Fall Semester (Omega Wolf Academy #2) - J.J. King Page 0,2

I wondered if Alyssa had a good first day and pushed away the guilt of knowing I had no plans to go check on her.

I had other plans tonight.

My mind spun with all the possibilities of the evening. I'd left so soon after my abduction that we hadn't had the chance to discuss what had happened between us, the bond that had snapped sharply into place when we'd closed the circle.

I chewed my lip as waves of fluttery nerves flowed through me. I'd thought of that moment often, and still it made my heart swell. There was something tangible between us now, something fated and bigger than I could've ever imagined.

I'd spent all of summer semester wrapped up in the mystery and excitement of my attraction to three indescribably hot wolves. I'd known that what I felt wasn't usual, and now I knew that it was because the mate connection was amplified by three and echoed back through me. I didn't know what that would mean for each of us, if being bonded like that would be painful or joyous. Probably some combination of both, I thought, knowing life was never so black and white. We had a lot of things to figure out, but, at least, we had that foundation to stand on. None of us could deny any more that we were linked for life.

I slipped into my dorm room, glancing at the time on my phone, and rushed to freshen up. While my brain understood clearly that tonight would be mostly discussion and emotion, my body was fully aware of the sexy possibilities having three mates presented. We'd have a lot to discuss in that area, too, I thought, slowly blowing out a shuddering breath as my core tightened.

Time passed in leaps and bounds, jumping drastically between each glance at my phone. I put my hair up to keep it dry and took the fastest shower of my life, then agonized over what to wear until I realized I was being an idiot and pulled on a teal blue cotton dress that complimented my eyes and made my freshly touched up pink hair shine.

My stomach fluttered the entire time.

I felt them a moment before the knock sounded on my door. I reached out blindly to grab my desk for support as my heart broke into a furious staccato and my legs turned to jelly.

Chapter 2

My rubbery legs carried me across the room in a rush of frantic need, and I tore the door open, flinging it wide.

My wolf instincts saw them, smelled them, knew them, a split second before they surged through the door and overwhelmed me in the best possible way.

Arms, hot and sinfully tight, reached for me and pulled me in, sandwiching me in a mountain of men. I laughed in sheer delight as my heart swelled impossibly large and let myself be surrounded by my mates.

After a few moments, I slipped a hand through the mass of muscle and flesh and tapped out on Chase’s back.

“I can’t breathe!” I gasped through bubbling laughter.

They moved away, taking only a single step back, but the distance felt like miles. Unwilling to give up that skin to skin connection, but needing to breathe and see their faces to be able to talk, I reached out my hands and moved to sit in the far corner of my bed.

They sat with me, each one touching me in some way just as they had the night we’d bonded. It soothed my soul, surprising me at the depth of emotion that lifted into my chest. I’d thought I was doing what was best, taking the time to think and reflect in Ireland with my family, not that I’d had much of a choice in the matter. Rose and the others didn’t know I’d found my mates, and, for some reason, I hadn’t felt comfortable telling them, yet.

Now, though, sitting in a small circle with each of them touching me, my soul knew peace and fulfilment. I breathed out a sigh.

“Old Ones, I didn’t realize how much I needed this,” I whispered as tears filled my eyes. I pressed a hand against my chest, over my beating heart, and lowered my head. “I should have never left.” I lifted my chin and looked at each of them in turn, making a promise. “I won’t leave you again.”

Their fingers tightened wherever they touched.

“Shhh,” Lucian soothed, reaching out a hand to wipe the tears that spilled from my eyes. “You’re back now and