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My heart feels like it’s going to burst out of my chest as I slowly lift my arms to encircle the back of her thighs.

“I’m going to forgive you because I don’t want to live a half life. I want to do this with a clean slate. You, me, and them,” Ryn says. “So, Mako, no more lies. No more secrets. This is our new start.”

I nod my head against her stomach, drowning in the scent of coconut.

“Anything you want.”

She strokes my hair, and when she tries to pull away; I let out a distressed sound and hold her tighter.

She laughs. “I need to speak to the others.”

“No, mine.”

Tyr snorts and presses up against me, pulling her to him. I’m right in the middle of them, and I don’t care. I’m not letting go. Digs joins from the other side.

I’m not moving.

No one can make me.

“I want your bonds,” my omega says into the companionable quiet that has sprung up.

“When?” I hear Digs ask.

“As soon as possible,” Ryn says.

It’s music to my ears.

Chapter forty-one

Ryn

Paradise is only perfectwhen it’s with you- Ryn Raines

I find Kelly in our usual spot and lean on the rails beside him, looking out over the ocean.

“Looks good out there.”

“Does.”

“So, why are you up here and not down there?” I ask him with a grin.

“You want to tell me what’s going on?”

I wince. “They are mine.”

“A pack with two omegas?” Kelly scoffs.

I shove him with my shoulder. “You are so closed-minded when it comes to packs. Why do you need it to be black and white? Packs come in any shape or size. In my case, two omegas.”

“Who both spent the better part of the last five years pretending to be betas and alphas, yeah, you’re the poster child for well-adjusted packs.”

I snarl, getting irritated with him. “Haven’t you ever met someone and just clicked? You just knew the moment you saw them that you were supposed to be together?”

Kelly stays silent, which makes me wonder if he has met someone like that.

“I met them and I knew. I fought it so hard because of dad. But they were mine, Kelly. I’m happy.”

The stiffness eases from his shoulders. “Then I’m happy. Which leads me to ask, why are you out here instead of in there with them?”

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