Chapter 40
CHAPTER 40
GRIFFIN
E veryone knows that I am the main cuddle bug of the pack. This morning, Clover is trying to give me a run for my money.
I wake up with a weight on top of me. My eyes take a second to focus and see what is going on. Sometime in the night the sweet Omega had shifted from Mick’s arms and rolled over to sleep on top of me, like I’m her own personal mattress.
A job I will gladly take.
We all went to bed naked so my cock is more than aware of the heat of that sweet pussy hovering right above it. I’m sure she’s a little sore so I can’t just push my hips up a little and enter her.
Plus I think that has to be a conversation first. Not everyone is into waking up with sex.
It’s my favorite alarm clock.
I shift slightly and her hand comes up to tangle in my hair. A gentle little tug of her fingers as her cheek shifts from my chest to bury itself into my neck. I love the way she breathes me in, rubbing her cheek to be scented.
“I don’t want to wake up yet. Unless we can shower together.”
Little minx.
I’ve created an absolute monster.
Good for me.
“Do you want to take a shower and have me kiss you better? I’m sure you’re sore after last night.” She hums softly and shakes her head. Her teeth nip at me and I grab her hips to keep myself steady..
What the fuck is she trying to do? Make me have a heart attack?
“I want to take a shower and kiss you better. You were such a good Alpha last night, getting me ready to take my Beta. I think you deserve a reward. Maybe I can kiss you so you’re ready to show me what it’s like to take a knot?”
I’m going to have a heart attack.
This is a monster that I have created.
She has sex one time and now she is asking to take a knot? In my head, I think who am I to stop her from taking a knot? I realize it would be the last knot I have because everyone would kill me for even trying.
“You’re going to be the death of me.” I moan and she laughs loud enough that Vaughn shifts beside me, looking up with ruffled brown hair as he smiles sleepily at her.
She’s gorgeous when she’s happy. I can’t fault him for being as entranced with her as I am.
Vaughn leans over me, taking her mouth with his as I miss out on the kiss. I had been the one that wanted to take a shower and now my best friend was taking my opportunity.
She moans, slick sliding over my stomach, into a river of moisture that comes down my cock.
This is torture in the most pure form.
“We can all shower?” I offer.
Vaughn is going to say no. He always says no when it comes to sharing things. He’s a bit of a-
“Let’s go.”
Well fuck me then.
This is shaping up to be a great morning. That is, until the doorbell rings and we all groan at the noise. It’s not one appropriate buzz for a Sunday morning. It’s several long, holding the button down buzzes. They get directly under my skin and make me choose violence.
I slide Clover from my arms into Vaughn’s, climbing over everyone in the nest because I’m going to fight someone.
Grabbing someone’s pants, definitely not mine. I tug them on and pad down the stairs, barefoot and furious.
I yank the door open and freeze when I see Marcus standing there. He has a bruised lip and his eyes are full of tears. It looks like he hasn’t slept in days. His usual immaculate appearance is a mess and he’s obviously been crying.
“I had nowhere to go.” He whispers it, so softly that I don’t even know how to react.
A sound from the street makes him use that terrified Omega whimper. His scent is all wrong as he ducks down like someone is going to hurt him.
My eyes see a blacked out SUV turn the corner and I know that whoever is in it is from Pack Weaver. What I don’t know is if this is some sort of setup.
“I don’t like you. I’m going to make that absolutely 100% clear. We are not friends. I don’t want to let you in my house. I think you’ve only here to cause trouble. If you cause trouble, if you upset my Omega, if you even raise your stupid fucking voice, I’ll kill you. And no one will find your-”
“Jesus Christ, you’re scaring him when he’s obviously already been traumatized. For fuck sakes, Griffin.” Mick is stepping around me to help the traitorous Omega into the house like he is some sort of welcome guest.
I don’t love that..
“He’s trying to protect me.” Clover’s voice makes me turn. She’s dressed in a pretty blue robe that I had picked out when we had gone nest shopping for her. Her blonde hair is piled in a messy bun on her head, as she moves over to where I am closing the door and relocking it. “Thank you for protecting me, Alpha.”
Her lips are soft on my jaw and I’m thankful when she wraps an arm around me. I don’t know if it’s meant to give me comfort or her, but I’ll always take touches from her.
Either way, I feel myself straightening up. I’m liking that she came to me and thanked me for protecting her. I’ve always been a protective person. It’s one of the Alpha traits that’s always been a core part of me. It’s nice that she can appreciate that side of who I am. Especially when Mick and Apollo are giving me death stares.
I don’t know why they’re concerned over Marcus. He hurt our Omega. He is shunned. He is not forgiven. He is not welcome.
“Are you okay?” I check in with Clover. She is too busy staring as Mick hands the other Omega a glass of water to give me an answer.
Her eyes are glued on them, narrowed in a way that I haven’t seen her look before. I’m not sure if she is trying to get a read on the situation or if she is jealous of what is going on. Either way it’s starting to change her scent from that sweet scent to something almost like rotten fruit.
She makes a sound and her eyes lift to meet mine as if she notices that it’s changing..
“Let’s get you some food. I’ll make you a cup of coffee and take care of you, baby weed.” She follows me, staying close on my heels. I notice her sparing a glance as Vaughn joins the other two with Marcus.
Clover’s face is all stormy, as I sit her on one of the stools, and start making her a coffee.
Sliding over a cup, filled with just the right amount of cream, I get her to smile. I also grab a croissant from the counter for her to eat so that she’s not just drinking the liquid on an empty stomach.
“Mhh, thank you.”
She nibbles it as I sip my coffee across from her. I just like this quiet moment with my Omega. I’m enjoying taking her in as she quietly eats as I try to figure out what to do..
I want to ask her if she is okay, but I don’t want to push her too much when she seems so deep in thought. I think she’s a little upset that everyone is around Marcus and left her here. Maybe our little Omega is even jealous of the attention he’s getting from them.
“Can I come to the gym with you?” I blink, shocked by her question. I was going to just work out at home today in the small gym we have here. I felt like we should stick close to Clover after last night, “If not it’s fine. I just want some space from everything happening here. I thought, maybe we can go to the gym together? Just you and me. No one else.” She rushes the last bit and I know she’s mad at the others.
She’s too kind to come out and say that they hurt her feelings. But I know that by rushing to Marcus and not checking in on her the others hurt her. I do get it. I also get why they were concerned about him. He was looking rougher than anyone should and they were worried that we were going to have to deal with everything since he was at our doorstep.
As if on cue, Apollo walks in. He has his cellphone pressed to his ear. He comes closer so we can hear him talking, obviously asking his parents to come over to help deal with the situation. Bending down he goes to kiss Clover on the cheek, but she slides off the stool before it lands.
His eyes widen in concern as she walks out of the space, not looking back at us.
She is pissed .
Apollo ends his conversation, his hand going to his hair to push it out of his face. His eyes look from where our Omega was and then to me.
“What’s wrong with Clover? Is she okay after last night?” He seems concerned now. I know that it’s all an oversight because of the male Omega in our living room. He wants to please everyone. He’s like a golden retriever.
For once, I actually am the good one in the pack.
I’m the Alpha of the month. Put my picture on the wall and give me a gold star.
“Clover trusted Marcus and he hurt her deeply. I don’t think she appreciates him showing up here the morning after she gave the pack her virginity and having everyone fawn all over him. I know he’s hurt and scared. I’m not saying letting him here is the wrong thing to do. Especially since he was so jacked up. I just think our little Omega is feeling vulnerable with his presence and from not being the one getting attention from everyone.” I explain to Apollo.
He winces and nods his head. He’s switching to thinking about how he can fix this all and make everyone happy again.
I shake my head.
“She asked to go to the gym with me. I’m going to take her. I figure you can just text me when things calm down a bit and I’ll bring her back. It might be good to give her an outlet and a place away from the house.” The other Alpha nods in agreement.
“He’s just so upset. We’re obviously not interested in him like that. Something happened and we have to figure out what it is.” He feels the need to explain himself even though I already understand why he did it.
I shrug, cleaning up the cups and walking around the breakfast island. I need to get dressed for the gym and the date with my little weed.
Clover laughs as we get ready to leave the gym. Her cheeks are flushed from the workout from hell we just went through. None of that sadness from this morning is on her face now though and it feels like a huge win.
We had gotten to the gym and I figured we could do some cardio or weight lifting together. That plan was spoiled when a class was starting and Clover got interested in it.
It was a barre class.
She had just seemed so excited at the idea. The way she was stealing looks inside at the others who were starting to stretch to get ready. She had done that thing she does when she gets excited, bouncing on her toes. She had tried to play it off as nervous energy, but it worked too well on me.
I had signed us up for the last two spots in the class despite having a very limited idea of what I was getting myself into.
Clover had found me trying to bend into the different poses funny. Her mood improved as the class went on. I had appreciated how good her ass looked in the black yoga pants she had chosen to wear. Standing behind her had been a great motivation for this class. Getting to see just how flexible our Omega was and getting to envision how I could put her in all sorts of fun positions.
“That was so amazing!” Her arms wrap around me, pulling me down to kiss her as the class ends.
Worth it.
All the embarrassment from taking that class was worth it.
Her arms stay around me as I pick her up, letting her spider monkey cling to me as she keeps peppering my lips with these small kisses. Her giggles in between making this feel even more intimate between us.
Goddess, I love how affectionate she is.
I had checked my phone when class ended.
Apollo had texted in the guys chat about Marcus. Apparently Pack Weaver had been using him to try and lure Clover to join their pack. They wanted to bond them both, but wouldn’t take one without the other. When Bryce and Orion had found out about him not getting responses from her they had gotten violent with him.
Marcus waited until they fell asleep before fleeing the apartment that they had gotten in town. Their Beta, Jennifer, had followed him and finally had to give up the foot pursuit once Marcus cut through campus. The men in the pack had gotten into the SUV and had closed in on him when he was rushing towards our house. Suspecting that he would go to Clover since she was protected by us. He had shown up at our house because it was the only place he knew that Pack Weaver was not welcome. Powerful packs could get away with a lot in places, but we didn’t subscribe to that bullshit.
There was currently police and Apollo’s family at our place, dealing with the mess.
I felt bad for him, but I was glad that I wasn’t home. It seemed like the police were at our place a lot lately and it would be good to not be there for questioning. Clover deserved a break from that stress as well.
“Baby weed, why don’t we get something to eat?”
“I want you to knot me.”
Not what I expected to come out of her mouth.
I told myself that I had to say no to her. That we couldn’t do this in public and that the house was not the place to be right now. My mind still whirled at the idea of getting to knot her. Wondering if I could sneak back and somehow take the car so I could drive our Omega somewhere.
“Marcus is still at the house. Pack Weaver did a number on him. The police are there collecting statements and Apollo’s family are making calls to try and get him somewhere safe. They’re also working on trying to find Pack Weaver because they seemed to slip through the authorities’ hands yet again.” She groans at that and I hug her tighter to my body.
I want to let her know she’s safe. I can’t imagine having someone try to force a bond with me. Having my whole life taken away and then the pack showing up and trying to take me over and over again.
My Omega’s been through a lot.
“We should go and check on Marcus.” She wiggles to be let down and I set her down on her feet. Our fingers lace together, “I was jealous earlier. Everyone went to him and didn’t seem to care about me. I know it’s dumb and selfish. He needed them. I just thought that after what happened last night everyone would want to be around me too.” She admits to this and I can’t help but think how brave she is being with her honesty.
Poor girl hasn’t ever been put first and feels bad she wanted to be put first with our pack.
“It’s not selfish. Our bond grew deeper last night. You didn’t expect to wake up to so much drama. Just knots.” She throws her head back, laughing at this and I smile at being the one to have done that.
Glad that I diffused the situation, I lead her back home to all the trouble that waited there.