Chapter 21

We all ended up sleeping through the flight. At least, I know I did. When I wake up, I'm snuggled between Griffin and Everett, a content smile on my face. When we arrive in London, it's noon. We all get into a limo, something I'm not sure I'm going to get used to and head for the hotel.

"So, what do we want to do today?" Calvin asks as he takes a seat on the cushioned bench in our hotel room by the window that overlooks the river.

"We?" Zane glares at his brother. "There is no we. It's us." He points to me and the guys. "You can go piss off and do something else."

"Why?" I ask Zane, brows furrowed. "Why can't he come?"

Zane swings his gaze over to me. "Because you're ours, and we want to have fun with you today. This is something you've always wanted to do. We want you to have the best day."

"Leave me out of it," Everett says, taking a seat on the couch. "I don't care if he comes along."

"Yeah, me too," Griffin calls out. I look over to Griffin, seeing him through the sliding door that opens from the bedroom to the living room. He plops back onto the bed with a groan. "Shit, that"s comfy."

"Guess it's just you who has an issue with me tagging along, little brother," Calvin teases, voice thick with amusement as he steps up behind me and wraps his arms around my waist. I suck in a soft breath when he tucks his face into my neck, placing a kiss on the sensitive spot just below my ear. I shiver, swallowing down my whimper.

Zane glares at him like he hopes if he stares long enough, Calvin's head will just magically pop off. I roll my eyes, trying not to get distracted by how good Calvin's hands and mouth feel on me. I know he's partly doing this to piss Zane off. I also think he just wants an excuse to touch me, not that he needs one.

"I'm going to tell you the same thing I told him," I tell Zane. "I'm not choosing. And as you know, Calvin is my scent match alpha."

"He could just be saying that," Zane mutters. "I wouldn't be surprised if you went off your alpha blockers right now and got a good whiff of his uptight ass, there wouldn't be a single reaction."

Calvin's body tenses. "I wouldn't lie about something like that," he growls.

"If it meant you got to sink your teeth into Jade, why not?" Zane gives his brother a cocky smirk. "Or should I say cock?"

"Enough," I sigh. "We're in London for fuck's sake. Let's not have some bullshit pissing contest and go have some fun instead. We're only here until tomorrow night before we get on the bus and head to Paris." When they told me we weren't flying to Paris, but taking a tour bus, I was excited. I've always wanted to know what life on a tour bus would be like.

"Jelly Bean has a point," Griffin backs me up as he joins us in the living room. "Let's stop bitching and get this show on the road."

"How are you so okay sharing her with this asshole?" Zane growls as Griffin grins. He steps forward, taking Zane's face between his hands and plants an overdramatic kiss on his lips.

"Because, honey buns," he teases, making Zane scowl harder. "I don't give a shit who we have to share Jade with. All that matters to me is that she's happy, safe, and I get to be with her too." He smirks, and God, I think I swoon. Who am I?

"Sorry, baby." Everett steps up beside him and places his hand on his shoulder. "I'm going to have to agree with Griffin. We've spent the last six years looking for Jade. We finally have her back, and I won't do anything to jeopardize that." Everett looks over at me, his light brown eyes gleaming with love. Ugh, I was stupid to think I had a chance at resisting these guys.

"Traitors," Zane grumbles, then looks to Calvin. "Fine. But don't think you're in charge of anything. You"re tagging along with us. So stay away from me, and don't get on my nerves."

"And he calls you a brat," Calvin chuckles, kissing my cheek. I bite my lips together while holding back a grin.

"Does Zaney need a spanky?" Griffin taunts. "I sure would love to get you over my knees and spank that sexy ass until you"re cumming—"

"Shut the fuck up," Zane snarls, glaring at Griffin. Griffin just grins wider.

"How about you shut me up, you big alpha." He wiggles his eyebrows.

"You would love that, wouldn't you?" Zane grins. "A mouth full of my fat cock."

"Fucking hell," Calvin groans in annoyance. "It's not even the sharing part I'm not on board with. It's this," he huffs, tossing a hand out at the guys. "They're like a group of horny gay teenagers."

All three guys' heads turn toward us and say, "Bi."

I can't help but giggle. This—this is what I missed. The guys still act like they did back when we were growing up, messing around. Only now that they're open about their feelings for one another, it's filled with a lot of dirty-minded thoughts, sexual innuendos, and outright crass words.

"Let's go before the three of you start fucking right here just to prove a point," Calvin sighs, placing his arm around my waist and guiding me toward the door.

"Wait." I look over my shoulder, playing along. "I wanna see them fuck."

"Darling," Calvin growls. I look up at him with a grin and wink. "Brat."

I shrug, owning it.

"WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELLme English accents were so sexy?" I mutter as we step away from the very attractive alpha who was kind enough to give us directions. As soon as he opened his mouth, my body flushed. I'm going to have to start looking for audiobooks with British narrators just so I can listen to them talk.

All four guys turn their possessive gazes on me, low rumbling growls sounding from their chests. I bite my lower lip, loving the spike of jealousy from all of them.

"If you want an accent, Jelly Bean, we can role-play." Griffin gives me a sexy grin as he grabs my ass, pulling me to his body.

"You can do a British accent?" I ask, raising an amused brow.

"Can't be that hard." He shrugs, then clears his throat. "Ello gov'ner, fancy a spot of tea and crumpets?" he says in the world's worst British accent.

I blink at him for a moment before bursting out into laughter, the rest of the guys joining me.

"What?" Griffin growls. "Oh, fuck off, it wasn't that bad."

"Please," I beg through a wheezing laugh. "Never, ever do that again."

"You"re mean." He pouts.

"Oh, stop." I giggle, leaning up on my tip-toes. "You're cute," I say with a quick kiss to his lips. But he groans, his hand going to the back of my head to keep me in place as he deepens it.

"Enough," Calvin sighs. "You"re making our omega perfume, and I'd rather not murder anyone today."

When Griffin pulls back, I look up at him and smile. Today is a good day, and God, I don't think I've ever felt this happy.

"Hear that?" Griffin teases the guys. "I'm cute."

They just roll their eyes as Griffin wraps his arm around my shoulders and we continue our walk to Windsor Castle.

We take our time, really enjoying every bit we see. The guys go photo crazy, and I'm the main focal point of most of them. I don't mind, Griffin's silliness makes me genuinely smile. A good chunk of them are candid photos, and honestly, I like those the best.

So far, no one has noticed the guys. Mostly because we're grouped with a bunch of older tourists, and the guys are dressed pretty casually with plain T-shirts, jeans, and sunglasses. I'm sure it won't be long before a fan recognizes them, calls them out, and everyone comes swarming, ruining our time out. I'll enjoy it while I can.

"Look!" Griffin points to where the guards are standing. "Everett, come take a photo with me and the guard."

"Children," Calvin huffs.

"Careful, big guy, your old-man-age is showing." I grin, looking up into his bright blue eyes.

"Who are you calling an old man?" he raises a brow, stepping close until he's towering over me. My head tilts back to look up at him. My heart pounds, palms sweating as he stares down at me with hungry eyes.

"Would an old man be able to take a pretty little omega for hours, fucking her until her voice is hoarse as she begs him for more? Would he be able to knot her three times in one night until that omega passes out from exhaustion, still locked around his knot?"

Fucking hell, the mouth on this man. He's not wrong, though. This man is a beast in bed. I"ve even wondered how the hell he can go so long. I whimper, swaying in his direction. He chuckles, gripping my chin and kissing me. My body hums, my pussy weeps, and for a second I forget we're in a very public place.

"Now who"s acting like a horny teenager?" Zane grumbles. "I'd rather not have every person in London know how fucking amazing my omega smells, thanks."

Calvin breaks the kiss, leaving me lightheaded and buzzing. "Ours," he corrects Zane.

"Whatever." Zane rolls his eyes, then looks back in the other direction. "Oh, for fuck's sake." He sighs.

I look over in that direction to find Griffin taunting the guard, trying to make him break formation.

"You"re all children," I sigh and rush over to the guys. "Griffin, what the hell are you doing?"

Griffin looks over at me with a big grin on his face. "I'm trying to see if he breaks. Dude is good though. Won't even look at me."

"Why the hell are you doing that? The man is trying to do his job." I narrow my eyes at him, feeling as if I was scolding a child.

He shrugs. "It's funny." He looks over at the guard. "You don't mind, do you, big guy? Oh, if I offer you an autograph, would you break then?"

The guard does nothing. "How do you even know he knows who you are? Or, if he even likes your band?" I ask Griffin.

He gives me a look like I've offended him. "We're Tattered Souls, everyone knows us. Everyone loves us."

"And now you sound like an egotistical rock star and, baby, that is not going to fly with me." I shake my head and grab his arm. "Get your ass back over to Calvin and Zane, and stop being a dick."

"I wasn't!"

"You were." I narrow my eyes at him. "He's doing his job. He's here to protect and serve. But he unfortunately has to deal with annoying tourists doing stupid shit like this all day. People should be respectful, take a photo from a distance, and move on."

"Shit." He sighs with a guilty look. "I didn't think about it like that." He looks over at the guard. "Sorry, man." Of course, the guard doesn't look his way, but I could have sworn I saw his lip twitch. Maybe just a little?

Griffin heads back over to the guys. I look at the guard and whisper. "I won't tell anyone, but if you happen to message High Roller on Facebook, mention my name, Jade, I could hook you up with some tickets. You know, if you"re a fan."

And with that, I leave him to do his job.

The more time I spend with the guys the more I realize that some things haven't changed. They are still the young, playful—sometimes stupid—boys they've always been.

That makes me smile, because I've missed that for so long, and I'd be crushed if there weren't any traces of my guys left.

WE'RE WALKING DOWNthe street, my hand in Jade's as we make our way out of the restaurant that we stopped at for lunch, when Zane's phone rings.

"Fucking hell," he mutters, looking down at his screen. "What does she want?"

"Who is it?" Everett asks.

"Gianna," he mutters, and I feel Jade squeeze my hand a little tighter. I hate that she feels uncomfortable around Gianna, and I super hate Gianna for making her feel that way.

Gianna has always been a great manager. She works hard and seems to always want what's in the best interest of the band, to see us succeed. But the way she's treated Jade from the moment she met her doesn't fly with us.

I wouldn't want to see Gianna leave or have to deal with taking on a new manager who we don't know or have any trust with. But none of us will tolerate Jade being treated disrespectfully.

Gianna has always seemed like a nice woman, so I have no idea why she would act this way towards Jade when Jade hasn't done anything to her.

"Let me see what she wants," he says, holding the phone up to his ear. "Hello?" We all watch as he talks to her. "What the fuck do you mean?... Right now?... Fucking hell, fine, yeah. Yes, okay, we're on our way."

"What's wrong?" Jade asks as Zane angrily hangs up.

"The fucking airline lost the bags with mine and Everett's outfits for the concert."

"Well, that's shitty," I say. "But why can't we just wear our jeans and T-shirts?"

"Because Gianna said the label wants a certain style, and that"s not it. They want Rett and me back at the hotel so the stylist can get us fitted for new things."

"Don't they already have our measurements?" I ask.

"I don't know. But she's freaking the fuck out, and I'd really rather not have them hounding us the whole time we're here."

"Let's go deal with this, you two stay, have fun, grab some dessert and enjoy yourselves a little while longer. We will meet back up at the hotel later for dinner and then head to the ghost tour," Everett suggests, stepping over to give Jade a kiss. "Be good, Tiny." He grins.

"Never." She grins back, making him chuckle.

"You." Zane looks at me. "No more dumb shit, okay?"

"No promises." I grin, and Jade laughs.

"I don't think this is a good idea leaving him in charge of Jade," Zane sighs.

"Hey!" I growl. "I'm not an idiot. I can keep Jade safe and you damn well know it." Assholes. Calvin had to head back to the hotel an hour ago to take a few business calls, so that means it's just me and Jade. But I'm not stupid, I can protect my omega.

"And excuse you." Jade crosses her arms, giving Zane that sass that gets my cock hard as stone. "I'm in charge of my own self. No one is my keeper, no one tells me what to do."

"You really gotta fight me on everything, don't you?" Zane grumbles.

"Maybe." Jade shrugs. "When it's about stupid shit, definitely."

Zane steps forward, gripping Jade's chin. "You"re lucky I love you so fucking much," he murmurs before kissing her head.

Jade still hasn't said the words back, but she's admitted to having feelings for us and wanting to be with us, so that"s all that matters for now. I'd love to hear her say those words to me someday, but I'll keep saying them until she's ready.

Everett gives me a look. It's the one where we want to kiss goodbye, but know we can't risk someone taking a photo and leaking it to the press.

Now that we have Jade and she's fine with our relationship between the three of us, we're going to have to talk about when we come out to the world. It would be nice to be able to kiss my packmates whenever I want and not feel like we're each other"s dirty little secrets.

As for Jade, we've kissed her a few times in public, not really thinking about it. It"s not going to be much longer before someone finds out and spreads the word. I'll have to ask Jade about it to see if that's something she's okay with.

Zane gives me a dark and heated once-over, and I respond with a wink, making him smirk and roll his eyes.

Once they say goodbye to Jade, I tuck her under my arm as we continue down the street. "What are you feeling?"

"Umm, ice cream?" Jade looks up at me with her stunning green eyes. She changed into this pretty sundress we got from a shop a few streets over, tossing her fiery red hair up into a sexy messy bun.

My eyes drop to the freckles scattered over her nose and under her eyes. I wonder where else she has them.

"Griff?" she chuckles, and my eyes snap up to hers, not even realizing I was looking downward at the tops of her breasts. "What were you thinking about?"

"If you have freckles in some... fun places," I reply bluntly, looking into her eyes.

She laughs again, and damn it if that sound doesn't make my cock rock hard. "To answer that thought, yes, I do. Tops of my boobs." She runs her fingers over them and my eyes follow. "Down the center of my chest." I follow her finger down there too. "And, when I shave, you can count them here too." She drops her finger to her mound, and I groan.

"You"re killing me here, Jelly Bean." Knowing that Everett has had her already makes me jealous. I crave her more than I crave drugs. Something I haven't taken since she came back into our lives. It hasn't been easy, I felt the itch to take some before and after the show last night, but I resisted, knowing she hates drugs.

"Patience, my sweet, sexy, rock star alpha. Good things come to those who wait." She winks before turning around and heading down the street. I pause for a moment, dropping my eyes to her sexy, tight ass and groan before running after her like the little puppy I am for her.

I'M MESMERIZED BY THEway Jade is licking the ice cream off her spoon. She's telling me a story about one of her friends from the club, but I have no idea what she's saying because all I can think about is how I wish that spoon was my cock.

"Griffin," Jade says my name, thick with amusement.

"Sorry, what?" I ask, blinking up at her.

"You have no idea what I was just saying, do you?"

"Nope." I grin unashamedly.

"I'm eating ice cream. What on earth could your dirty mind make up with that?" she challenges, raising a brow.

Oh, sweet Jelly Bean. You opened yourself up for this one."I was wondering how it would feel to have your tongue licking my cock like it was an ice cream cone. Would you make those same sounds of pleasure as you were just now?"

My gaze darkens as her pupils dilate, shifting in her chair. "And now I'm thinking about what it would feel like if I licked that sweet, slicked-up pussy like it was my ice cream cone. I know you, for sure, you would taste a hell of a lot better. I much rather prefer me some peaches and cream."

"Griffin." I think she meant for my name to sound like a warning, but it comes out as a whimper.

"Yes, little omega?" I growl low, leaning closer.

She shakes her head, seeming to remember where we are. "We're supposed to behave."

"But being bad is so much more fun." I give her a mischievous grin.

"Yes, but not so fun when it ends up all over the news?"

I sigh, she's right. "About that. I wanted to ask... are you okay with it getting out that you"re our omega? I know you haven"t said anything officially, and no one"s rushing you, of course. But the tabloids will catch on eventually when they see you with us all the time; they'll take that story and run with it."

"I'm not going to hide, Griffin. Unless you have an issue with the world knowing?" I hate the hesitation she has while saying it.

"If it wasn't overkill, I'd go on live TV and tell the whole world how fucking amazing my omega is and that they can all suck it because they will never find one as incredible as you."

She grins while shaking her head, her cheeks blushing slightly. "You"re too much."

"And you love it. Always have."

"And always will," she confirms softly.

"This is what I missed, Jelly Bean," I sigh, wishing I was sitting next to her, not across from her. "I think my favorite part about you being ours is that the familiarity and friendship is still there."

Her eyes glass over and she nods. "Me too," she whispers.

Jade and the guys have been my family since day one. We all just clicked, forming a little pack of misfits.

My parents died in a car crash when I was a baby, and my grandparents ended up raising me. They were amazing people, but they were older. They had my mom later in life, so they passed when I was around ten. I didn't have any other family who wanted to take me in.

Honestly, from the stories I'd heard about my aunt and uncle, I think they would have been worse than the foster homes I'd been in. My dad didn't have any siblings and his parents passed before I was born. So, I had no one and was put into foster care. I bounced around a few homes before ending up at Karen and Charles' home.

I would say they were the worst of the five I've been in. But it gave me my favorite people, so I stayed.

What they don't know, and I never plan on telling them, was that my social worker gave me an out. After about a year in that house, she asked me how things were going and said if it wasn't good, she would place me in a new home until she found me the right one.

I lied, told her it was fine because I'd much rather deal with Karen and Charles' crap than lose the guys and Jade.

They will always be my family, my life, and my everything. I'm not proud of turning to drugs when I lost Jade, and I know it wasn't fair to the guys to see me in that state, but I lost a piece of me when we left. With the stress of our lives, it was the only thing that kept me going when I was at my lowest.

Something I also won"t ever tell any of them was that when I was high, I'd see her. Yes, I know I was hallucinating, but it was better than nothing. As fucked up as that was, I took what I could get.

We spend the next hour laughing and talking about everything and nothing. It's the best day I've had in years. No amount of money or fame would be better than sitting here with her, listening to her laugh, or seeing her bright smile, which stops my fucking heart.

"We better get back to the hotel," she sighs. "I had a lot of fun today."

"Fun isn't over. We still have the ghost tour tonight." I grin.

"You three are going to fuck with me, aren"t you?" She narrows her eyes in suspicion.

"Wouldn't be us if we didn't, Jelly Bean." I chuckle.

Jade loves scary movies and the thrill of them, yet she is a big scaredy cat. Get her in the dark and make a noise, she will jump ten feet into the air and release a scream that could wake the dead.

"Always the asshole," she mutters.

We head out of the ice cream shop and down the street. Just as we make it around the corner, a group of girls look over. One of the girl's eye widen, her jaw dropping as she lets out a shriek, and I instantly know what"s about to happen next.

"Fucking hell," I groan.

"What?" Jade looks at me with concern.

"You good to run?" I ask her, looking between her and the group.

"Run?" Her eyes widen. "Why, what"s wrong?"

"Oh my God, it's Griffin Graves!" the same girl screams loudly, catching everyone's attention and directing it all at us.

"That"s why," I sigh.

"Oh fuck." She laughs. "Shit, Griff, they're coming this way!"

I look over and curse, grabbing Jade's hand and taking off the way we just came.

"I love my fans, I do, but sometimes it's a lot," I shout to her as we run.

She just laughs, looking over her shoulder every few seconds. "They're still there!"

"Here," I tell her, pulling her into a souvenir shop. I quickly grab a hat and shove it on her head as well as a pair of sunglasses. For me, I take a hoodie and throw it on as well as a hat. Jade's face is one big smile the whole time. Glad she"s having fun at least. "Sorry, gotta run," I tell the clerk and toss a few bills on the counter to pay for all this, plus some for the trouble. "You got a back exit?"

He nods. "Yeah, that way." He points. "Down the hall and to the right."

"Thanks!" I grab Jade's hand and pull her along, making her squeal.

"You"re lucky I work out," she huffs. "Or this would be killing me right now."

"You work out?" I ask, shooting her a look as we bust through the back door. "I gotta see that sometime."

"If you play your cards right, maybe I'll run naked on the treadmill."

"God, woman!" I curse. "I can't run with a raging boner."

All the little minx does is cackle.