“Did something happen? Did someone hurt you?” Reid growls.
“Not me.” I break out into another fit of sobs. I’m drained. All I want is to go back to their place and cuddle in my nest surrounded by my Alphas. Except, not all my Alphas are here, which makes me cry harder.
They manage to get me to calm down, and I tell them about everything that happened.
“Fuck,” Reid curses. “Addie, baby, we’re so fucking sorry. We should have been there. We had no idea there was a safety issue for Cae.”
“I know,” I sniff. “You didn’t do anything wrong.”
“Is she okay?” Carson asks.
I nod. “She went home with her pack.”
“Why didn’t you come find us after they left?”
“Because I was seconds away from breaking down." I huff. “I didn’t want to be in there anymore. I needed to be alone for a moment to process.”
“Come on.” Carson nods toward the car. “Let's get you home.”
“We’ll order in and cuddle. How does that sound?”
“Perfect.”
The whole car ride home, I sit in the back, cuddled into Carson, clinging to him like my life depends on it. I check my phone when we pull into the driveway, thankful to see that Cae got home safely. I check in on her, and she insists she’s okay.
I know she’s not, but she has her men, and they will make sure she will be. I hope those fuckers make sure Luis loses everything.
“Are you okay?” Reid asks as we walk to the house.
“I’m a little hot.” I fan myself. “Maybe I’m coming down with the flu?”
“Could be your body reacting to the overstimulation.”
“Maybe.”
We head inside and straight up to my nest. I step out of my clothes until I’m fully naked, the feeling of freedom after my clothes felt so restricting.
I moan when I lie down in the sea of blankets and pillows. “This feels nice.” I nuzzle into the softness.
The guys give me a look, but don’t say anything.
I make them get rid of their clothes before coming into my nest, only their boxers on as they cuddle in.
Using the projector they set up for me, we watch a movie, cuddled up together.
I’m unable to sit still, making it clear that my body is feeling off. Carson and Reid manage to get me to eat something, but it’s not until I start to perfume, my head growing heavy, body aching, that I realize something is really wrong.
“I don’t feel so good.”
“Shit,” Reid hisses. “Sweet Girl. I don’t want you to freak out, but I think you’re going into heat.”
“No,” I whine. “No. I can’t. Not yet. I have a few weeks.”
“I think it’s happening a lot sooner than expected.” Carson brushes some sweaty hair away from my forehead.
“No.” I shake my head. “I can’t. Not without Damien. I need Damien.” I start to cry at the idea of doing this without him. “I need all of you. I don’t want my heat without all of you.”
“Shhh.” Reid soothes me. “I’ll call him, okay? We’ll get him here, I promise.”
