Knot So Perfect Omega (Omega Match #1)(60)

As an omega, I knew quite well how delicate my designation was. There were only so many of us, and the impact we had on the most powerful people made us both highly regarded and vulnerable.

If there weren’t strict protections and protocols for us in place, I was sure we’d be sold, passed around, and treated like nothing more than breeders. Despite all the safeguards in place, I was starting to realize that maybe I didn’t pay enough attention to what went on with other omegas.

The nest door unlocked, and I stiffened. After eating, I’d told the guys I wanted to be alone and locked myself in the room. I’d had a little more heat pain, but after popping the three suppressants, it seemed to evaporate into thin air.

I pretended to be asleep as Beck came into the room. If I hadn’t been awake, I wouldn’t have heard him, but I was on edge and could hear the smallest of noises.

The mattress dipped, and he lowered onto it behind me and wrapped an arm around my waist, trapping me against him. “I know you’re awake.”

Despite my mind screaming at me to run, my body melted against him like we were two spoons nestled next to each other. “That’s not creepy at all.”

He chuckled, his nose running along my neck to a spot I had noticed he licked and sucked the most. “This is where I’m going to bite you.” He kissed the spot and my nipples hardened against my will.

“Beck… I’m tired.” My traitor of a pussy clenched as he kissed the spot. “Don’t you need to sleep? Aren’t you guys going to have any practices before your championship game in a few days?”

“No, we don’t really need to practice anymore. We’re confident we’ll win now that we know the other three teams in the championship. Our biggest threat is the Raging Skeletons, and we’ve never lost against them.”

“You’ll be riding on the hormones still in your system from my heat too.” I bit my lip; saying that was a risky move.

“We will.” He nuzzled my neck and sighed. “Don’t think I didn’t notice how weird you got after your doctor called.”

“I got weird after you guys told me my heat suppressants were tampered with. Who would do that to an omega unless they wanted to take advantage of them?” I couldn’t stop myself. I knew the doctor had told me to keep my mouth shut, but I just couldn’t. Not when he was cuddling up to me and pretending everything was fine.

He stiffened, and I thought he was moving off the mattress, but instead only moved so he could roll me on my back to see my face. I looked away and he grabbed my chin, making me look at him.

“You think we messed with your pills?” The hurt in his voice was thick, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t an act.

“What other explanation is there? You benefit from the heat.” I cringed as his jaw ticked in anger.

“Put yourself in my shoes. What would you think?”

“That you wanted your heat so we’d grow attached and would bond with you.” He lacked any power behind his words, but they still stung.

“That’s not fair. I never asked for this, but I gave it a chance because I felt an inkling of something in my gut telling me to. Maybe it was just gas.”

He let my chin go and put his forehead against my shoulder. “Just… trust us, okay? We want you and wouldn’t do something to jeopardize that.”

All I could really trust was myself, but every fiber of my being was telling me to trust them too.





CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR


Kayla


I t was the day of the championship game and had been two days since I found out about my pills and started questioning everything and everyone. I’d gone from being on cloud nine to being ten feet under, and I was running out of oxygen fast.

I hadn’t heard a peep from Dr. Wilkins about what to do. She’d called to check on me and I’d told her that I didn’t believe the pack had anything to do with my pills. She was just an impartial third-party and was being as objective as possible, which meant they were at the top of her suspect list.

We’d decided since my heat had just finished, it wasn’t a good idea for me to go to the game.

Even if I had felt comfortable going, it didn’t change the fact that I was an unbonded omega, and even if I had ten beta security guards, I would worry.

So now I was stuck at home, watching pregame highlights on the large projection screen. At least I’d get to see an up-close view of my men when it was game time.

My phone buzzed, and I smiled seeing my sister had finally texted me back after I’d texted her the night before. It was unlike her not to immediately check her phone when she woke up or before she went to bed.

Kara: Sorry, I just got up.

Me: It’s almost noon.

Kara: So? You used to sleep until noon on the weekends. I’m making up for all the lost time.

Me: Point taken. I was up at seven seeing my pack off to their game day festivities.

Kara: You didn’t want to go?

Me: Yes and no. It would just distract them with me being fresh off my heat…

Kara: Why do I get the feeling that… means something? I appreciate you not saying much about all the nesting and sexing you’ve been doing, but I think I can handle hearing about it.

Me: It’s not that… okay, maybe a little. We discovered my heat suppressants were tampered with. They were all blanks.