He settles between my legs, his body covering mine, Dustin shrugging out of his clothes before pressing his cock against my entrance, already hard and ready. I'm soaked with slick, my body preparing itself for what it needs.
Dustin pushes inside slowly, filling me inch by inch. The stretch is intense but not painful, my body opening for him eagerly. A moan tears from my throat as he bottoms out, the fullness immediately easing some of the cramping.
"That's it," Dustin praises, his lips finding mine in the darkness. "That's my good girl."
He starts moving, making love to me in the nest surrounded by our combined scents. Each thrust hits something inside me that makes stars burst behind my eyelids. The pleasure builds steadily, washing away the pain and replacing it with something infinitely better.
Rain continues to pound against the windows, thunder rumbling overhead but inside the nest, there's only us. Dustin's body moving against mine, his hands holding me close, his breath hot against my neck. "So perfect," he murmurs between kisses. "You feel so perfect around me, sunshine."
The praise makes my core clench around him, drawing a groan from his throat. He adjusts his angle slightly, hitting a spot inside me that makes me see white. Pleasure coils tighter and tighter in my belly as Dustin's knot starts to swell at the base of his cock, pressing insistently against my entrance with each thrust. The pressure is intense, my body stretching to accommodate him. Then, with one final deep thrust, his knot pushes inside and locks us together.
I fall apart instantly, my orgasm crashing over me, my whole body shaking, pleasure whiting out everything else as Dustin pulses inside me, filling me with his release. The cramps that were tearing through me minutes ago vanish completely, replaced by bone-deep satisfaction.
I curl into his chest, my body going limp as the aftershocks fade. Dustin holds me close, one hand stroking up and down my back while the other cradles my head against him.
"I've never had the cramps go away that fast," I mumble against his skin, amazed by how quickly the relief came.
"Your body knows what it needs now," Dustin says softly, pressing a kiss to the top of my head.
I look around the nest, suddenly aware that we're alone. "Where's Kade?"
"He's just tying up some loose ends so we can be with you when your heat fully hits." Dustin's hand continues its soothing motion on my back. "Making sure the horses are fed and taken care of. We have a business transaction in a few days and need to make sure it all goes smoothly while we're completely unavailable."
A business transaction. Code for whatever illegal dealings they're involved in that pay for this ranch and everything else. I should probably care more about that and ask questions about what exactly they do. But right now, locked on Dustin's knot in our nest while a storm rages outside, I can't bring myself to worry about it.
Especially because the alternative is ending up with an Alpha who treats me like dirt and using his designation against me.
I smile against his chest. "I know not everything you do is all good, but this is better than anything I've ever had."
Dustin laughs, the sound rumbling through his chest where my ear is pressed. "That's a low bar to clear, sunshine. Harmony House set us up for success by being absolutely terrible."
"Still," I insist, tilting my head to look up at him. "This is everything I never knew I could have."
He captures my lips in a sweet kiss. When he pulls back, his eyes are soft in the dim light filtering in from the hallway. "You deserve this. You deserve everything good."
We stay like that for several more minutes, locked together while his knot slowly softens. When it finally releases, I feel the gush of slick and his release pooling between my legs. Heat floods my cheeks at the mess, embarrassment making me want to hide.
Dustin notices immediately, his hand coming up to cup my face. "None of that. Nothing about this is shameful."
"It's just so much," I mumble, still blushing.
"Because you're perfect." He kisses my forehead and carefully extracts himself from the nest. "Come on, let's get you cleaned up."
Dustin scoops me up in his arms, carrying me toward the bathroom like I weigh nothing. I wrap my arms around his neck, resting my head against his shoulder. He sets me gently on the edge of the tub and starts running the water, testing the temperature with his hand until it's just right. While the tub fills, he gathers my braids and piles them on top of my head, securing them with a hair tie to keep them from getting wet.
"Can't have these getting soaked," he says, his fingers gentle as he arranges the last few strands. The thoughtfulness of the gesture makes my chest ache. Such a small thing, protecting my hair, but it speaks to how much attention he pays to my needs.
Once the tub is full, Dustin helps me in and then climbs in behind me, settling so I'm cradled between his legs with my back against his chest. The warm water feels incredible against my overheated skin, soothing muscles I didn't know were tense.
Dustin reaches for a washcloth and soap, lathering it up before dragging the cloth up and down my arms. His fingers trace my skin slowly, like he's worshipping every inch of my flesh. "You're so beautiful, sunshine. Do you know that?"
I shake my head, still not quite believing it even after everything.
"Well, you are," he insists, the cloth moving to my chest. "Most beautiful Omega I've ever seen. Inside and out."
His hands work lower, washing my stomach and hips with the same careful attention. Then the cloth dips between my legs, cleaning away the evidence of what we just did. But his fingers linger there, abandoning the cloth entirely to stroke through my folds.
Pleasure sparks through me, my body responding immediately despite having just come. Dustin's fingers find my clit, circling it with just the right amount of pressure. I gasp, my head falling back against his shoulder as he works me toward another orgasm.
