I didn't wait for further permission. Letting my instincts take over I dropped to my knees in the middle of the room, tearing into the bundles like a wild thing. Clothes were everywhere. Soft cotton shirts, flannels, a hoodie that smelled so delicious I could drown in it and a cornucopia of other clothing items.

I buried my face in all of it, dragging in a greedy breath that made my thighs clench and my nipples tighten.

"Oh, little Omega," William rumbled behind me, voice hoarse with restraint.

But I wasn't thinking right then, not really. Not yet.

All my focus was on my nest.

I moved on instinct, grabbing the best smelling items and tucking them into the blankets, layering and folding until their scent was woven through every thread. I took Annerly's hoodie and lined the edge of the nest with it, then added William's soft black tee under some pillows next to Annerly's first shirt.

There was arousal, yes. My body was humming with it, buzzing like a live wire. But more than that, it wasneed. Deep and primal. This wasn'tjustabout sex. It was about making this roommine.

They stood there, watching me, reverent and still, and I loved them even more for it.

Yes. Loved.

I would deal with thatafterall of this heat business.

Christa didn't exist right then. She couldn't. Her rules and reason brought panic and logic. I had to leave Christa behind so the Omega could for once have what she needed.

I crawled back into the middle of the nest once I was satisfied, and laid on my back, breathing hard, eyes fluttering shut as their scents soaked into me from every side.

"Goddess, she's beautiful," Drew whispered.

I cracked open one eye to find all four of them standing, frozen at the edge like they were afraid to move.

"Are you just going to stand there?" I rasped, voice rough and thick. "or are you going to come in here, and touch me?"

It was like a spell breaking.

Suddenly they were moving, rushed, quick, getting rid of their clothes.

Within moments I had four naked men standing in front of me, ready to show me exactly how cherished I was.

And for once, I actually thought I might believe it.

Chapter 24

William

The moment she said it... 'Or are you going to come in here, and touch me?'Something shifted in the air. Not just the heat curling off her skin or the sweet, thick scent of her slick saturating the room. No, it was something deeper. Spiritual. Elemental.

Our Omega had called us to her nest.

I barely remembered getting undressed. Just the sound of fabric hitting the floor, the hitch in her breath as she looked at us—eyes heavy-lidded, cheeks flushed, thighs parted ever so slightly in invitation. She was the most breathtaking thing I’d ever seen, and she wasmine.

Ours.

But goddess, I’d give anything to have her say it out loud. Or even better yet... lay claim to us.

She lay sprawled across the nest like a dream, her slight curves framed in soft fabric and our clothes, her skin glowing with need. Her usually floral scent was dizzying—warm, sexy and inviting. I swore I couldtasteit in the back of my throat.

And yet, we didn’t dare rush her.

Drew and Anton hovered like statues, waiting for a cue. Annerly’s hand brushed my arm as we exchanged a look. We’d talked about this—how it had to be her pace, her choice, every step of the way.

Still, my body ached.