16. Chapter 16
Leo
I paced the halls, breathing in and out as I tried to will myself not to let my anger take over.
The second the challenge ended, I had to walk off set.
I knew if I stayed, I’d say something the producers couldn’t edit out.
That whole simulated heat stunt? It was low, even for them.
Tossing Ash in after like a prop during such a vulnerable moment was certainly a choice, but I was starting to think they had absolutely no sense of safety or logic.
What the show runners did was less strategy and more dangerous manipulation.
But despite how badly it could have gone, Ash had handled it so perfectly.
I found him in the hallway outside our rooms, leaning against the wall and trying to breathe through the aftermath.
His shirt was still rumpled and his cheeks were flushed.
Despite what he’d gone through, he still looked so damn good.
It was impossible for me not to find him attractive.
I walked up to him and clapped a hand on his shoulder. “You did good,” I said.
He looked up at me, surprised. “What?”
“In the challenge. You kept her grounded. I know it was probably difficult being thrown in like that, and I don’t agree with them doing that to you or Cassie. But you were a champ. Don’t think we didn’t see it.”
His lips parted and his eyes looked away like he didn’t know what to say. It seemed he wasn’t used to compliments like that. But I meant it, and now I wanted to give him compliments each and every hour, if only to see how good he looked when he blushed.
We stood there for a moment, then Cassie rounded the corner. She looked flustered, but not upset. Her hair was still messy from the challenge, and she was clearly still buzzing from everything that had happened.
“Hey,” I said, stepping toward her. “Hot tub?”
She blinked. “What?”
“We might as well use it.” There was a massive hot tub in our suite, no doubt designed to get the teams to bond more. “You, me, and Ash. The others can join if they want, but right now… I think we all need to unwind. You two earned it.”
Cassie nodded slowly, and I glanced at Ash. The two of them seemed to relax a bit, then followed me down the hall.
The jets bubbled around us as the two of them rested in the tub. The producers couldn’t film us here. For once, we had a sliver of privacy, and I intended to use it.
Cassie sat between Ash and me, her legs drifting into my lap. Her body had started to relax, the tension from the day finally slipping away. Ash leaned back beside her, watching her with that reverence he tried so hard to hide.
“You okay now?” I asked her softly, brushing my fingers along her knee.
She nodded, leaning her head against my shoulder. “I hated it at first,” she murmured. “Being so out of control. But I wasn’t scared once I had you guys around.”
My heart clenched. The two of them looked so unsure lately, like they needed permission to be feeling what they were feeling.
Cassie’s eyes kept catching on my chest, then gliding down to my thighs.
She bit her lip, and I wasn’t sure if it was the leftover heat simulation or just that she finally felt safe around me, but she was being very open in her admiration of my body.
Ash was also sneaking looks, both toward me and secretly at Cassie.
The two of them had been through a lot, and they needed release.
All omegas did. And I knew exactly how to give them what they needed - a little alpha encouragement.
Cassie was already partially on me, so I moved, adjusting her a little bit.
“Here, omega. Let me work out some of that tension.” She easily slipped onto my lap, and I could feel her soft legs as she nearly floated on me. I started gently massaging her neck, marveling again at how small and delicate she was as I worked out the knots she was holding in her upper body.
Cassie let out a little sigh, rolling her head back and relaxing her body into me. Her scent was coming out stronger now, even with the hot tub’s chlorine masking most of it.
“Don’t think I forgot about you, omega.” I said with a wink, looking at Ash as he watched us, his lips parted with desire.
I waved him over, and he waded toward us.
I had plenty of room for him on my other thigh.
“That’s right,” I encouraged as he settled in next to Cassie.
“Let’s get the stress out of you as well. ”
I had a hand on each of them now, working their soft skin and the muscles underneath. Soon, I had them both moaning slightly as their bodies became pliant and soft beneath my hands. One thing I’d learned how to do after years of physical therapy and sports conditioning was a great massage.
Cassie’s scent was so strong now that it was permeating the room. I quickly turned her so that she was facing me. Her pupils were huge, her eyes heavy lidded as she looked at me. I knew that look very well, and intended to give her exactly what she needed.
“You feel that? How well you fit right here on me?” I whispered, and watched as she gave a little whimper, her hips now pressing on me as she started moving her core against my thigh.
I was so proud of her, watching her chase what she needed.
"That’s it. That’s my good girl. Let me see you lose control.
" She reached up, her hands now holding my shoulders as she started pressing harder against me, moving faster as she let out little moans.
“Yes sweetheart, you earned it. Ride my thigh.” I praised her as she chased what she needed.
Ash was watching out of the corner of his eye, and I reached around his lean, muscled torso and down to his hips to find that he was rock hard.
That wasn’t a surprise - his scent had grown so strong that it nearly rivaled Cassie’s.
“Do you want me to make you feel good?” I whispered into his ear, and felt him nod against me as I reached into his trunks, taking hold of his cock as I treasured how it felt in my hand.
“You’re burning up, omega,” I said, voice thick with heat. “Look how hard you are, just from watching her squirm on my lap. You want to feel that too, don’t you? Say it.” I gently commanded, with no alpha bark. Just a little nudge to see if he wanted to play.
“I want to feel it.” He gasped, his cock twitching in my hand as his body shuddered.
I stroked him, savoring every movement he made in response to my touch.
At the same time, Cassie started moving even faster now, her hips nearly buzzing in the water as she pressed herself against my thigh, little moans escaping her lips now.
She looked so beautiful, so lost in her frenzy.
Between her and Ash, who was now leaning back against me as I stroked him, I knew they were getting close.
Cassie shifted her eyes between me and Ash. She kept glancing down, trying to get a look at him beneath the foamy bubbles. “You’re curious about him, aren’t you omega?” I grunted out as I inhaled their blended scents, trying to keep my own hard cock from knocking into either of them.
She only bit her lip, nodding as she watched Ash.
She couldn’t stop looking at him, and I knew she wanted to get a taste.
Ash was leaning fully against my chest now, body tense as I worked him up.
I leaned in until my mouth brushed his ear.
“She wants you. I can feel it. And you want her. So what are you waiting for?”
Ash’s hands clenched against the edge of the hot tub, but he didn’t move. He swallowed hard, and I saw it, his hunger mixing with his hesitation. It seemed he’d never had permission to truly have what he wanted.
I leaned closer to Cassie, brushing a hand up the back of her neck.
“Take what you need, both of you.” Cassie was so close, just on the edge.
So was Ash - I kept him there, right at the precipice, on the verge of coming.
Cassie couldn’t take it anymore. She leaned over, threading her fingers into Ash’s hair.
He leaned into her, and they practically smashed their faces into each other, a hungry kiss erupting in front of me as both of them moaned, simultaneously orgasming.
I kept one hand on each of them, anchoring them, holding them in the safety of my presence.
I didn’t need to be the center of attention.
I just wanted them to feel safe enough to be intimate, to truly let their desires out without cameras or judgement.
As I watched them devour each other, I sat back, happy to watch them work out their tensions and get release.
This was my favorite part of being an alpha.
Not controlling others or barking them around - but giving encouragement and safety.
And seeing them come alive in each other’s arms was the cherry on top.