Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
Oliver laughs without opening his eyes.
“You both realize she’s never done anything we’ve ever told her to do right?” Cam’s comment makes me full on giggle, body shaking and all.
“Can I go to the bathroom at least? I’ll come right back.”
“NO!” All three of them state. It’s not a yell, but there is no hesitation in their words.
“Everytime you get up to pee, you disappear and then bad sh*t happens.”
Kota shifts so we are on our sides and my back is to his chest. Oliver lays on his side to look at me.
“No it doesn’t and I really need to go.”
“It does and you are not going to go alone.”
Oliver gets up and holds his hand out to me.
I roll my eyes and take it. Kota lets me go, but makes a whining sound in his throat.
“I’ll be right back. I’m too tired to go looking for more trouble. We have enough, don’t you think?”
Oliver walks to the private bathroom, opens the door slowly, looks around and checks every possible hidden nook and cranny before letting me in. I have no idea what he is looking for. I pack that away to ask all of them when I get done. I’m not having a conversation while I’m on the toilet. It’s weird enough that he is standing in the doorway. His back is to me, but if he turned his head to the side he would be able to see me and the whole bathroom.
“Why are you guys being weird?” I call over from the sink as I wash my hands.
“What do you remember this time? From the magic release, I mean.”
He lets me pass him and puts his hand on the small of my back, steering me towards the bed. Cam and Kota have switched spots. “Seriously. What is going on? Why are you guys playing musical sleeping spots?”
Oliver just pushes me forward as Cam reaches out for me, smiling. “It’s my turn, get over here.”
I lay on my back as Cam wraps his arm around my waist and nuzzles into my hair taking an audible deep breath in. Oliver slides in next to me, laying on his back, one arm behind his head, the other draped across his bare torso. How did I not notice that before? I think I might be blushing.
I clear my throat. “So, we’re here and not at the hospital, that has to be a good sign right?”
“They tried, after the last time we said ‘no’ and told the healers to come here. We don’t all fit in a hospital room…”
Oliver grumbles.
“And frankly, we are getting tired of spending time there.”
Cam finishes in my hair.
“You kept mumbling ‘don’t leave me.’ What did you see Smalls?
I chew on my bottom lip. Still avoiding the question I ask one of my own instead. “Did you guys see anything this time?” All three of them tense. Far too much time passes silently. “Guys! You’re freaking me out. What happened?”
“I saw you walk off with a faceless douche-canoe. You were smiling at him like he hung the moon and just walked away.”
Dakota breathes out. I can hear his wolf grumble in his chest.
“I saw the same thing. You didn’t even look back. You found a mate and it wasn’t us. I thought I was going to throw up.”
He squeezes me tighter.
“Oliver?” I turn to look at him, but he turns his head. I reach for his hand on his abs and try to keep my heart in check. “Telt me, please.”
I’ve never had to beg him for an answer before. He’s always been the person to just tell me, even if it might hurt my feelings. He’s never actively avoided answering me before and my heart starts to hurt albover. Maybe I will lose him like I saw. I sit up awkwardly since Cam won’t let me go and turn my whole body to him. I lace our fingers together and give him a squeeze. I need to hear this.
“You’re going to be the next Luna.”
He’s still not looking at me. “You will have two Alphas to protect you. I’m just a Gamma, you won’t need me.”
He looks at me then and I can see unshed tears in his eyes. He releases my hand and crosses his arms over his massive chest looking down. He’s my big protective, moody guy. He’s never been cocky or arrogant, but he’s also never been unsure of himself and he is now. I did that to him, even if it wasn’t really me, some version of me has caused him pain.
“We don’t know what is going to happen. It’s just the magic fighting back.”
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
On her wedding anniversary, Alicia is drugged and stumbles into the wrong room—straight into the arms of the powerful Caden Ward, a man rumored never to touch women. Their night of passion shocks even him, especially when he discovers she’s still a virgin after two years of marriage to Joshua Yates.