Chapter 23
T he scent in the shop was potent. So much so that I turned right around and held up a hand for the ranch hands to stop.
When Mathias texted she was in heat and warning us to get things ready, we’d recruited the others to help gather supplies. The thought of her riding it out on the ranch had my skin crawling.
I wanted isolation. Just us and our omega soaking in a bliss-filled week of sex and scenting.
“Hold up. Just stack it outside. We’ll take it in,” I growled, glaring at the others in case anyone wanted to argue.
They all took a healthy step back and started unloading the ranch pickup into a stack by the garage doors, not even looking me or Ash in the eyes.
It was a wise move.
“We’ve got the ranch. Don’t worry, boss,” Steve, one of my best workers promised. I knew it was a well-oiled machine by now. I had men I knew I could rely on and that took some of the stress out of the situation.
Ash’s phone dinged and he pulled it out, letting out a breath of relief.
“Supplies are being delivered right about now,” he said. “With all this, she should have a solid nest here, too. Not as nice as the one at home, but perfect for an impromptu heat.”
“Did you take care of the client list?” I asked, not wanting anyone to show up here. In fact, I had half a mind to block off the driveways in and out to be fucking safe.
“Everyone’s been emailed and texted,” he said, glancing at his phone. “I’ve heard from three out of four. Everyone gets it and if they want our work, they have to.”
He shrugged, completely unbothered by pissing off clients. Good. She deserved alphas who weren’t afraid to drop everything to be with her.
“We’re out,” Steve called, giving a whistle to the others as everyone climbed in the trusty pickup and hurried out of the drive, passing a delivery truck on their way.
The truck pulled in and a team of four betas popped out. “We’ve got an emergency heat delivery here. The deluxe package?”
Ash nodded, stepping forward to sign the delivery paperwork before the other two were lifting the back gate of the truck, revealing a huge mattress, and more boxes and bags than should be possible.
“You just need to message after the heat is done, for us to come pick up all the extra packaging so you don’t have to worry about it,” the driver reassured us as they got to work.
Thankfully, they just added their supplies to the same spot the hands did, the pile now a small mountain of everything we could possibly need.
Ash had disappeared inside, stepping back out again to take a breath of fresh air, his voice full of gravel when he gave me an update.
“They’re in the shower and from the sound of it, will be in there a while. Brace yourself. Now that they left Mathias’s office, it’s fucking potent. I’m going to have a fucking boner for hours.”
“Don’t act like you won’t be knotted deep in our omega at the first opportunity,” I snorted. “Now keep your dick in your pants and get to work.”
It took us an hour… a long, torturous hour, to get the room set up and our food and drinks in the break room. Thank fuck we decided to put in a full bathroom here and a kitchen, meaning it was the perfect heat den.
Even if not ideal.
The shower still wasn’t off and I needed to do something, so I ran downstairs to grab the yellow caution tape we had leftover from getting the driveway done, and started blocking off the exits.
I wanted no one else near our girl when she smelled this fucking good. I found some old fence stakes in the back of my truck from fixing one at the ranch last week, using them to stake it off and drape the yellow plastic strips from one to the other.
When I walked back inside, Ash was waiting, an amused look on his face.
“A bit overkill, don’t you think?” he teased, but it was cut off as a sharp whine cut through the building.
We were moving even before Mathias yelled out to us.
“She needs a knot. It hit,” he called out, frantic now. It wasn’t often we heard our beta shaken like this.
“Breathe, beta,” I urged as gently as possible. “Ash and I took care of it. Her office is now a nest. Let’s get her in there.”
The whine cut off as we entered and she was a naked streak as she ran forward, nearly tackling us. I caught my omega easily, one hand under her ass, the other behind her back, pressing her to me and burying my head in her neck.
That intoxicating scent of coconut, vanilla, and kiwi was even more potent now, the sweetness around it making it more like a tropical cocktail.
“Fuck, you smell so good, darlin’,” I praised as my cock throbbed angrily, the need to be inside of her as desperate as her whine. “Ash and I have your nest set up here.”
That had her pulling back, half-hazy eyes staring back at me. “Where?”
“Your room,” Ash answered, running a hand over her skin, pulling a soft moan from her lips, head falling back and blonde hair cascading down.
“Truth or dare,” I asked her. She didn’t even look up at me to answer.
“Do you trust us, Taryn?” The use of her name was what did it, her head snapping back up, haze clearing slightly. Though, it was clear to see from the tension in her shoulders that it was a battle.
“More than I have ever trusted anyone in my life outside of Bea,” she said easily. There was no hesitation there. Pride surged through me. We might have come together under strained circumstances, but this right here proves that we overcame that, proved we were worthy of her.
“Can we finish the bond?”
“Yes.” Her words rang out. “Complete the bond. I need to feel all three of you.”
A whimper escaped, one full of pain. She curled into my touch, burying her face in my neck.
“Take me to my nest.” Even her voice was strained now. I followed Ash and Mathias out of the room and into her nest. When I put her on the bed, she was alert again and moving. “Take off your clothes.”
We did as our omega asked, handing over each piece of clothing we had on. She was tucking things into place, adjusting her pillows. It was a whirlwind of nesting. Her focus was fully on the room and everything we bought.
She paused, a frown on her face and a pillow in her hands. It was like she’d frozen.
“If you don’t like the pillow, we’ll get rid of it,” Ash promised. Her watery eyes shifted his way and she reluctantly passed it over.
“Maybe just put it away for now. Don’t throw it away,” she sniffled, then she was moving again like nothing happened.
I was getting whiplash. Her moods were wild right now. It was hard to see our omega in distress. She was frantically shoving clothes and fluffy blankets into places, then pulling them out and redoing them.
“I’m going to get something for her to eat and drink,” Mathias said, stepping away and not bothering to put his clothes on.
Her eyes narrowed at his absence but pointed at us, then the nest. “Roll. Now.”
“Oh, we’re down to cave-woman energy. Here for it,” Ash grinned as he rushed forward, pulling her down with him and rolling around. Her laughter was a nice change from the stress.
Then it faded into a moan that had my cock straining harder. I stroked my hand over myself, watching her straddle his legs with a triumphant, lazy grin on her face.
“Oh no you don’t,” Mathias grumbled. “Not yet, baby. You have to eat first. Your heat is here and you’ll need your energy.”
He had an electrolyte drink with a straw and a plate of food cut into bites. I had to curl my hands into tight fists to stop myself from being a full brute and stealing the plate to feed her.
“No,” she pouted, lifting herself up and whimpering as she impaled herself on Ash’s cock. His groan was almost pained as she wiggled around on him, still arguing with Mathias.
He was biting back a smile and trying his best to be stern, and failing miserably.
“Take a bite, omega, or he won’t move,” I ordered. She cast a look over her shoulder, full of fire. Her eyes were narrowed and mouth in a full, angry pout.
Fuck, she was adorable.
“Bite. Now.”
With a huff, she turned to her beta, mouth popping open obediently. He pushed a bite of food into her mouth, our omega chewing angrily. She let him feed her a small portion before she was done with us and bracing her hands on her alpha, raising up then sinking down again as her moans filled the air.
Fuck, she was going to be the death of me.
I couldn’t not touch her. Ignoring the fact she was riding her other alpha, I sank in and teased my tongue over the bite mark I’d left on her shoulder. Her gasp and resounding moans were louder now, an echoing sense of urgency flowing through the bond.
Now that I’d touched her, I couldn’t stop. I kissed and tasted every inch of her I could reach, shifting to the front so I could wrap my lips around those sexy tits of hers, the mewls in response enough to make an alpha explode.
It felt like forever until Ash’s knot released her, and she immediately got on her knees, pushing her face into the mattress and spreading her legs to present for me.
“Please, alpha, I need you, too.” It was a plea, a cry for more, but I couldn’t give it to her until I soaked in the sight of my omega, pussy dripping with her pack’s seed and knowing mine would join the mix soon.
When I finally slammed my cock into her, stretching her out and soaking in her cries, it felt like I lost all sense of decency.
This wasn’t a slow, sensual fuck, it was her alpha rutting her into the mattress, stretching his omega’s pussy to its limits and knot already inflating with each bruising slam of my hips.
Her screams and moans were constant. By the time my knot had her locked into place she was hoarse.
Mathias was there then, sliding the straw into her mouth. She didn’t even realize she was drinking, but she drained half the bottle as I continued to fuck her, shoving my knot deeper with each shallow thrust.
Her hands were desperate as she reached back, snatching my wrist and bringing it forward, rubbing the sensitive flesh along her face and neck, scent marking me before I felt her teeth breaking the skin, marking me as hers.
My omega owned me now. She’d marked me, taken me so fucking beautifully, and now here I was, buried with my knot inside of her in her most vulnerable time.
We may play truth or dare, but the real truth was that this meant everything. My truth was she was it for me, the center of my whole fucking world.
My forever.