“A good one.”
Dylan nodded, and we kept watching.
When Liam approached, he spun Eva under his arm like they were dancing, and the crowd watching loved it. There were cheers andawws, but nothing could hold my attention the way she did.
“You’ve probably figured out by now that I like taking care of you.” He slid a hand around her neck, bringing their faces close.
I saw Eva’s breath hitch. “Just a little.”
A flash of a grin before he was serious again. “I know the bond is every vow we could ever make, but I want you to know I willalwaystake care of you. I don’t care what else happens in our lives, that won’t change.”
Only the softest of whines from our Omega. Now I didn’t need to see her face to understand she was too overwhelmed to speak. So full of love. Surrendering and accepting Liam’s vow.
“Ready?”
Eva nodded, and he kissed her before tilting her head to the side. His bite was the twin to mine, on the other side of her neck,beneath her jaw. His echo held a warm steadiness. Ifeltthe truth of the way he loved to care for others. And the way that need included dragging her off this stage and into the dressing room as soon as possible.
Tyler held Eva. Wrapped her up in his arms and enveloped her as he spoke. “I know I mentioned it backstage, but… sometimes I think about how easy it would have been to miss each other. Maybe you didn’t crash into me and none of us got close enough to see what the good scent was. They could have had you enter on the other side of the stage. We could have said no to playing the DCAs. You could have said no to presenting that award. And when I realize how close we came to having nothing I can’t fuckingbreathe.”
His words had Eva feeling a mix of everything. Awe and disbelief and love.
“All I can feel is fucking grateful we found you, because no matter what could have happened, I know that every version of my life without you in it is the wrong one.” His voice dropped to a whisper. “I love you.”
There was nothing left to say. She clung to him, and as soon as he bit her he would know the feelings our Omega couldn’t verbalize. It was too much. So much. Everything.
Liam bit her in the spot reflecting Dylan’s bite, and we were complete. The tangled feeling of us all together nearly put me on my knees. Tyler’s passion and creativity completed the subtle synergy I’d never known we needed.
How could anyone live without this?
No matter the answer, I needed us tonotbe in front of people as soon as humanly possible.
The whole theatre cheered. They were on their feet, and I only had eyes for Eva.
My arm found her waist, guiding her towards the edge of the stage and back to the dressing room. Eva barely grabbed herbouquet from Esme. Behind us, the MC said something to the crowd and officially announced our bonding. I was sure I’d see a video of it later.
We crashed into the dressing room and locked the door. Thank fuck we arranged for a bed here. Otherwise I might have kidnapped my Omega back home.
“Come here.” I pulled on the bond between us, watching her eyes go wide. Perfume exploded. I grinned. “Turn around.”
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
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EVA
Ispun, giving Jack my back, but it felt like I was being touched by all of them at once. The four of them were bright flames in my chest. Connection like this felt natural. There wasn’t any friction or questioning.
“How much time do we have?” I asked.
“As long as we want,” Dylan said.
A laugh came out of me, but my breath was short. “You know I wish that were true, but it’s not.”
Our reception was at another venue. After we were finished and put ourselves back together, we would go there and take pictures with our families before partying the night away.
But if we let ourselves stay here, we would just stay here. Arousal like fire seeped from all of them. I wasn’t even in heat, but it felt like it with all their attention.
“In that case,” Dylan said, “We fuck you hard and fast and get to the party so we can fuck you again later. In the nest.”
