My teeth started chattering with how hard I was shaking. “What’s wrong with me?” I whined.
Bear held me tight, pressing my face to his neck so I could get more of his scent. “Shh, just take a deep breath, babydoll. He can’t hurt you.”
“He never yells,” I said as my shaking eased.
“Well, he can go straight to hell,” Bear muttered. He kissed my forehead. “You feeling better now?”
“Yeah. Stupid omega responses.”
“I happen to love your omega.” Bear lifted my chin and gave me a soft kiss. “And if we had more time, I would repeat how I woke you. Fucking idiot undid all my good work.”
I grinned. “So rude of him.”
Bear gave an aggrieved sigh before gifting me his smile. “Let’s get ready, baby. Sol awaits.”
59
WESTIN
“Everyone stay calm and let me take the lead,” Henry said, his knuckles almost white on the steering wheel as we inched towards the beginning of the border checkpoint.
“Well, Iwascalm,” I muttered.
I rubbed my chest, the tightness there almost choking. I was sandwiched between Liam and Bear in the backseat of the car. Both of them were touching me as much as possible, which was the only thing keeping me from losing it. We had to go through two checkpoints before we were in the clear—one to exit Luna and one to enter Sol.
“They can’t stop us from leaving,” I said, but my words came out like a question.
“Right,” Henry said.
“Then why are you so nervous?” I asked.
He didn’t say anything for a long time, and I squirmed in my seat. Liam leaned in and kissed my forehead, his caramel scent soothing. My sense of smell seemed to be growing stronger, or maybe I was just more sensitive to my guys’ scents.
“Henry,” Bear said, a growl in his voice.
“Sorry, sorry,” Henry said, running his hand through his hair. “I’ve just read some recent cases of them denying omegas from leaving. But that’s not going to happen. Just let me do most of the talking and no matter what, stay calm.”
Before I could say anything else, we were at the front of the checkpoint. Henry rolled down his window and handed the Luna guard all our IDs.
I held my breath as the man looked them over. He peered into the car window. “You have an omega in there?”
Liam’s hand tightened on my leg and Bear took my hand in his.
“Yes, our pack’s omega,” Henry said calmly.
The guard frowned and said something into his radio. “We’ll need you to drive to the side here for further screening.”
“What’s the justification for the screen?” Henry asked.
“The justification is because I said so,” the guard snapped.
“Asshole,” Bear muttered. I squeezed his hand in warning.
Henry sighed and drove to where the guard had pointed. A large, gray concrete building stood out against the backdrop of green mountains and blue skies.
“What’s happening?” I asked, my voice high-pitched.
“They do have a right to do additional screenings,” Henry said. “That doesn’t mean anything is wrong.”
