There’s security there, a doorman who has to allow you into the building if you don’t have the code, and I’ve always had a dozen locks on my door as well as a security alarm. I’m strong foran omega, but I’m still an omega. I’m smaller than alphas and most betas and can be easily overpowered.
Again. I’m not stupid.
As I make my way to the garage, I slow my steps and sigh. I was on my own all those years, but I also wasn’t carrying a child then, either. Just because I’ve been safe up until now doesn’t mean there aren’t dangers out there.
And my scent will be more potent with the pregnancy. I really don’t want to garner any more attention than necessary.
Thing is, while they requested I have a guard with me, I’m not sure how I’m supposed to go about this. When we retrieved personal items from my apartment, it had been scheduled. Can I simply walk up to one of the men on the property and ask for them to accompany me? Do I need to text or call one of the alphas?
The sound of a vacuum whirs somewhere deeper in the house. It could be another member of the staff I’ve yet to meet instead of Amy, but surely, they’ll have some kind of answer for me.
I sigh when I spot the beta’s dark hair pulled into a ponytail. I wait until she turns and spots me, jolting hard before putting her hand to her chest and turning off the machine.
“What’s up? You need something?”
I shove my hands into my pockets. “I want to leave for a while, but the alphas asked that I bring a guard. Do you know how that’s supposed to work?”
Her shoulders rise and fall. “I’m not sure.” Her brows pucker and her nostrils flare. “Something’s…off.”
“Yeah. I’m pregnant.”
“I’m aware. But you smell stressed. Are you okay? Do you need something?”
Those stupid tears burn the backs of my eyes again, but I blink them away. I’m rarely emotional outside of my heat cycle.But I’ve also never felt as though I found my future only to have it fade away like smoke in the wind.
“I just need to get out of the house for a while.”
She pulls her phone from her pocket and taps on the screen a few times before returning her attention to me.
“You should probably just talk to them,” she says, her phone still in her hand as though waiting for a reply.
“What?”
“Tell them you’re in love with them. I’m not promising anything, but I’m pretty sure they feel the same way.”
I shake my head the same time her phone dings in her hand.
“They don’t feel the same way.” I heard enough to know they’re buying time until they can dissolve the bond. Well, Mason is. Not only is he pack lead, but I won’t come between the three who’ve been in love for over a decade.
Wait. How the hell did she know I’m upset over the alphas and not simply needing a break from the same freaking walls I’ve been staring at for a month?
My scent. She said I smell stressed. I mean, what else could I possibly be stressed about other than the whole being pregnant thing?
“Kane will meet you at the SUV. Let him know if you want him to drive or if you want to break in your new ride,” she says, grabbing the vacuum and tilting it back. She raises one brow as though waiting to see if I need anything else, before clicking it on at the shake of my head and a smile.
I feel kind of bad that Kane will get stuck hanging out at my place with nothing to do other than watch TV, but he’s being paid. At least he doesn’t have to tote me around all over town or escort me through crowds.
CHAPTER 33
Hudson
Ella sits beside me on the couch, the glass of wine in her hand all but forgotten.
She hasn’t said a word for damn near ten minutes, simply staring into space, glancing in my direction and opening her mouth as though to speak, before looking away again.
When she finally sets her glass on the coffee table and turns her body so her knees are on the couch, I prepare myself for whatever lecture is coming. Because Ella will always have something to say when it comes to me, my mental wellbeing, and any actions she perceives as mistakes.
“You’re pregnant,” she says rather than asks.
