Ivy
All eyes were on me as I breathed heavily. My heart was pounding a thousand miles an hour as I grappled with what my body was telling me to do.
I stared at them standing in the doorway—watching me. I couldn’t stop bouncing on my feet, unsure if this was the right thing to do. They said they were ready for me…we had a lot of fun together. And I was growing closer and closer to them each day. My chest tightened, but I couldn’t hold back anymore.
“I’m ready,” I finally blurted out, holding my arms wide.
“You’re ready?” Lukas asked as he stepped closer to me. The other three exchanged hopeful glances with each other.
The words started pouring out of me, but I couldn’t stop them. “I’m ready to join you all and be with you in the packhouse. I’m so lonely here, and I just want to be happy with all of you, laughing and teasing. Playing with each other, talking about things, kissing, and having fun together. I’m your omega. Let’s be a pack together. I’m all in.”
Once my words came to a halt, I saw the shocked expressions on their faces. I inhaled, waiting for their reactions.
“Ivy, that’s wonderful!” Lukas wrapped his arms around me in a big hug and spun me around. “Let’s pack your stuff!”
“Excellent,” Preston grabbed me next, planting a big kiss on my lips.
Isaac kissed me on the cheek. “It’s about time, we’re dying over here.”
Demetrius came up to me last and pulled me into a warm embrace. “I’m so glad you’re finally ready. We’ve all been ready and waiting for you.”
A huge smile spread over my face. I was so grateful they each accepted me.
“What do we need to grab?” Preston looked around. “I can start packing the food, I guess.”
“I really don’t have much, just a few suitcases' worth of stuff.” I looked around the apartment. Almost everything here was part of the temporary unit, so there was not much to pack.
“Perhaps we should grab a suitcase's worth of clothes today and return tomorrow for the rest when we have the bigger car,” Demetrius suggested to us.
“That sounds like a great idea. I’ll go pack a bag really quickly.”
I rushed into my room, grabbed a suitcase out of the closet, and immediately filled it with clothes.Isaac came in to assist, but paused short of the bed as a small grin spread over his face.
“Ivy, dear, why does it smell like sex in this room?” He asked quietly, slowly walking towards me.
A blush spread over my body as I shrugged my shoulders, shoving more clothes into my suitcase. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I see. So the fact that this room smells strongly of you and Dem means nothing?” He laughed softly. “Good for him.”
I rolled my eyes, smiling as I finished packing. Trying not to overdo it, I gathered just enough for a few days' worth of clothes. I’ll be back tomorrow, I reminded myself, trying to ignore a slight twinge of anxiety as I looked around.
“You okay?” Isaac asked me as his eyes watched me frantically roam my room. He reached out with his hands to my hips to pause my pacing, then gently caressed my cheek.
“Just a big change, you know? Three weeks ago, I was looking for my own place to move into. Never did I imagine I’d be moving into the pack’s house that runs the company.”
He pulled me into a big hug. “We all know it’s a big change for you. Let me know what you need.”
“I’m fine,” I said, snuggling into his arms for a brief moment longer before backing away. “Change is…change, I guess.”
We rolled my suitcase out to the living room, where the other three were waiting for us by the door, ready to grab my bag and head out to the car. My boys immediately turned the walk to the car into a race to get there once I said I was ready to go. As soon as I settled into the backseat, I sighed, letting a huge wave of relief overtake me. This felt right.
Lukas and Preston sat next to me and wrapped their arms around my shoulders, all full of smiles as we joked about me joining them.
This was it. I’d chosen my path, and I could finally breathe.
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Lukas
