Epilogue
One Year Later…
“Ugh! Why is it seven hundred degrees in here?” Lainey growls, throwing her t-shirt out of the nest with surprising strength.
She’s been showing pre-heat symptoms for days now, but I think she’s in denial because it’s her first heat since the babies were born a year ago.
With singleton pregnancies you would normally have your first heat around the six month mark, but I guess multiples are different because of the stress on the omega’s body.
Some evolutionary thing Doctor Mel explained when I was deliriously tired and only half listening.
“I’ll go turn the air up,” I offer as I back out of the room slowly.
Pulling up my text thread with Posey’s pack, I shoot off the text I’ve been preparing for months.
Me
You guys ready to fulfill your roll as uncles and aunt?
Mack
DO WE GET THE BABIES?
I snort a laugh. I knew that would be Mack’s first question.
Posey
Is her heat finally coming?
Me
It is, but she’s in denial about it. Wyatt thinks it could hit has early as tonight but she needs to know the boys are taken care of first.
Jude
On our way
Posey
Ro is going to be so excited!
That makes me laugh, because their daughter, Romy, is only six months old.
She might be excited, but she also might not even know what’s going on.
At first it was weird getting close to my old biology professor, especially since he’s now my brother in law, but Jude is actually really cool when he doesn’t think I’m trying to steal his girl.
Though Posey and I have naturally gotten closer since she and Lainey are together all the time, and I see her as the little sister I never had.
The nursery is on the same floor as the nest, so I poke my head in and find Wyatt and Rhys playing on the floor with the boys. Blaise just started walking, and I have a feeling Bryce isn’t far behind. “Are their bags packed?”
Wyatt nods, smiling up at me. Seeing him come out of his shell since meeting Lainey has been so incredible, and I have honestly never seen him happier.
Not even the day he was accepted into medical school, which was ironically the day after I was drafted to the New England Foxes.
I spend most of my time in Massachusetts during the season, but I come back to Sunday Harbor as often as I can and spend the whole off season home with my family.
“The Madden pack are on their way to pick up the boys now.” I pause, drumming my fingers on my thigh before giving in to the urge to pick up Bryce, who’s closest to me. “Is it weird that I’m really fucking anxious about being away from them for a week?”
“It’s all I’ve been thinking about.” Rhys admits quietly. “We need this time with Lainey to help her through her heat, but it also feels wrong to just hand them off.”
Wyatt tosses Blaise into the air, his musical giggles bringing smiles to all of our faces.
“It will be good for them. It’s not like this is the first time they’ve spent a night away from home, but it will be the longest. We already know Posey and the guys have purchased every possible thing they could need to be comfortable there.
Hell, the boys even have their own room next to Romy’s. She needs this. We all need this.”
“You doing okay, kitten?”
Lainey took it really hard when the Madden’s picked up the boys and sequestered herself in the nest under a pile of blankets.
Her emotions are running high this close to her heat so I’m not sure if that has something to do with it or if this is just how she’ll react any time we have to leave the boys.
Whatever it is, we’re ready to support her.
Which includes bribing her with cinnamon rolls when necessary.
Lainey pokes her head up out of the blankets, and I’m surprised to find her cheeks flushed and eyes glassy.
I thought she was crying, but now I’m wondering if her heat has finally hit.
I get my answer a few seconds later when a loud whine cracks through the nest, bowling me over in its intensity. “Alpha,” she whimpers. “It hurts.”
Shit.
Not wanting to leave her alone, I yank on my bonds with the other three and hope they can feel the urgency I am shoving at them. Quickly stripping out of my clothes, I stand at the door and wait. “Can I come into your nest, kitten?”
“Please.” Another whimper and this one breaks my heart. She sounds so pitiful.
“I’m here baby.” I rush into the nest, collapsing onto the recessed mattress and pulling her into my arms. Her nest is absolutely gorgeous, and I feel an immense sense of pride every time I have the pleasure of seeing it. “What do you need right now?”
She untwists the comforter from around her body and the potency of her scent nearly chokes me.
I thought Lainey’s scent was good before but god damn her heat scent is on another level.
My dick springs to life and she must feel it because she moans, wriggling herself back into my lap.
“I don’t think I need a knot yet, but…” she trails off, her cheeks flaming even more than they already were.
I push some sweaty hair back from her face, planting a kiss on her forehead. “But?”
Her sigh is quiet, barely more than a gust of air. “But could you just… be inside of me? I’ve done it with Wyatt before and it really helped soothe my system.”
My knot throbs and I have to bite down on my lip to keep in a pained groan. My girl wants to do a little cock warming, and I am all fucking for it. “Hop on, kitten. Why don’t you lay on my chest so you can relax and control it until you’re ready for me to take over? The others are on their way.”
She sinks down, and it takes every ounce of self control I possess not to thrust into her soaked pussy.
She’s scorching hot, but it feels good. I wish Wyatt was here to take her temperature.
Right as I have that thought the man in question walks into the room, thermometer and fresh water bottle in hand.
“You starting to feel heat symptoms, honey?”
Lainey nods, reaching a hand out for our pack mate. “Lucky’s helping.” Her words are punctuated with a little wiggle on my cock that makes my cock jerk inside of her. We both moan at the feeling, our scents twining in the air in an intoxicating mix.
I can tell Wyatt wants to laugh, but he would never dare while she’s this vulnerable. “I see that. Your alpha is pretty great, huh?”
Another nod, this one accompanied by a quick peck on my chest that’s followed by a shallow bite on my nipple. I smack her ass lightly, amusement lighting up our pack bond from both me and Wyatt. “Naughty omega.”
It isn’t the first time she’s bitten one of us over the last year. Turns out, when Lainey is feeling comfortable and playful she likes to bite. It isn’t usually very hard, but we all think it’s cute as fuck and try really hard not to tell her that so she doesn’t stop.
Lawson bursts into the room, out of breath and yanking off his uniform as he goes.
He has to hop on one foot to get his sock off, and he curses when he sees us watching him.
“I felt your SOS in the bond and came as soon as I could. Rhys was with a client and still had about thirty minutes left, but he should be here soon.” He collapses on his knees next to us, smoothing a hand down Lainey’s back. “Hi angel. How are you feeling?”
“I’m okay.” Her voice is small, and her body heats on top of mine.
I motion to the thermometer in Wyatt’s hand and he jumps into action, scanning the device across her forehead.
It beeps, and he turns it towards us. “One hundred nine. She’ll need a knot soon to bring it back down.
” I must look horrified, because he bites down on a small smile.
“An omega’s temperature can safely reach up to one hundred twelve degrees for short periods of time during their heat, but if it doesn’t go down with knotting or lasts more than two hours we will need to take her in to be seen. ”
I try not to let my fear show, and I can tell Law is doing the same.
Neither of us has ever helped an omega through a heat before, and those numbers are fucking scary.
I would be in the hospital with a temperature higher than one hundred and three, and here we are saying Lainey could safely spike almost ten degrees higher than that.
Nobody warns you how stressful having a bonded omega can be, but having her in my arms makes it all worth it.
“Lucky?” Lainey whimpers.
I tighten my arms around her back, forcing myself to purr. “Yes, kitten?”
“I think I need a knot now.”
Wyatt nods, and I kiss Lainey’s forehead and flip us over so she lands on her back in the nest, keeping myself buried to the hilt the whole time.
I glide out slowly, nodding my head at Lawson to offer her his dick.
She eagerly accepts, sucking him down like she’s dehydrated and his cum is the only cure.
While she’s distracted, Wyatt leans in to murmur, “I’m gonna go grab some supplies and call Rhys.
Fuck her, knot her, and check her temp again if I’m not back in twenty. ”
“Got it.”
He leaves, and I’m left alone with my brother and my omega, both of whom are too distracted to notice Wyatt has left.
“Such a good omega, taking her alphas so well.” I praise her, and she clenches around me.
I grit my teeth, fighting off my orgasm already.
Her core is like a vice, sucking me in and massaging like it’s searching for a knot.
I keep my thrusts slow while she has Lawson down her throat, but soon enough he’s fucking her face as she moans, spit dripping down her chin.
“Gonna come, Lainey. You want it?” He growls the question, holding her by the chin as he fucks her face.
She moans, and I watch his hips buck in response.
A feral groan leaves his lips, hips stuttering as he releases down her throat.