"I thought I knew too, but how can a scentmatch . . . a fated bond, end up throwing away their partner? I don't understand."
"We . . . " Aiden started, but then fell silent, not sure how to respond.
"Geo is my scentmatch," I told them. "He feels right. Just like you felt right. I wonder if you can break the bond?"
"We actually did some research on that and it looks like you're stuck with us forever," Finn said with a lopsided smile. "No one has successfully broken a bond based on scentmatches without one of the people dying."
"Yeah, not doing that," Geo muttered, taking his seat beside me again. He put two pieces of baccon on my plate. "Have some fat and protein, you spent a lot."
I nibbled on the bacon and listened as everyone tried to exxplain their thoughts on the bond.
"Did you two bond?" Mace forced out after a minute. He had his eyes on the table, unable to look at us."
"No," I said just as Geo said, "Not yet."
I started to laugh. "Not yet?"
"Next heat, baby. If you'll have me," he promised.
"How will that affect our bond?" Finn mused.
"It shouldn't do anything except add both of us to the bond." Geo cut into a pancake. "Bonds aren't meant to be broken, they're meant to expand and grow."
The others looked relieved to hear it. I wasn't sure I wanted their bonds forever, but it sounded like I had no choice. Just like everything else in the world of omegas.
Chapter 25
Forgive Me
Aiden
The fact Liora was sitting at the breakfast table with us felt like a huge step. She didn't really look at any of us, but she was there, eating, talking, interacting. It was obvious that she'd become very close with Geo in a short period of time. Their body language was so familiar. He bumped her with his shoulder, fed her a piece of bacon. Her hand was on his thigh and she laid her head on his shoulder when she tired of eating.
Finn kept jumping up and refilling everyone's orange juice, but he focused on her and Geo. They were the ones who had just gone through a sex marathon. The rest of us were equally wiped out, but orange juice wouldn't help.
"Now what?" I asked when everyone had finished up. "You're welcome to stay here, both of you, for as long as you need to.Anything you need, we'll cover, not because we want you to owe us anything, but because we owe you."
I could see her starting to protest, but Geo laid a hand on her arm and they exchanged a look. Then he turned to us.
"Thank you. I currently bunk in the barracks at work, so until we have a place of our own, we'll need to stay here."
The relief that poured through me was echoed in the bond. We were all ecstatic that Liora would still be under our roof. But now we had to hash out the details.
"We can avoid the living areas if you prefer," I said, nearly choking on the words.
"No, it's your home," Liora said quietly. "If we need privacy, we'll stay in our room."
"Okay. Do you need anything? We can do a shopping trip," Mace suggested.
"No," Liora said, but Geo held up a hand.
"I think that would be a good idea. We need more bedding, baby."
She blushed. "I guess . . . yeah, okay."
Geo gave me a wink that she didn't see and quickly helped her up. "She's exhausted, so we'll go rest and figure out the rest later."
They disappeared down the hall and I helped Finn clear up the breakfast dishes.
