17. Chapter Seventeen #2
Blaze doesn't try to hide his laughter. He lets it ring out openly as his grin turns sharp. "She wants us to grovel. Don't you, Sparkles? You want your Pack to beg for your pretty pussy."
I sniff delicately, my nose raised imperiously in the air. "Shade can join me. He didn't abandon me when I needed him most."
Shade doesn't need telling twice. He launches off his perch on the dining chair and belly flops into the nest with a dopey grin of success.
"Thanks, baby girl," he says and plants a wet kiss on my heated cheek.
My body flares up from even the slightest, innocent touch.
I bite my lip to stifle the gasp, but I can't hide the way my scent thickens.
My grip loosens, and the blanket slips from my breasts to bunch around my waist. My head is starting to get that fractured, fuzzy feeling again, and I know I'm about to sink deeper into my heat soon.
It's coming on faster and faster, the longer they're within proximity. Soon, I'll be mindless, so I'm going to enjoy having my wits about me for just a little longer.
"Aw, come on. That's not fair!" Blaze whines, crouching down on his hands and knees, crawling up to the edge of my nest. He gives me big puppy-dog eyes.
"I was being good, Sparkles. I listened to Knox and made sure the fortress didn't get burned down by the angry mob.
I would have preferred to be here watching you become knot-crazed. "
"Knot-crazed!?" I exclaim and throw a pillow at his face.
"How come he gets a soft pillow and I get boots?" Shade mumbles beside me. He's delicately braiding my hair, keeping the damp strands off my sweaty skin. The tugging feels nice on my scalp, soothing and intimate in just the right amounts.
Blaze doubles down with his begging, leaning over the edge of the nest while the puppy-dog eyes work on me. I sway closer as I inhale his scent. Campfire and explosives. It makes my head swim pleasantly.
"You would have been so proud. I was on my best behavior and didn't shoot anyone in the face," he tells me with utmost pride.
Knox scoffs and crosses his arms over his chest. "You slashed a Prime Alpha across the face with your knife for glaring at Viper too long. I wouldn't call that being on your best behavior."
It takes a moment for his words to process because his sleeves are rolled up, exposing his bare forearms, and it makes my mouth water.
It's on purpose. It has to be. He knows what his slutty forearms do to my self-restraint.
"Hey," Blaze protests. "I was simply establishing our authority. No one messed with Viper after that, did they?"
Knox purses his lips but doesn't refute it.
"I deserve a treat for being so well-behaved!" Blaze insists cheerfully, his expression so boyish and hopeful. I can't deny him when he looks at me like that.
I beckon Blaze into the nest. "Okay, alright. Come here."
Blaze whoops in delight, diving into the nest beside Shade.
Knox and Viper grumble, and I grin wickedly.
"Pretty girl, I'm sorry my actions meant you had to wait for us," Viper says, his mouth turned down in a deep frown of shame.
This time, I can't ignore the earnest sincerity flooding down our bond. Viper is spiraling in his guilt and I need to reassure him more than I need to soothe my own ego.
"Oh, big guy. I forgive you," I croon, inviting him into my open arms. "Come here."
Viper’s mouth parts at the same time his knees drop. He crawls into the nest and to my side.
"I let my rut overcome me and I just couldn't let that Alpha take you," Viper rambles, his big palm cupping my flushed cheek. "I couldn't let him claim that you're his property. Especially after what happened last time we didn't protect you."
"Hey, it's fine. I'm not upset with you for killing him. I'm actually rather pleased I never have to deal with his mind games ever again," I reassure, and the strain in our bond lessens. "I mean, sure the timing was awful, but you couldn't have predicted that."
Viper hums, and I let myself enjoy the feeling of his skin on mine. It's not enough. The craving in my core is becoming almost unbearable.
"Aren't you going to invite me into your nest too?" Knox asks.
I lick my dry, cracked lips. "Maybe."
His eyes are fixated on the damp spot on the blanket beneath me. "You want me. You're just being stubborn, but you're in heat and need your Prime Alpha. Look at the mess you've made just by looking at me."
There is so much slick running down my thighs, it's almost a river. My pussy has a pulse of its own, and my skin is so alert, even Blaze's breath puffing against my nipples is putting me on the edge of orgasm.
Still, something in me wants to fight. To put Knox through his paces one more time before I submit to him.
"Yeah, but I'm also unconvinced of your sincerity," I reply.
"Let me in the nest and I'll prove just how sorry I am."
I lift my chin. "If you climb into my nest without apologizing, I'll bite you."
Shade chimes in, raising his hand decorated with pink raised teeth marks. "She’s not kidding."
Knox’s eyes flick to my mouth. "What if I want you to bite me?"
My stomach flips. My thighs ache. My brain stutters.
Heat. Heat. Heat floods through me.
"What if I want you to fight so I have a reason to pin you down?"
Oh frack. Yes.
That.
I want, I need, that.
I've waited so long for Knox to give in to his deep desires. To throw his caution to the wind and take me exactly as his Alpha craves.
"Apologize," I demand, and the last word breaks because my body clenches hard. "Then you can touch me."
"Alright, Omega." Knox’s voice drops lower. "I apologize."
He stalks closer to the nest.
My body softens, and I don't relent because I am still having fun.
"And," I add, because I can, "you’re going to tell me I’m worth being on time for."
"You're worth every second of every hour of every day," Knox answers without missing a beat.
He says it without hesitation, and the last fragile piece of my restraint gives way.
And just like that, I'm done playing games. My heat takes control.
I cry out as a wave of warmth blooms from my core, washing up my body and rapidly forming sweat. The mild shivering turns into a full-body shake, and I finally give into the pulsing in between my thighs.
I plunge two fingers inside my pussy, not giving myself time to adjust. I don't need it; I'm soaked and ready.
"Fuck me," I gasp up at Knox. "Please. Fuck me."
"Did she just say fuck and not frack?" I hear Blaze distantly mutter.
Knox doesn't seem to notice how the others are pulling away from me, giving him room. Giving our Prime Alpha space to finally join our Pack nest after months of avoiding his feelings. He swallows, his eyes flitting to my exposed throat, mesmerized by the throbbing pulse there.
"Yeah? You're done messing around now? You going to be our good Omega, and give in to your heat?"
"Uh-huh." I nod mindlessly, my mind games already forgotten. Why isn't he touching me yet?
Knox hums as he reaches behind his neck and pulls his shirt off over his head in one sexy, fluid motion.
I'm struck, my fingers inside my pussy plunging deep as I watch his forearms flex and bulge, until I'm confronted by his bare chest. His body is a masterpiece, all defined muscle, and just the sight of my shirtless Prime Alpha causes me to gush more slick.
I whimper.
"If I fuck you," says Knox slowly, "I can't hold back."
Yes, finally he gets the idea.
"Fuck me hard," I manage through my clenched teeth as another cramp hits my belly. Knox's eyes widen, his pupils dilating.
I say it again, just to be clear, because I know he'll second-guess it before accepting. "Get in my nest and fuck me as savagely as you want to. Show me what you've been thinking of doing to me since we met. Please."
There's a breath where I think it's not going to happen. That Knox is going to lose his nerve again, turn around, and march his self-sacrificing ass out the door.
His control breaks. He yanks open his belt and trousers, freeing his cock with one rough shove. Then he catches the blanket bunched around my hips and flings it aside.
He lunges forward. His knees hit the nest at the same time as he grabs me by the ankle, yanking me onto my back with a squeak.
He then drags me toward him until my ass is on top of his thighs and my legs are wrapped around his waist. He leans over me, his heated breath puffing over my cheeks before he dives in for a messy, passionate kiss.
Using one hand, he pins my arms above my head, leaving me helpless and completely at his mercy. I squirm, trying to find friction to satisfy my pulsing need. Knox clenches his other hand on my hip and holds me steady. I feel the soft brush of the tip of his cock resting at my entrance.
He pauses briefly, and I open my eyes, which I hadn't realized I had scrunched shut in anticipation. His eyes, glowing red with arousal, peer into mine, showing me just how much this Alpha burns for me. Craves me. Loves me.
"Been waiting so fucking long for this, princess. I'm not going to be gentle," he growls against my lips and then he thrusts into me.