“I don’t expect lavish vacations or anything like that. But going out on the road? Visiting all the states? It’s kind of a dream of mine.”
“I want to make it happen,” I tell her confidently.
“Why?” she asks, her deep brown eyes meeting mine.
“Because I’ve never wanted someone in the way that I want you. It’s never been like this for me, where I’ve been drawn to someone so quickly and easily. I want to make you my Omega and in doing so I want to give you the fucking world.”
She swallows. “What about the club?”
“I love the club, and I’m still finding my footing with this chapter, but I’d give it all up to be with you. I would walk away.”
Her mouth gapes open. “You’d leave… for me?”
“I don’t want to leave, but if it came down to it… yeah, I would. Me and some of the other guys could start our own chapter or some shit. I couldn’t leave the life fully, but if being with you meant leaving Tallahassee, it’s an easy choice.”
Lily picks up the dog that’s fallen asleep and places her on the dog bed on the floor before scooting closer to me. She cups my face and looks up at me with a mix of hope and awe.
“I’d leave Tallahassee for you… Axel too,” she promises.
It feels like barbed wire wraps itself around my chest at that promise. She climbs on top of my lap, and my hands automatically go to her exposed thighs as her hands wrap softly around my neck. Her thumbs rub small patterns against my skin, and I shiver slightly at the touch.
She grinds against my hardening cock, and I groan as I look at her face.
“I know I said no bonding, and I’ll work on getting ready—I promise—but if you could help me take away some of this ache...”
“Why didn’t you say you were hurting?” I ask, rubbing the skin on her smooth, toned thighs.
“I’ve gotten so used to handling it myself, but lately… I need more,” she admits.
“How much more?”
My heartbeat thunders against my ribcage as she leans in, her modest chest pressing against mine as one of her hands holds the back of my head and the other rests on my collarbone.
“I need what only an Alpha can give me,” she whispers in my ear.
It flips a switch in me; I’m no longer the controlled man I aim to be. I’m a man driven by his needs and baser instincts. My hands grip her ass roughly as I push her pussy against my clothing-covered length, and she moans in my ear.
The room fills with the combination of our scents, and I remind myself that she said no to bonding. Above all, I need to be an honorable Alpha to her—no one else.
I grip her hair and wrap it in my fist, pulling her head back to look at her. “I just need you to know I’m going to control myself, no matter fucking what. But the minute you tell me to bond you, baby girl? I don’t care if you’re in heat, or if it’s in front of the whole fucking compound, I’m putting my mark on you.”
I don’t know if she takes my words for the absolute truth that they are, but truer words have never been spoken. I want her to be mine, and as soon as she gives me the green light, she will be.
She moans and crashes her lips to mine. It’s a kiss laced with need and desperation for one another. She tastes even better than I remember, and I swear to fuck if we get interrupted this time, someone is going to fucking die.
Her hips rock back and forth on my lap, begging for friction. I let her, enjoying the slow torture of her scent filling the room and just waiting for her slick to dampen through the spandex shorts she has on under her dress.
She bites my bottom lip before pulling back. Her pupils are huge, and her cheeks are pink as she looks at me, her hipsnever stopping their movement. Her small hand wraps around my chin, and I revel at the power she holds over me even though she’s half my size.
“Pants off,” she demands.
“You first,” I retort. She doesn’t hesitate, quickly getting off my lap and sliding her shorts and panties down her thighs. I swallow down the masculine pride of how wet she is when the fabric slaps against the floor. “Your dress too. Show me those cute tits.”
She bites her lip but follows suit, not a single ounce of shyness left on her features.
Lily stands before me completely naked, and my breath hitches. “You’re fucking perfect,” I breathe. That comment is what makes her blush, but she doesn’t cover herself. She just stands there confidently, waiting for me to get undressed as well.
My eyes don’t leave her body as I undo my belt, sliding my pants and underwear down before kicking one leg free. Her perfume thickens as she looks down at my hard cock and legs.
