25. Claire
“Thanks for coming with me,” I told Adrien as I surveyed the living room of my cottage again, making sure I got everything I wanted this time.
Even though I’d come over the other day to grab more things, I completely forgot one of my favorite alpaca blankets.
“Of course,” Adrien said, coming up behind me and wrapping me up in his arms. “Some very intelligent omega I know told me I should hire help at my shop so my schedule could be more flexible.”
I tilted my head back to look up at him, a grin on my face.
Yes, my control freak of an alpha had finally taken a page from my book and hired help as well. Of course since he mostly focused on chocolate, with only a handful or so of patisseries, his items had a longer shelf life. Which meant he still was solely making all the goods, but now had the luxury of modified hours.
“She sounds like a catch,” I teased him back.
“Absolutely,” he agreed. “In fact, she’s inspired me lately and I’ve made something dedicated to her. I brought some with me from the shop, care to try?”
I spun in his arms, a feeling of giddiness flowing through me as I nodded my head. He’d made a batch of the lime-infused cherry cordials he dedicated to Vance for us all the other night, and they were absolutely to die for. The fact that he’d spent the time doing the same for me, was probably one of the greatest gifts ever.
And speaking of the amount of amazing gifts they all had gotten me, that was saying a lot.
Adrien placed a quick kiss on my lips, and went to grab a long sleek onyx box I hadn’t noticed him bring in.
He passed it to me without a word, and I took care, sliding the gold ribbons off the corners before removing the lid and revealing the five perfectly uniform chocolate truffles inside.
“They’re gorgeous,” I said, admiring the pretty peach color, white accents, and gold foil.
“So are you, mon chou,” Adrien said, watching me with an intense expression as I lifted one of the chocolates out from the box.
I knew what it was like to pour your heart and soul into a bite, and it was something that had drawn me to Adrien the first time we ever worked together in his kitchen at The Confectionery.
The moment my tongue touched the hard shell and I bit into the truffle, I almost wanted to cry. It was a take on peaches and cream, but way more refined and complex. The br?lée on the fruit left a depth of flavor that was balanced by the vanilla in the diplomat cream. It was sweet, yet not overly rich, and I couldn’t help the little moan that escaped as I savored the flavor.
It may have been a little chocolate, but it made a big impression.
I felt completely seen and adored and cherished in that moment.
“Adrien,” I said, looking up at my alpha, the rest of the words dying on the tip of my tongue.
Setting the box aside, I walked up to him, reaching up to cup his face. The love and desire I found swirling in his emerald eyes made me burn even hotter inside as I rose for a kiss.
He took control then, his tongue swiping my bottom lip as his hands found my waist, guiding us over to the couch before pulling me into his lap.
Our lips never stopped moving, the two of us kissing until we were out of breath, and my hips were rocking searchingly against his hardness.
Overheated, I shrugged out of my cardigan and pulled in greedy gulps of air, my body stilling at a faint scent.
“Claire?”
My nose found his neck, burrowing as close to the skin as possible before I forced myself to take a slow inhale.
A smoky and smooth caramel note hit me first, the depth and spice reminiscent of a fine bourbon. But beneath that was a familiar smell that had me taking another inhale, chocolate.
Of course, my alpha would smell like fine liquor and his passion in life. His scent was faint, just beginning to come back after years of blockers, but it was there.
I didn’t need confirmation from his scent to know he was mine, but it was there all the same. And even more incredible than I anticipated.
“It seems I now have a new source of inspiration myself, alpha,” I said, grinding down on him as I leaned back to see his face. “You smell so damn good.”
An unfiltered smile stretched across his face, my own happiness mirrored in his expression.
I’d already marked him with my scent multiple times, but as he grabbed the hem of my dress and lifted it off me, I knew it was his turn.
“I love how much you want it,” he murmured, arching his hips up into me.
It wasn’t the rushed frenzy I’d experienced with Vance when I first scented him, although it was just as intense. The need coursing through me was completely centered around the sexy alpha I was straddling.
“I want you to bite me when you’re ready,” I told him. His eyes widened, and there was a hint of gratefulness in the bold comment. But I knew my alpha would want me lucid, or he’d second guess himself. This was the only way to talk about it before we were too far gone.
“I can’t wait,” he promised as he pulled me close again, hands resting on my waist as he lost himself in my lips again.
The more turned on he got, the stronger his scent grew. It was subtle at the start, and now it surrounded me in a rich, smoky sweet cloud I could drown in. Again I broke away from his kiss to inhale him, committing the scent to memory so I could dream about him properly.
Sexy dreams weren’t as fun without the extra details.
Adrien wasn’t as lost in scent as I was. His deft fingers worked at the clasp of my bra, releasing it and carefully pulling it off of me. I barely registered what he was doing until he was gently moving me off of him and lifting me.
My groan in protest had a chuckle falling from his lips, but he didn’t stop leading me away. It took a moment to truly register where he’d taken me until he tossed me on the bed. His eyes were glued to my body, and it took everything in me not to let old insecurities in. These men had made me feel nothing but gorgeous, but old habits die hard.
“No shyness for me, mon chou,” he chastised with a hint of a growl. He leaned over me, so his arms caged me in, and his face was hovering over mine. “You are perfect for us, for me. Always.”
I had no chance to respond as he not so gently scooted back and ripped my panties down my legs so they could join the pile on the floor. He made hasty work of doing the same to his own clothes before he was back, brushing a sweet kiss over my lips.
When I tried to deepen it he was already gone, working his way down my neck and over my collarbone. His teeth nipped at my skin, making me gasp as goosebumps erupted on my skin. It was wild how the smallest touches and teases of his teeth could have slick pooling between my thighs and my body desperate for more of his touch.
I cried out as he sucked one hard nipple into his mouth. He was no longer gentle as he palmed my breasts, giving himself better access to devour me whole. Adrien was a tease, biting down on my sensitive flesh then soothing it with a swirl of his tongue.
“More,” I demanded. For once he complied, a free hand trailing down my body and teasing over my slick pussy. My legs fell open on instinct, giving him better access as his body hovered over mine.
Adrien was an attentive lover. Every time I made a noise he’d use it like a guide, giving me more or trying something new until my body was tense and I was hovering right on the edge.
He slid two fingers inside of me as his thumb teased my clit. His mouth continued to tease my sensitive nipple, amping up his effort as he finger fucked me.
The words that fell from my mouth were nonsensical as I teetered there, just shy of the release I desperately wanted.
“You fall apart so beautifully for me, mon chou,” Adrien husked. “Let go. I want to feel you lose control for me.”
“Yes,” I breathed out before it turned into a long moan as I finally came. His husky words and amazing fingers gave me the release I was longing for. Shockwaves of pleasure coursed through my body as I gave into his demands. My pussy clenched around his fingers, but it was nowhere near enough. I wanted my alpha’s knot.
But I also wanted him.
Before he could take the lead further I turned the tables, moving us so he was laying on his back.
“Good boy,” I teased, knowing damn well he let me do that move. He chuckled until my mouth found his body. I traced every delicious muscle on his chest with my tongue, learning every dip and curve of his abs and down to that sexy vee.
My mouth watered as I wrapped my fingers around his hard cock, pumping slowly and watching his face. His lips parted in a silent cry, and his eyes rolled back as my fist tightened around him.
As fun as it was to watch him unravel for me, I needed to taste my alpha. The scent of bourbon and chocolate filled my senses as I took him in my mouth. I teased my tongue on the underside of his cock every time I pulled away, only to swallow him down. The pace was intense, but so was the level of turned on I was.
“Enough,” he growled, his voice slightly strained as he pulled me away. “I need to feel you around me.”
“Then I’m yours,” I promised as I let him reposition us again so I was on my back and he was teasing the tip of his cock over my pussy, heat filled eyes meeting mine and holding the gaze. He didn’t break eye contact as he pushed forward, slowly filling me.
Adrien was all alpha, pushing me to my limits and beyond. But he was also in control enough to give my body a moment to adjust before fucking me slowly.
“You feel as delicious as you smell, omega,” he groaned. His jaw was tense as he tried to keep a steady, controlled pace that I knew wouldn’t last. Each thrust of his hips felt like heaven and if he was feeling the overwhelming desire I was, I knew he wouldn’t be able to hold back for long.
My legs wrapped around him, holding us closer as his fingers dug into my hips.
“Mon chou,” he warned and I knew I was winning, that his control was easily slipping. His knot was starting to swell now and his movements were slowing. The stretch was phenomenal and with one quick brush of his fingers over my clit I was coming again, clenching around him and allowing him to push his knot even deeper.
“Bite me,” I demanded of the alpha. He shifted so he was hovering over me, still locked inside of me as his knot throbbed with every motion, drawing out the pleasure inside of me.
His nose brushed over my neck as he brushed my curls aside and inhaled my scent. I shivered as his nose ghosted over the delicate skin at the junction of my shoulder and neck.
The sharp sting of his teeth had me crying out, but he continued to fuck me through it, and soon an overwhelming surge of lust hit me. I wasn’t sure if it was the bonding bite, but I could feel my alpha invading me, body, mind, and soul. His hot release branding me on the inside just as much as his bite had.
And it was incredible.
Then it was as if someone cranked up the temperature. An intense warmth hit me, and the pleasure I had felt was amplified. My skin was feverish, and a sheen of sweat formed on my skin.
I whimpered as my brain began to grow foggy, and the only thing I could do was beg for more and rock my hips, trying to find relief for the unrelenting need that now demanded my alpha give me everything he had.
“Claire?” he asked, suddenly alarmed. But I couldn’t form words, only whimpers as I rocked my hips, using him for my own gain. What minutes ago was a sated happiness had now turned into a feral demand.
There was only one thought that flitted across my mind, though it was quickly snatched away by the sensations I was feeling.
How was I going into heat already?