Page 18 of Knot All Is Lost: Part 2

Generations ago, it used to be a part of life to build your pack from a young age, bonding together through life experiences. Then after the age of eighteen they could start courting Omegas and they would be wooed into choosing the best fit. This allowed for the best compatibility between Omegas and Alphas, which in turn created a booming population.

How things were happening between my pack and me were considered normal back then. Today it was a crime, and they could be put in jail or killed for bonding with an Omega that wasn’t given through the Care Centers. Being forced to read through these books just disgusted me at what our lives had become. No wonder no one was having children, who would want to inflict this life on them?

Letting out a sigh, I set aside the book and decided to take a bath. I’d been wanting to soak in a tub since I got out of the basement and just hadn’t found the chance. Savo promised that I would be safe in here, and there was no way I’d do this in the room they gave me. I’d be terrified that a snake would come up the drain or something. Padding into the bathroom, I shut the door but left it cracked so I could hear when Savo came back.

The tub was massive and more than deep enough to cover my whole body with water. Turning on the water, I found the right temperature and then explored the space to see if there might be some sort of soak or bubble bath to add to it. Under the sink I found a jaw of floral smelling salts and a bottle of oil that matched the scent of the salts. I added it in and the room was flooded with the light scent of jasmine and vanilla.

When it was half full, I climbed in letting out a small moan at the feel of the water enveloping me. The way the water seemed to cradle me gave me such comfort. With the tub being so deep I didn’t need to fill it the whole way, so I shut the water off and closed my eyes, soaking in the calming effect it had. This is absolutely what I needed after a day like today.

Letting my mind wander, I thought of my guys wondering what they might be doing right now. Were they upset I was gone? Was Bodhi being a jerk because he was upset? Had he and Oscar had a chance to talk? What about Nixon, he’d been so amazing, making my room so beautiful, now I wasn’t there to use it.

Shaking my head, I cleared out the worries and tried to focus on happy moments. I would get back to them. Savo promised he would find a way to get us out of here, and I believed him. This wasn’t the time to get bogged down in sadness, this was temporary. There was hope at the end of the tunnel, and this was going to be an epic adventure I could tell them all about when I got home.

Home, funny to think I had a place for the first time in a long time, that I considered home. It was not the house or the beautiful room. No, it was the men who filled that home with life. As I floated, I dreamed of what our life would be like together as a pack and a family.

The smell of Bodhi’s cooking and the sound of him humming some song as he worked. Spencer muttering as he moved about the house cleaning up after everyone, even though most of it was his mess. Marius in his study reading or working on something he couldn’t finish at work, but refused to be away from us longer than he had to. Rafael in the library reading a book as he drank tea, the picture of refinement. Oscar would be up in the rec room with a guitar, plucking out the notes of a song that had been rolling around in his head. Nixon would be on the phone, pacing through the house arguing with this business mogul or that bank, demanding the respect his shelters deserved.

There was something missing in all this though, an element that I longed for. In my mind I wandered through the house from room to room, the guys all smiling when they saw me. It wasn’t until I reached the door to the garage and felt the urge to enter that I found what I’d been looking for. Savo was at his workbench, cleaning off his tools after working on his truck, his gun still in pieces needing to be cleaned before he came in to watch a movie with us. Looking up from the tool he’d been holding, he grinned at me then winked.

“Looking for something,Keksík?” he asked.

I shook my head and blushed. “Nope, I found him.”

“Sweet girl, I’ll always be where you need me to be,” he said, walking over and cupping my cheek with his hand. “Didn’t I promise you I’d keep you safe, always?”

Yes, these were the men that I called home and held my heart. No matter what, I would get back to them, there was no other option. I would do whatever it took.

“Keksík,” Savo whispered. “You need to get up, you fell asleep in the tub.”

Cracking open an eye, I found those deep green eyes staring down at me just like he had in my dream. “You’re back.”

“I’m sorry it took me so long, I got a little turned around in the house,” he apologized. “Come on, up we go.”

Savo reached in, pulled the plug, lifted me out, and cradled me to his chest. “No, I’ll get you all wet,” I cried, trying to shove myself away from his chest.

“Settle down or I might drop you, as you’re all slippery,” Savo ordered, but there wasn’t any true threat in his voice. “Being a little damp for a few moments isn’t going to kill me. Let’s get you dry then I’ll take a shower before bed, then we’ll both be wet and clean.”

“Oh, I didn’t wash my hair and now it has all that bath oil in it,” I grumbled when he set me on the bathroom counter to dry me off.

He paused then looked me up and down for a moment as if considering something. “Come on, we’ll take a quick shower together, no sense in wasting time or water.”

My jaw dropped at his suggestion, and my cheeks flamed. “Ah…”

Savo gave me a wicked smile as he placed his hands on either side of me. “Are you nervous to be naked with me after I’ve had my face buried between those legs?”

“No,” I exclaimed. “It’s only, the other night you made a point of making sure I didn’t touch you and I didn’t want you to put yourself in a position you shouldn’t be in,” I rambled, unsure if I should have said anything about the matter.

Lips landed on mine, silencing me before I could continue to spew my nonsensical words. A little moan of happiness slipped out of me at the contact. I knew we couldn’t act as anything more than a bodyguard and his lady, but my men had gotten me addicted to small touches throughout the day. None of them seemed to be able to be in the same room with me and not touch me in some manner. So to have his lips on mine was filling the bucket of affection that had started to get dangerously low.

He pulled back, desire in his gaze as his hands found my hips. “I want you so bad,Keksík,I would fuck you right here on this counter in a second. That being said, we’ve both agreed that isn’t the best choice right now, so I’ll behave as long as you do.”

“What does that mean, exactly?” I asked feeling so new to sex and interacting in an intimate nature. “Before my heat, I’ve never had anyone see me naked or been around another naked person, let alone had sex. I don’t know all the rules.”

“My sweet girl,” Savo murmured, kissing behind my ear, then growled. “We need to get this stuff off you, I can’t catch a whiff of your scent.” Stepping back so I could see his face, he explained. “All that I ask is you keep your hands to yourself. We are taking a shower to get clean then it’s to bed with you. I kept you up far too late last night and you need rest to deal with everything Arthur is putting you through.”

As if to prove his point, I yawned as I nodded. “Alright, I can deal with those rules.”

He pulled me off the counter and set me on my feet. I turned on the water and tested it before entering, letting the water spray onto my face and rinsing off my body. I felt Savo step up behind me, his hard muscular body pressing against mine. He turned me so we switched spots and he was under the water.

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