{"id":265067,"date":"2026-07-15T02:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/knot-what-you-expected-holly-monroe\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T02:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:37:25","slug":"knot-what-you-expected-holly-monroe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/knot-what-you-expected-holly-monroe\/","title":{"rendered":"Knot What You Expected &#8211; Holly Monroe"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"text-align:center;margin:0 auto 1.5em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0a6b25a0235198ff.jpg\" alt=\" - Unknown book cover\" style=\"max-width:300px;width:100%;height:auto;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.25);border-radius:4px;\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>She\u2019s wringing her hands together, not looking up from her feet. A white sock with little pink bows on one foot. Chipped black polish on the other. \u201cI think you should stay.\u201d Her soft words have air rushing out of my lungs. \u201cWhat?\u201d After too long a beat, she drags her eyes up to meet mine. \u201cI think you should stay.\u201d \u201cBut-\u201d \u201cDerrick should go.\u201d OceanofPDF.com Chapter Twenty The words are a knife to my heart. I bite my cheek to keep from crying out in pain.<\/p>\n<p>She wants me to leave. I don\u2019t know why I\u2019m surprised. I guess that I thought that, because she knows my face and voice, she\u2019d want me to stay. But knowing my face doesn\u2019t make her feel comfortable with me, it would seem. Maybe a better packmate would have fought Ivan, saying I should be the one to leave, not him, but I never claimed to be a selfless man. If anything, I\u2019ve proven that I am selfish to my core when it comes to Ariana.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t think she\u2019d tell me to go. The possibility of it never crossed my mind. \u201cWhat?\u201d Ivan\u2019s voice reveals his desperation to stay, and I don\u2019t have it in me to be mad at him for it. Of course, he wants to stay. Who wouldn\u2019t? Now that I\u2019ve met her, any time away from Ariana will feel like I\u2019ve lost a piece of myself. \u201cI think it\u2019s better for Derrick to go. I\u2026\u201d She won\u2019t look at me.<\/p>\n<p>At least look at me in the eye when you break my heart, Onion. \u201cI think it\u2019s better for all of us if I get to know you two away from him.\u201d That\u2019s it, then. At least I didn\u2019t ruin everything for my pack with my lies. Just for myself. My body is on autopilot as I push myself to my feet. I have to pack. I can\u2019t stay in this house any longer, knowing she doesn\u2019t want me here.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe, when I\u2019m out, I\u2019ll break down. But not before then. I have to hold it together for her. I won\u2019t let her feel guilty for making this decision. After all, I am the face of her deception.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>No part of this book was created by, or can be used to train AI. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the publisher\u2019s prior written permission, except as permitted by U.S.<\/p>\n<p>copyright law. For permission requests, contact authorhollymonroe@gmail.com The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, or products is intended or should be inferred. Cover art by Mads @Linehouse.art Headers and Page Break by Cat @bookishlymacabre ISBN: 978-1-971820-01-9 Formatted with Vellum OceanofPDF.com Contents Onion and Sax: The Origin Story Introduction to the Omegaverse For Your Consideration Chapter 1 May, 2016 The Daily Beta Chapter 2 Ten Years Later Chapter 3 Three Months Later Knot What You Expected Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Audience Reactions Knot What You Expected Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Audience Reactions Knot What You Expected Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Audience Reactions Knot What You Expected Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Audience Reactions Knot What You Expected Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Audience Reactions Knot What You Expected Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Audience Reactions Knot What You Expected Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Audience Reactions Knot What You Expected Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Audience Reactions Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Knot What You Expected Chapter 46 Epilogue Acknowledgments Onion and Sax: The Origin Story About the Author Also by Holly Monroe OceanofPDF.com Onion and Sax: The Origin Story Click here for a free download of Onion and Sax: The Origin Story for a peek into the past.<\/p>\n<p>OceanofPDF.com Introduction to the Omegaverse Knot What You Expected is set within the Cirque de Mordu Omegaverse. If you read One for the Money and Two for the Show, you\u2019re familiar with these mechanics, but if you\u2019re a new Omegaverse reader or have only read my Lunarcrest novels, I highly recommend reading the below. Omegaverse, also known as A\/B\/O, is a modern alternative universe that operates on principles commonly associated with wolf packs and shifters in the paranormal romance genre.<\/p>\n<p>The social structure includes Alphas, Betas, and Omegas, but none of the characters are shifters. The Reality TV Omegas series operates similarly to other A\/B\/O universes, but there are some slight differences.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>This is a short excerpt from the opening of &ldquo;&rdquo; by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. 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