Knot So Perfect Omega (Omega Match #1)(40)

“He’s just prickly on the outside… He gave you his knot, didn’t he?” I wasn’t exactly happy about that fact when he was being such a royal ass, but maybe it was what he needed to come to terms with his feelings.

“I’ll always be a mistake to him. There won’t be a day that goes by that he doesn’t look at me and think about how I was supposed to be my sister.”

A growl made both me and Kayla jump slightly.

“That’s not true.” Beck had snuck in, or just come in and we hadn’t heard him.

We both looked over at him standing at the edge of the sectional, a vase of roses in his hand. I couldn’t help but smirk a little. He was definitely on the same page as the rest of us, he just didn’t want to admit it.

“Why is she crying?” He cut me an accusatory glare, his growl still coming out in little bursts of warning.

“I’m right here. And I was crying because I felt like it.” She pulled out of my arms and propped herself up on her forearm but was trapped between me and the back of the couch. “Are those for me?”

Beck sighed, his growl dissipating as he set them on the coffee table and sat down by our heads.

“Yes. I wanted to apologize for my behavior.”

“I’m listening.” She lay back down, but adjusted her position so she could look up at Beck.

“I’ve been out of line and you don’t deserve how I’ve been treating you. I have a lot of issues I need to work through, but that’s not your problem, it’s mine.” He slouched down so his neck was resting on the back cushion. “There’s always been a lot of uncertainty in my life, and you’ve stirred up some of those things.”

I nuzzled my face against Kayla’s arm as she listened and processed what he was saying. It was the same thing I had just told her, and I hoped she could see that of all of us, Beck needed her to decide the most.

“What kind of uncertainty?”

Beck blew out a breath. It took him a few years to even tell us about his past, so I knew it was hard for him to share. I reached over and put a hand right above his knee, hoping it gave him some comfort.

“My parents… they didn’t have the best luck when I was younger, and when I was ten, they lost everything in a bad investment.”

“Everything as in…” I could feel her unease start back up again. She cared, even if she was mad at him.

“We were homeless. At first, it was okay because we had a spot at a shelter, but then they both started selling drugs, which turned into using drugs. Anyway… they were both arrested when I was around sixteen, and I went to live in a group home since no one wants to foster a sixteen-year-old boy.

The only thing that saved me from being homeless when I turned eighteen was emerging as an alpha and getting a scholarship.”

Kayla was trembling slightly, and I started my purr up again. “That’s... I’m sorry you had to go through all that, Beck.”

He shrugged and scooted forward, getting ready to get up. She grabbed his hand, and he looked over at her. I felt like I was intruding on a private moment between them.

“Stay. We’re going to watch a movie.” She scooted so her head was on his thigh, but that also meant her boobs were right in my face.

“You two can watch a movie. I’ll just lay right like this and watch these.” I put my face right on them. “Yup, this is paradise.”

“You’re ridiculous.” Kayla’s satisfied sigh and hand running through my hair let me know she enjoyed it.

I could feel her that much closer to staying, and I smiled to myself, thinking about how good life was going to be.





CHAPTER SIXTEEN


Kayla


O ver the next several days, I did a lot of thinking while trying to not let myself be persuaded by how good the sex was. And that meant not letting any of them stick their dicks and definitely not their knots in me. I’d been moving way too fast in the first place and needed my head and hormones clear.

It was easier said than done.

I lay on the bed in the primary bedroom, which I’d overtaken as my own. There had been another spare bedroom upstairs, but it had been used as a closet for their athleticwear brand. That was now moved to the room on the ground floor, so Beck had his own room.

I was all for sharing rooms and beds, but I also needed my own space. I wanted to backtrack a bit and get to know them more. Especially since I was ninety-five percent sure I was staying.

The video chat app on my phone finally connected with my sister, and I rolled over and propped the phone on a pillow. “Hey, Care Bear.”

“You look comfy.” She was in bed, lying the exact same way as I was. She had soft lighting on so her face was illuminated in a warm glow. “I was starting to worry you’d died from too much dick.”

I laughed. It was nice to hear her joking again, but I could still see the pain and sadness in her eyes even through the video chat. “I’m abstaining.”

“What? Why the hell would you do that? At least let me live vicariously through you.” She sighed.

“You look happy.”

I curled my hands under the side of my face and wondered how much I should tell her. I didn’t want our relationship to turn into secrets and I knew she wouldn’t want that either.

“I am... I think I’m going to stay.” I bit my lip and kept my eyes glued on Kara’s for any signs of duress. “They want to bond with me.”