Page 71 of Knot Her Mountain Men

Morgan laughed against my skin. “Not naked, just less clothes. I need to touch more of you.”

She tugged my shirt off, pulled up her sleeves, and rolled her hem up so her shirt was closer to a crop top, then pressed our stomachs together, purring happily. I laced my fingers together over her bare back.

“Better?” I asked.

“Much.” She nuzzled closer.

An awkward cough caught our attention and we both turned to see Cooper standing in the doorway. “I feel like I’m living in the twilight zone.”

“How so?”

“The Morgan I know would never snuggle up to an alpha.” He let out a sharp laugh and his pack gathered at his back.

“Baby Morgie is growing up,” said Cash, grinning ear to ear.

“I’m twenty-seven,” Morgan protested. I’d half expected her to bolt away with them looking, but she didn’t move an inch.

“Is there anything we can do to help?” Dakota asked.

“I’m sure Ryder and Maverick would appreciate help bringing firewood in,” I suggested. “You don’t have to, though. You’re guests here.”

Levi waved off my last statement. “Not in my nature to sit down when others are working. We’ll help. You took care of Morgan and Cooper, and we’re going to repay that.”

He and Dakota headed outside to assist, and Cash bullied Cooper back to bed after a quick bathroom trip, leaving Morgan and me alone once more.

“Would you hate me if they took me into town?” Morgan asked quietly, her grip on me tightening.

“Of course not. Getting you there safely has been one of our goals since you arrived.”

“Maybe they could take me on the snowmobiles and we could come back?”

I nodded. “Not much option to do otherwise until the roads are fully clear. That should be in the next day or two. Cooper isn’t in any condition to travel. We should get you checked over at the clinic, and your brother can rest here for a couple of days.”

“Would you want to come with me?”

“I’d love to.”

“What am I supposed to do about Brandon? Do I report him?”

“I think you should, if that’s something you’re comfortable pursuing. I know legal battles can get dragged out, but he committed a crime and put you in danger. He should face consequences for that.”

Somehow I doubted he actually would. A few places threw the book at alphas who deliberately endangered omegas, but not everywhere. Even if nothing came from it, people would know what he had done. Maybe it would protect other omegas from him.

“I’ll definitely talk to the police when we get into town. Even if they don’t give a shit about my safety, maybe I can get him for theft since he stole my phone and all my supplies.”

Fucking Brandon.

I didn’t hate many people, but he was top of the damn list. Every one of her brothers besides Cooper was also on it. My omega deserved a decent family, and if she couldn’t get it by blood, she could get it by bond. My family and Bear’s were physically the closest and I knew they would love her. When it was better weather, we could host all of them so Morgan could get to know her extended pack family. Whether or not she bonded the rest of us, Bear was her bondmate, which meant his family was hers now.

Cooper didn’t know about the bond yet and I wasn’t sure how he would react to the news. Morgan hadn’t said anything about it. We had a thousand things we needed to discuss, that being one of them.

Bear sleepily patted the space next to him, and when he found it devoid of Morgan, he sat up slowly, blinking until his eyes locked on her in my lap. His smile was soft as he crawled across the short distance between us to kiss Morgan’s cheek. Her purr erupted and she tilted her head back for a proper kiss.

That was a good sign, right? She was out of her heat and still wanted to be close to us. Hopefully that extended past today.

I wanted to know so many things, but Morgan and Cooper weren’t in the best condition, and my mother had drilled patience into me from a young age. I could wait. It might drive me a little batty to do so, but Morgan needed to understand we would support her with or without answers, and Cooper needed to see that his sister was comfortable here.

The outdoor light on one of the outbuildings flickered on. I swallowed my nerves. Power was back. Our guaranteed time with Morgan was dwindling by the minute. If power lines were being repaired, that meant the road clearing was close to being done. By the time we went to bed, our route to town would probably be wide open. Maybe before then, but the nearest clinics would be closed already, unless Morgan wanted us to drive into the city for a hospital.

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