Thatis what has set my instincts off.
Yet…I don’t have the right. Until the day he signs the contract, he’s allowed to be with anyone he wants any time he wants.
Even if he agrees, he won’t belong to us – only carry our child.
CHAPTER 5
Hudson
Alex’s pheromones hit me like a wall. The alphas probably don’t even realize how strong their energy is.
The more I see of them – and this house – the easier it is to picture spending time here.
Too bad they want more than my company.
It’s ironic. The first time I can imagine belonging to a pack, they only want me for what my body can do.
“The nest is through here.” He gestures to an ornate door, the only one designed to stand out. Inside, the floor dips into a padded pit begging to be curled up in.
When I glance over my shoulder, Alex is leaning against the doorframe simply watching me.
“You can come in,” I say. “Actually…shouldIbe in here?”
His dark brows pinch together. “Why shouldn’t you?”
“If this doesn’t work, another omega might not appreciate me stinking up their nest.”
His smokey wood ash scent turns a little acrid and sadness enters his eyes. He’s already preparing for the disappointment.
And damn my biology, I hate that I’ve disappointed him.
Every cell wants to please him, and I hate that instinct almost as much as I crave it.
I don’t like that. I don’t like that my biology is trying to push me toward these alphas simply because we’re compatible. I mean, they’re not the first gorgeous and delicious smelling alphas to show interest in me.
They are, however, the first I’ve actually considered wanting to change my entire life for simply because they asked.
Sure, the money’s great – and who doesn’t love new clothes?
I blurt, “You can court me,” before my brain catches up to my mouth.
Alex’s scent returns to normal almost instantly and a slow smile stretches across his ridiculously handsome face.
As he moves further into the nest, stopping within touching distance, I crane my neck back and study him in the warm afternoon light shining through the open curtains.
Those will absolutely have to be blackout curtains if I ride out my heat with these alphas.
Sunlight warms his hair, hinting at red in the stubble on his jaw. The thought of a future child flickers – and I shove it away.
Why the hell am I already picturing a future child with them simply because Alex is in my vicinity?
Right. Because his pheromones are making me soak these damn omega boxers.
My undergarments don’t do a damn thing for the way my perfume practically explodes from me when his eyes dip from mine to my mouth.
A flash of a fantasy of Alex bending forward and pressing his mouth to mine makes me almost dizzy as more bloodrushes from my brain and straight to my achingly hard cock. I’ll definitely have to rub one off when I get home.
Shit. I might even duck into the bathroom under the guise of using the toilet to ease my body of this pent-up desire.
