“I’m not letting you go, Addie,” he says with determination.
“You already did.” I close my eyes as the pain in my heart grows.
“That’s where you’re wrong. You’re my Omega, Addie. I had every intention of making that official. When the time was right, I was going to find you.”
“So I was only meant to be your Omega when it was convenient for you?”
“No,” he growls, “It’s not like that. I said I was young and stupid, Addie. I thought I was doing the right thing.”
“What if I went off and met a pack, had babies, and built a life? You think you could have just slipped in and become one of the pack members?”
“At the time, yes.” At least he has the decency to look ashamed.
“So, what, you only changed your mind because you found out I had other scent matches and couldn’t stand to see me with them?”
“No,” he shakes his head, “I realized how much of an idiot I was when your mother was trying to set you up with awful Alphas. There was no way I could sit back and watch you be with someone else you hated when you were mine.”
“I went out on so many miserable dates with those assholes. You knew how much I hated them. Why didn’t you say something sooner?”
“I knew you were going through so much, I didn’t know how to drop a bomb like this.”
“Waiting to tell me before a hockey game, then outing my Alphas for being two of my online best friends was the way to go, though?”
“Trust me, now that I think back on it, I know how–”
“It was stupid. I know, I know. Because everything you do seems to be fucking stupid.” Anger is overriding the hurt. “Like following me all the way to Vegas?” I shake my head. “What is wrong with you?”
“A lot,” he mutters.
I glare at him.
“I love you,” he says, and fuck, it makes my heart too damn happy to hear those words. “I can’t change the past, all I can do is give you my best for the future and be the best Alpha I can for you. I want to show you how much you mean to me. To love you, take care of you, and be there for you. I want it all, Addie and I have for so damn long. If you give me the chance, I know I can be the right Alpha for you.”
“I need time to think,” I tell him.
His shoulders slump, and he nods. “I know.”
“Tell Carson and Reid I don’t want to see them right now, either. Not after what I just found out. I need some time.”
“I’ll tell them.”
He turns to leave, and I feel a rush of panic. My Omega side takes over, not caring about anything else right now.
“Damien!”
He turns around, and I’m off the bed as fast as I can be. I rush to him, grab his shirt, and yank him down. Grabbing the back of his head, I hold him still as I bring my lips to his.
I whimper as his scent invades my nose, making my head spin, and a euphoric sensation fills my body.
I light up like a Christmas tree, and my perfume is coming off me in waves.
Damien’s chest rumbles, and with a growled groan, his lips move against mine as I kiss him like a long-lost lover. In a way, he is.
The kiss is everything. I never want to let him go, but I do, pulling back as tears spill down my cheeks.
Pressing my fingers to my lips, still tingling from his touch, I return to my bed, trying to hold in a sob as I crawl under the covers, pulling them up over my head.
A sad sigh sounds from the doorway. “I’m not going anywhere, Cupcake,” he murmurs. “I’ll be right here when you’re ready.”
