I can’t help the soft laugh that leaves me. “Thank you.”
He nods and goes to take a step towards the door, but pauses. Looking back, he blinks and then steps towards me. “Be good,” he murmurs before kissing my forehead.
Dear god, he’s trying to kill me, isn’t he?That's it, I’m five seconds away from climbing him like a tree and sinking my teeth into him.
My heart never stood a chance with Will and Ian. It only took getting out of that house and accepting my fate to realize it.
“Alright. I think we’re good.” Ian pops out of the bathroom, a smile on his handsome face.
“Good for what?” I ask him.
“Your bath, of course,” he says. “It’s nice and hot.”
“Bath?” My brows furrow. “You ran me a bath?”
“I wanted to every time we stopped, but the fucking bathtubs were nasty. No way I was going to let my Omega soak in that filth. No matter how hard I cleaned them, they were just lost causes,” he sighs. “But this one? This one is clean. Thank fuck.”
Tears sting the back of my eyes.What is going on right now? Have I been abducted by aliens this whole time?
You mean to tell me that every place we’ve stayed, when he disappeared into the bathroom as soon as we got into the room, he wasn’t using the bathroom? Instead, he was trying to clean the tub, so it was good enough for me to take a bath?
A fucking bath.
I love baths. I miss taking them. I love melting into the warm water and relaxing.
And, I’ve maybe told him only once in passing.
He’s made it his mission to run me a damn bath.
His face falls. “You're mad. You hate it. Fuck. I’m sorry, Little Doe.” He rushes over to me.
“I’m not mad.” I rub at my eyes. “And I don’t hate it.”
“Then why do you look like you're going to cry?” Ian gently grips my chin, forcing me to look up at him. “I don’t like to see you cry.”
“It’s because she’s not used to being taken care of,” Nick huffs. We both look over to see he’s still lying there with his eyes closed. “Because her ex was a pussy little man-child who wouldn’t know how to take care of an Omega if his life depended on it.”
“And you do?” I scoff.
“No.” His eyes open to stare at me with his stormy gaze. “But my brothers do. It’s what they’ve been craving for years. So, buckle up, Joyrider, because they’re going to spoil the shit out of you.”
He closes his eyes again, and I’m left stunned. Not sure how to respond to that.
“Come on, baby,” Ian says, guiding me towards the bathroom. “Let’s get you in there before the water gets cold.”
I go with him easily, because I just don’t know how to act or what to make of the situation.
Ian talks about how excited he is to show me around their town as he helps me undress. I listen, smiling softly at how cute he’s being, talking about all the things he’s going to bake for me.
How is this man a killer? He’s just so damn cute. And a little crazy.
Could he really take a life?Guess I’ll have to find out.
Once I’m naked, Ian helps me into the water. The moment the heat hits me, I let out a happy groan. “Fuck me, that feels nice.”
Ian beams down at me as I settle into the water, seeming to be proud of making me happy.
I was a fool to even try to fight my connection with him. With any of them, really.
