Page 48 of Choosing Their Omega

I’ve missed them all so much. Ben’s in my arms again, and I don’t want to let him go, ever.

They want me. They came for me. I had tried so hard not to let myself hope, but they’re here. They’re really here.

I’m nervous. I can’t deny that. It’s one thing to want someone, to feel desire for them. Especially when you feel you can’t have them. It’s another thing to actually try to do something about it. Mating is serious business. Betas can afford to take their time in dating, but with Alphas and Omegas it’s pretty much all or nothing. Either it’s casual and won’t go anywhere, just a good time, or it’s extremely serious and they’re looking for a mate.

No pressure.

I want to be everything that these men and their child deserve. I just hope I can live up to their expectations of me.

Katherine stands a respectful distance behind me. She’s only there to make sure I’m safe and to intervene if it looks like I’m being pressured into anything or if I’m uncomfortable. But when I walk over to her, she has a knowing look on her face.

“I’d like to accept the offer from these Alphas,” I say, gesturing toward Cruz and his pack. “They’re the ones I want.”

“I’m not surprised,” Katherine says with a smile. “I saw the way you lit up when they entered, and that little boy adores you. That’s a good sign.”

I look back over at Benjamin, my heart aching to have him in my arms again. Soon, I’ll be able to hug him and I won’t have to let go.

Katherine lays a hand on my arm. “If you’ve decided, then you need to go, and so do they. We’ll leave the others to continue to mingle and make their own choices. We need to get started on the paperwork for you.”

Right. Of course. Katherine goes over to Cruz, as the pack leader, and talks to him quietly. Cruz nods and looks over at me. I feel heat shiver down my spine at his gaze.

Katherine walks back over to me and takes me by the arm, gently leading me away. “We’ll process you and them separately,” she explains. “They have to fill in a lot more information than you do.”

I’m taken to change out of my dress and into more comfortable, casual clothes. I wasn’t sure about the outfit I was given. I’d worried that Alphas wouldn’t like how much of my body it showed off. But apparently, I got the most bids out of anyone tonight. I’m surprised, and extremely flattered, but there’s only one pack that I want.

Once I’m changed, I’m processed back out of the system. I sign a contract promising that I chose this pack out of my own free will, and that I wasn’t coerced or threatened, and that I understand I can back out of this courtship and change my mind at any time.

Then I go into another room, where I wait.

It feels like I’m in here forever. I know it can’t be that long, and that they’re just doing their jobs here by being thorough about the Alphas they’re giving me to. But I want to crawl out of my skin with anticipation.

These aren’t strangers to me, after all. These are men I already know, and like, and trust. I want them. I don’t want to wait a second longer than I have to in order to be with them again, and be with them properly this time.

At last, the door opens, and Katherine steps in with a smile. “Right this way, Lily.”

She leads me down the hall and outside of the ORD facility, to the parking lot. “Remember.” She hands me her contact card. “You can get in touch with me or the ORD facility at any time, for whatever you need. We’re always here for you.”

I nod. “Thank you, for everything.” She’s been so kind to me.

“Of course, dear. I’m excited for you. I hope it goes well.”

I turn and look down to see the four Alphas waiting for me, with Ben next to them. My heart flutters. I want to be with them so badly, but I’m suddenly nervous. It’s a lot of expectations to have placed on me. I have to be what they want. I can’t help but worry that I won’t be, and that they’ll end up disappointed with me.

There’s only one way to find out, though. And I’ll never forgive myself if I don’t at least try to go for what I want.

I head down the steps toward them.

When I reach them, I can feel the four men holding themselves back. It’s like we’re all tied to strings that are yanking at us, keeping us from just grabbing on to each other and never letting go.

“We should go back to the house,” Cruz says. His voice is a bit hoarse.

I nod. I don’t trust myself to speak. If I open my mouth, I might beg them to do things to me that are wildly inappropriate for a public setting.

We get into the car, feeling tension the entire time. Ben doesn’t seem to notice. He just babbles at me happily about all the things that I missed while I was gone.

“I’ve never heard him talk so much in one go,” Knox admits quietly.

“Lily’s special that way,” Miles adds, his voice soft as well.

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