Page 65 of Knot in Their Wildest Dreams: Part 1

Vigo and Dante were on either side of me, and I had my head laid on Liam’s lap. It was the closest we’d all been with each other outside of the planned outings. Being able to touch all three of them,reallytouch them with no paparazzi watching, was exhilarating.

I felt like we finally understood each other. I knew their misconceptions of me had fueled our mutual dislike of each other, but now we could move past it.

And I had something I needed from them, too.

“I need to ask you something.” I started, looking up at the sky, sprinkled with stars.

“Ask away.” Liam said dreamily, running his fingers through my hair. I took a moment to prepare. This would be a huge step for us, and something I knew I wanted - but it was still a risk.

“So, after the contract ends, I will be scheduling time off from work. Uh, you know. For needs.” I stated, sounding like a brand new omega instead of the seasoned, confident one I had always been.

The pack understood my reference immediately, and they all seemed to get slightly closer to me, their scents becoming stronger as I referenced my upcoming biological process.

“And, I wanted to ask you - all of you - if you would be there for me, during my heat.” Once I said the words, my skin burned. I don’t know why I felt so embarrassed asking. I suppose it was the admission that I needed help, that I wanted something from the very pack who only a few months ago would have stopped at nothing to take me down.

“That would be an absolute yes from me.” Vigo immediately said, and I started to let out a laugh just as I felt Liam’s hands tremble as he held my head.

“Yes. Whatever you want, just say it. Whatever you need, I’ll be there.” He said, and I looked up at his eyes, looking down at me so intensely that I nearly wanted to go into heat right there.

I felt a movement at my side. I turned to look at Dante, who was propping himself up to look at me. His eyes were full of wonder as he assessed me.

“Yes.” Was all he said, but he reached out and took my hand, giving me a gentle squeeze.

Chapter 46

Dante

I never thought I’d change my mind about Celeste. For so long, I saw her as a heartless, vapid monster, who killed by proxy. But every second I was with her, I doubted she had the capacity to do what I’d suspected.

Now, watching her as we drove home from the most amazing date of my life, I was starting to think I’d been blind or stupid to ever think she could have been behind the worst of what Harringday had done.She was quick to forgive, she fought hard for her beliefs, and she seemed to have a good heart, despite her cold exterior wall. But I knew all about having walls to protect yourself.

Soon, we’d have to talk to her about Arkala, and find out what really happened. I was ninety-nine percent sure she probably didn’t even know about it. If she didn’t know about what happened in Tedena behind her back, then she might be a pawn in a much larger game. But I’d have to break that to her gently, and once we had proof.

We pulled into the gate and up the driveway. The date had been illuminating, and I was starting to lose every inhibition around her. I wanted to know more. I needed to know more. If I’d been truly wrong in my assumptions about Celeste, then I was looking at someone who could be my true mate.

She stood as we got out of the car, and I grabbed her hand. She turned to look at me, an unspoken question in her eyes. Out of our pack, I was the only one who had kept my distance. Truthfully, I had my own secrets, ones even my pack didn’t know about. But right now, all I wanted to do was the one thing I’d held back on all this time.

“Celeste, I just want to say -” I stopped, my breath caught as she looked at me. For once, I allowed myself to see her as just Celeste, instead of the evil image I’d burned into my brain for so long. In front of me was a woman - an omega - my scent match. She made me lose my thoughts. “...You’re dangerous,” I finished. But there was no accusation in it this time. Just awe.

She smiled, tipping her head playfully. “Oh? And why’s that?”

I exhaled, shaking my head as she pulled forward again. “Because the more I’m around you, the harder it is to resist you.”

She smiled that coy, mysterious smile of hers, then moved in so close that I could smell her real perfume, directly from her scent glands. She leaned in, her lips nearly touching mine as she locked eyes with me. “So stop resisting, then.”

Suddenly I was following Celeste down the hallway, her hand gripping mine, pulling me forward with a breathless urgency. My pulse pounded in my ears, my thoughts a chaotic blur as something inside me unraveled. The world around us faded, and there was only her, only this moment. My chest tightened, the rush of emotions nearly knocking the air from my lungs. It was overwhelming, intoxicating, something I knew I’d felt before but had been too afraid to name.

I felt like I was complete, like I had someone. My pack was a part of me, but this was different. Celeste was something new, a vital piece that was missing. I felt like happiness was a possibility for me again.

We entered into her suite and I could smell her - her real scent - the closer we got to her room. As we walked through the door, I was surrounded by the fragrance of her body, the perfume she emitted in between suppressant pills and descenter. It was light, but it was there. It felt like we were in some alternate universe, a utopia of elation as she pulled me toward her bed. Every doubt I had was pushed back as I fell onto it with her. As I looked down, I saw not Celeste, the enemy and heiress that haunted my thoughts, but the sweet, smart omega who had broken through my shell, who was finally helping me remember who I was, and who I could be.

Chapter 47

Celeste

I couldn’t believe Dante was in my room. After all this time, he was the final pack member who I never thought I’d get close to. And yet, here we were. He looked at me, his dark eyes so close to mine that I could see the green and gold flecks in them. They looked so different now, so full of a gentle, guarded caring that I thought was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. He leaned in over me, his comforting oud and pepper scent filling my lungs as I breathed him in.

His body was on mine, and I held him, savoring the way he felt on me. He was large, but he was careful not to put his weight on me. He took a long moment just staring at me before leaning in. I half expected him to rip my clothes off and take me on the bed, but instead he just pushed the hair off my face so gently, that I barely felt his fingers. He was inches away from me now, and when he leaned in, I felt the gentle brush of his lips as he placed a kiss on me.

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