Shade shifts in his chair, and I just know he’s sporting a hard on.
I shift my grip, guiding her again, this time toward the darkest corner of the room.
Toward Blaze.
He hasn’t said a word. Hasn’t moved since he stalked off into the shadows, but I can feel his eyes on her. Burning and hungry.
“You broke Blaze.”
My voice drops.
“Before you came he was fucked in the head and teetering on the edge, but then you gave him something real to hold on to. You changed him for the better and brought back the brother we thought we lost years ago. Then you left. And now he’s a waking nightmare.”
I pause, letting that truth sink in.
“You want to be his again? Then you better be ready to walk into his shadows and stay with him in it. No matter how dark it gets there, stay and show him you won’t vanish when things get tough. Do you think you can give him what he desires? What he needs?”
There’s a glint of something from the corner. The flash of metal catching the light of the fire. A knife.
Halley stiffens and gulps. Her hand raises to a place high on her cheekbone. The flesh is clear, but I recall the shallow cut that had been there.
Her eyes swim, and the scent of salt mingles with her delicious lavender aroma.
Omega is upset. Soothe her. Kill the threat.My inner Alpha snarls.
Except I can’t protect her from this. It’s a necessary pain, like cauterizing a wound before the patient bleeds out. She needs to hear this. Needs to understand the power she holds over us and that an apology isn’t going to be enough.
She swallows and nods slowly. Her eyes are glistening with tears, and her bottom lip is trembling.
She doesn’t flinch or fight me as I pull her hair and direct her to look at her lover.
“Viper forgave you. To him, there’s nothing to even forgive. The big lug loves you and always has, even if it scares the fucking pants off him. But I bet he didn’t tell you that his Blood Lust came back and he gave up fighting it. He was gonna die, Halley. Really fucking soon and he didn’t care because there wasn’t anything left worth living for without you.”
A sob rips from deep in her chest, like the thought of Viper's death is a physical punch to her gut.
“Are you ready to love him?Reallylove him the way he needs and deserves? To give him a reason to fight and survive?”
She nodded vigorously.
Yeah. That one’s not hard. Our LT isn’t hard to love.
Maybe this next part might be a bit harder to take.
“He needs more than just love though… being an Alpha comes witha lotof pent up needs. He’s always made do with his fist, fucker disappears so often to jerk off I almost had to write him up, but having a willing Omega nearby will certainly be a… satisfying alternative. So, Halley, are you up for meeting his needs?”
She nods enthusiastically again.
“Taking his cock… three, four times a day?”
Her nodding slows, and her brows furrow in apprehension.
“Can you take his giant knot every time?”
Something close to fear locks behind her eyes.
She’s remembering just how big his knot is. Did it stretch her to her limit? Did it hurt?
She looks to Viper for comfort, for him to reassure her that it’s definitely not something he wants. But the Alpha just continues to stare resolutely at the crackling fireplace, a blush high on his cheeks.
