“Yeah, I just miss you two.”
“We miss you too,” she says softly.
Everything still feels a little stilted between us, and I just want answers.
“When I get home, we’ll spend some time together.”
“I’d really like that,” Sloane says.
“Me too. Good night.”
“Good night.”
CHAPTER 22
“What aren’t you telling us?” Ethan asks from where he’s perched on my bed.
Tears well in my eyes, and I just sob. It’s all been weighing on me so heavily, and I feel like I’m about to burst.
His eyes go wide, and he gently grabs my face.
“Shit, Sloane. I didn’t mean to upset you. What’s wrong?”
“I’m about to have everything, but I feel like I’m going to lose it all at the same time. I don’t know what to do.”
“You can tell me. We can work through this together.”
I try to catch my breath, and Ethan pets my hair and wipes my tears away.
“Fuck, I hate crying like this,” I say as I lick my lips and try to compose myself. “The night of the charity event, something happened.”
“Yeah, I very much remember our time in the bathroom.”
“Before that. I found out something. Something big.”
His brows furrow as he strokes the side of my face in a soothing way. It helps knowing I won’t lose Ethan.
“How would you handle it if I wanted someone else in the pack?” I ask him.
“Sweetheart, you’re an Omega. I might have never planned on being in a pack, but I went into this knowing you would need multiple partners. I’m just glad to be one of them. Fuck, you could have fifteen dudes, and I’d be grateful for any sliver of attention you gave me.”
I give him a watery smile and wrap my arms around him, holding him tight.
“Max is my scent match,” I whisper so softly I know he can’t hear me mumbling against his chest.
“What?”
“Max is my scent match,” I reply, saying it louder and wait for his reaction.
“Shit.”
“I scented him for the first time at the charity event.”
“Does he know?” he asks, petting my hair and holding me close. The pressure of his arms wrapped around me feels nice and is stopping me from spiraling completely.
“No… I mean, I don’t think so. I always wear deodorizers at work. I’m guessing he usually does too. I’m not sure why, but it probably has something to do with his brother. He must not have reapplied after the game and gone to the event.”
“That’s why you were so desperate in the bathroom.”
