8. Niles
8
NILES
Being inside the house was like wearing Rigg on my skin. His scent surrounded me as I followed him down the hall, each breath pulling him deeper into me. When he finally stopped at the bedroom, my wolf was practically clawing to get out and explore. Not right now, bud. This is my time.
Rigg’s lips were on mine before the door even fully swung shut. It was like he knew how bad I needed him inside me, and how close I was to ripping off his clothes if he didn't get me onto the bed immediately.
Duh. He did know. I was leaking slick, and my alpha could probably taste me in the air as completely as I could taste his tongue in my mouth.
The bed was a bare mattress on a frame, with baskets of clothes everywhere. The whole room felt like an overgrown closet, and I loved it. There was nothing to slow us down or distract us.
Fuck, I needed him. The only thing better than being in my mate’s private space was the thought of him being inside me. The wood floor was cold under my feet as I quickly shed my clothes, but Rigg was so warm. As soon as his clothes were gone, I couldn't keep my hands off him.
He grabbed me, his kiss already full of promises. I hadn't even known him a full day, but I already felt like he was my forever. And I wanted him to claim me the way a wolf should. “Alpha…”
“I’ve got you, Niles.” He lowered me to the bed and kissed all across my neck and jaw before finding his way to my earlobe. “I need you, omega. Are you ready for me?”
“Yes!” I lifted my hips, offering myself to him. “I’ve been ready for you my whole life.”
He grinned and slipped his hand between my thighs, giving my cock a quick tug before pushing his flat palm back until his fingers were teasing my opening. “Me too, hon. I had no idea you were out there.” One long finger easily slid inside me and didn’t stop until it was pressing my happy button. “But now that I’ve found you, I’m never letting you go.”
“Now, Rigg.” I grabbed my dick and started stroking. “I need your knot.” I was dizzy with need as I pulled him closer to me.
“You’ve got it, omega. It’s yours.” Rigg flipped me onto my belly and hovered over me, lining up his perfect cock with my slick hole.
I didn’t have to beg or plead because my alpha knew what to do. He dragged his teeth along my shoulder as he pushed into my opening. “Yessssssss…” I tried to keep my voice down so I wouldn’t disturb anyone in the other room, but it wasn’t easy to stay composed. Grunting into the pillow was my best option, so I blew out a slow breath as his thick shaft fully breached me for the first time.
Rigg’s body was solid against me, and his breath on the back of my neck just made me squirm even more. I was a hot mess as I lay there, soaking in the intense feeling of being fully surrounded and owned by my mate.
He kissed my earlobe and sighed. “So fucking tight, omega.” He pinned my wrists above me and pulled out before pushing back in again.
It wasn't until that moment that the weight of having an alpha of my own fully hit me. He was mine. He wanted me. All of me. My emptiness was never so pronounced until he filled the space inside me—literally and figuratively—and made every problem in my world seem to disappear. “Yes, Rigg. Faster. Harder.”
I'd imagined what it would be like to find my mate and had told myself so many stories about what it was like, but I'd never thought it would be this intense. I never thought my whole body would tremble from his every touch.
Rigg’s movements were fast and desperate at first, but then they slowed as he felt me start to get close. “Hold on, omega.” His breaths were heavy against the back of my neck, and his cock pulsed in time with mine. He was making this last as long as he could, drawing me closer and closer until I thought I might die from needing to release so badly.
“Alpha.” I was thrusting into the mattress, fully aware that I was leaving a mess even before shooting my load, but how could I not? He felt too good. “I can’t.”
He kissed me hard and thrust deeply again. He grabbed my cock and began to stroke me to the same fast rhythm he was pounding into me. Within moments, I was clawing at the mattress and shooting between his fingers. Rigg pressed in hard and held in place as he released inside me, filling me with his seed as his knot expanded and locked us together.
My body was jello as I shook and moaned through each rolling wave that passed through me. “Alpha.”
“You’re mine, Niles.” He exhaled deeply, warming my neck. “Always.”
The two of us collapsed with his knot still keeping us locked together.
All the tension and worries and joy and surprise I’d felt during the day disseminated, and I barely had it in me to whisper his name. My heart slammed against my chest as his scent blanketed me like a cocoon that would always keep me safe and warm.
I ignored the wet spots I’d created and closed my eyes, fully relaxed but trying to hang on to the moment forever. When my battle was lost, I drifted off with the hope I'd wake up in exactly the same position.
The sound of children giggling barely registered until I woke up with a knee in my ribs and a chubby little hand under my nose. Two faces peered down at me, nearly identical except for the toothpaste smeared across one of their cheeks. It was the toothpaste kid who was on top of me while the other one poked at my cheek with a sticky finger.
Rigg's breath was slow against my neck, still spooning me from behind. He hadn't left me. Hadn't changed his mind in the night.
I'd fallen asleep on top of the world and was still there when I woke up. “Um, hello.”
Rigg let out a slow groan and turned my body so I could fully curl up around his body. “It’s too early.”
One of the kids laughed, thinking this was some sort of game. The other used their fingers to pry his eyelids open. “You awake?”
They both kept glancing at me, curious about the man still snuggled in bed with their dad, but not afraid in the least.
“No.” Rigg reached out and tickled the little ones, a boy and a girl if their pajamas were used to differentiate them. “We’re sleeping. Where’s Grandpa?”
“No sleeping.” The little girl curled away from Rigg’s tickle attack and fell more solidly onto my chest. “Breakfast time.”
The old man who had been asleep on a chair when we snuck in last night peeked in through the door. Like the kids, he didn't seem at all shocked by the brand-new omega in the house. Apparently, Grandpa wasn’t the meddling type. That was something I’d never experienced before. "We're making pancakes and eggs, but don't expect me to clean up this time." He chuckled and turned away. “It’s basically a crime scene in there.”
The kids hopped off the bed at the mention of food and rushed toward the door. “We clean up, Gran’pa.”
Rigg ran a hand through his hair then pulled me closer. He gave me a soft, sleepy kiss that was as tender as the night before was demanding. "Thought I dreamed you." He buried his face in my neck and inhaled deeply. “But you’re way better than my imagination could ever conjure up.”
I didn't know it was possible to feel so full and complete. "So this is real?" I knew the answer in my heart, and my wolf was howling with joy and contentment, but I needed to hear him say it again. I’d probably need to hear him say it a lot.
“It’s real, hon.” He kissed me again and then murmured against my lips. “So fucking real.”
The sounds from the kitchen were starting to sound concerning, so we reluctantly pulled apart.
"We should—" He stopped mid-sentence and kissed me again, not in any real hurry to get up before they destroyed the kitchen.
"We should stay here all day." I waggled my eyebrows and glanced at the open door, knowing one of us would have to get up to close it. Was there a lock on that thing?
We held each other for another minute before Rigg rolled us both to the side and forced us out of bed. “Can’t let my omega starve on his first morning with me.”
After getting dressed, I wrapped an arm around him, and we stumbled to the kitchen.
The little girl stopped smearing butter on toast and came to my side. She grabbed my hand and pulled me to the table. "Come on!"
"Yeah." Rigg kissed the side of my head and winked. "Come on."
I could feel the grin on my face even before the little boy hopped into a chair and waited for me to sit beside him. "They're not afraid of strangers?" I hadn’t been around many kids, but I knew they were usually fearful at first.
Especially of other shifters.
“They don’t remember much from before I found them, so they don’t know to be afraid of strangers.” Rigg fixed plates for each of the kids and waited for them to sit nicely on their bottoms before he put their plates down. “Milk or water?”
“Milk!” They both spoke in unison, and it was cute to hear them in stereo on both sides of my head.
Grandpa sat down at the other end of the table with his own plate. “I’m Grandpa Joel, by the way.” He glanced at Rigg and smirked. “I take it you’re the newest member of this family.”
A ball of emotion filled my throat, and I turned to Rigg to let him respond to that.
He didn’t disappoint. He placed his plate down at the empty seat by the little boy and then came to stand beside me. “Yep, this is Niles. My mate. We met last night.” Rigg kissed the side of my head and whispered conspiratorially to the kids. “He’s a wolf just like you two.”
“Of course he is.” Grandpa Joel just shook his head and smiled. “Well, Niles, welcome to the family. You’ll have your hands full with this bunch.” He waved between the kids but then gestured toward Rigg as well. “Maybe I can get back to my afternoon pickleball games now that we have someone else around.”
Rigg scoffed playfully before taking his seat at the table. “Please. You love being here every day.” He turned to the kitchen and grimaced. “Making a mess here and then going home to your nice and tidy house.”
The old man laughed. “Hey, I did my time with toys and crumbs in every corner. It’s time to pass the baton. Being able to visit and go home really is the best way to enjoy pups.”
"I’m ready to take that baton and do my part." I let the last of my worries fall away and absorbed all the family moments being offered to me. I was surrounded by the family I never imagined I’d have, in a home I never let myself believe was possible. “My family wasn’t happy and loving like this, but I’m a fast learner.” Especially when I was properly motivated. And the alpha looking at me with hearts in his eyes was all the motivation I could ever need. “Now, let’s eat!”