Chapter 33
Nikolai
It took hours to get out of the ER. We had to explain that we were in an accident and wandered away for help after the other driver had abandoned the scene.
Thankfully, we were all beat up enough that they bought the story and whisked us back for help.
Aries was cagey around the doctors and her scent was getting stronger. One of them finally pointed out that we needed to get her home for her heat.
The moment that Leon was cleared with a quick warning to take it easy for a few days thanks to a severe concussion, we left.
Ronan was driving this time with Luca in the front seat. Leon and I had our omega with us in the back. We were only twenty minutes outside of Widow’s Peak when she bent over in pain, a pitiful groan echoing out of her.
“Fuck, I think it’s here,” she whimpered, clutching her stomach as tears pooled in her eyes.
They did warn us that the stress was likely going to accelerate it. They expected it to be intense for a few days and then linger longer than usual.
“I still want that bite, omega,” Ronan called out from the front seat.
“You can have it,” she said through gritted teeth. “I regretted not letting you bite me, the moment I woke up in the basement. You weren’t there and I couldn’t feel you. I don’t want to feel like that again. You’re my pack and I’m all in, now.”
“I told my father that we’d be staying in Widow’s Peak,” Ronan said, shocking us all. We figured it would be a fight with him and we’d have to find leverage to pull it off.
“What?” she gasped as she bent over with another cramp.
“I’m never going to be able to leave that life behind fully, but I can be here with you and our pack as much as possible.
There are other things we can do for the Crows.
Luca is one of our best with cyber tracking, I’ve got the contacts.
We’ll be able to handle things and maybe even expand the Crows a little. Either way, I’m doing it next to you.”
“Thank God,” she said. “I would’ve hated to lock you up in my basement.”
“Too soon,” Leon deadpanned with a chuckle, then let out a groan of his own.
This heat was going to be a mess, but at least it meant we were all alive.
I didn’t bother to wait as she whimpered again, pulling my omega in my arms. She nuzzled into my neck, her nose running along my scent gland.
Her tongue darted out to lick over the bite mark she left, a wave of pleasure slicing through the bond.
Her moan nearly broke me. I was so fucking hard for this omega.
I could feel how wet she was through her jeans. They were warm and damp where she was pressed against me, hips rocking on instinct. I couldn’t help but tease my fingers over the wet fabric, making her buck against my touch.
She was sensitive as hell and this was going to be incredible.
“Fuck me, Nikolai,” she begged as she shimmied out of her jeans. Her body tensed, likely another cramp, but my hand was already sliding between her legs.
Her moan of relief had my chest tightening. Taking care of her was all I ever wanted and now nothing could tear us apart.
“I’m giving you what you need, omega,” I promised as I ripped her underwear off of her, dropping them to the floor. Of course, my brother snatched them up and brought them to his nose, breathing deep and sighing.
Her scent exploded in the van, the champagne, grapefruit and vanilla, holding a much sweeter edge as slick dripped down her thighs.
I quickly freed my cock, the painful ache against my jeans was unbearable when her bare pussy was right here. My bold omega didn’t hesitate to line me up before sinking down and impaling herself on my cock.
She let out a content sigh as I filled her. She was so fucking hot, her inner walls were searing my skin as they choked my cock.
Our bond was open now. I could feel Luca and Leon’s presence. Both were barely holding back their lust.
Of course, it was nothing compared to Aries. Her thread was bright and open, the primal need so hot it only amplified ours.
The hunger was strong, but so was her pain. I’d have done anything to take that from her. In true Aries fashion, she was taking what she needed herself.
“That’s right, omega. You take what you need from your alpha,” I rumbled. Her smile was almost dazed as she looked down at me, lifting her body up before sinking down again. My hips snapped up, my fingers wrapping around her hips, setting a bruising pace that had her head falling back.
“Yes, alpha,” she cried, her nails digging into my shoulders. The sharp sting had my knot swelling as she rode me like she couldn’t get enough.
I could barely believe that I managed to live so long without her in my life. Then again, I wasn’t really living.
Right now was the most alive I’ve ever felt. I was here with my omega now, going through her first unmedicated heat.
That thought had a satisfied purr echoing out my chest as I fucked her like I was trying to brand her soul from the inside out.
My knot was always already swelling, the pheromones so thick in the car that Ronan had to crack a window to breathe and focus on the road ahead.
Aries pushed a hand between us, riding my knot and her fingers, bringing herself to the edge and crashing over it. The pure euphoria that burst through the bond was impossible to resist.
My knot locked us in place as I fucked her with shallow thrusts. “You were so good for me, omega. Taking my knot like you were made for me.”
Then I was chasing my own orgasm. It wasn’t far with the wet heat clenching around me. Her inner walls were pulsing around me, begging me to give her what she needed.
I clamped my teeth down on the bond mark on her neck, holding it there but not puncturing the skin again. It was a teasing reminder and the surge of happiness she sent back was everything I ever needed in life.
Aries was real and she was mine again.
Ronan swerved into the driveway and I ripped off my shirt, pulling it over Aries’s head so she had something to cover her because my knot was not letting her go yet. In fact, I could feel my cock hardening, my body ready to give her exactly what she needed.
Her heat had definitely kicked in full force now.
“I need more,” she begged, even though I was still locked inside of her. I started to move again, giving her shallow thrusts that pressed my knot into her walls, teasing her as best I could until I could carry her inside.
She was clinging to me now, her body writhing and her eyes unfocused. The flush had even crept up into her cheeks.
Aries was fucking gorgeous. I just wish I could wash all this blood away.
In fact, that is exactly where I went the moment Ronan pulled open my door. I climbed out a bit awkwardly, but I couldn’t hand her off. Thankfully, my long shirt covered enough that no one got a free show.
Luca ran ahead, unlocking the door, and I went straight for the bathroom.
My knot started to go down enough that I was able to put her on her feet. She managed to hold steady long enough for me to yank my shirt back off and shrug out of my jeans and then we were in the shower.
“We’re joining” Luca said, already shedding out of his clothes. Leon was right behind him doing the same.
Ronan was never one to be left out as he ran in after us, clothes dropping in a trail down the hall as he hurried into the bathroom.
There were no words spoken, or any plan made as we washed our sweet omega. She was our priority now. Leon carefully placed soft, gentle kisses on every bruise while Luca and I made sure every cut was clean and the blood was washed away.
She needed to rest and heal but the doctors at the hospital promised she’d be able to go through with her heat. They wanted to avoid having to sedate her. We were against that anyway. I hated the idea of her being unconscious for days on end.
“Take me to bed, Ronan. I need you, Alpha,” she said, knocking the loofah out of his hand. He chuckled, rinsing her off before pulling her out of the shower.
“That’s an order I can follow,” he promised, drying her off quickly then himself, leaving the rest of us behind as he scooped her up and carried her into her nest.
I was right behind them, making sure they had everything they needed. Once she was inside, she breathed in deep, her hands skimming over the fabrics before burrowing into the mattress. Her legs fell open and her arms were outstretched, reaching for her alpha.
“Give her what she needs,” I ordered. I hated to see my omega in pain and if this was like earlier, her cramps would hit quickly without a knot to soothe it.
Ronan complied easily, leaning down and kissing her hard. His body stretched over her, the omega wrapping herself around him. Ronan teased his fingers through her slick pussy.
“Yes,” she breathed out, riding his hand as nonsensical words fell from her lips.
Aries was tough as hell and the world had jaded her, but right now she was vulnerable and unguarded. The way she looked up at us like we were her entire world, was humbling.
Every one of us would make sure that she was taken care of. She truly was the center of our world.
Hell, Ronan was giving up a legacy for her.
Leon moved to her side, his hands gently working through her hair before securing it on top of her head. His cock was hard despite the pain that he’d been in earlier, but he wasn’t going to miss this.
“I need you, beta,” she whimpered, her fingers stroking Leon. Her mouth fell open as she tugged him closer, urging him to take her mouth.
“Can you handle that right now?” he asked her. The low growl she let out in response had me biting back a grin. It was demanding, as if daring him to ask again.
Leon snorted but moved into place, gently sliding his cock between her kiss-swollen lips.
I was glad it was the beta she chose for that. He would take his time with her. Be gentle.
Even through a heat we were all making sure to not take things too far and hurt her.
Luca moved to her other side, capturing her hard nipple in his mouth and sucking hard. His fingers massaged the other, working her up so she was frantically riding Ronan now.
Her hand wrapped around Luca’s cock, stroking him as she cried out, Ronan picking up the pace to give her everything she was begging us for.
My own cock was throbbing and I stroked my hand over it. I was content here, making sure they gave her what she needed while also making sure we were handling it right. This was more delicate than a normal heat. She was hurt and so was the beta.
We’d all been drugged.
But you wouldn’t know it at the moment. They were all worshiping our omega while she fell apart between them. Her scent was bright and bubbly, sweet and intoxicating, as it put us all under her spell.
Luca was the first to come, and he made sure she followed. His fingers teased over her clit, mouth on her nipples as she stroked him through it. She cried out around Leon’s cock, her body arching off the mattress.
Leon was next, his low groan had him wobbling on his feet. I started to move closer but even in her haze, she steadied him. Her hand held onto his hip until he pulled out of her mouth and collapsed onto the mattress, chest heaving and a grin on his face.
Ronan was the only one left. He picked up the pace now, slamming into her like he was desperate to knot her.
“She was worried about her heat,” Luca said as he watched our packmate satisfy our omega. “But I have a feeling she’s not going to dread them anymore.”
“Hell no,” I agreed. “Because she has a pack now and her omega knows we’ll take care of her.”
“We will,” Leon agreed, his expression soft as he ran a hand down her cheek.
“Well give her the world,” I vowed.
Our omega didn’t respond. She was too busy crying out as she fell apart on Ronan’s cock, her teeth sinking into his shoulder, marking him the same way she’d marked the rest of us.
His presence filled the bond and the moment she released him, he returned the favor, locking in the final piece that we needed for our pack to be complete.
I’ve never considered myself a sappy alpha, but the sense of rightness and belonging that echoed through the bond, made the world seem a little less horrible. Our past didn’t seem to matter anymore.
Nothing did but this.
Our omega’s energy faltered as Ronan came. His chest was heaving but she was barely awake now. He carefully shifted them on their sides, and Luca moved in behind her, sandwiching her between them. My alpha was purring now, satisfied to see his pack coming together like this.
My cock was hard again from watching them, but our omega was already snoring softly.
Leon stretched and stood up, his hand resting on my shoulders as he passed. “I’m going to make sure that she has electrolytes and food. Watch over them.”
For the man that was hesitant to let us in, he was trusting me now. He knew through the bond that I was genuine.
“Always,” I promised, watching him go. He was good for her and I realized my alpha didn’t mind him being close. He was simply another one of those pieces clicking into place.
As shitty as the world was and as much darkness as we brought into it, maybe she was our redemption.
Now that we had her, not one of us would ever let her go.