Chapter 21
TWENTY-ONE
CASEY
The Safe House vehicle took nine minutes to reach us, and they kept Jade on the line the whole time. Jewel was insisting he was fine through gritted teeth, stopping every once in a while to whine into the hoodie’s sleeve.
A nondescript grey van pulled to the curb where I was waiting. Hugo and Jade had moved Jewel to an alleyway.
An alpha jumped out of the back of the van, wearing a scent-blocking mask.
Another came out of the front, and I found myself on alert until a smaller figure came out of the passenger side.
He had pink hair, and his round glasses were slightly askew on top of his mask.
He fumbled with an umbrella, until one of the alphas swapped his for one of their already-open ones. Then he trotted over to us by himself.
“Hi! We’re with the Safe House.” He held up an ID, and I nodded. “You have an omega in trouble?”
“This way,” I said, leading him back to the alley. To my relief, the alphas didn’t follow.
Jewel pulled his hat further down as we approached.
“Hi!” The pink-haired guy gave an awkward little wave. “I’m Kit. I’m an omega advocate with the Safe House. Sorry about the alphas, they’re just here in case there’s any trouble. They’ll stay by the car.”
“Hey, Kit,” Jade said, sounding relieved. “We were walking around here when he got hot and his scent changed. We didn’t know what to do.”
Kit nodded. He took a few steps forward and crouched down in front of Jewel. Jewel was stiff, and he shrank down so his hat was hiding his face.
“Hey,” Kit said softly. “You, um, have a name?”
“No.”
Kit nodded. “No name, not a problem. Do you need a safe place for this heat?”
“I don’t have heats,” Jewel hissed.
“Oh, for—” Jade started, but Kit raised a hand and cut her off.
“That’s okay too. But you don’t look well, and your friends are worried. We’ve got a clinic at the Safe House. Why don’t you come with us and get checked out? Worse comes to worst, false alarm and we drop you off back here. Or wherever you want. Sound good?”
He gave a soft smile and held out a hand toward Jewel.
Jewel’s eyes flicked to Jade, and then back to Kit. “I’m not leaving them.”
“We’re happy to bring everyone, if you say so. We have lots of room. Whatever you need.”
Jewel seized, and I saw his grip on his legs tighten. He was panting when he finally relaxed. “Everyone here comes. And don’t… don’t look at me. Understand?”
“Got it.” Kit nodded. “Okay. And in the event you pass out or something, is there someone you trust to make decisions for you? They don’t have to be here right now.”
“Jade.”
“That’s me,” Jade said.
“Got it.” Kit stood up. “I’m gonna go open the back. Me and my alphas will be in the front. Just knock on the hatch when you’re ready to go.”
We waited until they were all in the front, then Hugo scooped Jewel off the ground. Jewel wrapped himself around Hugo, nuzzling into his neck as I opened the car door.
It was an enclosed section, with a barrier between us and the driver’s seats.
There were regular car seats by the door, but the back was just…
a padded mattress. I was the first in and didn’t want to squeeze into the seats, so I opted for the back.
Jewel escaped from Hugo and scrambled over to me, sitting on my lap.
I wound my arms around him. I was so glad we were safe now.
“They need me in the front, to sign some forms,” Jade said.
Hugo shot me an apologetic look. “I need a breather. Clear my head.” With that, he closed the door and left me and Jewel alone in the back.
“Uh…guys?” I said.
Jewel’s hands were immediately slipping under my shirt.
Despite his denial, Jewel was definitely in heat. Inside the van, his scent was starting to fill the place.
“Casey,” Jewel whined, looking up at me. He was stunning this close, even though his makeup was smeared and his clothes were wet. “Fuck. You smell so good, teddy bear.”
I was embarrassingly hard, and the way Jewel was sitting on me made it so that he kept rubbing against my erection every time the van jolted.
I had his back to my front, and as he twisted, he rubbed right against my aching cock. He let out a cute little moan, causing a shiver of pleasure to shoot through me as he did it again.
His hand had made its way into my pants.
“Jewel. Jewel, just wait—” I said, fumbling with the drawers beside me. They had to have condoms in here somewhere, right?
I whimpered as Jewel bared his teeth at me, pressing me down to the ground with his hands. His eyes were wild. “I need you.”
“O-okay.” I reached up to cradle his face.
He leaned closer, his jaw clenched. “I’m scared,” he whispered. He was shaking in my arms and stroked my face. “I’m so angry, Casey, and I don’t want to hurt you, but, fuck—”
“You won’t. I can be whatever you need.”
“I don’t want to be fucked,” he said. “Not right now, not like this.”
“We don’t have to do that. But you need something. Do…you want to fuck me?”
Jewel stilled, his eyes glittering in the dim light.
“Or, sorry. You could just, um, masturbate, we don’t have to…”
“You don’t want that,” he said.
I cringed in the dim light, unable to make out his face. “No, I mean, I shouldn’t have…”
“Do you want me to fuck you?” he asked, his voice a purr that melted my fucking mind.
“Yes,” I whispered.
“I can’t be gentle right now.” His words came with a thrust, grinding his dick against mine.
I whimpered.
“I don’t want to hurt you.”
Shit, I was going to come in my pants before he even touched me at this rate. “Please,” I choked out.
He shoved me fully onto my back and tore at my pants. I groaned, and he let out a feral snarl. I helped him shove my pants down, my hands trembling as my cock sprang free.
His hand shot out to grasp it, so hard my eyes rolled back in my head. I could feel his sharp nails digging into my skin there, prickles of electric pain that flared into white-hot pleasure.
He tensed and hissed as another cramp racked him. He was panting when it finished, his eyes clouded.
“Shit. Don’t let me hurt you, Casey.”
“I promise,” I said, and he blinked down at me. Then he smiled. “Good boy.” His hand moved as he spoke, collecting his slick, slathering it around my cock before dipping his fingers down between my legs.
“Wider, Casey,” he panted, and I let my knees drop.
My dick twitched as one of his fingers pressed hard against me, right at a spot that made my whole body tingle. He held it there, pressing in as he sought access.
Oh my god.
I was about to lose my virginity to a half-feral omega in the back of a van.
“Shhh,” he coaxed as some incomprehensible noise that vaguely resembled a groan tore from my throat. I could feel his hot cock rubbing against my thigh, slick and dripping. Another wave of perfume blossomed out, and I felt the tenseness inside me dissipate slightly.
Relax, I told myself and took a shaky breath. His finger slipped fully inside of me.
Oh, fuck.
I canted my hips, trying to get more.
He added another finger, his slick easing the way. He wasn’t going slow or gentle, but I surrendered to it. I wanted to be everything he needed right now, to surrender every stretch and burn. The pain fizzed out into sparks of pure lightning.
He pulled his fingers free, and his eyes flicked to my face once before he was slamming his length inside me. I spasmed again, but his strong arms pinned my legs down.
Ungh, fuck yes.
The muffled sounds he was making as he started fucking me properly were feral and needy.
Tears were pouring down my face. He moved one of his hands over so he could stroke my cock.
His grip was hard, and it matched the pace of his thrusts.
My whole body was humming with pleasure, more than I thought was possible.
What was building inside of me was nothing like any orgasm I’d ever experienced.
“You look so good taking this.” His forehead was touching mine, his breaths coming in pants. “You want this omega dick to wreck you? Fuck you so hard you feel it all next week and remember I fucking own you?”
Yes, yes, yes.
“Good boy.”
That was all it took for me. With those words, everything exploded.
The pain of his grip was the only thing that kept me grounded as he filled me, and white-hot pleasure short-circuited my brain. I was suspended. It was all I could do to survive the avalanche of sensations rocking my entire world.
“You did it, Casey.” His voice was a strained hiss. “You became mine.”
His nails gouged into my chest as he tipped his head back. He gave one last beautiful moan, then came inside me.
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JADE
It was a bit squishy in the front seats. We pulled away from the curb, and Kit pulled out a clipboard, which he promptly dropped.
“Sorry,” he said, fumbling to pick up the pages. They were a bit rumpled by the time he got them straightened out.
Thanks, Jewel. Just what I wanted. Paperwork.
“Do you have any other packmates we should contact?” Kit asked Hugo.
“No.”
“Oh. Do you want any helpers? We have some on standby—”
Hugo let out a growl that made Kit drop his pen. The alpha driving shot him a glare.
“Right. No helpers. Got it,” he said hurriedly. “We’re not far now.”
It was an awkward drive, made more awkward by the noises coming from the back. Kit cleared his throat and turned on the radio, thank god.
We pulled around the back of a large, sprawling building.
I climbed outside, and Kit walked around to meet me. “Hey, no rush. Press the blue button at the back when they’re ready to get out. The room is straight ahead through those doors.”
“Got it. Thanks,” I told him.
“Is he bonded?”
I shook my head.
Kit fumbled in his shoulder bag and pulled out a bag. “For bite protection. If needed. And here’s the key.”
He gave me a smile and walked off.
I sighed and leaned against the side of the van. “Jewel sure has great timing, huh?”
Hugo snorted. “Can we trust them?”
“We don’t really have a choice. But… I think so. This place is run by a gold pack. It’s supposed to be a no-questions-asked kind of deal.”