Page 29 of Truth or Pack

"Yep, I promised to call her tomorrow. I told her we were watching a movie," I replied as I took my spot back between all three of them.

"She's not going to come and kill us in our sleep, is she?" Ash questioned, as he moved back into position in front of me.

"The jury is still out," I laughed as Mathias played the movie.

“She’s absolutely going to murder you for this,” I warned them as Holt watched the tow truck drivers take away both of our cars.

Thanks to all of Ash and my connections at the shop, we found a replacement for ours, and her car, too. A newer model that I couldn't wait to get my hands on. I wondered just what kind of custom paint she’d go crazy for.

“No, I think she’ll genuinely be grateful,” Holt said, shooting a glare my way for daring to say it out loud.

“We’ll call it a grand apology,” Ash said, looking excited as the new cars were dropped off. Even though it was in her name, we were able to sign as her pack. A lovely legal loophole that the dealership probably should have put more work into. Though, if she defaulted we’d get the fallout, so I don’t think they were too concerned about getting screwed over.

“Is it wrong that I love when she gets fired up?” Holt asked with an evil glint in his eyes. “It’s hot as hell.”

“We could bargain with her,” I said, an idea hitting me. “We will each do two videos, without complaint,Holt, if she accepts it.”

“That’s good,” Ash said, nodding along. “We can’t hide out here forever as much as I want to. The worst of the storms are over now.”

“Thank fuck for that,” I mumbled. It was a huge hit to the ego that our omega saw me at my worst. The fact she didn’t judge me for even a second was huge.

We all had our own personal demons, and I hated that we had anything to do with hers. I saw the vulnerability in her when she was talking about the videos yesterday. She shut down, but there was that spark of desperation when she looked at me, my omega begging for me to see her and not crush her, that had me ready to agree to anything.

I wanted to prove we weren’t those kind of men. The alphas who would laugh and dismiss her, keep her at home like a trophy wife.

Holt wanted her fire, Ash wanted her laughter, and I wanted her passion. We’d do anything we could to bring all three out of her and help her thrive.

If she didn’t kill us for this, first.

“What the hell did you do?!” Taryn’s screech had us all turning around. I tried my damndest to keep the guilt off of my face.

“Truth or dare, princess,” Ash said before she could say anything else. Her eyes narrowed.

“Going to dare me not to kill you?” she asked, cocking her hip, crossing her arms, and giving us the full brunt of her anger.

“Look, we might have come together as a pack in an unconventional and fucked-up way, but we have the means, and I need to know you’re taken care of, even if you drive away from me,” Holt said firmly. The way he met her fire with his own version usually escalated it. Instead her eyebrows shot up.

“Truth,” she said, not looking away from Holt.

“Could you have done this on your own without having to rely on your shitty family or public transportation? Especially while insurance fucks around slowly before giving your money to you?”

She sighed, those striking blue eyes shifting to him. Everything in this omega didn’t want to answer. I could see it in the tension in her shoulders, the way her body curled in just a little.

But I didn’t give her an out. We had to build this pack on real honesty. And if this is what it took to avoid a fight, so be it.

“No,” she said, looking at the ground now. “I’m still building my business. My parents all but cut me off when I didn’t comply with everything they said. I’ve been on my own for years.”

“How about a little deal,” I hedged. “You let us do this for you without thinking too hard about it. In exchange, we’ll do the videos. And Holt won’t even complain… much.”

The look she gave me was pure judgment.

“You’re a terrible negotiator. You boughtmea car and want to do videos forme,so I don’t complain?”

“Yes,” I said. Our eyes locked and I could see the fight still lingering. But she wanted this, too. Some part of her wanted to know she could trust us, rely on us, and I think this would be another turning point for us.

“They’re clearing the roads,” she said instead. Her voice was low enough we had to lean in. Though that just brought me closer to her scent. Even if the coconut, kiwi, and vanilla scent had a tinge of unease in it still. “We’ll be able to leave tomorrow.”

“I’m not just letting you drive off without a plan,” Ash said, serious now. She blinked up at him but he was moving too fast, not stopping until they were standing toe to toe. “I’ve just found you and we’re slowly making progress. I refuse to go back to regular life and sleeping in a house you aren’t in.”

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