Chapter Four
Rhys
Spotting the Alpha goonies was easy, as they’d been yelling profanities into the pine-smelling air of the woods. Ignoring them, I followed the scent from the sandals until I spotted a shaking bush. I inhaled to make sure.
Yes, it was the gold-slippered omega.
I felt around with my hand and found a slim ankle. “Shh, I won’t hurt you—”
My platitudes fell on deaf ears as the omega released a blood-curdling scream. Fuck, he’d draw attention to us. I pulled him out by the leg, hoping I could talk some sense into him.
Nope.
His clawing, shrieking, and kicking techniques were testing my resolve to get him out of the woods. Reaching into my pocket, I took out a pair of spare socks. Instead of putting them on his scratched feet, I put the bundle into his mouth.
Oh, he didn’t like that.
Tough shit.
If we passed by the halfwit Alphas, they’d recognize him, so I had no choice but to shove a sack over his head. Initially, I thought I’d over prepared my backpack for the hunt, but years in the military told me essentials were worth their weight in gold.
The wriggly omega was still fighting my hold on him when I tossed him over my shoulder and marched towards the hotel.
With a nod at the blank-faced receptionist, I headed to my room. The chair in the middle had been intended for me, but I plopped the omega on it.
When I reached for the zip tie, he was off—shooting to his feet and running at the wall, still blinded by the sack on his head.
I tackled him, taking the brunt of the fall on my side, then I quickly pinned him to the floor face-first.
He wasn’t struggling anymore, but his pulse was strong and his breathing fast when I pulled the sack off. His eyes blew wide when he saw me, then he looked around the room and frowned.
“Not who you expected?” I leveled my face with his cheek so he could see me better. Damn, he was tiny, and his sweet omega scent so close to my nose was driving me insane.
He shook his head and swallowed visibly.
“I’ll take the gag out if you promise not to scream. No one would care if you do, but it would annoy me.”
He rolled his eyes but nodded.
“If I’m so annoying, why don’t you just let me go?” The first thing he said to me confirmed his self-preservation was near non-existent.
“So you can run barefoot into the woods and have someone else snatch you? Nah, I’d rather keep you for myself.”
He wriggled under me, and my cock responded in kind, hardening between his ass cheeks.
He grimaced. “Then just fuck me and let me go.”
I ground my hips. Fucking him would be easy, and with my cerebral monitor turned off, I could do anything to him without repercussions. But that wasn’t my plan.
“Is that what you want? My cock in you for the rest of the night? Wrenching orgasms from both of us until we’re sore?” I traced his pulsing jugular with my nose, needing to roll my whole body in his scent. “You begging me for more—to fuck you harder and faster until you pass out?”
His whimper was quiet. “Not really.”
“Up.” I swatted his ass and pulled him to his feet. He pouted, but didn’t struggle this time as I plopped him on the chair and bound his wrists with zip ties behind his back.
“Why me? Was I the first omega you found out there?”
“Yes. But I was looking for you.” I pulled his stilettos out of my backpack and dangled them in front of him.
He grimaced. “Where did you get those?”
“You ran like your ass was on fire, bumped into me in the lobby, and the Alpha chasing you dropped them.”
“And you thought I was easy prey cause you could follow my scent… after sniffing my sandals.” He smirked, lifting his eyebrows.
The laughter that burst out of me startled him, but he quickly reverted back to his snarky twink mode.
“Yes.” I leaned forward, letting his sweetness invade my nose. “I’m looking for something very specific for tonight, and a feisty omega is a good start.”
He went pale. “What—what do you want?”
I kneeled in front of him to level my face to his and steeled myself to ask for something I’d never had before.
“Will you fuck me?” Might as well be direct. This might be my only chance to experience my fantasies, and we would only get this one night.
“Huh?” His jaw went slack, and his eyes bounced around the room as he was processing it all. Or looking for a hidden camera.
With a sigh, I pulled out a chair and sat in front of him. “What’s your name?”
“Sol.” He thrust his chin up and met my gaze. Fuck, how I loved his fire.
“Is that your real name?”
He bristled. “Yes. Fu—fiddlesticks. I shouldn’t have told you.”
I contained my smile at his censored cursing. He must be from a wealthy home where using brash language was discouraged. If so, why would he be here? Well, that was none of my business. “I’m Rhys, and I’d like whatever happens in this room to stay between us. How’s that?”
“Depends on what you do to me. Or… wait. You were joking, right? What do you want exactly?”
I leaned closer until I felt his breath on my face.
“I want you to fuck me.” Speaking slowly, I enunciated every word with utmost seriousness.
“Abuse me, insult me, spank me, and make use of my body all night.” I watched his lips part on a ragged exhale as the scent of his arousal spiced the air between us.
He shook his head. “You’re insane.”
“I’ll pay you.” I turned my phone to show him the amount ready for transfer. “Once you give me your details, the credits will go into your account.”
His chewing on his bottom lip was a good sign. He was considering it.
“This is just the half upfront. I’ll send you the rest before nine tomorrow morning,” I said, willing to blow my savings on this night.
“What if I refuse? Do I have a choice?” He glanced at the door, then back at me.
I wouldn’t force him, but he didn’t need to know that. And I was far too desperate to even consider letting him go. “No.”
“That’s what I thought.” He squared his shoulders and gave me a bored look.
This wasn’t the first time someone had made him serve an Alpha against his will, and I could definitely use that to my advantage, especially if he’d been harboring a grudge and would want to be rough with an Alpha. I was ready to volunteer.
From the front pocket of my backpack, I retrieved the list I had prepared in advance and scraped the price I had at the bottom. I already offered to pay him three times the amount I’d planned.
“Here. Go through this list and tick what you’re willing to do and what’s your hard limit.”
He frowned at the paper. “As in, I get to choose?”
“Yes.” It was no news that omegas were often deprived of their rights, and tonight was the best example of that, but the vulnerability in his voice broke something in me.
His regal expression as he looked down on me—even when bound to a chair—made my heart beat quicker. With those golden locks, porcelain skin, and beautiful face, he belonged on a throne. The mud all over his torn clothes added to the vibe of him having returned from the battlefield.
“Well, then untie me,” he said in a deadpan voice.
“Shit, sorry.” I dropped the paperwork and pen onto his lap, then cut the ties loose.
He massaged his wrists, then looked over my list, tapping it with the pen.
“If you are so prepared, why didn’t you buy an omega for the night? I found someone online to pay me for the service.”
“Oh, yeah? And how did that turn out for you?”
Ah, if looks could kill, my insides would be in the carpet from Sol’s glare. He mumbled something as he ticked off boxes, then he paused, tilted his head in the most adorable way, and proceeded to write notes in the margins.
“Used and degraded,” he read from the list in a voice that dipped lower, full of fascination and hopefully, arousal. “So I can do all this to you,” he waved the sheet of paper, “without repercussions, and you’ll pay me?” He squinted at me, tapping the pen against his chin.
“That’s correct.”
“How can I trust you?”
“You can’t. But if I wanted to hurt you, I wouldn’t be discussing the night with you. Besides, if what you’d do to me came out, my Alpha reputation would be ruined.” He didn’t need to know that this information would destroy my military career, my life.
He scoffed. “No one would believe me.”
“But the seed of doubt would be sown.” I lifted my phone, ready for the transfer, and turned it his way.
“Fine.” He input the details, and his watch clicked with the confirmation.
His expression transformed from a frowny focus to calmness and a spark in his gaze that could be determination, arousal, or both.
“Since you want me to treat you like an omega, go shower and prepare yourself like one.” Sol pulled to his feet with grace and looked down at me.
Even standing up, he wasn’t much taller than me sitting.
The size difference added spice to the idea of a tiny omega using me.
His lips trembled, but his stance was rigid and sure.
The look of contempt he gave me shot blood to my dick. Fucking hell, he acted as if he was born to do exactly what I wanted from him. If he’d told me to kiss his muddy feet, I would have.
Slowly, he lifted his hand and snapped his fingers.
Fuck, I was stalling. Standing up, I headed to the bathroom where the douching kit and lotions were ready according to my instructions.
The hotel staff had probably assumed those were for the omega, which had been my intention.
Thankfully, I had already made good use of my shower hose before venturing out tonight.
During the parties I’d attended over the years, I’d seen omegas fucked in every corner of the house, by many cocks at once, or tied up to be a cumdump for a line of Alphas awaiting their turn.
I helped those I could, giving them money or escorting them to a nearby shelter. But I had looked the other way when stepping out of line would risk my reputation.
As a full-blooded Alpha and a military man, I couldn’t let anyone hear so much as a rumor that I wanted to be fucked.
That I jacked off to the thought of an omega degrading me and calling me names while abusing my body.
All my army brothers would see me as weak and inferior, therefore losing the kind of trust in me that was necessary in our line of work.
Rumors of bottom Alphas in high society and wealthy homes existed, but not in the rule-driven army community I was a part of.
Whatever happened tonight had to remain a secret, or my career would be shot. And with that, I’d lose my only friends who’d never see me the same way again.