“Was she abusive?” I ask, my voice dropping to a growl without my permission.
“Not physically, if that’s what you’re asking,” Anya says, looking down at her hands. “But she had a way of making me feel worthless without leaving any marks.”
My anger flares hot and sudden. The thought of our omega being treated as less than the treasure she is makes my blood boil.
“And then what happened?” I demand, unable to keep the growl from my voice.
“I left home at seventeen,” she says simply. “I’ve been couch surfing ever since, jumping from one job to another. Nothing ever seems to last long.” She looks up suddenly, her violet eyes meeting mine. “Does that turn you off? Finding out I’m basically a homeless nobody?”
“Absolutely not,” I say firmly. “An omega should never be mistreated like that. Do you have any idea how rare you are? Omegas are the jewel of a pack, to be cherished and protected at all costs. And you are most certainly not a ‘nobody’.”
She blinks at me, clearly surprised by the intensity of my response. “Oh…well, thanks, I guess.”
“As our omega, you will want for nothing,” I continue,letting my conviction show in every word. “You will be treated like the queen that you are. That’s a promise.”
Her blush deepens, and she drops her gaze, clearly overwhelmed by my declaration.
“It’s true,” Lorenzo says, having abandoned his notebook to join us at the table. “You’re the most precious thing to enter our lives in decades.”
“But I don’t understand exactly what an omega is,” she says quietly. The chef returns with her omelet and coffee, setting them before her with a flourish. She thanks him and takes a sip of coffee, watching me over the rim of her cup with curious eyes.
“An omega is traditionally shared with a pack,” I explain, watching her reaction carefully. “In this case, that would be me, Rex, Lorenzo, Marcus, and Ryker.”
Her eyes widen, and she nearly chokes on her coffee.
“Shared? As in...” she trails off, her meaning clear.
“Yes,” I confirm. “Sexually, we will share you, and we will be your protectors.”
She sets her cup down with shaking hands. “How would an omega even handle having sex with five men? Wouldn’t that be... I mean, that seems impossible.”
Lorenzo laughs softly. “One day you’ll be in heat, and even five men won’t be enough for you. You’ll be horny for days, insatiable until your body gets what it needs.”
Her eyes widen further, and I can smell her scent thickening in the air. The conversation is making her horny, whether she wants to admit it or not.
I notice her thighs clenching together tightly beneath the table. Her response is makingmehorny as well.
“Heat?” she echoes, her voice barely above a whisper.
“It’s a biological cycle,” I explain, enjoying the way her breathing quickens as I speak. “Your body will prepare forbreeding. The heat usually ends with an omega getting pregnant.”
She looks down, breathing hard.
I watch in fascination as her blush spreads down to her chest. The neckline of her dress reveals just enough cleavage to make my mouth water. Her breasts are heaving up and down rapidly, her nipples pointed under her dress.
My cock throbs painfully in my pants as I imagine teasing those perfect tits with my tongue, sucking her nipples until she’s begging me to fuck her. I wonder if they’re sensitive, if she’d come just from having them played with.
I consider explaining about an alpha’s knot, and how it would stretch her pussy and asshole so wide she’d scream with the pleasure of it, how it would lock us together while I pump her full of cum, ensuring my seed takes root in her womb.
But I’ll save that as a surprise for later. We need to build trust first, let her adjust to the idea of being our omega before we show her everything that entails.
“Are you okay?” I ask gently, noting how flushed she’s become. “You don’t need to be afraid.”
“I’m not afraid,” she says quickly. “I’m just... overwhelmed. This is all so new.”
“Of course it is,” Lorenzo soothes, reaching across the table to take her hand. “We don’t expect you to understand everything at once. Or to accept it all immediately.”
“Umm, I think I need time to process all of this,” she says slowly.
