With a deep breath, I will all the patience I can muster to work double time. "Kade, your wet clothes are making it worse. Even with the blanket over her. You need to pass her over."
Kade ignores me. He continues to rock Vivie from side to side, murmuring about how she needs to be okay and how she is never allowed out of his sight ever again.
But she’s still shaking, and her teeth have begun chattering. Jarek notices and addresses Kade. "Kade, give her to Silas."
"No," Kade says simply.
"Please," Jarek adds, body tight.
"I SAID NO!" Kade roars, clutching our mate a little too tightly.
It draws a whimper from her pouty lips. Jarek and I will never be able to disarm this man like the sound of distress from our omega. Kade's eyes, which were filled with malice a second ago, shift to horror. He gasps and releases her enough so I can swoop in and take her.
Rule number one with scent matches: never steal an omega from an alpha’s grip.
Rule number two: steal said omega from alpha's grip if shit’s about to go down.
Right as Kade lifts his upper lip with a rumbling snarl, Jarek dives for him. Hand around our pack alpha's throat, Jarek yanks him to his feet and forces his body out of the living room.
My breath catches in my throat as I watch the snapping and snarling of teeth, but Jarek manages to get Kade out onto the porch and gives up just enough to manipulate Kade into a dominance battle. Jarek shifts the immediate problem Kade faces into one of correcting the pack hierarchy.
He’ll be pissed about it later, but this is our dynamic. Kade has had to do the same thing for Jarek and for me many times. Living a life and nourishing a bond with an omega who struggles with depression and often can't verbally communicate what's wrong causes feelings of back-breaking helplessness and terror. As men and as their designations, those feelings come out all wrong sometimes. Our job as a pack and family is to keep each other in line. Pack alpha or not, Kade crossed a line. Jarek will handle it.
Forcing my gaze away from them, I shift around until I'm curled around Vivian's dozing form on the floor. Blankets surround us in cozy comfort, and the fire heats us naturally as does the touch of our bare skin. My knees fill the backs of hers and my chest cradles her back. With my arms wrapped around my omega, I do everything I can to spoon some warmth into her tiny frame and watch our men.
Nothing could take me away from Vivian right now, though their vicious make out session against the large window is enticing. They're covered from the rain by the roof of the porch, allowing them to go at each other without the weather interfering.
Jarek is pressed against the window, his muscles showcased for my viewing pleasure. Kade's hand snakes into the back of Jarek's jeans, making my own ass clench with desire. I watch, transfixed and so damn horny, as Kade fingers our alpha.
My dick twitches against Vivie's chilled ass, but I don't move. She's hurting and needs care, not a needy beta who's enjoying being a voyeur. My breath stutters in my throat as Kade twists Jarek around and yanks both their pants to their knees.
Like a fucking tease, Jarek makes eye contact with me and grins. It's extra feral and practically oozes sex. The only thing that makes his sultry smirk falter is Kade ramming his fat cock inside his tight asshole.
Behind Jarek, Kade's face is shadowed with concentration and fierce desire to put his mate in his place. He does that with punishing thrusts and groans that even I can hear from inside.
They're both so ridiculously powerful and sexy I can't take my eyes off them. My mouth fills with saliva as I imagine kneeling in front of Jarek and sucking him in appreciation for controlling the situation. I know the heavy weight of his cock on my tongue like the back of my hand. The way he glides down my throat and tests my gag reflex...
"Fuck," I hiss and pull back from Vivie just a bit. She doesn't need to feel my dick in her ass while she's so vulnerable. The only reason those two are out there getting their rocks off is to control their overwhelming energy.
She doesn't need aggression, nor does she need sex.
We need to get our shit together and that starts with Kade controlling his instincts better. He'll beat himself up for thissoon enough, so watching him throw his head back in pleasure right now is a welcome reprieve.
Jarek's hand balls into a fist right before cum spurts from his swinging dick and onto the window.Fucking hell. "FUCK!" he roars, and I bite back a groan.
Just like I knew would happen after he came, Kade's eyes find Vivian sleeping in my arms and guilt floods the bond. He's quick to wash it away with appreciation for Jarek. With love thumping between them, Kade draws Jarek in for a hug so encompassing it makes me a little emotional.
We'll be alright. We always are. This may have been different and concerning, but we'll figure it out. Vivie will tell us what happened, then it will be handled.
We got this because we're a pack, a team, and a family.
Twelve
Jarek
Very rarely are we all at a loss at the same time. Never in our eight years together has Vivian zoned out so damn hard she fucking left the house. It's been nine damn hours, and she's only mumbled incoherent things in her sleep.
It's been a restless sleep which also isn't normal for her. Cuddling her has been the only thing that helps. As much as I want to wake her up and see if her eyes would be clear when she looks at me, I can't. Kade might actually hurt me if I woke her anyway.
