“Stay here and hold him,” I tell her. “Both of you need to sleep.”
“I'm fine.”
“Sera.”
“I’ll help them.” Ezra settles on Sera’s other side, sandwiching her between his larger frame and our omega. He feeds her a strawberry this time. “And you need to eat before you sleep.”
She narrows her eyes as she swallows. “You fight dirty.”
“Always,” Ezra tightens his arm around her waist.
She holds my gaze for a moment then sighs. She pulls Aubrey against her side, tucking the blanket around him, pressing her mouth to his hair. “You're both insufferable.”
“And you’d better get used to it,” I say.
Espie looks up at me from the center of the nest, her eyes glassy and dark, pupils blown wide. The flush on her cheeks has spilled down her throat and across the tops of her breasts. The fresh bite marks from Lex and Ezra are still raised, angry redand shining with saliva. My cock is already hard and aching just looking at her.
“Alpha,” she breathes, reaching for me with both hands.
I come down over her and she meets me halfway, pulling me into a kiss before I’ve even settled. Her mouth is hot and open, tasting like nectarine and heat and the raw, sweet flavor of her arousal. She kisses me like she’s starving for it, tongue sliding against mine with no hesitation.
My hands find her hips and I drag her up into my lap. Lex shifts aside without a word, giving us space, his knot still glistening where it had been buried inside her. Espie wraps her legs around my waist, lines us up, and sinks down onto my cock in one slow, trembling drop.
I feel every inch of her as she takes me. Hot, unbelievably wet, fluttering around me. A shaky exhale leaves her as she bottoms out, her pussy clenching tight around the base of my cock.
“I love you,” she whispers against my mouth. “All of you. I love this pack.” Her hands come up to cradle my face, thumbs stroking over my cheekbones. “I love you, Kev Dawson.”
I slide one hand up her back and hold her close, rocking up into her gently.
“I’ve loved you before I even met you, my omega.”
“That’s not possible.” Her forehead rests against mine as she rocks her hips in slow, grinding circles, taking me deeper.
“It’s entirely possible because it’s true,” I thrust into her, my knot nudging her entrance. She shivers as it slips inside her and inflates, locking us together
“Bond with me,” she whispers. “Please. Kev… I want it. I want you.”
“There’s nothing I’d love more.” I find the swollen gland at the side of her throat. My lips brush over it once, soft, and she tips her head back with a quiet moan, offering herself completely. Iopen my mouth and bite down. The second my teeth sink into her skin, her essence floods me.
I feel her—every hidden corner, every scar. It all surges into me at once, overwhelming and beautiful and heartbreaking. Before the rush even settles, Espie leans in and bites me back. The bond snaps into place and I nearly groan out loud. She’s inside me now, warm and bright and alive, wrapping around every part of me. I feel how much she loves me, how scared she still is that this could be taken away, how desperately she wants to belong.
She starts to cry, soft sobs that shake her whole body. I wrap my arms around her and hold her close, one hand cradling the back of her head while the other strokes slowly down her spine. My cock stays buried deep inside her, throbbing in time with the new bond.
She’s gripping my shoulders like she’s afraid I’ll disappear, face pressed into my neck, tears sliding down my skin. I just hold her, breathing her in, feeling everything she’s giving me.
When the sobs finally ease, she stays tucked against me, breathing shaky. Her hips rock once, slow and instinctive, and I feel her clench around me.
With her eyes closed and her forehead tucked under my jaw. “Thank you, Alpha…”
Ezra
Time has gone soft. Sera is lying with her head in my lap, my hand moving through her curls, and she is looking up at me with dark eyes and the half-smile she gives when she is too tired to keep the guard up.
“You're staring,” she says.
“Occupational habit.” A beat. “You're still here.”
She is quiet for a moment. “I'm not going anywhere, Ez.”
