I burst out laughing at her list. “You’re terrible at gym motivation. You make me feel lazy!”
“Which then motivates you to push harder! It’s all about the gains!” She looked at me side-eyed, trying not to laugh.
“Do you remember when I promised you a spanking if I ever caught you?” I said as I lunged onto the bed, grabbing her arms. “Looks like today’s the day!”
The room exploded with her scent, thoroughly inundating me with that lovely white chocolate-rosewater smell. My eyes narrowed on her as my arousal grew rapidly.
“It’s going to be nearly impossible for me to sleep in here if your delicious scent is everywhere.” I straddled my legs on top of her hips. “That’s another spanking, little omega.”
She laughed and wiggled underneath me as more perfume drifted off her skin. Her movements against my pelvis nearly shut my mind off. I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply, letting her scent fill every fiber of my being.
“Lukas, can you get off me for a second?” She gently tapped my thigh. I could see a glint of mischief in her eyes, but I’d play along.
“Everything okay?”
“Yeah,” she gasped a little bit before slowly standing to her feet off the bed. “I just need to…” There was that twinkle of mischief again. “I need to run away!”
Ivy took off out of my room, laughing as she moved out to the hallway.
“Oh, you’re done for!” I shouted after her as every alpha instinct in me sprang to action. “I’m going to catch and devour you, little omega. You shouldn’t be running on that toe!”
“My toe feels fine!” she shouted back to me, her voice sounding more and more distant.
I gave her a brief head start before I jogged out of the room after her; she was quick, I’d give her that.
I heard her run down the stairs, so I followed. The only person I saw downstairs was Dem at the kitchen table, watching me with amused eyes.
“Don’t tell me where she went,” I said as I slowly walked around the room. Now with a shout, I added, “There’s no hiding, little omega, because I can follow your scent!”
“What are you, a trained dog?” Dem joked.
“Her scent is particularly strong right now,” I whispered back, waving him off. “I believe she went into the gym.”
I walked towards the gym as the hairs on the back of my neck stood to attention. I kept getting brief hits of her beautiful scent down the hallway; she clearly went this way.
Inside the gym, Preston and Isaac were resting between weight reps. They watched me as I entered the room.
“Where is she?” I cautiously glanced around the room, though nothing stood out to me. She was hidden well, but I could still smell her scent.
“Ivy? Not in here,” Isaac shrugged before taking a big gulp of water.
I looked over to Preston, who was avoiding eye contact. “Preston?”
“Not in here,” he squeaked out meekly. He was too innocent for this.
“Liars!” I entered farther into the room and looked around. “Where are you, little omega?”
A subtle creak echoed behind me, forcing me to whip my head around. Ivy was slowly sneaking out the doorway, trying not to make a sound.
“Run, Ivy! He sees you!” Preston shouted as Ivy darted off down the hallway and back up the stairs.
“Come back here!” I shouted teasingly as I heard her laughing up the stairs. Her laughter was like a siren’s song, calling me to come and find her.
Darting after her, I slowly started to catch up now. She ran around the corner and down the hall to her room. Perfect, she’d be trapped in there.
I dashed into her room and closed the door behind me.
“You’re mine now, there’s no escaping!” I playfully teased, looking around the room for her. She must have been kneeling on the other side of the bed.
