King starts laughing. A big thundering laughter that echoes in my ears. “Just winding you up, Raney. You should see your face right now.” King keeps laughing when the doors open as he charges out.
Right out of the doors stands a large group of anxious MCs and men in suits wondering what the fuck is going on now.
Me too.
ChapterThirty-Five
RANEY
King’s laughter dries up in an instant and in the next moment, he swings around to watch me closely. His eyes shut down before I can get a clue about what’s going on.
“Come on, micina,” Koz coos softly, his arm stretched out towards the Scorned Girls. The three of them are standing together looking smug and dressed to kill, with their arms stuffed full of flowers. Wisteria of course.
“What’s this?” I ask before I move a muscle. It’s kind of hard to miss what’s going on, except no one says a word.
Koz dips down and kisses my nose before cupping my face in his big hands, swamping me in his perfume. He sweeps away all my trepidation as he holds my attention.
“From the second you walked into my life, I’ve been yours. Today we get to watch the sunset as pack, which means I have to do right by you. For the next few hours, I want us to focus on you before I make you mine, in front of all your family and friends,” he fakes a big shiver, “even your Scorned Girls.”
“Koz…” I whisper. It’s not that I don’t get what he’s saying, I’m seriously in shock.
“Let me finish,” he growls. “We will enter into our formal union with all the blessings we’re owed, and some traditions from my family back home. And since I know how much these three mean to you, I’ve asked them to be here with you. I want to give you everything, Raney. Now no complaints.” He smiles, and it really is like one of those moments in a romance novel—all that’s missing is the sun streaming through a parting of the clouds—but then again he’s always had this ability to promise and deliver the world.
“What traditions?”
“Tradition. Single. That’s all I’m prepared to do.”
“And?”
“For the blessing of lots of babies, it means they get to pamper and spoil you while I’m meant to stay away until we are ready to pack.” He barely gives me time to consider what he said. “Are you upset?”
“About the baby thing? Koz, I know how much you’re looking forward to seeing me be a momma to your babies. It’s one of my dreams too. Am I upset about you not spending the day with me? A little, but I get it. Besides, it’s only a few hours, I think I’ll be okay without you.”
His mouth drops open, and he growls while staring at me. I soothe him by jumping into his arms, wrapping my legs around his waist so I can kiss him before he can say or explain another thing. And boy do I kiss him, until the Scorned Girls start catcalling, and he starts scenting up the whole carpark with how much he wants to practice for babies.
Raising my middle finger to silence them only makes everyone else join in. My ears hurt with the wolf-whistles and cheering. My face hurts from smiling, and my heart races at the realisation this is happening.
With a final unhurried kiss, he guides me back to my feet before he spins me to face the girls again. “They’re here to spend the last couple of hours you’re a single omega, gossiping and laughing. Of course, Puck and I will be heavily armed and following behind you at a less than suitable distance. King and Lew, along with a few of your uncles are coming too.”
“Why?” I stammer unnecessarily, but I’m still a little dizzy from his kisses.
“You are coming out to the world as an omega, and I’m letting everyone on this planet know I am your alpha. As part of that, a very alpha part is showing the rest of the world I am worthy of being yours.”
He dips lower again and kisses the shock off my lips while his thumb drops down and trails over the sweet spot on my neck. The exact spot his claim will go. Over Puck’s.
“I want to give you everything, Raney. And I will. All this is for show but that doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Tristan has my credit card because I suspect she’s the sanest out of your girls. The three of them have strict instructions to spoil you and not get arrested. I want you feeling incredible and ready to be my omega, Raney, in less than a few hours.”
“Yeah, well I can’t.” I go to twist around, but he holds me still at the same time my three supposed best friends roll their eyes at me. Except then their eyes go as wide as saucers when Puck steps out of the shadows and starts closing the distance between us.
“Why?” Puck growls as he comes to a stop to stand next to Koz, but I’m stuck hissing like a cat at the way the girls are eyeing Puck like he’s a tasty treat. I flip them the bird, which only makes them dissolve into a fit of laughter.
Ignoring the girls, I focus onmymen. Mine.
“It’s not safe. Not my bonding, nothing is stopping me from doing that asap. But I don’t need to get all sparkly for it to happen.”
“Yes, you do,” Koz barks, his fingers on my hips gripping me harder.
“I just need you, Koz. I don’t need dresses or facials. Traditions yes, but the girls and I can just sit around at the compound or a bar. We don’t need to go out. In fact, going to the gala is so unnecessary, there must be a way to do this without attending,” I say softly, twisting around to see him. His fingers tighten even more as he lets me see how important completing his traditions are. Instead of stepping to where I can see him, he threads our fingers through and pulls me to lean back against him.
