Page 80 of Dragon's Revenge

“I just… I don’t want to risk it.”

“Neither do I,” Adar said. “I wouldn’t get a wink of sleep since I’d be too worried about triggering you.”

“I’m so glad you told us,” Delton said, taking Oliver’s hand again. “I wanted to make sure you weren’t pulling away from us for the wrong reasons.”

“But what does this mean for the future? Will I ever be able to sleep with you?” Oliver asked.

“Maybe, but there are no guarantees. So, for now, it means you’ll need your own bedroom, and that’s fine. When we decide we’re ready to move in together, we’ll accommodate that.”

“I’m ready,” Adar said without missing a beat. “If you are too. I would love to be under the same roof all the time and really spend our lives together.”

Two heads whipped around in unison, their eyes wide and mouths agape, each face a mirror of the other’s shock and disbelief. Oh fuck. What had he done wrong now?

“What?” Adar asked defensively. “Is it wrong to want to be with my mates?”

Delton pushed back his chair with a harsh scrape against the wooden floor, then abruptly rose to his feet. “I need a moment.”

His brow furrowed, and a shadow of sadness flitted across his face as he turned away, heading toward his bedroom with brisk, determined steps. Before Adar could even respond, he’d closed the door behind him with a soft but definitive click.

Adar’s heart fell. He’d fucked up, somehow, but where? Why wouldn’t Delton be happy Adar wanted to move in together? They were all convinced they were mates, destined to be together, so what was the problem?

Then it hit him.

He’d skipped a step. The most important step.

He’d forgotten to tell them he loved them.He’d omitted the most important part. Gods, he was such a fool.

Adar pushed back his own chair. He couldn’t leave things like this. He had to fix it now. “Oliver, angel, will you please come with me? To Delton?”

Oliver hesitated, then nodded. “But you’d better make this good,” he warned. He’d never sounded so sharp, and Adar mentally cringed. He deserved that. Didn’t mean it didn’t sting. “I know.”

Oliver got up and put both his hands on his hips. “We can’t hurt him again. He’s been through enough.”

Adar had never seen the omega so assertive, and it made him strangely proud. “The last thing I want is to hurt him, angel. I swear.”

“Okay.”

Oliver took the hand Adar held out to him, and they walked over to the bedroom door. Adar knocked softly. “Delton? Can we come in?”

There was a long pause, then a muffled, “Yes.”

Adar opened the door and stepped inside with Oliver right next to him. Delton was sitting on the edge of the bed, shoulders slumped, head in his hands. Adar’s heart clenched at the sight. Oliver must’ve felt the same because he hurried over and sat next to Delton, taking his hand.

Adar crossed the room and kneeled in front of his mates, placing one hand on Oliver’s knee and one hand on Delton’s. “I’m so, so sorry. I messed up.”

Delton lifted his head, eyes glistening with unshed tears. “How can you say you want to move in together when you’ve never even said you love us?”

“I do love you,” Adar said fervently. “Both of you. More than anything. I’m sorry I didn’t say it before now. I know it’s the lamest excuse in the world, but for me, it was so obvious, so natural…but I never said it aloud, and I should have. I love you both so very much. Not because you’re my mates or because I feel like I have to, but because…because I do. Because you’re so sweet, Oliver, and so pretty, and so much stronger than you think. And because you’re smarter than anyone I know, Delton, and your heart is so big, and you’re gorgeous… I don’t know the words to say, the flowery language you need, or the compliments that will make you believe me. All I have is the truth, which is that I love you and I will until the day I die.”

Oliver threw his arms around Adar’s neck, hugging him tight. “I love you too,” he whispered fiercely. “So much.”

Adar wrapped his arms around the omega, holding him close. He looked over Oliver’s shoulder at Delton, his heart in his eyes. “Delton?”

The beta swallowed hard, his Adam’s apple bobbing. “You really mean it?” His voice was rough with emotion.

“With all my heart,” Adar vowed. He reached out a hand to Delton.

After a moment’s hesitation, Delton took it, letting Adar pull him into their embrace. Adar buried his face in the crook of Delton’s neck, inhaling his comforting scent. “I’m sorry I hurt you. I never want to do that.”

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