Chapter Ten
Trace
Azlan didn’t say much as he escorted me with his hand on my back out of the club and into the cool night air. I loved the nights here in the desert. The heavy winds. The chill of the sunless evening. Such a contrast to the days where one second outside brought a line of sweat down my spine.
Tonight the chill was even more needed. I stopped when we arrived at a private area and thought about sitting down but then, after what I’d just experienced, decided not to.
“Are you okay?” Azlan asked. He came to stand in front of me, his brow furrowed with concern.
I thought I would enjoy the spanking from a sexual perspective. And I did. Feeling his palm slam into my backside over and over thrilled me, and I wanted this alpha more than ever.
“I didn’t expect…” I swiped at my cheek, realizing there were tears flowing down my face. I even brought my hand up to look at the tears, not believing it.
“Baby, did I hurt you? You didn’t forget your safe word?”
I let out a laugh. “I didn’t realize what a release it would be. Each strike…it was like an outlet for all the things I keep bottled up inside me. I never…pain is…it freed me. I’ve never been so calm. Is that weird?”
Leave it to me to be weird after the most amazing experience of my life.
“It’s not weird at all. I’m glad you enjoyed it. If this was different. If we weren’t at a resort, I would take you home and get you into a bath. Take care of you. Aftercare is important.”
“I can see you doing that. You seem like the kind of alpha who takes care of his…date.”
Azlan stepped forward and grazed his knuckles across my cheek. “This was more than a date, Trace.” He bent down to kiss my cheek. and my whole body responded to his touch.
I nodded but he was wrong. This was a date. I was a worker at a resort, and while diving deep into the fantasy of this alpha whisking me away and being mine was lovely, it was a fantasy–the point of this whole resort.
“I’ve got an idea,” I said, taking his hand. If I only got Azlan for a short time, I would take advantage of it. “Ever shifted in the desert?”
“Not often. My wolf prefers the forest. Shifting sounds fun. Are you sure you’re up for it? Tonight was heavy.”
“Come with me. We’ll make a pit stop. Perks of being an employee here.”
I tugged Azlan through the resort and to the employee entrance, hidden between palm trees, and asked him to wait for me. The employee lounge had iced coffee on tap along with other snacks and sandwiches. Perks of the new owners.
“What’s this?” He asked as I handed him some snacks and a big iced coffee.
“Fuel. I thought we could both use a snack.”
“This is perfect, omega. Thank you.”
We walked to an area removed from the resort, where I knew we would be alone. After polishing off our drinks and snacks, we sat on a patch of grass and leaned back, looking at the moon and stars. Not talking.
“Tonight was incredible for me too. In case I forgot to tell you. Thank you for trusting me with that experience.”
“I do trust you,” I responded, surprising myself. It was hard for me to trust anyone after everything that happened with my ex. But alphas in particular, well, I kept them at a distance. My ex was kind to me at first too.
“You want to show me that bear?”
Nodding, I stood again and began to undress. I’d unbuttoned my shirt when I realized the alpha wasn’t moving. “Am I shifting alone?”
“No. But I’m enjoying the view. Go on.”
Oh. I finished undressing and stood there, in front of him. My cock was hard and throbbing from just his stare. Azlan hadn’t tried to make a move on me other than the kiss and the play at the club but I wanted him so badly, I could taste it.
“What?” I finally broke the silence.
“You are so beautiful, Trace. Every damned inch of you.”
“So are you. Or what I’ve seen of you.”
“Come over here.”
He was still dressed, and I was utterly exposed, but it thrilled me. I wasn’t shy or ashamed of any part of me around Azlan. He stood, and when I approached him, he turned me around and ran his hands over my ass. It was still so sensitive I gasped.
Then the alpha shocked the hell out of me. He kneeled behind me and began to kiss and caress my cheeks. My entrance throbbed with need and slick practically poured from me. Azlan gripped my hips and continued to, well, kiss my ass.
I’d never felt more loved. More seen. More alive.
With my ex, I equivocated sex with love. This level of intimacy reached inside me and anchored itself deeply.
“Azlan, I…”
“I know, baby. I want you just as much as you want me. But I’m a big fan of patience.”
I stayed there, frozen in place as he stood and took off his clothes. I turned and took him in all his planes and valleys. I wasn’t the only one hard. His cock was huge and ready, the pearl of cum already formed on the tip.
“Let’s shift, omega. My wolf is desperate to meet your bear.”
“I’m desperate for something else,” I grumbled.
“I know but let’s take our time. I swear it will be worth it.”
We shifted and ran together into the night. I would be exhausted the next day but Azlan was worth it.
He kissed and hugged me while we got dressed, and as we parted at the resort where I would return to my room, he pressed me against the wall and kissed me again until I was breathless and so hard I could break glass.
“Good night, omega.”