Chapter 30
Thirty
Nina
M y sneakers hit the pavement as I jog with Cassidy and the morning running crew through a wooded trail. I didn’t want to come, but Cassidy showed up at the house and dragged me out of my nest.
“Martin is a sleaze,” she says. I just finished telling them all about what happened yesterday. My mind is still reeling after it all.
“He seriously is,” I huff out. Speaking is getting a little harder to do. “Where are your omegas?”
Pack Tremaine scent matched to two omegas, and while they’re both shy, I can tell they probably keep Cassidy and the guys busy.
“They looked so cute curled up in their nest, I didn’t want to wake them up,” Cassidy smirks. “Besides, they don’t like when I’m mean and bully you into doing shit you don’t want to do.”
“It’s done with love,” Abbott grunts. “They also don’t enjoy running.”
Shiloh and Ansel snort, knowing he’s telling the truth about their omegas.
“Enough talk,” Ansel barks out, and I groan because I know what’s coming. “If you have enough breath to talk then?—”
“You need to run harder!” The group yells.
Fuck me.
I’m in the middle of a protective circle today, and no one would ever know there’s an omega in here. The running group is larger than normal today, though Ethan had to skip to start working for his other clients so we can begin our plans for the online newspaper.
The group picks up speed and I’m forced to follow.
The plan is to offer advertising space to companies to cover some of the start up costs for the newspaper. We’re also going to reach out to writers who may be interested in providing articles and content for the paper, especially those who are thinking about working more part-time.
Being an online newspaper allows us to also offer more flexibility, as long as the articles are submitted on time.
“Pick it up!” Cassidy barks out, and I huff as I force my feet to move faster.
My mind clears of everything else as I concentrate on not passing out and continuing to breathe. It feels as if we’re flying as the world blurs as we run. The sun shines intermittently between the branches of the trees, and the world is quiet outside of the birds chirping.
This is why I run. The feeling of freedom is addictive, and the alphas in this group offer me the safety to be able to enjoy it.
Slowly, they reduce the pace until we’re walking slowly to be able to take a break. I’ve learned that completely stopping isn’t a good idea because my legs will turn into jello and collapse.
“Feel better?” Cassidy asks before taking a sip of water.
“Yes,” I say honestly. “Much.”
“Good,” Abbott says. “It always helps to chase out the racing thoughts by depriving them of oxygen.”
Snorting, I shrug. Well, that’s one way to go about it.
Cooper is on top of me as he sleeps, pinning me to the mattress. Usually, I wouldn’t care, but I really have to pee.
It’s been a week since I was fired, and I’ve been satisfying the itch to write by working on my book. I’m calling it The Confused Thoughts of an Omega: a guide to figuring it out. I don’t know if anyone will want to read it, but I think at this point, it’s more for me than anyone else.
“Cooper,” I rasp. “I have to pee, and I don’t think that watersports are on the agenda for today.”
Riley snorts as he lays next to me, refusing to help. Ugh, this is just mean.
“Did you just tell Dad in his sleep that you didn’t want to pee on him?” Ethan asks behind Riley, yawning.
We have this giant bed, yet we usually end up in the middle by the morning.
“I don’t know, Little One. It’s your birthday, you can piss on Cooper if you want to. Wait, is that not the way that song goes?” Riley asks.
As they laugh, my brain short circuits. Shit, is today really my birthday?
God, I’m twenty-two today. It’s sad, but at one point while I was at Weeping Willow, I didn’t think I’d live to see this birthday much less any others.
“I’ll roll him over, Nina,” Riley says, shoving Cooper off me so I can escape.
“What the fuck,” Cooper groans.
“You almost became the victim of Nina pissing on you,” Riley says as I shut the door to the bathroom.
The sigh of relief as I get to do my business is soul deep. I almost didn’t make it.
“Oh my goodness,” I gasp, flushing the toilet before washing my hands. Gazing at myself as I dry myself off, I shake my head .
I managed to finish school in two and half years essentially because I took summer courses, and now here we are.
“Happy birthday,” I whisper.
Blinking rapidly, I brush away the tears that threaten. I’ve had other birthdays with my alphas, and they always make a big deal about it. I don’t know why this one seems to be hitting harder today.
Opening the door, I smile at my pack as I walk out.
“How does French toast sound?” Riley asks, rubbing his stomach. My eyes move to his cock that is bobbing in front of me and my mouth waters.
“That sounds really good,” I purr, not talking about food at all.
“Good,” Riley says, getting up to grab his boxers. “Come downstairs with me and I’ll make you coffee, baby.”
Pouting, I nod as I grab a robe and throw it on. Ethan looks knowingly at me but doesn’t say anything as he and Cooper get up.
What about birthday sex?
Going downstairs, I allow myself to be cuddled by Cooper on his lap as he sits at the island.
“I’m sorry I crushed you in my sleep,” he murmurs against my hair.
“I wouldn’t have minded if my bladder wasn’t screaming,” I tease him. “I’m completely fine.”
“Good,” he says, lifting my chin to kiss my lips. “What do you think about going for a walk in the woods with us?”
“Will you be chasing and fucking me on this walk?” I ask, smirking against his lips.
“I don’t know why I can’t add that to the agenda,” he chuckles as Riley shakes his head.
“Nina, I can smell your pussy from here,” Riley groans. “We don’t have time for you to sit on my face.”
“I’m sure we could make time…” I say.
“We will end up not going anywhere if that happens,” Ethan says. “I solemnly promise that we will be fucking, knotting, and having you come multiple times on our cocks.”
“That sounded pretty serious,” Cooper says.
“Yeah, well, we have the beginnings of a sexually frustrated omega,” Ethan shrugs.
“We can’t have that,” Cooper murmurs.
He kisses me senseless, turning me so that I’m straddling him.
“Make yourself come, Princess,” he growls. “Use me.”
His cock is thick and long underneath his boxers as I grind down on him. My fingers curl into his skin as I whimper. I’m so turned on, I don’t think I’ll last long. I don’t know what’s wrong with me today.
Every time the crown of his cock presses against my clit, my eyes roll back and I slick even more on him. He’s going to be a mess by the time we finish.
The sight of his tattoo makes me happy, seeing that it’s all healed.
Kissing up his neck, I suck on the skin where his ink and my bite is, and Cooper growls.
Loving the sound, I whimper as I get even closer.
Imagining that he’s inside of me, I project the thought to my alphas, and Cooper’s fingers squeeze my waist as he pulls me harder against him.
“Cooper,” I gasp. “Please.”
“You’re going to make me come with you,” he snarls. “Goddamn, woman. You play really fucking dirty.”
“Then come with me,” I whine.
My breaths are getting harsher as Cooper takes over and uses my body to make himself come. I’m not at all mad about it, not when he makes my body ignite, and I come so hard I see stars. His answering yell as he follows me is also hot as fuck.
The sound of the fire alarm makes my head turn to find that Riley and Ethan both masturbated until they came and the food is burning.
“I think we should take the birthday girl out for breakfast,” Cooper chuckles as Riley curses and tries to manage the burning food with a fistful of cum.
Ethan laughs as he shoves his hand in Riley’s mouth to clean him up before grabbing a dish towel to wave the smoke away from the wailing alarm. I’m trapped between wanting to laugh and helping.
“They’ll figure it out,” Cooper grunts, holding me carefully as he stands. “If they’re old enough to jerk off, they can clean up after themselves. I’m going to steal you away to shower with you and then give you a present.”
“Present?” I ask, lighting up.
“We always give you presents for your birthday,” he laughs. “And every year you act surprised.”
His long legs eat up the distance between us and our bathroom, and I sigh happily as he cleans me up in the shower and washes my hair.
Kissing me as he washes his hair, I grin as he scrunches his eyes shut as the shampoo threatens to run into them and he’s forced to rinse off. I admire his body as he runs soap over it, biting my lip at how his cock is already hard.
“None of that,” he murmurs as he turns off the shower and grabs towels. “I will happily fuck you until you pass out later.”
“Promises, promises,” I laugh.
Once I’m dry, I start to get dressed in our room, loving our giant closet. This house is absolutely perfect. Knowing that we’re going hiking, I decide on a skirt with shorts underneath it and a black tank top that says Love is a Rainbow .
Cooper eyes me as he dresses in a pair of lightweight cargo pants and a t-shirt.
“What?” I ask.
“I have zero control around you,” he groans. “Nina, I can see side boob in your shirt. Those boys aren’t going to survive your birthday.”
Shrugging, I grin as I trail my fingers over his crotch as I pass him. If they’re going to be cock teases, I don’t have to play nicely.
Riley and Ethan don’t see me as they disappear into the shower, making me smirk. They call it “saving” water.
I take a few minutes to blow dry my hair and put on my make up with sunscreen while Cooper watches me obsessively. Sometimes, he’ll hand me makeup or a brush that he knows I’ll need because he probably knows my routine as well as I do.
“Okay, I’m ready,” I say, turning to find the three of them watching me.
“Dad, there’s side boob,” Ethan hisses at Cooper.
“I know,” he sighs. “Open your present and we’ll leave, Princess.”