Page 18 of Unable Omega (One Wild Alpha #3)

Sage

Having twins without a good mate and a supportive community was probably a lot of hard, tiring work.

Twins with my doting mate and our hands-on community wasn’t so exhausting.

Okay, it was still a lot. But I loved every single second of it.

“Where’s Emile?” I asked Rob after waking up from a nap. My bear immediately scented that our son wasn’t in the cabin. Rob had built an addition onto our cabin for the babies but eventually, he said we would have to build a new family home from scratch.

We’d already picked out the spot and gotten the approval from Locke.

“With his uncle Z. He said they were going on their first adventure.”

The twins were almost six months old and were lively and energetic. Both of them. Z had taken Emile and Emily under his wing and spent time with both of them. He turned out to be a great uncle, that was, when he wasn’t ribbing Rob.

“First adventure, huh?” I sat up and sighed. They were growing up too fast already.

“Yeah. I think he was taking him for a walk. I was going to wake you. It’s time to start on dinner.”

I reached over and checked my phone. “Shoot. I didn’t mean to sleep so long. Emily must be hungry.”

“Nope. I gave her a pumped bottle. She’s out like a light. I was going to take her with me if you need to sleep more or take a shower. Whatever you want.”

Rob had been a dream as a mate and father. He anticipated needs. He made sure I was taken care of while also making sure the twins were solid.

I huffed out a laugh. “You’re so good to me. I don’t even have to lift a finger.”

“Are you serious right now? Omega mine, please don’t forget that you grew our children in your body and birthed them and now feed them from that same body. I’m like an afterthought here. You’re the magic.”

“You’re the best papa ever. That’s what I think. Besides, you did have some participation in making the babies.”

He chuckled. “A little bit. What is your decision, then?”

“I’m coming with you. Give me two seconds to get myself together.”

I got up, and used the bathroom and we were making our way to the main house in no time, Emily in her carrier and Emile somewhere with Zenith probably talking about perimeters and how advanced his camera system was. It was fine with me. Emile was more boisterous than Emily and needed the fresh air.

While Rob and I finished up dinner, the sleuth trickled in.

The couples with their babies. Zenith with our son.

Butch, who I was suspicious about. Not about his character but about his name.

I called him across the yard one day and not until I caught up with him and tapped him on the shoulder did he answer.

He was a quiet, private one.

A tear slipped from my eye and ran down my cheek. It had only just hit my shirt when Rob rushed over. “What’s the matter, omega?”

“I was just thinking how blessed we are.”

Rob rested his chin on my shoulder. “We truly are. And I’m blessed to have such an amazing omega. Thanks for breaking down that gate.”

Locke raised his glass of water. “To omegas who barge into our lives.”

Of course, he heard us.

The rest of the sleuth joined in, but I couldn’t help but see the sadness in Butch’s eyes. Maybe one day his omega would break through and find him as well.