Page 127 of Rest In Knotty Pieces

I leave the room with the painting and go and sit on the couch, but it doesn’t feel good. I shift my weight, feeling hollow. The urge to do the things Raven told me not to do hits hard.

Instead, I think of the alphas that are ours. I think of the comfort they provide each other, and before I can think twice, I go back to the room and approach the bed.

As soon as I kneel on the edge, Sage’s eyes open. He sees me and reaches out, dragging me into the kind of hug that makes you feel safe.

Then, he starts to purr.

I think it’s the first time I’ve been able to relax without losing control ever. I bury my face in his neck and silently cry the tears that come with the memories.

Another massive body presses against me from behind, wrapping me up safe and warm. More scents fill the air, mixing, twining around each other, and I realise the whole pack is in the room.

Witnessing my loss of control.

Helping me mourn the past.

Treating me like I’m family.

Making the world safe.

King

Sage presses up against my back, and when his hand comes around my waist to stabilize himself, I grab him, holding him to me. The urge to hurt him is strangely absent. In fact, I want his touch, I welcome it. All my violent tendencies are tamped down with this pack. Sage is surprised, I can feel the moment of hesitation before he takes the silent invitation and leans into me fully.

“I need to talk to you.”

“About?” I say and continue pouring my coffee and ignoring the way my cock has stiffened. Fuck it. I twist in his arms, abandoning my coffee, and kiss him slowly, softly.

I can almost taste his surprise, but he makes this adorable sound in his throat as I deepen the kiss, demanding everything from him.

With reluctance, because if I keep going, I’m going to bend him over the kitchen bench and take him here, I pull away.

“Good morning.”

His pretty green eyes search mine. “Morning.”

That raspy sound, deepened with desire, has me closing the distance, my hand on his lower spine, pinning our hips and cocks together.

“I had something important to tell you,” he pants.

“Mmm, so tell me,” I say, and when he opens his mouth, I fill that void with my tongue. Exploring him and tasting him. He moans and clutches at me, holding himself up as I stroke my hand over his ass and then grab, pulling him even closer.

He grunts.

“Morning, kittens.”

Sage pulls back, turning with wide eyes to Blaze, who steals my coffee and walks off, tapping away on his phone.

Sage drops his forehead to my shoulder with a groan, and I find myself amused by his confusion. It’s nice to see Mummy so off balance. I stroke his back, waiting while he reevaluates his life and puts this new information in the right place.

“So, this is?”

“I want you,” I say simply. “Does it have to be more complicated than that?”

“No,” Sage says. “I didn’t think you liked us.”

“Mmm,” I say, pouring three more coffees. I can feel Rolly, who has been stirred by my actions through the bond, moving towards us. He’s deadly silent as he comes up behind Sage and presses into him.

“I thought we agreed to seduce him together?” Rolly says, nipping at Sage’s exposed skin.