He simply grins, thrusting harder as he takes both of my hands in one of his and presses them into the wall above my head. “You want my knot, sweetheart?”
I nod, tears running down my cheeks. “Please,” the word is a pained whimper, cramps wracking my abdomen that signal my heat has finally arrived.
Pax’s lips slam down on mine at the same moment his knot pops into place inside of my pussy, locking us together as another blissful orgasm spirals through me in dizzying waves of heat. I’m so blissed out I barely hear Paxton cursing as he comes inside of me, and by the time he comes down from his high, I can’t hear anything at all.
After a very uncomfortable conversation with Posey’s parents, Jude, Parker and I managed to secure our bags and load them into the car to bring them over to the cute little bed and breakfast Paxton scored a room at. “When did your brother find the time to book this room? And how did he manage to do it so last minute when there’s a festival in town?” I ask Parker because out of all of us, he’s the most likely one to know what’s going on in his brother’s head at any given moment.
But even he shrugs. “I have no fucking clue. All I know is he had it booked before we got here, because he said something about it the day Posey asked us to come home with her. The comment was offhand and didn’t make much sense at the time, but now it does.”
“Well whatever the reason, I’m thankful he thought ahead. Can you imagine going through a heat with Mama Lily in the same house?”
Jude snorts, shaking his head. “She’d be checking in on us and asking if we needed snacks or water.”
My laugh is loud in the small car, startling Parker who’s been furiously typing away on his cell. “That’s a hilariously horrifying thought coming from our fearless leader.”
He waves me off, shuddering like he’s finally repeating his thought inside hismind. But then he grunts, adjusting himself with one hand as he drives. “Posey’s so turned on right now.”
I groan, picturing a thousand different things she and Pax could be getting up to. “I can’t wait to be able to feel her emotions. Do you think she meant what she said about bonding?”
Parker perks up like he also wants to know. Jude nods definitively. “She was prodding me through our bond trying to gauge my feelings about it at first, but when I blocked her out, she had to make the choice for herself. I could feel her certainty then, and I can feel it now. She’s ready for this.” He pauses for a moment, taking several deep breaths before he meets mine and Park’s eyes in turn. “I’m sorry it wasn’t either of you first. Sorry my disease took the chance from three alphas who deserved her first bite a hell of a lot more than I did.”
My mouth parts, shock pouring through me as I struggle to piece together a response. I can probably count on one hand the number of times I’ve heard my pack lead sound so… humble. Parker also looks sort of shell-shocked, so I do my best to put my feelings into words. “I’ll admit, when Posey brought up the idea of bonding you, my first internal reaction was… less than supportive. I was jealous. Parker scented her first and took her virginity, Paxton saw her first, and you were going to bond her first. I think… at the time, it just felt like there were no firsts left for me. But then I realized it’s not about firsts. We’re pack, and if you guys are happy then so am I. I know my relationship with Posey isn’t anylessjust because I don’t have one of those firsts with her.”
Parker sits up fully, turning in his seat to face me. “You were Posey’s first kiss.”
I grin, clapping a hand down on my pack mates shoulder. “That helped, too.”
They both scoff, and the mood in the car lightens immensely. “But really, Jude. Don’t apologize for somethingthat was going to happen eventually anyway. She bit you first, but she’ll bite us too.” I check my watch. “This weekend, if I have anything to say about it.”
Park nods in agreement. “Couldn’t have said it better, Mack.”
Pride fills my chest. I may have one of the highest GPA’s at Harbor University, but I’ve never been particularly eloquent. It’s frustrating knowing exactly what youwantto say to someone but never being able to find the right words, so the fact that Parker is agreeing with me and supporting me feels great.
Our drive to the B&B is short and Paxton already texted the room number to our group chat, so as soon as we’re in the building we go right up. I’ve never been involved in a heat before so I’m not sure what to expect, but it certainly isn’t for the Paxton to be putting on a show for our omega.
Parker immediately guffaws, clutching his abdomen as he laughs so hard actual tears escape is eyes, and Jude just looks bewildered. Me? I join in. The chorus ofDownby Jay Sean belts through the room, my voice booming so loud you can’t even hear Pax anymore as I join in on his terrible boy band dance moves. It doesn’t matter why this is happening or how long I need to do it when Posey is smiling likethat. The beaming grin on her face only brightens when she spots me, and the expression turns my blood to fire.
As the song winds down I turn in one final spin before rushing to my omega and taking her lips in a salacious kiss. “Hi, pretty girl. How are you feeling?”
She just lifts a bare shoulder, and that’s when I notice she’s in nothing but a towel. Paxton huffs, panting with his hands on his knees. “She’s feeling bratty. Even after two orgasms in the shower she refused to eat, so I did the only thing I could think of to distract her enough to get her to eat and drink.” He points to a mostly-empty room service tray and the silicone straw Posey currently has trapped between her lips. Thecup is opaque so I can’t see what’s in the cup, but judging by the smell of strawberries on her breath I’d say it’s likely some sort of smoothie or electrolyte drink.
I arch a brow at Posey, staring her down. “Were you being a brat for Paxton?”
She shrugs again, but this time there’s a small smile playing at the corners of her lips. Her pupils are huge so I have to assume she’s at least partially lost to her heat fog, and I have a feeling it’s going to take all four of us and some creative threats to get her to cooperate for everything except being knotted.
A chuckle leaves me as I drop another kiss on her swollen lips. “Naughty omega.”
Posey doubles over suddenly, hands clawing at her lower abdomen as she cries out in pain. My first instinct is to panic. I just had sex for the first time a week ago! I don’t know what the fuck to do with an omega in heat.
Before I can spiral too far, a heavy hands lands on my shoulder. Jude leans in close, lowering his voice as the twins tend to our omega. “Your instincts know what to do, Mack. All you have to do is let go and trust them and us to get you through.”
Doing what he says sounds easier said than done, but when I close my eyes and really hone in on my instincts, I find that I somehow know exactly what to do. Crouching in front of Posey, I try my best to meet her eyes. “Are you aching, gorgeous?”
She nods frantically, whimpering in pain as she writhes around on the massive bed. “Please make it stop hurting, Alpha.”
I nod at the guys and scoop our omega into my arms, marching towards the only closed door in the room. This is a heat suite, meaning it comes equipped with a basic, round nest that will only just barely fit our pack if we’re lucky. We grabbed a couple of things from the smallnest at Posey’s parents’ house for her, but I wish we were back home and could be in her nest where she’s most comfortable. “I’ve got you, pretty girl. I’m going to take the pain away.”
More whining is the only response, and it seems like she’s completely lost to her heat now. I place her on her feet in the small nest and whip her towel off all in one motion, and she keens. “Present, Omega,” I growl. My instincts are fully in the driver’s seat now, giving me the confidence to be what our girl needs in this moment.
