Knot Her Reality (Heated Book 3)

Chapter Thirty-six

This week has been insane. Each of the remaining suitors was able to go on a date with Evangeline and her pack. Gavin was sent home last night at the rose ceremony, but we knew that was going to happen after they came home from their date. Everyone decided that they would be better off as friends. It almost made me feel bad for just how well mine and Natalie’s date went. But really, nothing can spoil that night for me.

I’d hoped that Evangeline would give Nat and me a red rose at the ceremony, but she handed out peach roses to all five of us. I was disappointed, but I got it. We still have two weeks left before the last rose ceremony, after which Evangeline will go into heat sometime in the following week. I don’t blame her for wanting to be sure about who she chooses for her pack. Koda was a given, and so were Lillian and Tessa. It was clear that they were all meant to be together. It’s the rest of us that she’s apparently not sure about.

I don’t know if I’ll be able to walk away from her if she sends me and Natalie home. It would break our hearts. We want to be a part of her pack—of their pack. Natalie has been head over heels for Evangeline since the beginning, and she’s never relented in that belief. It took me a little longer to realize that I wanted forever with her, but that’s the hardheaded alpha in me.

Now, I just need her to realize that she needs and wants us just as bad. Hopefully, that’ll come sooner rather than later.

“Are you ready?” Natalie asks as she steps into the sitting area, eyes running over me before sighing. “Are you brooding again?”

Frowning, I shake my head. “I don’t brood.”

“Bullshit, you don’t brood, but whatever. Get your ass out of the chair, and let’s get downstairs. We overslept, and I bet everyone else is already downstairs.”

I chuckle as I push to my feet. “And whose fault is it that we overslept.”

“Mine, and I have no problem admitting that, alpha. You definitely weren’t complaining last night or this morning.”

“That’s because I’m not an idiot. I never said I didn’t enjoy myself, but you were the one that didn’t want to wake up this morning. I was only indulging you by staying in bed.”

She snorts, grabbing my hand and dragging me to the door. “And that’s why it was me who had to wake you up an hour ago?”

Ignoring her, I swing the door open and hold it for her. Once we’re on the stairs, my hand finds its way to the small of her back. When we make it to the pool, I realize we are the last ones to arrive.

“It’s about time,” Evangeline says as she saunters over to us. “I was beginning to think we would need to send a search party for the two of you.”

Natalie laughs, shaking her head. “No search party needed. We just needed a little more sleep than usual. Can’t let all this beauty go to waste.”

“Oh, no. We definitely don’t want that.” Evangeline leads us over to the food and beverage table. “Get some food and coffee if you need it, then come hang out in the pool with us.”

“Yes, ma’am.” When she turns to look at me, sass written all over her face, I just wink before turning back to the table and making myself a plate.

“Damn saucy alphas,” I hear her mutter as she walks away. “Don’t take too long. I’ve missed you!”

Natalie snickers. “You hear that? She missed us.”

“I don’t know why you’re laughing about it. That’s good news. That means she’s thinking about us even when we’re not here.”

Natalie rolls her eyes. “You’re still worried she isn’t going to pick us, aren’t you?”

I shrug, keeping my eyes on the food so I don’t have to meet her eyes. Only, she’s not having any of that. She pokes me in the side until I turn to her with a glare. “Stop fucking poking me.”

“Then stop trying to avoid eye contact, asshole. You act like I don’t know how you are.” My beta’s face softens. “She’s taken us to bed twice, Ro. The first time was with two people who are part of her pack now. She likes us. She will choose us. We just need to give her the time to wrap her head around it. We will be a part of her pack. Just keep telling yourself that until she realizes it, okay?”

I nod slowly, a smile breaking out on my face. “Thank you, Nat. That’s just what I needed to hear. This is why we work so well.”

“And don’t forget it,” she says before tugging on my shirt until I lean down to meet her lips. She sighs when we break apart before going back to making coffee for us. “You better have put enough food on that plate for both of us, or I’m going to shank you.”

I throw my head back as I laugh. Gods, I love this woman so damn much. And yes, her threatening to shank me does it for me. Everything about her does it for me, and I just want to give her the life she deserves—the life we both deserve. Which is why I’ve been worrying so much about Evangeline not choosing us. I know we’re meant to be a part of her pack. I know that we’re meant to be forever. I just don’t know that my omega knows it—and yes, she is my omega, even if she hasn’t chosen us yet.

“The two of you are having entirely too much fun without the rest of us,” Koda yells from the pool. “You’re taking too long. Hurry up.”

Laughing, I slap my hand down on Natalie’s ass. “You heard the omegas, Nat. We need to hurry up. Can’t leave them wanting for anything.”

“Slap my ass again, and you’re going to end up wearing this coffee instead of drinking it,” Natalie hisses at me, but I can see the humor in her eyes. She’s not even remotely upset. In fact, I think she’s excited that our attention is being demanded by both Evangeline and Koda.

We sit at the table closest to the pool so we can chat with the others as we shove our faces with food and coffee. The minute Natalie’s cup and our plate are empty, Evangeline and Koda climb out of the pool to drag her in with them. Not that she fights them in the least.

If I’m expecting the same treatment when I finish my coffee, I realize very quickly I’ll be waiting a long time. Koda, Evangeline, Tessa, and Lillian have dragged Natalie away from the alphas, where they’re all talking in hushed whispers.

“Are you going to sit up there all day, or are you going to join us in the pool?” Conrad asks with a raised brow.

“What’s wrong, Con? Did you miss me, too?”

“No,” he responds with his stoic face that gives away nothing.

My eyes narrow, trying to see if he’s fucking with me or if he’s serious. Of the other alphas, he’s the one I’m closest to. He’s also one of them I’d really love to take to bed, but besides some minor flirting here and there, he hasn’t shown interest in me—in Natalie, yes, but not me. I’d be fine with him taking her to bed, and I’ve told her as much, but she said she didn’t want to sleep with him unless I was there, or when we are all officially part of Evangeline’s pack.

“Oh, just get the fuck in the pool,” Conrad says as he rolls his eyes.

Grinning, I do just that, letting my eyes run over all three alphas before me. They’re all hot in their own way, but Conrad’s the only one I’m attracted to. I guess I need a little more than a pretty face to want to sleep with someone—because out of all of them, Alejandro is definitely the prettiest. He’s also probably the least dominant one, even if there’s no mistaking that he’s an alpha.

“Are you checking us out?” Jagger asks with a smirk, and I shrug.

“Every single person in this pool deserves to be checked out regularly. We’re an attractive group, but don’t let it go to your head. I don’t want to fuck you.”

Jagger throws his head back, howling with laughter. “Well, so long as we’re clear on that.”

“We are pretty damn hot, aren’t we?” Alejandro says with a half smile and a wink. “Obviously, I’m the one you’d want to fuck out of the three of us.”

It’s my turn to laugh. “Try again.”

My eyes flit to Conrad to find him blinking at me as if he can’t understand my words.

“I think you broke Conrad,” Jagger says as he laughs again.

Alejandro laughs with him. “I think he really did. You alright over there, Conrad?”

Even as they speak to him, Conrad’s eyes never leave me. I swallow, wondering if I just fucked up the friendship we’ve been building. I know I shouldn’t have said anything, but Alejandro was being a little shit as usual.

When Conrad pushes to his feet and stalks over to me, I have to fight the urge to take a step back. I’m not afraid of him, per se, but he is a big man. A big, very hot man that I definitely want to fuck—a fact that he now knows. I’m just not sure what he’s thinking.

I don’t have to wait long to find out as his hand flies up, hooking around my neck and jerking me toward him. A groan spills from both of us as our lips meet. Kissing him is everything I thought it would be, and I never want to stop.

“Holy shit, that’s hot,” I hear someone call out, and it takes me a moment to realize it’s Evangeline.

“Hell yes! Get it, Ro! Fucking finally!” And that’s Natalie.

I break the kiss as laughter bubbles up and spills out of me. A smile breaks out across Conrad’s mouth before he’s laughing alongside me.

“No one told you to stop kissing,” Koda says as he swims over. “We were enjoying the show.”

“Of course you were.” Conrad shakes his head, taking another step closer to me. “I don’t mind putting on a show for them, if you don’t.”

“Yes, please!”

I laugh, turning around as Evangeline’s voice is much closer this time. It takes me a moment to realize that the others have gathered around Jagger and Alejandro. “What? Do you all expect us to put on a show for you?”

Natalie shrugs. “I mean, I’m totally willing to put a show on with the two of you if you want.”

Evangeline has crawled into Alejandro’s lap, straddling him as she turns to look over her shoulder at us. “Well, someone is about to put on a show—either the two of you or me.” She rolls her hips over his and draws a moan from both of them.

“Oh, I’d love to watch you put on a show, omega.” Conrad’s voice is deep, lust lacing his words as he moves up to stand behind me. I bite my lip when his arms slide around me, his arms roaming up and down my chest and abdomen. I can’t hold back the groan that spills from me as he kisses my neck. “If that’s okay with you, Ronan. I didn’t think before offering.”

“Yes, please,” Evangeline says as she spins around in Alejandro’s lap, clearly unable to hear Conrad’s whispered words.

“Please touch me, Con. You don’t know how long I’ve wished you would touch me.”

Evangeline lets out a keening wail, forcing my attention back to her. Alejandro has three fingers buried in her cunt, her scent spiking and smacking me in the face. My already hard cock throbs as I reach back to grab Conrad’s thigh before sliding over to stroke his cock over the top of his swim trunks.

“Fuck,” I hiss, a statement he quickly repeats, his hand sliding into my waistband.

“Neither of us need these,” he mutters, yanking my shorts down and turning me to face him. I watch as he jerks down his own shorts before he’s turning my head back to Evangeline—not even giving me enough time to admire his cock. “Gods, she looks beautiful stuffed full of his fingers.”

Before I can respond, he moves forward until our cocks are side by side, his hand closing around them as he begins to stroke us together. My eyes roll back in my head at the sensation, unable to focus on anything but that for the moment. Evangeline’s moans aren’t the only ones I hear, and I wonder if Conrad and I started a damn orgy in the pool.

When I find my eyes back on Evangeline, I realize Alejandro is no longer filling her with his fingers but his cock. She whimpers as he fucks into her from behind, her tits bouncing as he takes her hard and rough. I don’t know if someone pulled the bikini to the side or if they bounced right the hell out, but her nipples are hard, and I wish I was close enough to take one in my mouth.

I grin when Natalie and Lillian do just that, making sure neither of them blocks our view of Evangeline’s pussy, a fact I’m eternally grateful for. It’s all too much though—the sounds of the moans surrounding us, the scents wafting to my nose, Conrad’s hand on my cock. There’s no way I’m going to last long.

When Evangeline’s back arches, a scream tearing from her lips as she comes, I know it’s over for me, too. She looks beautiful as comes, pulling Alejandro over the edge with her. But it’s seeing her locked down on his knot that really does it for me. I grunt, my hips stuttering as I turn back to Conrad.

It’s his name that spills from my lips as I come hard. He’s seconds behind me before he pulls me in for another kiss. I hear a few more grunts and moans as the others come around us, but all I can do is focus on the man kissing me.

At least until I hear the next words that spill from Evangeline’s lips. “Gods, I love you. All of you.”

Conrad and I break apart, heads jerking toward her. Her eyes are closed as she leans back against Alejandro, and I’m not even sure she realizes what she just said. A fact that is confirmed when her eyes pop open and she frowns when she finds all eyes on her. I can tell the moment it hits her just what she said. Something tells me that if she wasn’t attached to Alejandro by his knot, she’d be bolting right now.

Instead, she gapes at each of us before burying her face in her hands, her body shaking as she begins to sob. I glance around at the others, having no idea what to do. I don’t even know why she’s crying. I’m at a complete loss.

Koda’s the only one who moves, wrapping his arms around her and Alejandro as he murmurs to her. Behind his back, he gestures for all of us to leave, and we make sure to do so quickly, though reluctantly.

“She’s probably overwhelmed,” Natalie says, joining me and Conrad as we step inside. “She just needs some time. Conrad, would you like to join us in our suite?”

Glancing over at Conrad, I can tell he’s just as worried about Evangeline as I am.