Cam growled, tightening his hold on me, and Ben squeezed my hand. I could scent their distress and anger—it swirled around me like a tangible thing—but I couldn’t help but feel calm. Being surrounded by my alphas, feeling their skin on mine, was like coming home.
“How did this happen?” Theo asked, his voice tight as he re-wrapped the wound.
I took a deep breath. “After they arrested you, Glen took me to his house.”
The three of them snarled, and Theo stood up and looked around as if expecting some sort of enemy to barge in.
“If you want to hear what happened, I’m going to need you all to not freak out,” I said in a small voice, an involuntary tremble working its way through my body at the strength of their reaction. Although my omega was smugly pleased with how protective they were being.
When none of them responded, I added, “Just remember that I’m okay now. I’m safe, and we’re together.” My voice cracked.
Theo muttered something under his breath and ran his hand through his hair. “Okay, okay. We can stay calm.” He said it as if he were trying to convince himself.
“I need cuddles if I’m going to get through this,” Ben said, sounding on the verge of tears.
I gestured for Cam to lie down and he reached out and pulled me on top of him. Ben laid down next to us, throwing his leg over mine. Theo hesitated before lying down on Cam’s other side and winding his fingers through my hair.
We lay there in silence, reveling in each other’s touch. I trailed my fingers down Ben’s chest. I could see now that all of my alphas had lost weight, and I had to fight the urge to get up and make them more food.
“We’re listening, baby girl,” Cam said, gently prompting me to continue.
“I was at Glen’s for… five days, I think. He took me there so Pack Madden could bond me.”
None of my alphas said a word, but a steady growl started in Cam’s chest.
I told them the basics of what had happened, skipping as much of my time there as I thought I could get away with. I completely omitted the Pack Madden dinner party from hell, focusing instead on Pack Turro’s theory of Glen’s deterioration. I told them about what my mom had done, how Genevieve had been there and we escaped together, and how a bullet had grazed my leg in the process. Tears streamed down Ben’s face, and once I started talking about watching their trial on TV, I was crying as well.
“There’s an omega facility about twenty minutes away from here, and the four of us will be part of the team that will free those omegas tomorrow night. There are three other teams in place to break into the other facilities at the same time. A large group of senators has already agreed to bring charges against Glen and my fathers and the rest of them once we get the omegas out, and the media will be standing by to expose them all.” Silence fell as I finished.
I held my breath, waiting for them to argue that I shouldn’t be part of the team tomorrow, that it would be too dangerous.
Cam was the first one to speak.
“Fuck,” he said. I braced myself. “Can’t believe our omega is responsible for taking down the whole fucking government.”
My mouth opened in shock and I popped my head off Cam’s chest to take in his expression.
“Proud of you, baby girl. So fucking proud,” he said.
A slow smile spread across my face. “Really? You’re not mad?”
Cam’s brows raised. “Mad? At you? Never. But I don’t want you risking yourself like that again. Nothing is worth more than your safety. I fucking can’t believe you broke into Glen’s office. What were you thinking? And taking the van? So many things could have…”
I quickly silenced him with my lips on his, hoping it stopped his train of thought.
When I pulled away, his expression had softened.
“Let’s get back to the part where you’re proud of me,” I said, pressing another soft kiss to his lips.
“Of course we’re proud,” Theo said, running his hand down my back.
Ben squeezed my thigh. I looked over at him, surprised at how quiet he was.
“Love you,” he mouthed, moving his hand up to cup my ass under the blanket.
“Tell us more about this mission tomorrow,” Theo said. His brow was furrowed, and I knew he was already analyzing everything I had told him.
“I will, but first, I want you all to bond me.”
