Page 11 of Rhythm Of Our Souls (Heartbreak Melody #3)

No, there are tears. And for a moment, I think they’re tears of regret, but when she gives me this blinding smile, my heart kicks up again.

“Did you mean it?” she asks, panting heavily.

My brows furrow together. “Mean what?”

“That you never stopped loving me?” she asks, chewing on her lower lip like she’s afraid of my answer.

A huffed but happy laugh leaves me as I reach up and pull her lip free with my thumb. This smallest whimper leaves her, and god, I want to kiss her again, to hear what other sounds I can pull out of her.

Cupping the side of her face, I stroke her cheekbone, loving how she leans into my touch.

“Lulu, you’ve been on my mind every second of every day since that night.

While I’ve had a lot of regrets over the years, none of them have ever been my feelings towards you.

Just how I went about telling you, and what I demanded after.

So yes, I’ve never stopped loving you.” Tears fill my eyes once again as I give her a soft smile.

“I mean, how could I? It’s you, Lulu. You're the brightest part of anyone’s life.

You’re the kind of person who leaves a lasting imprint in all the best ways. ”

“Ally,” she whimpers, her lower lip wobbling. “I’m so sorry.”

“You have nothing to be sorry about.” I put my forehead to hers, breathing her in and trying not to sob that this is happening, that she is here. I’m touching her, smelling her with her skin against mine. We close our eyes and just feel one another. I never want to let go.

“I wanted to say so many things that night. But I was so scared,” she whispers.

“I know.” I pull her into my arms and hold her tightly.

She lets out a little sob as she buries her face into my neck. “If I could go back, I’d tell you that I loved you too. That I wanted everything you wanted: to share a life together, to be with you every day for the rest of our lives.”

My eyes squeeze shut as tears continue down my cheeks. My makeup artist is going to lose it, but I don’t care.

Her words are slowly healing broken pieces of my heart.

Knowing she felt the same way about me..

. it makes me so happy. But it also kills me because we lost out on the life we should have had together.

It’s been seven years that we’ve been apart.

Yet with her in my arms, it’s like all of that time has disappeared.

“I’ve never stopped loving you either,” she whispers, and this time I whimper.

She leans back and looks me in the eye. “There hasn’t been a day that’s gone by that I didn’t think of you. Didn’t wish you were there with me, by my side.”

“Really?”

She nods, reaching up to brush the tears from my eyes.

“I’m sorry for everything you’ve been through, too. I might have had my own horrors, but so did you.”

I swallow hard, thinking of my past manager who abused me for so long.

I try not to think about her because even though she took so much from me, I gained so much after she was gone.

“It’s in the past.” I lick my lips.

“Yeah. The past.” She nods slowly.

“So...” I laugh. “Seeing how life always likes to throw us curve balls, it only seems fitting it does so again when it comes to finding our scent matches.”

Her eyes widen, as if she forgot about that.

“Brady,” she whispers. “Oh god.” She covers her face. “He must be losing his mind right now.”

“I’m sure Liam is too.” Guilt hits me.

Listen, it wasn’t my plan to take off like that, leaving two Alphas who are probably going out of their minds needing to get to their Omegas, but I panicked, okay?

Which leads me to the other reason I pulled Lulu in here.

“The fact is that it looks like I’m scent matched to one of your Alphas. I’m assuming Brady is yours?”

“Yes,” she says quickly, with a bit of defensiveness.

That makes me smile. “Relax.” I laugh. “He might be my scent match, and sure every part of me feels like I need to go to him like I need my next breath.” That part I don't like. “But I don’t know this man. However, you’re also scent matched to my Alpha.”

“You two are together?” Her brows furrow.

“Well, not exactly.” I sigh heavily. “Liam has a past, one that left him hurt more than once. He has pretty much refused to be with me, despite both of us being crazy about each other. He’s sworn off all Omegas who weren't his scent match to avoid being hurt like that again.”

“But I’m his scent match...” she says slowly.

“That you are.” I grin widely. “Who would have thought? Of all the people in the world, it just so happens to be the girl I’m crazy about.”

“You’re crazy about me?” She smiles.

“More than you know.” Ugh, I want to kiss her again, but no, focus, Ally. There are big life changes happening and things that need to be done.

“I’m scent matched to your Alpha.”

“Yes.” She nods.

“And I’m assuming you don’t want to give him up?”

“Fuck no,” she scoffs, making me laugh.

“And I sure as hell do not want to lose Liam.”

“So what do we do?”

“The obvious choice.” I shrug.

“And that would be?”

“We combine our packs.”

Her eyes widen. “Like share our Alphas?”

“That’s the only thing I can think of that would avoid both of us losing someone we care deeply about.”

“W-what about us?” She looks nervous now.

“What do you want to happen with us?” I’m not going to be the one who takes the next step this time. I’m all about the fast-paced, crazy lifestyle. She, from what I know, lives a pretty laid-back life. I don’t want to force her into anything more than what she’s ready for.

“I don’t want to lose you again.” Tears well in her eyes.

“Then you won’t.” I cup her face in my hands.

“There’s a lot we need to talk about. A lot we need to work through.

There are seven years missing and two whole different lives lived.

But what I do know is, now that I have you here in front of me, I don’t want to see you walk away.

I don’t think I’ll be able to handle that. ”

“Me either,” she whispers.

I kiss her, this time soft and slow, but packed with every unsaid word.

She sighs contentedly, making me smile as I pull back. Her eyes flutter open, and god, her stunning blue eyes hit me every time.

“So we’re doing this? We’re joining packs?”

“I mean, we should probably go back there and fill everyone in. They should probably get a say, and I’m sure they’re going crazy. But I mean, we’re the Omegas. We’re really the head of the packs. So, what we say goes.”

She gives me a mischievous, giddy grin. “I’m used to chaotic. So why not with this, too?”

“You took the words right out of my mouth.” I kiss her quickly, a girlish excitement taking over. “Now, come on. Let’s go put our poor packs out of their misery, eh?”

Opening the door, I go to pull her out into the hallway, but she pulls me back. “Ally?”

I look at her over my shoulder. “Yeah?”

“I missed you.”

Turning to face her, I put my forehead to hers.

“I missed you more than you will ever know. I know this is crazy. I know this is so damn fast, and none of this makes sense. And to anyone but us, it might sound like we’re a couple of crazy people who are making irrational decisions—and maybe when the adrenaline of all this settles, feelings might change for some—but I know what I feel in my heart.

I know I can’t lose you, I can’t lose Liam, and I know I can’t be without Brady now.

So, call me crazy, but this feels right. ”

“I won’t change my mind,” she promises. “You're right. This is crazy. So damn bizarre. I’m still not convinced that this isn’t a dream that I’m going to wake up from at any moment now.

But I know what I feel between us. What my heart is screaming at me to do.

We might not be able to choose who the universe picks for our scent matches.

But I’m choosing you because I want to. Not because I have to. ”

“I fucking love you, I need you to know that.” My eyes flick between hers, this pressure in my chest taking my breath away.

“I fucking love you too.” She smiles. Then murmurs under her breath. “Just wait until you know how much.”

“Huh?”

“Nothing.” She grins widely. “Let's go make sure no one has killed one another.”

“Fuck.” My eyes widen. “This shit show isn’t over yet.”

“Not even close.”