Chapter 20 #2
Suddenly, I caught Darius’ scent. My eyes widened. Where was he? Had he gotten ahead of me?
I heard an unexpected rustling behind me and a wolf emerged from the bushes. His eyes glowed a luminous golden color and the scent of alpha musk was strong. I didn’t hesitate. With an extra burst of speed, I tore towards the house which was only feet away. I could make it.
I heard his heavy breaths gaining on me! My heart pounded, the blood sung in my ears. The step to the porch loomed up ahead of me… and then I was tumbling as a heavy weight landed on me, dragging me to the ground.
We rolled over and over, jaws snapping, teeth scrabbling as we fought for the upper hand.
I tried to slip out from under him, but he locked his jaws on my scruff and held me pinned to the ground.
My heart thumped wildly, adrenaline coursing through my body, muscles flexing and extending as I fought against him.
But he was much larger than me, and the result of our mock fight was inevitable.
Exhausted, I ceased my struggle, lying prone on the ground, slick running as he mounted me, thrusting into me again and again until his knot formed and he released inside me.
His howl of triumph echoed around the mountains.
I added my voice to his, our howls combining in a joyous celebration of our union.
*****
I was proud of my mate. He’d done an amazing job with the vacation houses. They were the perfect sanctuary for an omega in heat, or a palace of delights for a date night.
He walked me through one, after his knot had gone down and we’d shifted back into our human form.
I’d never seen anything like it, not that I’d seen much in my life, since I’d spent the last ten years locked up in my uncle’s house, but I could read, damn it, and I'd done a lot of that keeping abreast of things and I'd never ever seen reference to anything like this.
And it was amazing. Darius had incorporated every conceivable comfort for an omega in the throes of heat, plus some extra goodies for those just out for a night of fun.
The bed was enormous, with a thick fluffy quilt that looked so inviting I was dying to jump on it; the bed was the perfect height to bend an omega over, if that was what they wanted, with a step stool available for the shorter omegas.
The bedside table was stacked with enormous bottles of lube, all new and unopened, and a basket of condoms sat beside them. On a shelf underneath were neatly stacked fluffy towels.
“Look in the drawer.” Darius motioned towards the bedside table.
Uncertain what I’d find, I carefully slid the drawer open, gasping as I saw the contents.
Dildos of all different shapes and sizes, butt plugs, and even a few vibrators filled the drawer.
They were all new and still in their plastic wrapping.
“Wow! You’ve thought of everything!” I exclaimed, my eyes so wide at the sight of this treasure trove. I was thinking I might want to spend my next heat up here.
I kept exploring.
The wardrobe, which was along the wall next to the bathroom, contained more towels, a couple more quilts, a couple of thick luxurious-looking robes, some fluffy slippers, and simple leather sandals.
The centerpiece of the bathroom was an amazing spa bath, big enough for two to move around into all different positions as might be required – or desired.
It was built into the floor, so a tired and aching omega didn’t have to climb stairs to crawl into it.
The tiles around it were non-slip but not harsh enough to cause a graze.
Neatly hung towels were within easy reach, and there was even a drink holder attached to the wall.
A small door led to a more private bathroom, with toilet and walk-in shower with twin overhead nozzles.
In here, bottles of lube were on shelves in the shower and also out on the hand basin.
A pile of washcloths was stacked neatly on a shelf nearby.
I didn’t open the drawer of the cabinet, but I could guess what I’d find in there.
“Darius, this is fucking amazing,” I told him, a grin splitting my face. “I want to spend my next heat here. Or let's not wait that long - let's have a date night!”
“We can,” he told me. “Mated couples use it too. Here, have a look at the kitchen.”
A mini kitchenette opened off a door I hadn’t noticed before.
“If we know someone is planning on coming up here, then we stock the fridge with pre-cooked meals, fresh fruit and vegetables. It’s impossible to know what food will be acceptable to an omega in heat, obviously, so when it's for a heat, we over-cater.
Any leftover food is shared amongst the pack, so it's not wasted.”
I noticed a large bowl of protein bars, sitting on the bench.
“There’s more in the pantry. We keep it stocked with lots of high energy, easy to eat foods,” said Darius.
Opening the pantry door, I was impressed with the selections: small packets of dried fruits, something that looked like trail mix, chocolate covered nuts, more protein bars.
A box contained sachets to make up electrolyte drinks.
An omega in heat used up a lot of energy and lost a lot of fluid in the form of slick and cum.
Being able to replace these easily between heat waves made a huge difference to the omega’s comfort and endurance during a heat which could last several days.
“There are pre-made protein and electrolyte drinks in the fridge as well.”
“I’m impressed,” I told my mate. “This is amazing. You’ve thought of everything.”
Darius’ white teeth flashed as he grinned. “Nah, the omegas are constantly telling me they need this or they need that.”
I looked around the incredibly well-thought-out space and shook my head.
“I think they’re taking advantage of you. They know a soft-hearted sucker when they see one.”
Darius looked sheepish. “I’ll be relying on you to make sure they don’t get too outrageous with their demands.”
I just smiled, and taking his hand in mine, drew him in for a kiss. “We’ll see.”
Darius spent a little more time explaining some of the less obvious features of the house – from the solar panels on the roof ensuring there was always hot water to wash in, to the extra trees that had been planted to supplement the natural forest, ensuring a dense screen between the vacation houses, with the objective of preventing a noisy lust-drunk omega from being heard in one of the other houses. Saved any embarrassment later on.
Once again, Darius had excelled himself. As we made our way back down to the pack, I reflected on how I had misjudged him and how close I had come to destroying all this for the pack, and missing out on an amazing mate for myself, all through my asshat behavior.
Darius was an amazing alpha, a real catch, and somehow, he wanted me as his omega. I knew I didn’t have the easiest of personalities, but I determined to be the best mate I could be, and a good Alpha Mate for the pack.
*****
The day after Darius had shown me the vacation houses, I was heading for the omega house, when footsteps behind me alerted me that I was being followed.
“Hey, Zendius,” I greeted the alpha as I looked over my shoulder and saw him hurrying to catch up. This was the first chance we’d had to talk since my ‘reunion’ with Darius.
“Oh, hey, Xander, how’re things?”
“They’re good. I’m on my way to the omega house to talk about some ideas I had.”
“Oh, good, good.”
I cocked my head at him, wondering why he’d come after me, since he wasn’t really saying much now.
“Was there something…?” I asked.
“Oh, yeah, right. There’s a pack run scheduled for Thursday. Do you want to run?”
“Uh. Well...” I was caught a bit off guard. Surely it was up to my mate to invite me. Humpf. I made sure that thought didn’t make it into the link. I didn’t want Darius thinking I was too precious to have his second handle some of the pack matters with me.
“Sounds like fun,” I kept my response non-committal and decided to bring up the subject with Darius later.
Zendius chatted a bit about how enjoyable the runs always were.
There was no trace of the strange attitude he'd had the previous day and I had to wonder if I'd imagined it.
When he left to do some errands, I continued on to the omega house.
The opportunity to discuss the pack run with Darius didn’t arise until that evening, when we were lounging around in our room after a private dinner brought to us by Marta.
Although I was attending pack lunches now, we kept dinner as private time for ourselves.
It was part celebration of our renewed union and part substitute for the dates we’d never had.
“Zendius mentioned a pack run tomorrow night,” I began, casually.
“Oh! He’s right! I’d totally forgotten about it with everything else that’s been happening. I should have noticed my blood quickening, but with everything we were doing, I just put it down to lust,” he admitted, looking a little embarrassed. “Do you want to run?”
“Everyone goes, right?”
“Usually. Unless they’re injured or about to whelp. But you don’t have to, if you don’t want to.”
“No, I’d like to. I’ve never been on one.”
Darius grinned, a dimple appearing in his chin, the thought of running together seemed to please him.
My mate looked gorgeous anytime and he had a sunny demeanor, but when he was really happy his face glowed, his eyes shone and his face literally became the face of an angel.
Though, truth was, he was a devil in the bedroom. Heat flooded my cheeks at the thought.
I was relieved Darius didn’t seem to notice. I was getting better at only letting those thoughts I wanted pass through the link.