“Fine, fine, okay. Bark at me again,” I said.
Theo smiled and pulled me in for a kiss. I was confused but couldn’t help molding my body to his and deepening the kiss. Then he barked.
“Stop kissing me.”
I stopped immediately, my face frozen inches from Theo’s. I let out a frustrated whine as my omega submitted to the bark. I took a breath as Theo held still in front of me, the warmth in his eyes giving me confidence. Slowly, painfully, I brought my face closer to his until our lips brushed together, breaking the command. I could feel his smile against my lips as he wrapped one hand in my hair, the other firmly cupping my ass.
“You did so good, omega,” he said before kissing me until I was breathless.
“Thank you, alpha,” I responded.
We continued practicing, my resistance coming faster and easier until Theo barked at me to go to the living room and I responded with an almost immediate “no,” standing my ground.
“Good job,” he exclaimed, lifting me in his arms and twirling me around. “You’re amazing, angel. I’ve never seen an omega be able to do that.”
I felt like I was glowing from his praise. Just then, we heard the front door open.
“We intercepted a delivery person in the driveway. You couldn’t manage on your own for one meal?” Ben called out as he walked into the kitchen and set down two brown takeout bags.
“I said I would be fine with cereal,” I said, leaping into his arms.
“Psh, no. You deserve better than cereal,” Ben said, pulling me in for a kiss.
I giggled and squeezed closer to him. Ben paused and pressed his face into the crook of my neck.
“You smell delicious, precious,” he said, a sly hint in his tone.
I stiffened, knowing he scented Theo on me. I waited to see if he was angry.
“Did Theo make it good for you, beautiful?” Ben murmured softly, his lips brushing the shell of my ear.
I nodded, sucking in gulps of his sweet scent.
“He better have,” Cam said gruffly. I jumped, not having heard him come in.
I moved out of Ben’s arms and threw myself at Cam. He picked me up and I automatically wrapped my arms and legs around him.
“Missed you,” Cam murmured.
“Missed you, too,” I responded, pressing my face into his neck to see if there was any anger in his scent. When there wasn’t, I allowed my body to soften fully, finally letting myself believe they weren’t mad at me.
Cam set me down on the counter with a gentle kiss as Ben and Theo started pulling food out of the bags.
“How did it go?” I asked, taking in Cam’s exhausted expression.
“Fine,” he responded, sharing a look with Ben I couldn’t quite interpret.
Before I could ask more, Theo put a plate of food down in front of me and Cam gathered me up in his lap.
“You going to cuddle with me today, sweetheart?” he asked.
I hid my smile at the big alpha asking for cuddles.
“Of course,” I said, placing a soft kiss on his lips.
ChapterForty-One
Josie
