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KNOT WORTHY: THE OMEGA DEN BOOK 1 by Miss Renae
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KAYLANI
Is he having a bad dream?
My heart clenches with concern, a pang of worry coursing through me as I decide how to wake him up. But after a few moments, he settles back down and I slowly lift the blanket back over his chest.
I sigh in relief when he doesn’t stir again. Though his chest rises and falls in a steady rhythm, his brows still furrow, permanently etched in a frown. Thick black lashes fan against his cheek and I resist the temptation to reach out and touch his salt-and-pepper beard. To feel the texture beneath my fingertips again.
Down, girl.
For a moment, I imagine a world where I could have someone like him. Fall asleep with his tattooed arms wrapped around me. But Bex deserves justice, and if Hux were my alpha, where would that leave Creed? Even without Vaughn, Creed will be forced into a pack he doesn’t want. At least with Hux, Creed has a chance to be safe and happy. I try to remember the last time I felt safe.
‘You’re safe.’ Creed’s voice echoes in my mind. That was only a little over a week ago but it feels like a lifetime.
My gaze lands back on Hux and I realize I feel safe around all three of them. I quickly push aside such thoughts, I’ll need to double doses of my suppressants at this rate. I pinch the bridge of my nose in frustration, before a deep voice startles me from my thoughts.
“Kitten?”
My breath catches in my throat as Hux’s voice breaks through the quiet room. I stand there, like a deer in headlights, my cheeks burning with embarrassment. Hux’s piercing blue eyes fixate on me. He saw me watching him sleep—what must he think of me now?
God, Kay, you’re such a freak.
“Hi,” I squeak. “I, um, didn’t mean to disturb you. I was just…” I scramble for an excuse, my mind racing a mile a minute. But how do you explain standing over someone while they’re sleeping?
“You were having a bad dream. I was debating how to wake you,” I blurt out the partial truth.
Hux raises an eyebrow, his expression unreadable as he waits for me to finish my sentence. Or more accurately, lets me continue digging my own grave.
Oh god, I’m trying to justify being a creeper?!?
“Candi let me in,” I add as an afterthought before cringing.
Smooth, Kay. Real smooth.
Hux studies me for a moment. “I appreciate the concern,” he says finally, his voice calm and measured. “But I’m fine. Just weird dreams lately, I guess. So I wasn’t sure if I was really seeing you in my office.”
Um, what? He’s wondering if I’m real or not? Does that mean… Hux and I come to the conclusion at the same time. He just admitted to having been dreaming about me.
If I wasn’t blushing before, I am now, and sweating profusely. God damn it, the things this alpha does to my nervous system.
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