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Olive deserved all the smiles in the world. I just wanted to be the one to give them to her.
I’d been told repeatedly that I came on too strong, and that, according to the last woman I’d gone on a few dates with, my attention was suffocating.
So then… why did it feel like my heart was breaking at the thought of Easton giving up on me?
The same scent I’d smelled six years ago, that had haunted me ever since.
just want to get to know her better,” I said. Liar liar liar my alpha chanted,
There was no sunshine when Olive was unhappy.
“You okay, Olive?” I asked. Tell me what’s wrong, baby. I’ll fix it for you.
I just wanted all the people in my life to be happy, would do anything to make it happen.
Being alone was the only way to avoid heartbreak,
“I know you don’t need a knight to rescue you, but just let me pretend. It will make me feel a lot better to know you got home safely.” That sounded good, right? Because what I actually wanted to say was, how about I follow you around at all times and implant a tracker under your skin just in case we ever get separated?
course omegas could do anything they wanted.
I could picture her leaping into the ocean and turning into a mermaid if she got overwhelmed. And I’d fucking follow her. Even if it meant drowning.
“You think they’re going to save the world?” I asked. “With dancing skills like that? Probably not.”
We want you, and not just for one perfect afternoon. For every afternoon. And morning. And evening—” “Yes, all day long,” Lars said with a snort.
“Please don’t break my heart,” I whispered. “Your heart is safe with me. I promise.”
But honey, he didn’t leave you alone. He left you with your family. Those two over there are your family. You’re not alone. Not if you don’t want to be.” She patted my cheek and stood up. “Grief can make us hide within ourselves, but Fredrik was never one to run away from suffering or pain or love.”
Felix cocked his head as if saying I am, in fact, a cat.
This town was so much stranger than anything I’d imagined.
“My best advice is to make them work for it. Alphas need a challenge, so make it hard for them. You’re the prize here. And even once you’ve bonded, keep them on their toes.”
“When you find the right alphas, they’ll never make you feel like you’re too much because you won’t be. You’ll be just enough for each other. If they think you’re too much work, they’re not the right alphas for you.”
The more space we gave Olive, the more she doubted us. No more space.
“Like is an understatement, little siren. I would wreck my boat at sea just to get close to you.”
“Never give up on your dreams. Unless they’re unrealistic. Then yeah, give up on those.”
“I know you’re a private person. You’re shy and prickly and so adorably snarky. You need time to trust people, and that’s something I understand.”
“This is it, Olive. You gave me a chase, but I caught you. I hope you don’t think I’m going to let you go.”
“So you see, they ruined me. How am I supposed to go on living knowing there’s love like that out there? How can I settle for anything less?” “You don’t,” I said fiercely. “You don’t ever settle. One day, you will feel love like that again, and then you’ll know.”
Grief is the price we pay for love, and at some point along the way, it started feeling beautiful instead of ugly, like there’s something sacred in the midst of the agonizing pain.”
Maybe love wasn’t the thing that killed my grandpa. Maybe it was what gave him peace to face the end.
“But maybe that’s the point. We won’t ever feel quite ready to risk ourselves for love, and we should do it, anyway.”
Lars’s words were so precious, I collected them up and held them close to my heart.
“It’s because I have you and Lars. You brought lightness into my world.”
“I love that you gave me a courting gift,” she said quickly. Uh huh. “But?” “But those were the biggest bunch of red-flag bro books I’ve ever seen.”
“I wish you didn’t have to experience this pain, but I don’t wish you were different.
“You can love someone and still plot revenge against them,”
“I hate the mornings, but I would stand in a field at dawn if a man like that was walking towards me,”
done such a good job with it. The perfect job. This is about my alpha wanting to provide for you.” I hesitated for a moment before pushing on ahead. “And it’s a symbol of us building something together as a pack.”
“I’m still scared of losing you. Always will be, I’m sure.” I swallowed hard against the emotions in my throat. “It just means I need to treasure it all, treasure you. And I will, I promise.”
“I’m sure they would be incredibly excited to spend your heat with you. They should be bowing at your feet for the honor of even being considered.”
“I’m not one to turn down the chance to insult male alphas, but it sounds like you might have found some particularly shit ones in the past.
Reserved was the absolute last word I would use to describe Felix. Diabolical mastermind, meddling matchmaker, and mystical otherworldly creature felt more accurate.
“Grew up lobstering and I’m trained in open water rescue. Those three guys also happen to be mine, so let’s step on it.” “Oh shit,” Leo said, wiping water out of his face. “This just got interesting. I love me some drama.”
Now neither of us would ever feel unloved again.
A lump formed in my throat and a purr roared through my chest. My omega was happy. I had done that, and it was the best fucking feeling in the entire world.
“Look at you marking me, sweetheart, without any warning. You like giving your alphas heart attacks, don’t you?”
Finn and I knew intimately how fragile life was, how loss could devastate you until you no longer recognized yourself. But here we were, both being so fucking brave to embrace living again.
High-handed alphas. You can punish them later, but right now, I need to steal you for a second.
“Are you sure about them? Because I can get rid of them for you. Just say the word.”
“He and Jameson were best friends. Your dad isn’t here to scare the shit out of those alphas, so Gunnar takes his role as surrogate dad very seriously.”
“Your parents would be so proud of the life you’ve created here. I know I’m damn proud of you. And those alphas of yours might know shit about boating, but whew, they’re hot. Good choice.”
We’ll be Pack Harvest to honor the omega at the center of our lives and the parents at the center of hers.”
