Page 23 of His Bonded Omega Mate
“Okay, let’s do this.” Hiroshi came closer to my side.
Belongs, mine, my wolf chuffed.Ours, I reminded him.
“You’ve got this, Hiro.” Asher stepped forward, placing a hand on Hiroshi’s shoulder.
It was strange, but there was no twinge of jealousy from my wolf. None from me either. I’d heard about Hiroshi and his men, how he was determined to keep them even after he mated, but that didn’t seem to phase me or my happy wolf who was still bounding about in my mind, his joy infectious.
Then it hit me. These men would be mine too if I accepted Hiroshi as he wanted; a package deal. How would I cope with three partners? Would that even work? Did I want that? I glanced at the men. Both were attractive in different ways. Neither as beautiful to me as my mate, but I’d be interested to see what happened with it all.
I wouldn’t dismiss this. I truly believed in fate and the gifts given. There was no telling what The Luna had in mind for her shifters. She moved in mysterious ways. All I could do was try to be honest with Hiroshi, and give this a shot if that’s what he wanted.
I thought about Kade and Jasper. Both had fought their matings, and I didn’t want to fall into that same trap. Fate had a way of making things happen.
Looking again at the trio, I realized I’d be lucky to be tied to them if that’s what they wanted.
Blood loss and pain was making my thoughts fractured. All I could really focus on was my mate. He’d moved too far from me, earning a whine from my wolf.
Almost like he had heard him, Hiroshi returned to my side, giving me a gentle smile. “The healing might burn a little. I have to push a lot of power into you. Could I hold your hand to ground myself? My tiger is saying that we need extra contact.”
“Anything you need.”
His smile was blinding. “I think you and I are going to get on great. Don’t you agree?”
“I do.” The words were simple and honest, a hundred percent the truth.
With careful hands, he touched me, his healing light flaring to life and engulfing us. I distantly heard the others in the room shout in alarm at the strange sight. The power was overwhelming, the burn instant as Hiroshi sought to return everything back to where it should be. He knit my arm back into place. I was finally aware of how close I’d come to losing it.
We stood like that for a while. Time had no meaning with Hiroshi holding onto me. His hand was warm on my back, just below the worst of the pain. I felt his tiger simmering just under the surface, looking for their mate. My wolf rose to meet them and our eyes connected, our alters greeting each other as old friends.
Slowly, I felt his hand in mine as feeling returned to my fingers. Repaired. Whole or as close as they could be.
Skin knit together as Hiroshi moved his hand lower, getting the slashes on my back to close. His grip on my hand tightened as his golden skin paled, freckles on his cheeks stark. He wobbled, and I tried to push energy into him. “Oh!” he exclaimed as color returned to his face. “Wow! That’s never happened before.”
“Are you alright?”
“Me?” Hiroshi huffed out a laugh. “I’ll be fine after a rest. Let me look you over.”
I mourned the loss of his hands on my skin as he looked at his handiwork. He frowned. “What’s wrong?” I asked.
“I’m really sorry, Roan, but there’s some scarring. I can’t seem to heal that away. There might have been magic contaminating the wound. It just won’t heal right.” He sounded frustrated, like he was on the verge of tears.
“Hey, it’s alright. See, I can use my arm.” I wiggled my fingers and reached for him. “I can feel you. So I don’t care about some scars, okay?”
Hiroshi gave me a pleased smile. “Okay.”
“Can I hug you?”
Aldrin stepped forward. “We are going to head out and leave you to talk.” He scanned over my healed flesh. “Remarkable. I wonder why it was so powerful?”
“I’ve heard the healing is stronger for mates,” Hiroshi said.
“Huh. We can discuss this another time. Let him get some rest and he can leave tomorrow into your care. Take tomorrow off!”
My mate turned to face me, a beautiful smile on his face. “I believe you wanted a hug?”
“Get up here.” I opened my arms for him. He climbed onto the bed, nestling in beside me like he’d always been there.
Something Like Acceptance
