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The males exchanged a look I couldn’t decipher.
“Why were you in our woods?” Bowen asked.
“When I left, one of the females from my pack told me to go east, so I went east. I wasn’t sure where I was heading. But then the snow got bad, and my wolf couldn’t find food or shelter, and then . . . well, you know the rest,” I said, shrugging.
“You said you ran away? Who are you running away from?” Theron asked, suspicion dripping from each word.
“I told you,” I said, resisting the urge to squirm in place. “I left my pack.”
My chest was tight, and my gaze fell to my hands. How much could I tell them?
Would they still help if they knew I was from an unsanctioned pack?
“And your pack is?” Theron pressed, earning a glare from Silas.
“It’s . . . um . . .” He quirked a brow, unimpressed with my stuttering. “They’re . . . unsanctioned. My pack is unsanctioned.”
“An unsanctioned pack with an Omega.” Bowen didn’t bother to hide his shock.
Tension filled the room, and unspoken questions flew through the air as the males looked at each other. Something about the shift in their features made me feel like they were silently conversing.
If they were a bonded unit, it was likely that they were.
Silas crouched. I jerked back when our gazes met, suddenly aware of how small I was in comparison to his bulk.
“Hey, easy,” he said softly. “You looked like you went somewhere just now.”
I flushed at the gentleness in his eyes.
“You know you’re safe here, right?”
When I didn’t answer, he placed his hand over mine, the heat from his body seeping into my bones.
“You’re safe. We won’t let anything happen to you.” Those thoughtful eyes burrowed into me as if he could see my thoughts.
I pulled my hand away. “How can you promise that? Why would you . . .”
Because I’m an Omega.
And I’m in heat.
My wolf growled in disagreement, but I ignored her. With our heat bearing down on us, she was too lost in the males’ pheromones to think clearly. She was more concerned with rubbing up against them than anything else.
Goddess, what was wrong with me?
“You’re our mate,” Bowen said. “There’s nothing we wouldn’t do to protect you.”
My mouth dropped.
Mate.
Mate, my wolf confirmed.
But that’s impossible.
“Bo!” Gentry chastised, hitting his chest. “You can’t just throw something like that at the girl.”
“What? It’s not like she can’t feel it.” Bowen paused and looked at me sheepishly. “You can feel it, can’t you?”
