“Oh my god,” he snorts. “Denny has to be losing his mind.”
“I don’t even want to think about it,” I groan.
“So, you marked Aiden out of instinct?"
“No. Actually, I did it to keep myself from making too much noise, but got caught up in the moment and bit him so hard I broke the skin.”
His arms lock around me, and he presses a kiss into my shoulder. He knows me so well. “How are you dealing with it?”
“I lost it,” I say, tears stinging my eyes. “I was ready to go into a full-blown meltdown.”
“Let me guess. He was amazing and talked you off the ledge?”
“Yeah. He said all the right words, and I just broke harder.”
“I think I want to keep them.”
“I think I want to keep them too.”
“So, that's it then? We’re a pack now?”
“I guess so.”
“So fucking crazy.”
“Downright insane.” I tilt my head back and smile up at him. “I’m glad I get to do all this with you by my side.”
He places a hand on my stomach and I rest mine over his. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Neither would I.
Chapter 21
Lexi
Before we went to bed last night, Emmett gave Dr. Herrera a call, and we booked an appointment for an ultrasound.
Knowing we were going to get to see our baby and hear its heartbeat made me too excited and nervous to get much sleep.
So instead of trying to force it, I snuck out of bed and went downstairs to make a cup of tea. It’s been a while since I’ve been up early enough to watch the sunrise, so sitting out on my front porch sounded like a good idea.
And it was, until I found one of Aiden and Sloane’s buddies outside my sister’s house doing a bit of stalking.
When Aiden and I spent the day together, I asked about his brother and the pack that had an interest in my sister.
He told me they are good men, and because my instincts are to protect my sister, I warned Aiden that I’ll have all their balls if they hurt her.
Not that Silva wouldn’t beat me to it. My sister knows how to handle herself, I just don’t want her in a situation where she’d have to.
At first, Kyren seemed like a nice enough guy from the short time I spoke to him. Then everything came crashing down when we could hear the sounds of Silva screaming from a night terror. He got upset that I wasn’t trying to do something about it.
How fuckingdarehe? He doesn’t know my relationship with my sister.
Silva has been dealing with these night terrors for years. It kills me because I can’t do anything to help her. She’s suffered so much in life because of me, trying to help me and keeping me safe. I already feel like a big enough piece of shit because of it.
Kyren accuses me of being heartless for not caring about what happens outside Widows Peak had me going on defense mode.
We’ve built this town to help people find a safe haven. What more does he want?
