Page 34 of Harley

Dash’s eyes meet mine, and he stumbles into the room. I try to move, but Zayd won’t let me. I tap his shoulder and he peers over at me. Those eyes speak the same kind of worry I only had moments before.

“I’m okay. But I think Dash needs a hug,” I tell him, and he only grunts, not letting me go. That’s okay with me...I like being protected by Zayd. I love how big he is and how tiny I am in his arms.

The next thing I know, the small bedroom is filled with three large alphas...though not as large as the one in bed, hugging me tightly. I watch as their nostrils flare at my perfume and Zayd’s own scent mixed in his room.

“Harley, you’re here,” Ace says, letting out a deep breath. He paces the same small area a few times before locking eyes with me and nodding.

“Yeah,” I squeak. Are they mad I shared the bed with Zayd? “I kinda barged in on Zayd and stole his bed and cuddles.” I don’t want Zayd to get in trouble for what I did. But I don’t understand why he would be; he is part of their pack. My pack.

Jax holds his forehead and shakes his head and chuckles. Knight, on the other hand, moves straight to my side of the bed and drops to his knees.

“We thought you had gone,” he says as he reaches out to touch my cheek. He hesitates, and I cover the distance as his thumb brushes over my jaw.

“Gone?” I question. I look back over to Dash, who’s hugging Jax while Ace just stands there, watching me. His expression is the hardest to read.

“We thought you had left,” Ace answers me. Leave?

“Why would I leave?” That makes no sense. I only just got here. Why would they think I would want to leave?

“I...I couldn’t find you, and I thought maybe...maybe you saw how fucked up I am and left.” Knight stumbles over his words, the cocky attitude from yesterday long gone.

I reach out to cup his face. God, I want to kiss him right now. Want to kiss his worries away. But Zayd’s arms still hold me to his chest. That’s a good thing, as I think, maybe, we need to talk. All of us. If they think Knight turning feral is going to make me run...they don’t trust me.

Trust is everything to me.

Knight shakes his head. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have thought that. I know you wouldn’t leave. But the rational part of my brain left the moment I saw your bedroom door open and you missing.”

“Knight. Nothing’s gonna scare me away.” It’s the truth. I don’t want to leave. I’m attracted to them...their scars, fears, and all. I wouldn’t leave unless someone dragged me away. “I knew all about you. It didn’t change my mind when I wrote Pack Bentley on that ticket.”

I feel a hand, large and heavy, on the blankets just over my foot, and I look over to Ace.

“I think it’s gonna take a few days to get used to everything. Get us all into a routine. I'm glad that you're safe and that you spent the night with Zayd. Did he cuddle you enough? Or do you need more?” Ace asks and my heart flutters. Ace is the only one who hasn’t tried to hug me...or asked anything of me at all. Only that I came here to save his pack. Jax has hugged me, only briefly. But Ace seems to be keeping his distance.

“Knight would love to have some cuddles,” Ace quickly adds, and my heart falls a little. Doesn’t he want to touch me? Is he not attracted to me? We might be a scent match, but that doesn’t mean he has to like it, or me.

“If that’s okay with Zayd.” Knight looks over my shoulder to Zayd. His hand is now splayed over my bare belly. My tee must have ridden up when we shifted, and now I can feel the warmth of his hand branding my skin. I look down to it, and he tenses again.

He slowly removes his hand from my skin. It’s not what I want, but I can tell Knight needs me right now. If claiming me will heal him, I need to let that happen sooner rather than later. Waiting for my heat is what usually happens but you can claim at anytime. It’s just the most intense during a heat and when the whole pack claims their omega. But I will do it now, for Knight. Especially if Veronica is coming here.

I glance at Ace, and he nods once before leaving the room. I feel cold when Zayd fully extracts himself from me.

I practically fall onto Knight’s lap, and he wraps his arms around me, inhaling my scent. I feel him start to relax under my fingertips.

Dash clears his throat. “We will leave you to it and go start breakfast.” And I hear them leave the room.

It’s only the three of us here now in Zayd’s room. He hasn’t left the bed. Knight’s purr starts up, and it rattles a little at first, then it’s soothing. I relax into him.

“How was it having her in bed all night?” Knight asks over my shoulder to Zayd. I tense, waiting for the answer. I hope he didn’t mind me barging in here. God, I did, didn’t I? He was shocked to see me, and then the look on his face when I got into his bed. I hope I didn’t overstep boundaries. I just really needed to be in here.

I don’t look around. The guys said he doesn’t like to sign, preferring to communicate in other ways. I don’t want him to feel nervous to answer if I’m staring at him, but I really want to know.

Knight chuckles, and I take the chance to look back over my shoulder at Zayd. He wears a cute grin as he smiles down at us. When he catches my eye, his widen, then his smile grows until it reaches his eyes. God...he’s gorgeous. That smile has me feeling hot and tingly. I feel the slick. Fuck. My perfume hits the air like a freight train.

“Ah, so that good?” Knight playfully teases him, and Zayd blushes as he turns away. I playfully smack Knight’s shoulder. But yeah, it was that good. Even though we didn’t touch in that way, it was perfect.

“Hey. How about you ask me that same question?”

Knight’s pale blue eyes land on me, and I want to get lost in them. But first... “How was it having him in bed all night?” He winks at me and I chuckle.

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