Page 35 of The Beta: Part Two
I don't want to be stupid, but letting six alphas bite me at one time sounds a little overwhelming. And that doesn't take into consideration the alpha-omega bond thing that I'm certain is going to be on the table before it's over with.
“I think I’ve got it worked out, unless one of them has an issue with what I think will work,” Jasper smiles at me. “I really don't think I want to tie myself to any more alphas as an omega, I am well taken care of with just the four; no offense. So, Corso, Alex, and Reid can just give me the regular pack mark that will give us a regular pack bond. You, cupcake, will get the raw end of it, I'm afraid. You'll need to take every bite as an omega. Do you think you can handle that? Being the living link between the packs?”
Can I?
I close my eyes and find the thread that ties me to Corso and try to give it a little tug the way all the omega training says to. Corso's hold on me tightens just a bit and he begins a low, warm purr against my back.
Can I juggle six more of those threads?
Ultimately, it's an easy choice.
I can juggle whatever I need to in order to keep Jasper.
They're all looking at me expectantly, waiting for me to agree to take them all into my keeping.
“Alright,” I say, my voice going a little rough, “okay. I can do that. But not today. We're all exhausted, and to be blunt, my pussy might fall off if I try to fuck anybody else with it. I'm going to cook now, I need to see what cooking for seven alphas and two omegas looks like since that's apparently how it's going to be. Then I'm going back to bed.”
Jasper kisses Nathan's cheek and gets up to help. We assess the supplies at hand and make quick work of a breakfast feast heavy on carbs and comfort.
Getting back to bed is tricky, however. Jasper is holed up in his room with his alphas. Shit.Ouralphas, the four we intend to share.
That leaves me withmyalphas, the ones we do not intend to share. I don't know where to put them. My ridiculous omega instincts are pulling me as hard as they can back to the nest I built in Nathan's room, but the more rational part of me knows that Alex and Reid, at least, might find that uncomfortable. So, when they find me lingering awkwardly in the space between the kitchen door and the door that leads to the basement I don't really know what to say.
“What's wrong, bella?” Corso asks, running a hand through my hair like he can't keep himself from touching me.
My mouth pulls to the side in my frustrated contemplation, “I don't know where to go. I don't know where to take us. I'm sleeping with you, obviously, but I'm pretty sure I'll need to have Alex and Reid with us, too. My room downstairs is entirely too small; and, no matter how much I want it, the nest I made is probably, for lack of a better word, crunchy. I don't want you guys to suffer that.”
I'm confident my face looks as sour as I feel about this.
Alex snorts a laugh, “I don't care how crunchy it is. I've spent too many years wanting and wishing for this to give a fuck about stiff blankets. Plus, I want to see your nest. I want to sleep in your nest with my pack for the rest of my fucking life, Talia.”
Well, fuck. Alright.
Still...
“I'll be right back,” I toss over my shoulder as I bound down the stairs.
I can at least grab a couple clean blankets that I hope are still downstairs. I get to the laundry room and grab the two that are folded on the dryer.
I rush out of the room and find Corso scowling into my room, “what the fuck is this? This room is heavy with your scent.”
Oh. Well, he can be mad about my little room if he wants to be, I've been sleeping with Jasper for weeks, so it's a problem already solved in my opinion. “It's my room,” I chirp, “my old room. I've been sharing a room with Jasper for weeks.”
His scowl doesn't do a thing but deepen. “They put you in this closet. With a fucking cot that is barely a twin.”
I sigh. “My room was in the attic before I moved down here. Trust me, this is better. It doesn't matter, so don’t fuss. Everything is different now, and this isn't my room anymore. I'm going to be coming back home with you soon, anyway.”
That was the right thing to say because he shakes his head and lets me pull him up the stairs.
The nest isn't quite as bad as I thought it would be, especially once I pull the top blanket off and replace it with the two clean ones. Alex seems almost fascinated with it, and I take a moment to remember that he wasn't born to an omega parent. Alex was one of those fluke babies, an alpha born to beta parents, so he's probably never seen a nest outside of a picture or diagram.
Reid immediately finds where I wove his shirt into the structure and grins at me. He also starts a deep purr that makes a shiver crawl up my spine. I think that's going to be one of the better perks of having an alpha; the purrs are glorious.
Corso settles himself in the center of the nest and holds his arms out to me. I don't even hesitate, I crawl into his arms and reach for the other two alphas. We've slept together too many times for this to be anything less than wonderful; and despite it only being early afternoon, we sleep until morning.
Chapter fourteen
Kaleb
