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FELIK
Jeremiah was my mate, my one and only, the be all and end all of my existence.
That much I knew was true, but also, in hindsight, perhaps sneaking into his room and staying the night in his bed was not the smartest thing I'd ever done. It was right up there with coming home with him and completely blindsiding his three alpha brothers with my presence.
The fact that I did both those things in less than a twelve-hour period was not indicative of my intelligence.
I was just so head over heels for Jeremiah. That was the only explanation. I couldn’t bear the thought of him thinking I was only there to betray him. He needed to know how I truly felt.
The minute I opened my eyes after our glorious night together, I had a gun staring me in the face and three angry brothers hovering over me.
As if sensing my tension, Jeremiah's eyes popped open. He took in the sight of his three brothers staring down at us. Our bodies were entwined, the sheets tangled in our naked limbs and barely covering us where it mattered most. Though we weren’t fooling anyone, considering the room reeked of sex.
"For God's sake, guys. We've got to stop doing this.” Jeremiah placed his head over my chest, knowing that would divert the barrels.
“Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t kill him." Andro aimed out the window but stared at me with venom in his gaze as he cocked his gun.
"Because I love him." Jeremiah was not deterred in the least. "And he's sorry."
"Oh, he's sorry?" Louie scoffed, always the smartass. "Well, that changes everything. He's sorry that he planned on using you as leverage against us? Perhaps killing you, kidnapping you at the very least? It's okay, though, because he's sorry."
"Sarcasm does not look good on you, Lou. Is that the kind of example you want to set for your child?" Jeremiah’s tone made me tighten my grip on his arm, reminding him to take heed. Though, I had to bite back a grin. I loved that Jeremiah stood up to his alpha brothers. No other omega in the world would do that for me. My mate had balls.
Fortunately, his brothers clearly loved him very much.
"Get out of bed. We'll meet you in the sitting room." Andro put his gun away, holstering it under his suit jacket. I did not, for one minute, think that meant I was safe.
Seriously, who wore a suit in their own home on a Saturday morning? Apparently, I hadn’t packed correctly for this trip. My wardrobe might make an even worse impression than my attempt at kidnapping.
The three brothers left the bedroom, leaving me alone with Jeremiah. That gave me hope. It seemed to be a good sign if they trusted me to be alone with him.
Jeremiah and I got up, smiling at each other as I pulled him to my chest. "Good morning, my love."
He kissed me and smiled against my mouth. "Good morning."
Once we were fully dressed, I stood in front of Jeremiah and rubbed my hands up and down his arms. "Are you ready for this?"
He nodded, a smile on his lips. "They don't scare me, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be scared of them. They’ve killed alphas for lesser offenses."
"The only thing I'm scared of is them keeping me from you.” At least, that was what I would admit to out loud. In reality, they could do far worse things than that. They could keep me away from Jeremiah and torture me. They could keep me away from Jeremiah and kill me.
“I won't let that happen." He ran his palm up my chest, caressing my muscles along the way. “I promise.”
I cupped his cheek in my hand and brushed my thumb over his soft skin. "Nothing's keeping me away from you, love. I swear it." I wouldn’t go down without a fight. Knowing that Jeremiah felt the same way about me meant I was fighting for him. I needed to rebuild the trust I had destroyed.
"We're waiting!" Louie shouted from the other room.
Jeremiah rolled his eyes. "Hold your horses. Sheesh."
The two of us linked hands and walked out to meet our fate. The sitting room we were sent to was connected to Jer's bedroom. His suite was nearly the size of his entire apartment at school. Did he prefer living in the mansion? Or once this situation with my brother was resolved, would he prefer a more modest dwelling? I knew which I would prefer.
"I don't trust him." Andro had his arms crossed as he stood next to where Orsino and Louie were sitting.
"Well, I do.” Jeremiah wasn’t backing down.
“After what he put you through?" Orsino asked, imploring his brother to take their side.
Jeremiah took a deep breath and rolled his shoulders back. "Yes. He came here knowing it was very likely he wouldn’t walk out of here alive. Then he got free from your guard, and instead of running away to report back to Vince, he came to me.”
