Page 21 of Broken Harmony
“Well, you're gonna need a nest and stuff, right?” Tyson says.
“We just wanted to make sure you had a head start.” Skyler rubs the back of his head shyly.
The smile on my face falls, and my lower lip trembles. Tears start to spill, and before I know it I’m full-on sobbing in the check-out line.
“Shit, I think we broke her,” Tyson sounds panicked as Skyler wraps me in a hug.
“No,” I sob into Skyler's neck. “I’m just so thankful I have you guys.”
“Shhh,” Skyler soothes, rubbing a hand up and down my back.
I take a deep breath of his scent and sigh, everything in me starting to settle. This is what I needed since I first woke up, everything my body was screaming for.
It doesn’t have to be romantic. It can be completely platonic. But I know right now, with everything going on in my life, I’m going to need my Alpha friends to help me navigate these new feelings.
And from the looks of it, they don’t seem to mind.
I’m confident in knowing they wouldn’t let anything happen to me. With them by my side through all of this, and all our new upcoming adventures, I’ll be okay.
I wish she were here, I wish it were her I was holding. But it’s not. And it won’t ever be.
I need to stop. Because it’s killing me, this longing for her.
She’s never not on my mind.
But I’m about to dive headfirst into the biggest journey of my life. I need to have a clear head. That still didn’t stop me from calling Lulu’s number this morning and nearly breaking down when I heard it was still not in service.
This is my life now. She’s made her choice. And while I wish I could be there to convince her to fight back and be by her side while she does it, that's not what fate has in store for us.
If it’s meant to be, the universe will find a way. It always does.
“Sorry about that.” I step out of Skyler's arms and turn to the cashier, who has already rung everything up and put it all in bags. She has a soft smile on her face, no judgment at all. “Just found out I was an Omega today.”
“I can relate,” she laughs softly. “And congratulations."
“Thanks.” I smile back. I go to pay, but as I put my card down, Skyler slaps his black card onto the card reader first.
I go to protest, letting him know I can pay for my own things, but he just grins and winks. “Birthday girl doesn't pay. Rules are rules.”
“Fine,” I huff out, knowing it’s a fight I won’t win.
“Come on, Spitfire. Let’s go have a kick-ass day. Everything will be okay,” Skyler reassures, wrapping an arm around my shoulder as the guys grab the bags.
My heart wants that to be true, but there’s this dull aching feeling in my soul telling me there's already something wrong.
I just don’t exactly know what that is right now.
Chapter 5
A Few Months Later
“We have a press conference at one, a photo shoot at three, and you are scheduled to do a few hours of recording tonight,” Julia, my manager, says as we walk through the hotel after our breakfast business meeting.
“Okay.” I blow out a breath, nodding. “Anything else you’d like me to do until then?”
“Nope.” She grins at me, stopping at the elevator. “I’ll meet you back here at noon. I’ll call the guys and have them meet us at the recording studio.”
“Aren’t they going to the press conference too?” My brow furrows.
