“We can keep those strings unattached for now,” Apollo reassured her. “Just get through this heat then we can talk. Okay?”
She looked like a deer in headlights. Her eyes were wide and terrified and I just wanted to hold her close. I wasn’t sure how to approach this omega. She was so strong, a fighter, ready to face off with us. But something underneath that was scared and vulnerable. This was delicate. We didn’t know enough about her to know the right way to handle it.
“We’ve got you,” Ezra promised. His voice was strong and confident. “At the end of the day, all we want to do is keep you safe.”
“Okay,” she finally said as tears leaked down her face. I moved then, stretching out next to her and pulling her into my chest. A purr echoed out, rumbling gently to soothe her. She needed connection and reassurance, that was something I could provide.
“Tell me what we can do to help,” I urged her.
“I’m scared, Corvin.” Her big, brown eyes finally met mine. They were begging me to be gentle.
To keep her safe.
That, I could do.
“Look at me, Bea. You found three men who have dedicated their lives to keeping people safe. But you? You’re a scent-match. A woman who captivated us from the moment we laid eyes on you. I need you to trust us. We’ll help you through this and talk more afterwards.
“Don’t hurt me.”
It was a plea. One that was filled with enough pain that my chest ached. I had a feeling it had to do with the mottled skin along her arm and down her torso. I’d noticed it the moment she took her clothes off but it was part of her, just as beautiful and strong as the rest of her.
“We won’t.”
She didn’t take her eyes off of me as she breathed in and out. Each one was purposeful, not stopping until they’d evened out and some of her panic had subsided.
“Take me, alpha.”
My alpha was elated. She’d trusted us with her heat; hadn’t run when things got complicated.
I fused my lips to hers, deepening the kiss as her essence seemed to wrap around me. This omega was meant to be in my arms.
A whimper of pain broke the kiss. She shoved me against the bed and straddled my hips, sinking down on my cock to bring her own relief. I watched in awe as she took all of me in one move, her head falling back in pure bliss and her pussy clenched around me.
She was fucking perfect.
Caramel and toasted almond floated around us, a cloud in the air now that we couldn’t escape. She’d given in and now her heat was taking full control. Every scent was amplified and my knot was throbbing angrily, ready to fill the omega.
Each time she slammed herself down on my cock, she was a little closer to taking my knot. I bit down on my tongue trying to control myself. The urge to take over was strong, but I needed to let her have this moment of control.
“You feel so good,” she breathed as she circled her hips. She lifted herself off one last time before slamming herself down, forcing my knot past her resistance, settling into place and locking us together.
I truly had never felt anything so incredible. She was hot and tight around me. Every rock of her hips, the way she clenched around me, teasing me, was driving me insane.
My hands rested on her hips. They were large, almost engulfing her waist. My skin was pale against the gorgeous tan of her skin.
Bea was unlike any other omega I’d ever seen. It went beyond just her face. She seemed so full of fight and humor. The way she had half the town at her side told me she was an amazing person, too.
I hoped she gave us a chance to find out more.
Bea’s nails raked down my chest. The sting of it was threatening my control. Hell, everything she did had me spiraling out of the control I’d always coveted. And here I was, embracing that change like it was nothing.
She moaned again and I couldn’t take it anymore. My hands tightened around her waist, lifting her off, then slamming her back down on my cock. I did that over and over while she screamed out her pleasure, her voice echoing on the walls, making me very glad that we had our own packhouse.
The urge to bite her, claim her, rut her, was riding me hard now. I promised to keep her safe, though, and that was a promise I’d never break.
“That’s right, siren. Come for your alpha,” I urged as her pussy fluttered around me. Now her nails dug into my skin to the point she drew blood.
Bea’s hips were moving frantically now, rocking against mine as her mouth fell open in a silent scream, eyes squeezed shut as she tried to give in.
