When I woke up, his hand was on my chest underneath my shirt and his lips were on my cheek. It startled me, and I pulled back a little too quickly. A look of rejection crossed his face. Suck.
“Sorry,” I said. I was startled is all.
“No, I’m sorry. I just... I woke up and I thought I was dreaming, and if I was dreaming, might as well…” He looked down between us, and I followed his gaze. He was rock solid.
“You were having a dream about me?” I teased.
“Yeah,” he said, giving me a quick kiss, no sign of embarrassment.
“You need to conserve your energy,” I reminded him.
“I know, I’m sorry.”
“I said you need to conserve your energy, not that I did.” I worked the button on his jeans and pulled his pants down until his cock was released. “Is this what you were dreaming about?”
He swallowed.
“I can’t hear you. Is this what you were dreaming about?”
“No,” he whispered. “This is better.”
“I thought so.” He was in no condition to be having sex or even making out with me, but that didn’t mean he didn’t need some release, and I was happy to give it to him. “Well, then I’m gonna have a little snack then.”
I licked my lips. His head fell back, his eyes closed, and I slowly lowered myself, pulling him into my mouth. I worked quickly—sucking, licking, nibbling, bobbing my head up and down, not wanting him to move too forcefully and not wanting him to squirm for too long. I just wanted to give him this release that his body called for in his sleep.
I took him in deeply, all the way until I hit the back of my throat, and then I swallowed. He placed his hand on the back of my head, encouraging me. I intensified my pace, his balls hitting my chin.
Three more swallows later and his cum hit the back of my throat. I swallowed it all down, licking him clean before drawing away. Ipulled up and buttoned his pants and settled next to him with a kiss on his cheek.
“Think you can sleep better now?” I teased.
“I think you just about killed me.”
“Please don’t say that. I’m doing everything I can to keep you alive.” I was dead serious. Talk about being a mood killer.
“I know, omega. And don’t worry, you’ll get your reward.”
Omega. For the first time in my life, I liked the sound of that.
We woke to the early morning light, Bryden looking better than he had yet. Still not great, but I’d take every step closer as a victory.
“Do you think you’re ready to keep going? Or should we stay another day?”
“I want to get there.”
“Same.” Because until we found people on our side, we were never going to be safe. Even then, it was only 50/50.
10
BRYDEN
“Thanks for the lift.”
We waved goodbye to our ride and trudged upward along the dusty road. I sniffed the air, but there was no hint of my brother. If he wasn’t here yet, I was certain he’d come.
“What if the Alpha and the rest of the pack don’t accept us?” We were sitting by the side of the road, sipping our dwindling water supply.
“We’ll have to go farther up the mountain and find a patch of land for ourselves.” Roland screwed the top on the water bottle.
