Page 29 of Enticing Little Omega
"Stop!" William's voice cut through the overlapping words, calm but commanding. The Alpha in him showing without even trying. "One at a time," he said. Then he turned to me. "Thank you for sitting down with us."
I nodded once, unsure of what to say. My emotions were still tangled, like headphone wires left in a pocket too long. I glanced at Anton, then back at the rest of them. My pack.
Or what could be my pack.
If I was brave enough to give them, and us, a chance.
William cleared his throat. "We wanted to thank you for letting us have a chance. For agreeing to us courting you," hesaid gently. "And apologise for just showing up here today. That was... a mistake."
"Itoldyou it was a stupid idea," Drew muttered, arms crossed.
William ignored him, but I couldn't help but wonder at the tension I was now very aware of running between them.
"We want to take you out on dates. Real ones. Give you the chance to get to know us," William continued to explain.
Annerly nodded. "One-on-one, at first. So you don't feel overwhelmed. You choose the pace. Whatever you need."
"And then maybe," Drew added with a crooked smile, "When you're ready, a group date. All of us, together. Show you how good we are when we're not being idiots."
I blinked at them. "Oh, when you said courting... you meantcourting." The thought felt strange. Old-fashioned. Formal. Sweet.
All four men nodded in agreement.
I stared down at my hands. I didn't know what to say. What the right thing here was.
My head and heart were a mess. My instincts were even worse. But under all of it, deep and steady and quiet, was the part of me that had always belonged to them.
The Omega inside me wanted this. Wanted them.
And maybe... maybe I did too.
"Okay," I said, voice barely above a whisper. It wasn't a promise. It wasn't forever. But it was a start. A step.
Four smiles bloomed in response. Not triumphant. Just hopeful.
Chapter 13
William
I'd faced down assholes in the boardrooms and braved the deepest, darkest cesspool of humanity to track down and save our Omega. But standing outside Christa's front door, hands sweating like I was eighteen and about to ask my crush to prom.
Next to me, Annerly was fidgeting with the strap of the adorable suspenders I liked so much. His composure was better than mine. Slightly. He offered me a shaky smile, and I caught the faint tremor of nerves through our bond.
We had a wicker basket with hand-picked picnic foods and an insulated pack with different drinks waiting for us in the car.
"You're sure this isn't too much?" he whispered.
"No," I said, though I wasn't sure either. "But we're here now, so let's show our girl what we've got for her."
Annerly nodded once, and I raised my hand to knock.
When the door opened, Christa stood barefoot in the doorway, dressed in a soft sundress that made my breath catch. Her wild, colourful hair was pulled back into a messy top knot that had some soft tendrils escaping at her temples.
She was temptation in the flesh.
"You're here," she said, a tentative smile on her face. "Fuck. You're here. I'm late. Give me five. Am I dressed alright? I'm fine, right?" she rambled, and I instantly felt a bit more at ease knowing our Omega was just as nervous as we were.
"You're perfect," I responded, unable to keep the awe out of my voice.
