Chapter 2
Nova
We pull into our resting spot for the night. By the looks of it, it’s just like every other motel we’ve been staying at.
Honestly, it’s not like I have the right to complain, because I’m not paying for any of this. I couldn’t even if I wanted to. All I have to my name are the clothes on my back, what's in my bag, and the little bit of money I had before these assholes kidnapped me.
I’m all for being an independent woman and taking care of myself. I’ve done it for years, but it’s about time someone takes care of me. They are my Alphas after all, whether I like it or not. And seeing how I had no real choice on whether I went with them or not, they kind of have to.
But do you know what's nice? Not having to work my ass off to not only support myself but my cheating ex.
Who did he cheat on me with, you might ask? My own fucking mother.
May they have a miserable life together.
My life before these guys wasn’t looking very positive. Fired, homeless, and newly single. I’ll take what I can get. I’m done working my ass off and getting shit on in return.
Getting out of the truck, I groan as I stretch my arms above my head. “Finally. My ass was going numb.”
“Want me to massage that for you?” Ian teases as he gets out of the truck, shutting the door before prowling towards me with a wicked look on his face.
I bite my lower lip, my belly heating. I swear, I’ve never been this horny in my life.
It might have had something to do with my Beta ex, who couldn’t fuck worth shit. He had an Alpha-sized dick, but no knot and no talent. He helped me through my heats, and that’s all he was good for.
“No,” Nick barks, storming his way over to us, his feet trudging through the wet snow as he does. “No sex.” He points his finger between the two of us. “You two have been at it every fucking night since we left. I want one good night of goddamned sleep, for fuck’s sake.”
I cross my arms, popping my hip and letting my weight shift to one leg as I shoot him a glare. “Well, maybe dish out a little more cash for two rooms. Then we wouldn’t be an issue, would we?”
“You know, Little Doe,” Ian starts as he wraps his arms around me from behind, pulling my back to his front, tucking his face into my neck. “I think he’s the one who needs a little release. Might make him less of an asshole.”
I snort a laugh and tilt my head back to look up at my Alpha. “It would take a lot of orgasms. His dick would fall off, and his balls would shrivel up like raisins before that happens.”
Ian’s chest rumbles with soft laughter as he places a gentle kiss on my lips.
This. This is something I’m not used to, the softer side of things. I might want to act like I hate it, but I don’t. The Omega in me is preening.
Turns out, I love affection.
Guess you don’t know if you like something if you’ve never experienced it before.
“Sorry, Joyrider. But that’s not how this is going to work,” Nick mutters. “Now, get your cat. Little bitch kept hissing at me.”
“Don’t call her a bitch,” I warn him.
“You’re right... an evil little rat is what she is,” Nick growls.
“She’s not evil. She loves everyone else just fine. It’s only you she has an issue with. Maybe stop being such an asshole, and she might come around.” I roll my eyes as I walk towards him. “You better not have hurt my baby.”
“Don’t worry, Omega. I’m not as big a monster as you like to believe.” He glares at me.
Just as I’m about to walk past him, I stop and raise a brow. “You kill people for a living.”
“People. Not animals. Only someone truly evil could hurt an animal." It’s so weird how he’s openly talking about this now. Is it because he wants to scare me, or because he doesn’t care? Isn’t he afraid I’ll run to the cops or something?
Not that I would. As much as I want to slap the fucker most of the time, the idea of betraying any of my Alphas makes me sick.
“Also, I don’t kill just anyone. They have to deserve it.”
“Huh.” I look him up and down, running my tongue over my teeth. It might look like I’m trying to guess if he’s telling the truth, when really I just enjoy looking at him. He’s pretty, and I hate it. But also, I don’t.
Maybe Ian’s right. I know I said Nick isn’t going to get his cock anywhere near me again anytime soon, but that was a lie. Because let’s be real, my Alphas are mouthwatering, and my pussy is dripping. If they wanted sex, I’d give it to them.
I mean, if I wanted it, and if they asked nicely. Nick never asks nicely.
So, in his case, it’s me who’s in control. Nick will hate it. But can he really resist me?
Scent match, hello. It’s like catnip or some shit.
With the way he treated me back at the cabin, I should hate him. I shouldn’t want anything to do with him.
But after my heat, it’s like something within him changed.
You act like you can’t stand me, but baby, I can see the tent in your pants and the lust in your eyes.
You know what they say, there’s a thin line between love and hate.
While the love part is way, way off in the future, I could lessen up on the hate a little. My annoying him, on the other hand, not so much.
I love pushing his buttons and fighting with him too much. It’s like our form of foreplay.
“Nova.” Nick’s low growl has my eyes snapping up to his.
“Huh?” I blink.
“Get your cat,” he growls before heading towards the front office.
Sighing, I make my way over to the van. “Duchess,” I call out. “Mama is here. Come on, sweetheart, let’s get you out of this van for a good night’s sleep.”
“I’ll help.” Will appears at my side. “Ian is taking your stuff into the room.”
“Thanks.” I smile up at him. “So, wanna tell me where we’re going?”
He chuckles. “To our house.”
“You keep saying that,” I grumble, grabbing all the supplies we got for the cat along with the travel litter box, before handing it to Will. “But where is this house you speak of? Nick is just being a dickhead at this point by not telling me.”
Will looks at me for a moment and sighs. “We have a house somewhere warm. Somewhere private with no neighbors nearby”
My eyes light. “I do like the idea of no one around.”
His lips twitch. “Coolest part, it’s right on the beach.”
“Oh fuck me, I think I just came in my pants,” I groan.
He chuckles, and I love the sound. “You’re an odd little one, aren’t you, Nova Brooks?”
That makes me pause. “Ahhh... how the fuck do you know my last name?”
I’ve never once told them.
“Oh, you sweet, sweet girl.” Will leans down and kisses the top of my head.
I have no idea how to react right now. “When will you realize we’re a lot more powerful than you think?
We know everything there is to know about you.
Have since the moment we got an internet connection.
" He leans back with a blank look. “Also, that ex of yours?” He looks away, holding his hand out to Duchess, who makes a soft meow as she pads out of her hiding spot, making her way towards us. “He’s no longer an issue.”
What does that mean?
What did they do to him?
And why am I kind of turned on over the fact that they would even bother doing anything to my ex? He’s a cheating waste of space. He’s not worth the time or energy.
“You didn’t kill him, or anything, did you?” I narrow my eyes. Because as much as I hate the guy, I don’t want him dead.
Will raises a brow, casting me a glance. “We’ve been with you since the moment we met. When would we have had time to go out and kill him?”
“I don’t know.” I throw my hands up in the air. “I’m not the killer here, you three are.”
“No. That would be Nick and Ian,” Will corrects, and my jaw drops.
“I’m sorry, what?” I ask, blinking at him in shock. I only said the whole ‘you all are’ thing as a vague response. I didn't mean it. “Ian is an assassin, too?”
“No.” Will snorts. “He just does it for fun.”
Holy fuck. What the hell have I gotten myself into?
Will holds my gaze, assessing my reaction. Honestly, the more I spend time around Ian, the more I see that he’s a little crazier than I thought. He’s obsessed with me, and I love it. He treats me like a queen, but he’s very possessive.
I could see him killing someone just for looking at me funny.
It doesn’t surprise me that he’d just like killing for the fun of it.
Listen to me. Killing. Fun. Who the fuck am I anymore?
Doesn’t matter. Nova Brooks died the moment she got scent matched with this pack of crazies. May as well embrace it.
“Does that bother you?” Will asks when I don’t say anything.
I lick my lips and shake my head. “Would it make me look bad if I say it’s kind of a turn on?”
He blinks, not saying anything for a moment before he huffs out a laugh. “You’re going to fit in with our pack just fine, Little Rabbit,” he murmurs before scooping up Duchess and handing her to me. “Let’s get you ladies out of the cold and into the room. I don’t want you to freeze.”
Okay, so he wants to take care of me, and he likes cats. He’s fucking perfect. I should just marry him now. Or bite him.
“Nova?” Will tilts his head to the side.
“Shit, sorry.” I carefully take my sweet baby into my arms. “Ah, yeah, let’s get in there.”
I’m slowly going insane, that’s the only logical reason why I’m seconds away from saying fuck the whole ‘I hate Alphas, they suck’ thing.
That might be true for most Alphas I’ve encountered in my life, but so far, two out of three of my Alphas have shown me nothing but respect, kindness, and affection.
You know, minus the whole kidnapping me thing and then keeping me locked up in a house in the middle of nowhere, while they decided what to do with me once we were done being snowed in together.
They kept me in the end, so that's a win, right?