“We did have a long drive,” Ronan said apologetically, “and Luca here has been searching for you high and low for days, barely sleeping.”
“Me specifically?” I challenged. “You didn’t bring those omegas here out of the goodness of your heart.”
“To be fair, we were going to make sure they were safe regardless. We would’ve brought them here even if you weren’t here, but once they mentioned you by name… we simply doubled our efforts.”
“You have an answer for everything, don’t you?”
“I do,” he said, completely unrepentant, those hazel eyes dancing with amusement.
“So, they mentioned you were part of the Crows. Isn’t that a crime family? What are you guys, the mafia? And you expect me just to expose this town to you?”
Ronan automatically stumbled back and clutched his chest.
“I’m wounded, omega. You think I’m a danger? I’m as harmless as a kitten.”
The answering smirk was like a golden retriever mixed with a stabby lunatic. Oddly enough, it worked for him.
Or my omega has lost her fucking mind.
“We don’t hurt omegas,” he finally said, serious now.
I swear his personality switched on and off so fast I was getting whiplash.
“Definitely sleep,” Luca repeated as he wavered slightly on his feet. Even if I wanted more answers, it was clear this came first.
“There’s a motel down the street,” Leon supplied.
“No,” Nikolai said, glaring at me again, not even acknowledging Leon even though he was responding to his statement.
My omega was pushing me toward them, fighting me internally. Every instinct was screaming at me to fix this, to let this pack have a chance to speak.
Ronan was right. We needed to talk. And I had a big enough pack house to let them in which would make that much easier once they woke up.
“Leon can stay with me in my room. You guys can take the guest rooms,” I said. “But this means nothing. At least not yet.”
“We’ll show you that we’re the right pack for you,” Ronan said confidently. “You won’t have to stop your life for us. Just give us a chance.”
Nikolai finally stood. He started to say something, and then stopped himself.
I waited, but when nothing came out, I turned around, leading the way out the door.
“Nikolai knows the way,” I finally said, walking up the lane with Leon’s hand in mine again.
We were clinging to each other now. Our simple morning had turned into pure chaos and we were just along for the ride.
The other three climbed into the two vans, easily catching up to us.
It wasn’t exactly a long drive, and soon they were parked in front of my house.
I pushed open the front door with the pack behind me, each one with a duffel bag.
Leon was quiet as he went to his own guest room, gathering his things and bringing them to my bedroom. It made more sense for him to share with me now. This was a big change, and I wanted him to know that he was here to stay, no matter who walked into our lives.
“Everything you need should be in there,” I said, gesturing at the three guest rooms down the hall.
Ronan gave Leon a look and me a flirty wink before walking inside and closing the door behind him.
“What the fuck was that about?” I said, looking from the door to Leon.
