the world, starlight, and if living without us is the way you get it, that is the most important thing of all.”
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
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My hands dig through my hair for the thousandth time since I fled Omen’s room. The enthralling, molten scent of her perfume still clings to my senses, sinking deep into my soul and stirring all of my barely contained instincts.
As painful as walking away from her was, I know I would have bonded her if I stayed, and the last thing I want is to take her choice away.
Footsteps carry up the stairs, but I ignore them. Nebula has already stopped to check on me a handful of times since we found Omen writhing and pleading on her bed.
The faint hint of sunflower and honeysuckle grows, getting stronger and stronger as my already aching cock hardens to the point of pain. Callisto’s softer cedar scent blends with it, mellowing the stronger floral notes. My eyes snap to the top of the steps and the floor threatens to fall from beneath me when I meet stunning sea green eyes. She’s here, in our room. Awake and aware.
“Are you–” I clear my throat around the lump there. “Are you really okay?”
“Yeah.” My girl shyly tucks several strands of her messy hair behind one ear. “Um, are Nebula and Titan–”
“In the gym.”
“Oh.” She breathes a sigh of relief. My brows pinch hearing the sound. Maybe she’s worried the lingering heat in her scent will be too much for all of us to handle?
“Go ahead, starlight. I’ll be right here if you need me,” Callisto tells her as he gently nudges her further into the room. His dual-toned eyes meet mine and my mouth goes dry at the excitement and hope burning like a wildfire inside of him.
Omen strides across the floor, quickly closing the space between us. She stares up at me through long lashes. The sight of her plush, swollen lips threatens to steal the last of my sanity, but I cling to the thread with every last ounce of strength in my body.
When her teeth dig into the bottom one, her hands clasped tightly in front of her, I snap. My arms wrap around her shoulders and pull her against me. “Fuck, gorgeous, I could spend a million lifetimes expressing my remorse for the ways I’ve hurt you and it still wouldn’t be enough.”
“As long as you’re trying…”
“I won’t just try, sweet girl. As soon as you’re ready, I’ll be glued to your side until the end of time.” I breathe in her scent, letting the warmth of her body pressed against mine steal some of the lingering tension in my limbs. If she’s here, willing to give us a chance, that’s all that matters. Wewon’tfuck up again.
“I’m ready.” She whispers the words so softly I can barely hear them, yet they strike me like a bolt of lightning. My mind whirls, wondering if I misheard her. She can’t possibly mean– not after my partial bond mark caused the chemical rejection and Nebula bonded her during a rut.
“Alpha,” the sound of her voice snaps me out of my downward spiral. She’s in my arms, legs wrapped around my waist and her nose pressed against mine. “I need you to fix it. Say that you will make the pain go away. Please.”
“No.” She reels back but I hold her against me tighter. “No begging. We are the ones who will plead for your forgiveness. You never have to beg us for anything.”
“C’mon starlight, let’s get you into your nest.” Callisto pulls her into his arms and crosses the room to stand outside of the door to her nest. When she slides to her feet, he hovers nervously at her side. I can feel his anxiety as it pours off of him in waves. My sweet beta is afraid she won’t like it.
“Oh, wow,” she whispers in an awed tone. Her eyes are wide as they move from one spot to the next, taking in all of the changes he made. She turns to him, tears shimmering in those mesmerizing green orbs.“You did this?”
“I wanted you to have the nest of your dreams. Whenever you were ready to use it.”
She hesitates for a moment in the doorway. We both release a sigh of relief when she slowly moves all the way inside. Her fingers trail over the starry curtain lights and across the blankets piled on the bed. She picks one up and buries her face in it. “It even smells like you.”
“We figured it would feel more like home if it wasn’t filled with the scent of laundry detergent.”
I pull Callisto against me and press a kiss to his temple. “You did such a great fucking job caring for our Omega, songbird,” I whisper against his skin. When his cheeks flame a deep red and he smiles at me I feel the first stirrings of arousal building along my spine. For the first time in weeks, I don’t question the thought of seeking pleasure. If my girl is here and asking me to bond her, I’m allowed to enjoy it.
“May we enter your nest, omega?” I call out as she gets further away.
She turns to look at me over her shoulder, her flushed cheeks and wide eyes make her look stunning in the dim lightning. “Yes.”
That one word has me going from sporting semi to rock hard. Fuck I can’t believe this is happening. I’m torn between feeling unfit for the role of her alpha and exhilaration knowing I will finally get to bond her. Fully this time, not the partial mark I accidentally ruined her with last time.
