Crescendo: A Standalone Omegaverse Romance by E. J. Lawson

Author:E. J. Lawson [Lawson, E. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thorn House Publishing Inc
Published: 2023-10-23T16:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-ONE

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A S H E R

All afternoon, worry has been eating me up inside. Something happened, first with Jax and Holden, and then with Josie and Holden. At least, that’s the best I’ve been able to come up with.

I felt the turbulence from Holden and Jax through our bond, and then it was like that turmoil snapped and a sudden calm took its place. But that’s not what’s confusing me. I’ve felt that enough times before to know it means that Holden did something that finally managed to yank Jax out of his latest spiral.

That part’s fine. It’s what came next that threw me off. Holden’s tether in our bond is usually the steadiest. I feel him there all the time, but I don’t often feel spikes from him. Some irritation when he’s with his family, but that’s mostly it.

The dude is solid. He’s got a good grip on himself and he rarely feels anything powerful enough to make me sit up and take notice. That’s changed recently. I’ve noticed little spikes whenever he’s with Josie, and this afternoon, I felt one of those.

They’ve become familiar to me, but what wasn’t familiar was the massive rush that came after. Not only was the lust strong enough that I got hard while looking over a fucking tax return, but there was this insatiable desire for something so much more than just fucking.

More a feeling of…possessiveness.

It was odd—to say the least.

I got her address from Basil, who’s always had a bit of a crush on me, and I don’t know why I want to make sure that she’s all right, but I do.

There’s a disturbing feeling in my gut that something’s changing about her. Either that, or something is changing about the way I feel about her—which is way more disturbing.

Even so, I knock on the door and hold up the bottle of wine I brought, ready to explain myself, when she finally comes to answer it. Her hair is up in a knot on top of her head and she’s wearing a fluffy purple robe, her eyes slightly unfocused as she opens the door.

“Stef, I’m so sorry I haven’t called. I—” As soon as she realizes that I’m not whoever Stef is, she blinks hard and her eyes fly wide open. “Asher? Is everything okay?”

“All good,” I lie, presenting her with the expensive red wine I don’t even know if she likes. “I brought you a housewarming present. It’s late, I know.”

She blinks again, rapidly and far too many times, before she finally steps back and waves me in. “Sorry. Please, come on inside. I just, uh, you caught me off guard. Give me a minute, I’ll get changed and—”

“Please don’t.” I step into her little foyer, taking a quick look around as she shuts the door behind me. Her apartment is cute—small, but homey. I doubt she decorated it herself or that any of the furniture belongs to her, but it still seems to suit her.

There’s an open-concept kitchen off one side of the foyer and a dining room-slash-lounge in front of me.

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