Page 157 of His Stolen Omega

He was bored.

It wasn’t that no one ever wanted to get closer to him, it was just that he’d always been so busy flitting from one place to another, never letting himself rest for too long in one location for fear of others discovering he was too dull to invest in.

Elm had wanted someone to see his worth.

But he hadn’t even been able to see it himself.

Until Levi.

A cloud drifted overhead, somewhat shaped like a dragon, and he exhaled slowly, trying to calm his fast-beating heart.

It wasn’t just the alpha’s reassuring words that had convinced him. Although, those were always more than welcome, as Elm quite enjoyed being told how valuable and great he was. But it went deeper than that. It was in the little things. The way Levi glanced at him with the softest expression Elm had ever seen on anyone. The way he touched him. Fleeting brushes of his elbow when he was setting out dinner. His foot on Elm’s ankle under the blankets.

And the sex…

Slow and deliberate and perfect.

Elm winced. Had it been like that with Levi and Shiloh?

Had he taken the time to gently open Kian’s other brother up for him? Fed him his cock carefully, afraid he’d cause injury like he had with Elm?

The alpha could be rough when he wanted—or, more like when Elm wanted him to be—but Levi preferred it tender. Considered it more intimate.

Levi had also told him that sex had never been like that with anyone else.

But…

Why hadn’t he mentioned Shiloh? Why keep it a secret?

Kian clearly thought it was proof the Leviathan was using him, but now that Elm had gotten away and had gained the space to breathe and consider all of the possibilities…that seemed the least likely.

Maybe he was a fool, trusting in the one person in the universe he most definitely should not.

The White Frost and the Eumia had decades of dark history. Who was Elm to think he could come along and magically change that? With what? His phenomenal ass? Please.

He groaned and dropped his head in his hands, rubbing at his temples. A headache was forming.

If Levi were here, he’d massage the pain away before it could get worse.

The alpha would arrive eventually. Elm was well aware. A part of the reason he wasn’t freaking out wondering where to go was because of that fact. The tracking devices in his body would lead the Leviathan straight to him, so there was no fear of getting lost or having to figure out what he’d do once night began to fall.

Elm really could go back and save him the trouble…

He snorted.

Levi didn’t deserve it.

Let his anxiety fester for a hot second. It was the least he could do after keeping such a massive secret from Elm.

Kian deserved it too. Deserved to worry after choosing then of all times to reveal—

Elm froze.

Damn it.

Of course.

He really was such an idiot.