Not just Tessa flooding into me. Everyone.
Ben’s warmth, steady and amused. Milo’s satisfaction, bright with relief. Tessa’s overwhelming joy. And underneath, connecting us all, the bond itself, a four-way thread of light and feeling that ties us together forever.
I can feel them. All of them. Ben’s warmth, steady and sure. Milo’s satisfaction, bright with relief. Tessa’s overwhelming joy. Four hearts beating as one.
Pack. Complete. Finally.
“Oh god...” She’s sobbing, shaking. “I can feel everyone. All of you. It’s... it’s everything...”
I lick over the bite, sealing it, and a purr starts in my chest. Deeper than I knew I could make. The vibration rolls through both of us, and she goes completely boneless.
I hear footsteps in the hallway. Through the bond, I feel Ben and Milo’s need to be close. The pack bond pulling them toward us.
The door opens. They slip inside, already half-undressed, and I don’t tense. Don’t feel intruded upon.
They’re pack. They belong here.
“Room for two more?” Ben asks, but he’s already climbing onto the bed.
“Always.”
They settle around us. Ben at her back, pressing kisses to my mark on her neck. Milo at her side, his hand finding her hip. Four bodies tangled together on the bed I built for exactly this.
The pack bond hums with satisfaction. Four heartbeats syncing. Four scents mingling into something new.
Pack scent.
My knot finally softens enough to slip free, and she whimpers at the loss. I roll onto my side and gather her against my chest, still purring. Ben presses close behind her. Milo’s hand stays on her hip.
Four of us. Together. Finally.
“This is it,” Ben says quietly. “What I always wanted.”
“Me too,” Milo adds.
I don’t speak. Don’t need to. Through the bond, they can feel exactly what I’m feeling.
Home. Complete. Finally whole.
Tessa’s crying softly against my chest. Through the bond, I feel her happiness, so big it’s overflowing. Feel how safe she feels. How loved.
I built this house for a pack I wasn’t sure I’d ever have. Built extra bedrooms for packmates who might never come. Built a master bed big enough for four.
Now I have everything.
I keep purring until her tears slow. Until her breathing evens. Until she drifts toward sleep, surrounded by three alphas who will spend the rest of their lives showing up for her.
The fire in the living room has burned down to embers. I should check it. Should make sure the house is secure.
But I can’t make myself move. Can’t make myself leave this tangle of bodies and the soft pulse of the pack bond in my chest.
For the first time in my life, the silence feels full instead of empty.
I close my eyes.
Finally home.
Chapter 30
