Page 39 of His Bonded Omega Mate
Kade soon took the hint when Hiroshi ended up slumped fast asleep against me, that perhaps we needed some rest. He was getting antsy about being away from the babies, so it didn’t offend him in the least. Goddess, I missed their little faces.
“Can you come back to work properly in a couple of days?” Kade asked as he left.
“Kade,” Deke warned. “We’ve had this conversation. We both want Roan back, but he needs a fitness check.”
“Does he? He’s not coming back as my guard.”
I wasn’t? This was news to me. As far as I was concerned, it was back to business as usual as soon as they declared me fit. Though, I’d have to cut back on my hours. Fuck. Still, I was reluctant to have a job like that taken off me. Guarding Kade was part of who I was. “I’m not? Why?”
Kade looked uncomfortable. “Blake and I decided you were trying to do too much. You ran the compound during the sickness, you kept everything running and since we’ve been back, you’ve been helping the elves adjust. Besides, with mates, you’ll need a better work/life balance.”
Deke looked thoughtful and nodded. “We have upped the security and are using more spells. You’re right, I hadn’t considered how many other things Roan does. It’s hardly fair to expect him to be your bodyguard, too.” Deke turned his penetrating gaze on me. “You’ll still need to stay fit and we’ll spar, but let’s just get you back to work. Kade’s office is a disaster zone.”
“Hey!” Kade cried as Deke shoved him out the door.
I smiled at them arguing down the path and closed the door. “Let’s go to bed, mates.”
Exhaustion made it easy to sleep. I knew it was going to take a while to adjust to having not only one other person in my bed, but three. Though I didn’t mind waking up in a tangle of limbs with hair on my face, in fact, it was comforting to have them around me. It was sweet how cuddly both Hiroshi and Tate were. They’d ended up wrapped around me, Hiroshi pressed against me, Tate with a leg over us both. Even in sleep, Asher was distant, all the way over on the other side of the bed, holding Tate’s hand. It would take time, but we’d get there.
We hadn’t made plans for the following day, wanting to have the time to recover and get to know each other better. It was strange how easy it was to live with them. We moved around each other with no issues. There were casual touches and kisses as we ate breakfast together and chilled out.
I was cleaning up the kitchen when my phone chimed with a text.
Blake: Could you all come to my office, please? The council would like a chat. I’d also like to congratulate you in person.
What do you think?I used the bond with all of my mates. It still felt surreal to be bonded to so many people.
Sure. They sent back, and I sensed they were getting ready to go.
Babe?Hiroshi asked from the direction of the bathroom.Could you wash my back?There was a teasing element to the question.
Don’t do it!Tate fired back.We’ll never get out of here.
I was too curious to ignore Hiroshi. After texting Blake back that we’d be there as soon as we could, I joined my mate in the shower.
Maybe I should have listened to Tate because somehow I ended up with Hiroshi pinned against the tiled wall with me balls deep inside him. We made out as we waited for my knot to go down and the water went cold.
The walk over to the mansion was fairly short. Although we all went, Tate and Asher walked hand in hand behind us to not attract too much attention. As far as I could tell, Hiroshi had only taken on parts of my scent and nothing from our other mates.
Collars and scarves covered our mating marks since the day was cooler. Kade had advised us to keep our unconventional mating on the down low, especially after the issues I’d had in the pack during the sickness.
Blake had been distracted since he’d been back at the compound with the effects of the beta sickness and the babies. He hadn’t had the time to expose every alpha that had been involved or aware of the attack on me. I didn’t blame him for that. All it would take was time to prove to them I wasn’t a threat to the pack. An unusual mating was hardly a mark in my favor, so keeping it quiet would be best.
The mansion was full of its daily hustle and bustle, though all the security was new. We were checked and double checked before we got to Blake’s office.
I knocked before I pushed open the door, even though I knew Blake was aware of our approach. “Hey, Alpha, you wanted to see us?”
“Will you ever stop calling me alpha? Come in, all of you.” Blake got up from his chair and rounded his enormous desk. He pulled me into a tight hug before pulling back to look at me. “I’m sorry I’ve not been able to see you bar that one visit —“
“It’s okay —“
“It isn’t. You’re a valued member of my family, Roan. You saved my daughter’s life. For that, you deserved a lot more. Oh, and congratulations!”
Blake moved to Hiroshi. “Congratulations! And thank you for healing Roan so well. We’d be lost without him.”
I tuned out Blake’s words with Tate and Asher in favor of listening to Hiroshi.You are so loved here. There’s no judgment. Is he always like this?
Pretty much. Blake is probably the most open and accepting alpha that I’ve ever met.
