Chapter 42
Sonnet drummed her fingers against the kitchen table, Goose curled at her feet, and her four alphas looked at her like schoolboys admitting to breaking the rules.
But what they had admitted wasn’t bad. She just wasn’t expecting them to tell her that all those secretive meetings for work were therapy.
She didn’t judge them, and neither did her omega.
Both had felt since the beginning that something was wrong within their pack, and she felt relieved that instead of pulling her into their mess, they were seeking professional help.
Asking for help wasn’t easy. She knew that firsthand.
The fact that they had gone through with it, making time for their sessions and being with her, was a true testament to their devotion to her, each other, and themselves.
I told you we have the best alphas!
Sonnet smiled. “I’m proud of you all! That sounds like a lot of work to be doing on vacation. How do you all feel?”
The four of them looked at each other, relief washing over them.
Jude came bounding over, lifting her into his arms and kissing her all over her face despite her protests. “So happy! The happiest!”
“Today is our last session,” Zayden said softly, his eyes filled with warmth. “We’ve all put in the work to become our best selves so that we can be the best pack for you. Dr. Burdough would like time after meeting with us to meet with you as well. Is that something you’d be up for, sweetheart?”
She felt honored to be asked to join and be a part of a vulnerable environment. They were letting her into their space because they trusted her, and it made her fall for them even more, but…did she trust them in return?
They knew part of her ugly past, but she hadn’t told them the full story yet.
A story she was only now getting comfortable living with.
Thanks to her omega, she hasn’t had to deal with her trauma in full length, but now being with her alphas, everything was coming forward.
She couldn’t hide anymore. As much as she wanted to show them her full self, too, she couldn’t. Not yet. Not now.
Is that wrong of me?
No. I understand Sonnet.
I don’t want to build a wall for them like I did for you.
It’s not a wall. It’s just…timing. We’ll both know when it’s time.
“Are you sure?” she asked. “I don’t want to intrude.”
“You can’t intrude on something you’re invited to,” Kai teased. “Look, it’s going to be uncomfortable as hell for us all, but we want you there, and so does Dr. Burdough. You in?”
They want me to be there.
Warmth spread over her body. She nodded her head excitedly. “I’m in. Let’s do this!”