Page 55 of Petals & Promises

“Thank you, Eli,” Lysse said. “You have been invaluable in all this, and I hope you know how grateful we are.”

Eli huffed out a laugh. “Here I was thinking you guys might resent me for taking charge. There are no thanks needed, not when it comes to family or my baby sister. They are the most important things to me.”

“Until you find your own pack, you mean,” I said, cutting in. “It’s time for you to think about yourself for once, big bro. You can’t use me as an excuse anymore.”

“Bailey…” Eli said in a warning tone. “This is not a topic I’m willing to discuss with you over the phone in front of your pack. Crew might let you get away with pulling that kind of stunt, but I won’t. Now I’m going to hang up while you’re going to behave for your Alphas and let them take care of you. I’ll reach out if I have any updates on the situation. Goodnight.”

twenty-five

Bailey-Rose

The screen blinked, alerting them that the call had ended and making it so Eli got the last word—like always.

“Ug, he always has to do things like that,” I grumbled. “I’m just trying to look out for the man. The way he talks, you’d think I was asking about his sex life, which I do not want to know anything about.”

Vili’s body started to shake as he laughed silently behind me. “Oh, kitten, you are precious.”

“What? I can’t help but feel responsible for my brothers not having their own packs. They gave up everything to be there for me, and I want to return the favor,” I reasoned.

Lysse just shook his head and reached down to scoop me up. “Come on, you little troublemaker, let’s get ready for bed. I think we’ve all had enough emotional upheavals for one day.”

“Uh-huh, you’re just trying to change the topic and shut me up with snuggles,” I accused.

He glanced down at me. “I could think of something else to keep you quiet if you’re not interested in snuggles.”

My jaw literally dropped. “Ulysses, are you saying what I think you’re saying?”

“I don’t know, Rosie, what do you think I’m saying? The blush on your cheeks tells me it’s something dirty,” he teased as we headed down the hall to our rooms.

“Nope, your punishment is I’m not telling.” I sniffed.

Lysse came to a stop and shifted his hold so when he pressed me against the wall, his hips kept me from sliding down. “I’m sorry, did I just hear that right? My Omega is going to punish me?”

Hearing the low tone of his voice with a hint of a growl in it had me instantly wet. “Y-yes,” I managed to say unconvincingly.

“That won’t do, Rosie, not at all,” Lysse scolded, reaching up to hook two fingers at the point of my V-neck shirt. “Seems to me that you’re the one in trouble here.”

With a hard yank, Lysse ripped my shirt, pulled the cup of my bra down, and exposed my breast. I gasped as he latched his mouth over my nipple, then clamped my hands over my mouth to keep from moaning as I orgasmed right there in the hallway. Lysse knew what he was doing, freeing his mark so he could torture me with it. The way I was trapped against the wall prevented me from getting any stimulation on my clit. Even though Lysse was causing me to come over and over again, it didn’t give the relief only a physical touch would bring.

Shuddering, my eyes rolled back in my head as a fourth orgasm rolled through my body. It was a struggle to keep my hands over my mouth, but if I didn’t, I knew I’d wake the whole house up. Maybe they were right, and I wasn’t the best at keeping quiet. Finally, Lysse released my nipple and grinned wolfishly, rather proud of himself for turning me into a puddle of pudding. He tugged at my hands, and the moment my lips were revealed, he dove in, urging me to open for him. There was no muffling my moans now as I melted against Lysse, surrendering to his claim over my body.

“Are you going to be good now, or do you need to be punished further?” Lysse asked as he placed soft kisses along my neck.

“I’ll be good,” I answered and wrapped my arms around his neck. “I think you need to take me to bed now.”

“We’re not having sex when we get there,” Lysse informed me.

That had me snapping to attention. “What?”

“It wouldn’t be much of a punishment if I rewarded you after, now would it?” he reasoned.

Gaping at him like a fish, I didn’t even know what to say to him. I looked around to see if the others would be on my side, but they were nowhere to be seen—traitors.

Flopping dejectedly against Lysse, I let him carry me the rest of the way to the bedroom. When he set me on the bed, I fell backward, making no effort to hide how I was feeling about this punishment.

Vili appeared above me and looked rather confused. “Kitten, why are you pouting?”

“Lysse said no sex,” I answered.