Page 17 of Knot Enough (Fruity Omegas #1)

“What do you mean that’s not everything?

” Graham asked, the smile on his face tightening.

I’m starting to think his man’s facial expression was just forms of different smiles, but there were rare times when he let those smiles slip.

I looked at Lydia, gauging her expression.

She looked terrified at what I was hinting at.

I moved to rub my hand up and down her arm.

I let my scent comfort her. We would have to talk about this eventually, but I had hoped they would get more attached to us before we approached this topic.

I’m sure Lydia was getting ahead of herself and spiraling at the thought they might reject us because of her past. Packs tended to not want previously rejected omegas, but I hoped this pack wasn’t like the others when they discovered the whole story.

“I’ve mentioned before how I rejected a pack after we were matched.

” She said, looking at all the alphas. They nodded.

“Well, I wasn’t completely open about who they were to me.

” She continued as she tried to move away from me.

I pulled her closer to me, not allowing an inch of leeway.

She wasn’t going to go through this alone.

“They were my scent matches.” She said after taking a moment to collect herself. Shock clouded the expressions on Sorren, Finn, and Graham’s faces.

“You rejected a scent match,” Sorren said, but it sounded more like a question than a statement. I nodded, not trusting myself to confirm his words. It was unbelievable in our society for a scent match to be rejected. It was almost unheard of. Scent matches usually only parted when one died.

“Why would you do something like that?” Sorren asked, looking at Lydia with astonishment.

“Because they weren’t man enough to communicate with Lydia,” I growled. Sorren looked at me in shock. I rarely get angry, and it’s usually only for people I care about.

“I rejected them because they left me for days to go and be with another omega while I was in heat. They were upset that I wouldn't have sex with them, so they just left me to handle my heat alone.” She said, explaining the situation. Several growls rang out after she finished her sentence. I puffed my chest out, feeling proud of my alphas' need to protect my omega. Lydia stared at them, surprised by their reaction. A part of her thought her scent match’s absence was warranted, but I have done my best to convince her otherwise. Heats were a time when an omega’s emotions were at an all time high.

They needed their mates with them to handle the storm of emotions and take care of them.

Most of the time that included having lots and lots of sex to curb the pain omegas felt, but with current day medicine heat pains could be managed now.

I was thankful my pack was helping her see that my point was valid.

“Fuck, they did that?” Sorren asked. Horror filled his voice.

“Lydia, respectfully, that’s nonsense. No alpha worth their shit would pressure their omega into sex, during a heat or not. Let alone leave them during the time when an omega needs support the most.” Finn growled out. Lydia looked at him like he had two heads.

“But they couldn’t have known I would be like this.

They didn’t choose to have a scent match like me.

I couldn’t force them to be in a relationship with someone that couldn’t fulfill all their needs.

” Lydia explained. I knew she felt like she wasn’t enough for her partners, but she needed to confront these thoughts, and she needed people to remind her that she wasn’t worth less than other omegas just because her sexuality was different from theirs. Our sexuality doesn’t define our value.

“Bullshit, and you know it, Lydia,” I said.

“You guys should have talked about it and worked through a solution. Real alphas do not spend the night with someone else while you are in heat.” I countered, not letting her off easily.

A pained look shot through her eyes. I hated reminding her of what happened, but she needed to confront this, especially after tonight.

“I’ll kill them the next time I see them,” Graham affirmed. All the smiles and charisma have disappeared from his face. He hadn’t said much throughout the conservation, so everyone noticed his words. Lydia’s eyes were as wide as saucers. I could feel an emotion almost like disbelief in the bond.

“You’d do that?” She asked. Graham nodded.

“Like Finn said, no alpha worth their salt would do that to their omega.” He said simply.“What pack was it?” He asked. Lydia hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“Jameson, Pack Jameson.” She said quietly. Graham simply nodded, a dark smile returning to his face. Silence came over the room. We were all exhausted, especially after today's events. I clapped my hands together, getting everyone's attention.

Finn snapped out of his thoughts first. “One of them was at that party too. That’s why you acted so weird wasn’t it?” He asked. Lydia nodded. My temper flared up again .

“Was that why were you upset? Because one of them was there?” I asked. Lydia nodded again.

“It was one of the men who took you.” Lydia explained.

Fuck. I want to kill them now. The fact she spent even a second with these scumbags grinded on my nerves, but that wasn’t going to happen again any time soon.

I pushed all my rage and frustration back and focused on Lydia and what she needed right now. What she and I needed.

“Alright, enough heavy talk. Let’s all cuddle in the nest and sleep.

” I said. I looked to Lydia for permission.

She nodded, letting me know she was okay with my decision.

Finn and Sorren nodded and got up. They helped Lydia and me off the couch.

I let the blanket around me fall off while Lydia kept hers on her.

We all turned to leave when Graham spoke.

“You guys go ahead. I need to finish a few things.” He commented before heading into another room I assumed was his office space.

Finn and Sorren watched him leave with a knowing look.

My face wrinkled in displeasure. I was getting tired of this guy not joining us for pack time.

I needed all my alphas with me, and if he wasn’t going to step up, I needed to know why.

Sorren distracted me from my thoughts as he traced his fingers up my spine, causing me to shiver in pleasure.

“Let’s get you to bed, omega,” Sorren whispered into my ear. I was going to say something less than gentlemanly, but a yawn came out instead. Finn was already guiding Lydia into the nest.

“Fine, you’ll get no complaining from me this time.” I relented. Sorren’s eyes twinkled with amusement. “I wouldn't have it any other way,” I commented before being guided to the nest. Graham never ended up joining us.