Chapter 21
STERLING
Hailey climbs from Nate's lap to mine. Her pupils are blown wide as she lifts up my shirt and licks a long stripe up my chest, her tongue ending at my nipple.
My heart is racing, my cock is achingly hard as she tugs down my shorts.
This wasn't how it was supposed to be, not our first time. I feel slightly robbed, knowing that she won't remember it, that she likely won't be able to tell me how she's feeling.
It should have been romantic, a decision that we made together and not under duress.
She whines and I'm sure it's because I'm at war with myself right now. It's not as if I can deny her, I would never do that. She needs me, she needs relief, there's no doubt about what we're going to do. There's just the slightest bit of grief that it's not what I imagined.
I shake my head, and stare down at the Omega pleading for my attention. It doesn't matter how we have our first time, it just matters that I'm good to her, that I'm there for her when she needs me.
I tug on her hair slightly, pulling her up to my mouth. She greedily kisses me, her tongue tangling with mine as she grinds down on my length.
Fuck. I'm going to knot her. For the first time in my life my knot is going to be deep inside of someone and it's her.
I know Nate and Hayes are more charming than me, that she had an instant connection to them.
But I had the same feeling about her. When she strolled into the fire station holding muffins, her cheeks pink with embarrassment, I knew I wanted to protect her.
Even more when time went on and I got tidbits of how she was treated, how she views herself, I knew I wanted to show her she deserves to be loved.
She calls to every side of my Alpha nature, and I can’t help but to hope she feels the same draw to me too.
I swear the word Alpha slips from her lips, confirming my thoughts.
She hasn’t seen how good Alphas could be before me and Nate and I’m going to be everything she needs.
Reminding myself of how badly she needs me has all the disappointment falling away. I'm her Alpha, the man she's trusting to take care of her, to make her feel good, and it's an honor to have her trust.
"You're perfect," I tell her between kisses, trailing down her neck.
She tastes so fucking sweet and I can see so clearly why Nate was tempted to bite her, why he would want to solidify our pack with a simple slip of his mouth.
I flip our bodies so that Hailey is underneath me, grabbing her wrists, holding them above her head as I get a good glimpse of every inch of her body.
Her breasts are full, the dark pink tips hard, begging for my mouth to be on them. She's soft in all the right places and strong in others. Her thighs and calves are expertly toned, along with her biceps that show just how much upper body strength she has.
Her hips are writhing and she's getting impatient. I want to draw this out and memorize every moment, but when she grimaces in pain I know I can't deny her any longer. Nor can I deny myself.
My dick is weeping with need, my cock harder than it's ever been. My body knows what it was made for, and that's tending to my Omega—to Hailey.
She’s the only one I’ll ever do this with, I know that. Maybe she hasn’t fully grasped it all yet, but she will. She’s mine in every way minus a bond mark. Once her heat is over and she’s clearheaded, she’ll understand.
I cup her breast, sucking her nipple into my mouth before pulling back and looking at her beautiful face.
“You need to be full, baby girl? You need my knot stretching that pretty pink pussy?”
She throws her head back, exposing her throat and I moan looking at the soft expanse of flesh.
“Chokehold me if I look like I'm about to bond her,” I say to Nate and he gives me a resounding sigh. “I mean it,” I tell him.
Hailey's eyebrows furrow and she tries to move her wrists from my hold, but it's no use.
“I’ll make sure it doesn't happen,” Nate agrees.
Hailey whines, and the sound tugs at my chest, every Alpha instinct pushing me to knot her, bond her, breed her.
Fuck.
I shake my head at myself. I didn't realize the urge would be this strong.
“Don't worry. I'm going to take care of my Omega,” I promise her.
I tug my shorts all the way down, my length springing free as I grip myself around the knot, and slide the tip up and down her entrance.
Slick is pooling on the blankets like an open invitation as I press my tip inside her.
Her heels are digging into my ass, begging for more, but she's not strong enough to move me. My cock moves in and out of her, wetness coating my length as my knot begs to be pushed inside.
“You're gonna be a good Omega and take my knot?” I ask her.
She nods, her breasts bouncing with each thrust, and she continues to hold her chin high, exposing her neck to me. Tempting me.
In the back of my mind I wonder where the fuck Hayes is and how soon he'll be here to keep us in check, but the thought completely fades away as I thrust into her hard.
My knot pushes inside her, and my knees nearly buckle beneath me.
The feeling is indescribable. The pressure of her pussy wrapped around my knot has me loosening my grip, as I cradle her face and bring her mouth to mine.
I swallow her moans and she devours my sounds of pleasure as I rut into her, filling her with every inch I have. The warm tightness of her cunt too much to handle.
“Fuck baby girl,” I moan, fisting her hair, pulling her head to the side as she moans, nails digging into my shoulders as my knot reaches its largest size.
My spine tingles, my toes curl as my breaths become uneven, all my thoughts incoherent as I lean down kissing her jaw and moving down her neck.
Bonding her feels so fucking right, I want to have every single piece of her she's willing to give, I crave it.
I crave her.
My release fills her, marking her as mine, but I need more. I'm about to do that as a strong arm wraps around my neck, pulling me away.
I fight him, tugging myself closer to my Omega's neck.
“Fuck. Stop fighting me,” Nate says, tightening his chokehold.
My Omega is tugging me closer, wanting my bite, wanting me to tether ourselves together forever. Blood is rushing to my head and it's harder to breathe.
I can hear my heart pounding in my temples and I'm struggling to breathe as the arm slowly releases my throat. It takes me a moment to feel coherent, and when I look down at Hailey's tear-filled eyes, I know it's the right call.
My shaky hands wipe a tear away from her face and I want to nuzzle her throat, tell her sweet promises of how good that was for me, how it was a transformative experience.
But words are hard to come by, not when I can't trust myself, not when my knot is deep inside her.
“Go grab a tie,” I grate out to Nate.
He arches a brow at me and I swallow thickly.
“I won't do anything. Go get me a tie.”
He pets down Hailey's hair, comforting her for a quick moment, before leaving the nest and going to one of our rooms to procure a tie.
Hailey looks devastated that I didn't bond with her and it's like a dagger to the heart. I can't talk about bonding right now, not when even thinking about it has me wanting to sink my teeth into her. So instead I assure her in the only way I can.
“You own me, Hailey,” I say, thrusting slightly, shifting my knot inside of her. “Ever since you walked into that fire station I wanted you—needed you. I'm going to protect you, even if it means protecting you from me.”
I hold her close, turning my head so my nose isn't nestled into her throat, holding her the only way I can right now.
“My knot deep inside you? That means you're mine,” I tell her, rubbing my cheek against the side of her head.
A purr rumbles in my chest, making Hailey moan, her hips shifting beneath me as she rocks on my knot and rubs her clit all over me.
Nate comes back in the room, a silk tie in his hand and he blinks at me.
I look down at Hailey, kissing her one last time.
“You're mine,” I remind her one last time before I glance at Nate. “Wrap it around my mouth and tie it tight,” I tell him.
He gives me a skeptical look, little does he know what other methods I have in store to prevent bonding during our heat.
“Do it,” I nearly bark and that has him moving, wrapping the silk around my mouth, basically gagging me.
It's a sense of relief, knowing that I can't bond her like this.
“You good?” Nate asks and I nod my head. “I’m going to go rinse off real quick.”
His crotch is covered in slick and dried cum. I give him a nod, knowing I can be trusted for a few minutes…at least I hope so.
Where the fuck is Hayes?