Chapter 38
Chapter Thirty-Eight
~Rhen~
I look up at Thane, who sniffs the air, and his brows furrow in confusion. I watch him swallow. The same strange feeling Raidon and I had about her scent rolls through the bond from him, too. At least I’m not the only one imagining it.
"The suppressants?" Thane asked as he gathers himself and forces his gaze from the open basement door.
"We can't get close enough to her, not while she is like this," I admit, and he looks down at me. When she cries out in pain again, I can only assume that Leon has passed out.
"Fix it. Fix her, and get her out of my house," he says, reaching for the suppressants and dropping them on the ground in front of my face. I stare at his shoes, unable to look up and meet the furious gaze that I can feel bearing down on me.
"Thane, I can't go down there," I plead with him, and he growls.
"Use protection," he spits, and my stomach drops before he walks out, slamming the door to the garage as he goes.
His aura drops, and I face-plant onto the floor before pushing up on my hands into a crouched position.
Seconds after getting up, I fall on my ass as I hear his car tear out of the driveway.
I lean against the counter and stare at Raidon, who is also trying to catch his breath.
"Did he just give us permission?" Raidon asks, just as shocked as I am. I nod, but I can't help but wonder what Zara would have to say on the matter.
No doubt, in this phase of estrus, she wouldn't care if we fucked her. Hell, she would probably beg us to. Yet it feels wrong without Thane and without her being coherent. Looking at Raidon, I can tell through the bond that he feels the same.
Snatching the suppressants off the floor, I stagger to the basement door and descend the stairs to find Leon passed out, drunk on her pheromone-fueled blood with Zara snuggled up beside him amongst the cushions. I let out a sigh and hear Raidon come down the stairs behind me.
"I'll help you," he growls, staring worriedly at Leon. The moment I step onto the cushioned floor, Zara shifts her weight. Her breathing changes. She is as delirious as Leon is drunk. She rubs her face across his chest like a cat marking its territory.
I grip her ankle, and she freezes, turning to look at my hand before her eyes go to mine.
I can see she is completely crazed with heat, yet seeing her like this, I know I can't take advantage of her state.
No matter how good she smells. It would make me no better than the other Alphas in that alley.
Zara purrs, crawling over to me before she pounces, tackling me and shoving me on my back.
The air leaves my lungs in a short wheeze.
"Raidon!" I wheeze out before he stomps down the steps and drops into the cushioned space. He hauls her away and starts purring, clutching her squirming body to his chest.
"How do you want to do this?" Raidon asks while she licks any exposed skin she can get her tongue on. A heat builds inside of me that I know I can't give in to, not while she’s like this.
"Hold her while I try to feed them to her," I tell him, popping them from the flimsy container.
"How many?" I ask. Raidon blinks at me.
"Three?" he says. I look at her, having no clue, and also wondering how long before they take effect.
Raidon pins her while I pry her mouth open, only for her to chomp down on my finger.
I jerk my hand back, thankful that it wasn't my dick.
My finger is bleeding, and Raidon snickers before pinching her nose.
"Hurry up," he growls as she thrashes in his arms.
"Fuck no, you do it," I tell him, and he glares at me.
"She is a tiny Omega; it can't have hurt that bad."
Easy for him to say. She didn't bite his finger nearly clean off.
"Give them here," Thane snaps, making me jump. I look up to find him standing on the ledge around the Den.
He kicks his shoes off before dropping down onto the blue and black cushioned bed; he holds his hand out for the pill packet before squatting beside me. His aura is powerful as he purrs, Calling her to him, and Raidon lets her go. Zara launches herself at him, crashing into Thane's chest.
He catches her effortlessly before popping the suppressants into his mouth; Zara, crazed, claws and licks his chest, ripping his clothes to shreds as she tries to scent him.
Raidon and I stand frozen, waiting for him to tear her apart.
He hates Omegas, he hates Zara, yet looking at him, he’s caressing her, being gentle and patient with her as she claws at him.
"Shh, Zara," he purrs as she tries to get to his neck, her instincts pushing her to claim him.
Thane drops his neck, pulling her onto his lap before gripping her chin and kissing her.
His fingers grip the back of her neck, forcing the pills down her throat.
His eyes flash to mine as he glares at me.
He is livid, but I am relieved he came back.
His aura alone is enough to settle the urges rolling through me. Zara moans as Thane feeds her the pills in his kiss. I look away, unable to watch the two of them kissing.
When he is finished, he starts purring, his potent Calling sucking her into a blissful sleep. Her breathing evens out as he scoops her up. I watch as he walks across the enormous space and lays her next to Leon before he tucks her in.
"Keep her hydrated and warm," Thane says before leaving us again.
So maybe his instincts toward Omegas aren't dead after all.
"She needs your skin contact!" he growls from the top of the stairs before leaving us alone with her. I glance at Raidon, who is already crawling over to her and Leon, his own Calling slipping out and keeping her sedated.