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“Did you see that?” the captain yells. “He just assaulted me!”

“You’re welcome to try to press charges,” the police officer replies smoothly, putting the guy in handcuffs. “When you’re finished processing your paperwork for being arrested.”

I smother a laugh behind my hand.

We watch as the Grizzlies are taken away, and warm satisfaction curls in the pit of my stomach. Then Cruz turns to me. “Hey. You want to go home?”

I nod. Yes.

Now that this nightmare is over, there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.

Chapter 46

Lily

It’s so good to get home.

Ben is being dropped off shortly, but I’m glad he’s not here when we first get back. It’s like my body knows that I’m home now, and safe, because I start shaking and I can’t stop.

I can’t believe I did that. I stood up to guys three times my size, guys who had hired someone to hurt me and could very well have tried to hurt me with more than just words while in that room. They clearly weren’t in charge of their tempers, and it’s possible one of them could’ve lost it completely and taken a swing.

My Alphas immediately surround me and hold me. Miles puts his hand on the small of my back. “Breathe deeply, in, two, three, out, two, three.”

Cruz guides me to bury my nose in his chest so I can smell him and the other Alphas, their warm reassuring scents surrounding me. I sink into it and breathe deeply just as Miles tells me.

The Alphas all kiss me and hold me, soothing me, and bit by bit, my shaking stops and my breathing evens out.

“What you did was amazing,” Knox promises me. With all of them holding me like this, I can feel his voice vibrating against my body from his chest, a low and reassuring rumble.

“And you looked hot as hell while you did it,” Lawson adds.

I laugh a little and wipe at my eyes. I feel so loved and appreciated, the last of my fear drains away. Maybe things could have gone badly, but they didn’t. And I did it. I stood up to the people who tried to hurt me and my Alphas.

My family.

There’s the sound of a car pulling up the driveway, and I grin as I hear people getting out. “That must be Ben.”

“I’ll get Winston out of the backyard,” Miles says. “I’m sure he’ll want to see us too.”

I open the door and grin as Ben comes up the walk. “Hey, sweetheart, did you have fun with your friend?”

Ben nods and hugs my knees. “Are you okay? Did you and my uncles talk to the bullies?”

“We sure did. We took care of all of it.” I kneel and hug him properly.

“Good. I love you. You shouldn’t be bullied.”

“I love you,” I say, and I hope that my voice doesn’t shake and give away just how much it means to me to hear him say that. “And I’m glad you had fun.”

There’s barking behind me and I only have time to pivot before Winston is all over me, licking all over my face. I grin and pet him, scratching behind his ears.

I can feel eyes on me, and I look up to see all four of my men staring down at me, smiling fondly with warmth in their eyes. I grin back, our dog and our kid in my arms, and I feel so incredibly loved.

“I almost can’t believe life has to go on,” Cruz notes. “We did all that… and now we have to still figure out what to do for dinner.”

“Let’s order in.” Knox looks at Miles and me. “There’s no way I’m letting you guys cook.”

I smile, relieved. I love cooking and how it’s my special thing with Miles, but after everything today, I’m not sure I’m emotionally up or it.

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