Page 31 of Knotty Escape
“Tomorrow I’m taking you to your ex’s place, and we’re getting all of your things back. I’d ask to go today, just so he can smell our cum on you, but you need rest. You’ve had a long four days,” River says, stroking my hair gently.
Four days? My heats usually last two. The cramping can last longer than that, though. River’s other words click in my head then, and I blink up at him. The idea of them going with me to get the rest of my things that Larry has been keeping from me makes me tear up again.
Even if Larry did try to stop us, at least I wouldn’t be alone. Still, they’re already offering to do so much for me.
“You don’t have to do that,” I murmur around the tightness in my throat. I can’t accept their offer to move in yet, can I? I need to see Wendy, but the thought of leaving makes me dizzy. If I leave, will they tell me not to come back?
“No, I don’t. But I’m going to anyway. Your ex was a piece of shit, but my pack is going to show you what it’s like to be taken care of.” River’s vow makes my heart race.
“I’ll come as well,” Wes says, and when I glance at him, the mischievous smirk on his face should make me nervous. But it doesn’t.
“We can get your things from your friend today, if you want? We’ll all go,” Harrison offers, and any lingering anxiety melts away.
“She might want the three of you to wait in the hall,” I wince, “or you’ll need scent blockers.” The thought of them covering up our scents makes my stomach turn.
“We can wait in the hall, Lila. We’re not removing your scent from our bodies…” Wes says as he stands up, offering me a hand.
“Okay,” I nod, not sure why that makes me so happy. “I’m going to call her and warn her first,” I say, grabbing a blanket that looks relatively slick and cum free to wrap around my body.
“I’ll make you breakfast,” River says with a smack on my ass. “We’ll go after you eat.”
River
I’m leaningover the sink in my master bathroom to look closer at the teeth marks left on my shoulder when my omega peeks in shyly from the doorway.
“What’s wrong, sweetheart?” I am moving forward to take her into my arms before I finish the question.
I see the moment her eyes catch on my neck. Biting her lip as she looks up into my gaze.
“Is…is this okay?” Reaching up, I pull the bottom lip she's worrying out of her teeth and press my nose into the soft skin of her neck.
“More than. It’s everything we’ve ever dreamed of. And soon we'll make good on that promise to make you ours. For now, you get to feel how much I want you. How much I need to have eyes on you all the time.”
There’s a hitch in her breath as she takes that in. I pull back enough to grab her slim hand in mine and lead her into my room.
The soft gray walls of the room are interrupted by the dark furniture I prefer. Two bookcases on either side of my desk are full of books and picture frames. Lila pulls away from me to take a closer look as I step over to sit on the queen-size bed pushed into the corner.
Throwing herself back into my office chair, in front of my desk, I know she’s finally ready to ask the question.
“How did you know?” She’s firm as she asks, but I think she knows the answer.
“What do you mean?” The smirk taking over my face says it all.
“Everything. Somehow, you have known details that no one else does, and the things I like from the get-go. I talked a lot with Harrison that night, but not that much. And I doubt you paid that much attention to me in school.” She leans back in the seat, ready to face the truth.
“You’re mine. Ours. I knew it from the moment I scented you. I made it my business to know all aspects of you.”
“You really did stalk me.” There is no question, just certainty.
I shrug.
“Research. I like to be informed.”
She is rolling her eyes as she gets up and crosses the room to stand in front of me.
“You’re lucky I like you, Alpha.” Leaning forward to rest my arms on her shoulders, I lean into her chest, loving the scent of our pack clinging to her.
“A little light stalking is good for a healthy relationship.” I laugh as she settles against me.
