Page 63 of Knot So Perfect Omega

“No, we don’t really need to practice anymore. We’re confident we’ll win now that we know the other three teams in the championship. Our biggest threat is the Raging Skeletons, and we’ve never lost against them.”

“You’ll be riding on the hormones still in your system from my heat too.” I bit my lip; saying that was a risky move.

“We will.” He nuzzled my neck and sighed. “Don’t think I didn’t notice how weird you got after your doctor called.”

“I got weird after you guys told me my heat suppressants were tampered with. Who would do that to an omega unless they wanted to take advantage of them?” I couldn’t stop myself. I knew the doctor had told me to keep my mouth shut, but I just couldn’t. Not when he was cuddling up to me and pretending everything was fine.

He stiffened, and I thought he was moving off the mattress, but instead only moved so he could roll me on my back to see my face. I looked away and he grabbed my chin, making me look at him.

“You think we messed with your pills?” The hurt in his voice was thick, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t an act.

“What other explanation is there? You benefit from the heat.” I cringed as his jaw ticked in anger. “Put yourself in my shoes. What would you think?”

“That you wanted your heat so we’d grow attached and would bond with you.” He lacked any power behind his words, but they still stung.

“That’s not fair. I never asked for this, but I gave it a chance because I felt an inkling of something in my gut telling me to. Maybe it was just gas.”

He let my chin go and put his forehead against my shoulder. “Just… trust us, okay? We want you and wouldn’t do something to jeopardize that.”

All I could really trust was myself, but every fiber of my being was telling me to trust them too.

CHAPTERTWENTY-FOUR

Kayla

It was the day of the championship game and had been two days since I found out about my pills and started questioning everything and everyone. I’d gone from being on cloud nine to being ten feet under, and I was running out of oxygen fast.

I hadn’t heard a peep from Dr. Wilkins about what to do. She’d called to check on me and I’d told her that I didn’t believe the pack had anything to do with my pills. She was just an impartial third-party and was being as objective as possible, which meant they were at the top of her suspect list.

We’d decided since my heat had just finished, it wasn’t a good idea for me to go to the game. Even if I had felt comfortable going, it didn’t change the fact that I was an unbonded omega, and even if I had ten beta security guards, I would worry.

So now I was stuck at home, watching pre-game highlights on the large projection screen. At least I’d get to see an up-close view of my men when it was game time.

My phone buzzed, and I smiled seeing my sister had finally texted me back after I’d texted her the night before. It was unlike her not to immediately check her phone when she woke up or before she went to bed.

Kara:Sorry, I just got up.

Me:It’s almost noon.

Kara:So? You used to sleep until noon on the weekends. I’m making up for all the lost time.

Me:Point taken. I was up at seven seeing my pack off to their game day festivities.

Kara:You didn’t want to go?

Me:Yes and no. It would just distract them with me being fresh off my heat…

Kara:Why do I get the feeling that… means something? I appreciate you not saying much about all the nesting and sexing you’ve been doing, but I think I can handle hearing about it.

Me:It’s not that… okay, maybe a little. We discovered my heat suppressants were tampered with. They were all blanks.

My phone immediately rang, and I sighed, answering it. “Well, hello, stranger.”

“What do you mean they were all blanks?” The concern in her voice was not something I had wanted. She didn’t need any more stress in her life.

“They’re testing them, but they were placebo pills or something. I just opened and checked them before leaving, so…” I left that piece of information hanging between us and Kara was silent for at least a minute. “Care Bear? You there?”

“So, I’m guessing if you’re still there at their house that you don’t think it was them… that doesn’t leave too many people.”

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