Page 19 of In Knots

It isn’t. It demonstrates even more why I shouldn’t be here with this alpha. Why I should never have let him kiss me. Why I should never have called him last night and let him … My cheeks flush and I know deep down I’m too intrigued by the way this man makes me feel to drive away. Sparks are scooting up my arm and he’s barely touching my hand.

And I’m curious too. A pack? I know so little about packs – only half whispered tales. But there is one thing I do know: when a pack of alphas form they claim one omega. One omega that they share between them.

“I assumed it was obvious,” Ryan continues. “That first time we met–”

“That was your pack?”

He nods.

“You got a problem with that?” Buzz asks. There is less hostility in his voice now as if I’ve maybe won him over a little.

“No,” I say, answering his question as I make up my mind. Didn’t I know Ryan was different from the start. He’s just turning out to be a whole lot different than I imagined. But I’m making my own decisions here. If I mess up, if this results in catastrophe, I’ll have to live with it. “Where are we going?” I ask Ryan.

“The river.” He peers down at me. “I’d offer to take you on my bike, but you’re not wearing the right thing, princess. Next time, come in jeans.” Next time? My silly omega heart leaps in my chest. “You alright to follow us?”

“Yes,” I tell him and soon we’re back out on the road, the two alphas riding side by side on their shiny bikes and me following their cloud of dust.

And I hope I’m not the foolish little girl in the fairy stories following the wolves to their lair.

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