Chapter 35
Chapter Thirty-Five
~Rhen~
Zara is almost limp in my arms when I scoop her up just as I hear Raidon's car skid to a stop at the end of the alleyway. I race toward it, leaving Thane behind as he keeps the other Alphas at bay. Raidon jumps out of the car and races to open the rear door, but I thrust her at him.
I force her into his arms because I have been around her too long; I am fighting a war inside my head.
I can’t take her. Thane would kill me. It is a disrespect to disobey your Alpha, and though I can feel his instinct to protect her, he hasn't given his express approval.
Which, by werewolf law, gives him the right to punish us as he sees fit if we were to take her now.
Thane wouldn't kill us, and his aura and rule hold us back, but we are still Alphas, stuck in a confined space with the scent of a heat-ravaged Omega.
Raidon gasps when the heat of her body touches him. "You take her," he says, trying to hand her back to me, but I hold my hands up, backing away from them. He growls, his pupils blowing out as he gets a whiff of her sultry scent before holding his breath.
"Fine," he snarls, sliding across the back seat with her, and I slam the door, rushing to the driver's side. I climb in and blast the AC, hoping to get rid of some of her scent. We can't roll the windows down without alerting the entire city to our location.
"Where are we taking her?" Raidon growls as Zara moans. Her estrus is forcing her into the next stage. She’s becoming rabid with her need to mate.
"Fuck! This isn't good, little Omega. Are you trying to get me killed?
" Raidon purrs, his chest rumbling with his Calling as he tries to settle her.
Instead of having the desired effect, she attacks him.
Her lips maul his neck as she bites down and sucks on his flesh.
I speed up, Raidon's arousal flooding me through the bond.
"To her apartment, which way?" I ask Raidon, and he moans lewdly.
"Raidon! Focus," I snarl at him.
"Bit fucking hard right now when she is grinding her pussy all over me," he snaps back, and I glance in the mirror at him.
Her claws have slipped out and shredded his shirt.
A savage moan escapes her as she begins licking his chest. I force my eyes away from them, trying to blink through the haze her pheromones are putting us under.
I swallow, breathing through my mouth, when Raidon growls.
"So soft and warm," he murmurs, and I glance in the mirror to see him rubbing and squeezing her.
"Raidon, focus! What’s her damn address?"
He shakes his head. "Right, yeah. We can't take her there," he says, and I slow down.
"Where else are we going to take her?" I growl at him. He shrugs, and Zara grinds herself against his crotch before kissing him. Raidon groans, turning his face away, giving her the opportunity to latch onto his neck. She bites him, but she can’t mark him. Unless she marks Thane first, any mark she makes on us will never stick. Though, he’ll be livid when he sees her bite on him. He is a possessive beast.
"No idea, but I have seen her apartment building, and no way that place is secure. She will be hunted down in minutes," he gasps, and I peer at him again, watching as he grips her hips, trying to hold her still. His canines slip out as he fights for control.
"Man, I don't give a fuck where we take her but figure it out fast before I bury my damn cock in her."
Zara whines, tugging at his pants, trying to undress him as her instincts take over. It makes me wonder how she survived previous heats.
Is this her first?
I try to think where she would be safe. Nowhere comes to mind, not while she is in full-blown heat.
Cursing, I rip the handbrake up and turn the steering wheel sharply, spinning the car around and jumping the median.
Raidon slides into the door and grunts as he clutches the back of my seat, and Zara falls into the footwell behind me.
"So, where are we taking her?" Raidon asks. I glance at him in the mirror.
"Home," I tell him. He nods before gaping at me.
"Are you fucking nuts? Thane will kill us," Raidon gasps as fear smashes into me through the bond. Clarity momentarily returns as fear for our Alpha kicks in. Yet, where else could I take her that she would be safe in this state?
"Have you got a better idea? Because if you do, let me know," I snap at him. He mutters something and curses before hissing.
"Uh, uh, you don't bite," he says, and I hear Zara growl, making my eyes flick to the mirror.
"Raidon!" I scold.
"Hey, she wants to suck it, I won't stop her. Unless she bites it again," Raidon declares, and I glare at him in the mirror, glancing over my shoulder quickly. She had crawled out of the footwell and between his legs.
"Raidon, stop her," I grit out.
"Why? I can't fuck her, but Thane never said anything about her sucking me off," he says, and I grit my teeth.
"Taste her slick, asshole," I spit at him.
"Huh?"
"She's a fucking virgin!" I tell him.
"Bullshit, you're just saying that" Raidon scoffs, and I growl at him.
"Taste her slick!" I repeat, and his eyes widen as he looks down at her. I smirk at him, watching him in the mirror.
"Whoops, no girlie. My mistake. That is not a lollipop," he purrs, grabbing her and sitting her back on his lap, "or a pogo stick, so let me get that out of the way."
Zara growls, fighting him as he tries to tuck his cock back into his pants.
"Damn, and she has such plump lips," Raidon pouts.
"I'm surprised you were able to stop," I tell him.
"Mouth breathing and Thane's burning anger are quick but effective ways to give yourself a limp dick," Raidon tells me, and I chuckle, pulling up to the gates. He is right about that. I pull the visor down, and the fob falls into my lap. I hit the button to open the gates.
"Rock, paper, scissors ya for who takes the blame for bringing her here?" I ask him.
"Nuh-uh. He's already gonna skin me alive for the marks she left on me. This is your idea. My ass ain't getting branded for it," Raidon says.
"Where is Leon when you need him?" I mutter.
"Since when do you blame Leon?" Raidon asks.
"Since I was about to fuck her in the alley to abate her heat. I know Thane felt that!" And damn, will I pay for it.
"Well, that explains why he was being a prick before he saved your ass."
I nod, knowing I am in for it. Yet, how could he leave her defenseless? Surely, he isn't that heartless.
"I’ll suck your dick?" I offer Raidon.
"Nope, not worth it. Nothing will get me to agree to tell Thane this was my idea," Raidon tells me as I pull up out front.