Chapter 6
Chapter Six
Noble
L ater that day, Noble entered the apartment where he’d been letting Port stay. Port had been getting on his nerves for the past two months, waiting for the council to decide what to do with the young T-Rex.
“Noble, is that you?” Port called from the kitchen.
“Who else would it be?” Noble responded.
“Oh, I made dinner. Are you staying?” Port asked, stepping into the living room.
“Do I ever stay when you ask?” Noble scoffed.
“No, but I figure you’ll say yes one day.” Port smiled, and Noble had to admit that Port looked healthier. His cheeks were fuller and his complexion brighter.
“Anyway, I got word from the council. They’ll hear you out, but not for another two months.”
“Two more months? Why? I can’t wait that long,” Port snapped. “Why can’t you just let me come back? Aren’t you the Alpha?”
“Are you challenging me?” Noble growled.
The council was investigating Port’s claim about his father and other things, which took longer than Noble would have liked. But Noble wasn’t going to tell Port that.
“No,” Port said, backing down. “But I’ve been stuck in this apartment for two months. I’m lonely, and I need to see a doctor.”
Noble studied Port closely but saw nothing visibly wrong with him, which left him confused. “Why do you need a doctor? Are you sick or something?”
“I’m pregnant,” Port whispered.
“Pregnant?” Noble repeated, shocked. “How? Where’s the father?”
Port lowered his gaze. “He’s dead.”
“Shit.” Noble ran a hand through his hair. “Is that why you came back to the pack? Because you’re pregnant?”
“Yes, I want to be around my people. Honestly, I should have told you sooner, I know, but I wanted to be sure. I didn't think I would start showing so soon because the father is human. I only have a month before I give birth to the egg,” Port’s voice trembled with emotion. “Then it will need to be incubated and monitored.”
“You really are a pain in the fucking neck,” Noble growled. “You're making me regret taking you in.”
“I’m sorry, okay.” Port reached out to touch Noble but froze when Noble stepped back.
Noble rubbed his face and pinched the bridge of his nose. “We’ll figure something out. Just take care of yourself. I have to go.”
“Noble, can you stay with me? I made enough dinner for two, and I was hoping you’d stop by so we could spend some time together and get to know... ”
"I can't," he said, cutting him off. "I made plans with my parents."
"Oh," Port said, looking down. "Noble, you have to get me out of here. I’m drowning in my loneliness. I need a friend or a lover.”
The look in Port's eyes and the hopefulness in his voice worried him for a second, but he shook his head, not focusing on it.
"A lover is the last thing you need to worry about right now," Noble said.
"Maybe you're right." He smiled wryly. "I'm not sure what I was thinking."
Noble sighed heavily, torn between his duty and compassion. “What kind of work can you do?”
“What?”
“What are you good at? I need someone to do some office work, and I’ve been?—”
“I’ll do it,” Port cut in before Noble could finish. “If there’s something I don’t know how to do, I’ll learn.”
“Alright. I’ll find a way to mask your presence. We’ll get you to see a doctor, too.”
Port rushed forward and tightly embraced Noble. “Thank you...thank you,” he repeated, his voice filled with emotion.
“Don’t thank me yet,” Noble muttered, gently pushing him back, not liking his scent or wanting it to linger on him. “I need to call someone for help. I should’ve done it sooner.”
“Who?”
“My Beta, Taye. His sister’s a doula, but you’ll still need to see a doctor.”
Port hesitated. “As long as he doesn’t try to fight me, I’m fine with that.”
Noble nodded. “I’ll be back with Taye tomorrow.”
“Okay,” Port said softly.
Noble didn’t say another word. He left the apartment, heading to dinner with his parents and daughter. Dinner with Jersey had to be rescheduled—he had to cover an extra shift for a coworker whose partner had gone into labor.
"What are you saying?" Jersey said, looking at Shaman Orin Darkmoon.
"You were cursed by broken heart magic."
"How?" Jersey asked, not sure if he’d heard right. It was a few days after he'd found out about Noble's protection earrings and did a search for a shaman in Valleywood. Orin Darkmoon came highly recommended on the internet.
"You mentioned that this all started after your accident, correct?" Shaman Darkmoon inquired.
"Yes," Jersey confirmed.
Shaman Darkmoon waved his noisy gold staff, shaking it as he circled around Jersey, who stood within a chalked circle. The shaman chanted unfamiliar words that Jersey couldn’t comprehend.
After some time, Shaman Darkmoon finally said, "I see." He lowered himself into a crisscrossed position on his mat, leaving Jersey standing. With his eyes closed, he stroked his long beard, nodding occasionally, as if conversing with someone unseen. Opening his eyes, he declared, "There is a way to break the curse."
"How?" Jersey asked eagerly.
Darkmoon paused before answering. "It’s simple—you must fall in love."
"It’s not as easy as you make it sound," Jersey said, frustration creeping into his voice.
"You’ve found your mate, haven’t you?" Shaman Darkmoon pressed.
"Yes, but..." Jersey hesitated.
"Let go of the past, young one, and open the door to your future," Shaman Darkmoon interrupted gently. "I understand your fear. But as you allow your mate into your heart, your abilities will fully return over time." He reached into his pocket, pulling out a colorful marble. "Until then, keep this with you."
Jersey reached for the marble but gasped when Shaman Darkmoon suddenly grabbed his hand. "Heed my warning. Do not go anywhere alone. Trust in your magic and let your heart be your guide," he said, his voice shifting into something that sounded eerily unlike his own.
Jersey pulled his hand from the man’s firm grip, discomfort settling over him as doubt flickered in his mind—had he made the right choice? He opened his mouth to ask about the marble’s purpose but stopped when gray sparkles began to rise from the small, colorful orb, slowly creeping up his arm.
He gasped, recognizing the familiar sensation. It was magic—but not quite the same. Usually, he saw it in vibrant colors, but this time, it appeared in muted gray shades. Tears welled in his eyes. It wasn’t the same as before, but it was better than nothing.
"Thank you," Jersey said, his voice full of gratitude. "I’ll take your warning to heart."
"What warning?" Shaman Darkmoon asked, sounding confused.
Jersey started to repeat the shaman’s words but thought better of it, shaking his head. Without saying more, he left. As he stepped outside, a smile tugged at his lips. The surrounding magic wasn’t the same as before, but it was better than nothing.
Slipping the marble into his pocket, Jersey headed off to work, unbothered by his extra shifts for the next three weeks, even though it meant he’d spend less time with Noble and JaMari.
"I had a good time with your family tonight," Jersey said, stopping in front of his house door. He had officially met Noble's parents but still didn't tell them about being mates.
"My parents like you." Noble smiled.
"I like them too." Jersey stepped closer to Noble and gazed at him, loving how magic swirled around him. The magic around the Aquillars was so solid and pleasurable that he wanted to roll around in it.
JaMari was the cutest thing, and he was growing attached to the little girl. The two Aquillars had stopped by the fire station in the past three weeks to spend time with him. His coworkers now knew he was seeing someone, but they also joked that JaMari was a matchmaker and wanted her to help them find their own partner.
"Would you like to come inside for a drink?"
"I don't think that's a good idea," Noble whispered.
"Why?" Jersey asked, feeling his body moving toward Noble. In the past three weeks since he'd seen the shaman and been able to see and feel his magic, his heart had been light. He was seeing sprinklings of color, but it mostly remained the same.
"Because if I go inside, there's only one thing I want to drink."
"What's that?" Jersey whispered.
Noble snaked his hand around Jersey's waist and pulled him close. "Do I need to spell it out for you?"
"Yes, in big bo?—"
Jersey didn't get a chance to finish what he was going to say when Noble leaned down and kissed him, slipping his tongue between Jersey's lips the second he gasped. Jersey wrapped his arms around Noble's neck, and the man tightened his hold, pulling sweet moans from him. Two and a half months. That was how long he had waited for Noble to make the first move, and fuck, it was worth it. The alpha took control and made Jersey almost forget his own name.
Their kiss was slow and unhurried as they took things deeper and more intense. He groaned when his back hit the door. Goosebumps prickled his skin, making him hot and needy. Jersey could honestly say he had never experienced this kind of feeling before.
Noble moved his hands down, cupping and groping his ass. Noble pressed one of his legs between his legs, and Jersey couldn't help grinding his semi-erect cock on it. Jersey whimpered, feeling heady when Noble gave off a low rumble that came from deep in his chest.
It sounded like Noble was calling to him as their tongues were entwined, and their bodies left no room between them. Jersey didn't stop moving his hips, the head of his cock rubbing against his briefs, sending pleasurable sensations throughout his body.
Just as he was sure he could come in his pants, Noble pulled back his lips, pressing his forehead against Jersey’s. The night was quiet, and the only thing that could be heard was his panting breath and Noble's deep, low growl that vibrated through him.
"So, is that a yes on coming in for a drink?" Jersey said, licking his sensitive lips.
Noble opened his eyes, and their eyes locked. Noble's eyes seemed to glow in the moonlight.
"You know what I want if I go inside, Jersey," he said with a rumbled tone. "My beast has been dying for us to claim you, and I've been holding back. But if I go inside, I don't think I can."
Jersey gasped, and the goosebumps on his skin intensified. He was happy to know that Noble, as gentlemanly as he was, had a side he kept at bay. Jersey turned in Noble's embrace, unlocked his front door, and pushed it open.
"I don't want you to hold back," Jersey said, moving out of his arms and pulling off his shirt, throwing it at Noble, who caught it and brought it to his nose, not taking his eyes off Jersey. "Don't tell me the big bad alpha has changed his mind."
Noble stood at the door, hesitating. He wanted—no, he needed Jersey. Licking his lips, he tasted Jersey's sweetness. He sniffed Jersey's shirt once more, imprinting the omega's enchanting scent before he walked into Jersey's place and threw the garment to the floor. He didn't stop walking until he had Jersey pinned against the wall.
"You like to challenge me, little omega," Noble whispered.
"I'm not afraid of you," Jersey said, leaning into him.
Noble smiled. "I don't know what we'll do tonight, but I also cannot stay the night. I need to get back to JaMari."
"You know there's an easy way to fix that." Jersey unbuttoned the top button on Noble’s shirt, neither being able to take their eyes off each other.
"Yeah, what's that?"
"I could spend the night at your place."
Noble wasn't expecting that. They had been taking things slow for the past few months, and he had been purposeful in letting Jersey dictate the pace. The more time they spent together, he wanted to claim Jersey as his mate.
"Are you ready for that?" Noble asked.
"Oh, Mr. Aquillar, I'm ready for everything."
That was all Noble needed to hear. He reached down and lifted Jersey who wrapped his legs around Noble's waist. "Where is your bedroom?"
"Up the stairs and to the right," Jersey panted.
"I won't ask you again if you're sure," Noble said.
"Good, because I've been waiting for you to take me." He cupped Noble's face. "I know we're not in love, but I can feel and hear the call, Noble. I can feel your magic wanting to bond with me."
"Fuck, sel'kaar , I want you so bad."
Jersey gasped. "What does it mean?"
"It means you are my beloved," Noble said, walking up the stairs.
"Who knew dinosaurs had their own language?" He leaned in and licked Noble's lips. "It's fucking sexy as hell. Talk that shit to me while you're fucking me."
Noble growled deep and low, allowing his pheromones to surround them. Dinosaurs used pheromones infused with magic to attract, arouse, and calm their mates in certain situations. Noble had been releasing small amounts of his pheromones to calm Jersey when he was distressed about his magic. He pressed Jersey against the wall as the little omega ground his cock on his stomach.
"Fuck, I've been feeling it all along," Jersey whispered, rubbing his cheek against his.
"What, sel'kaar? What have you been feeling?"
"Your magic," he whispered. "It gives me goosebumps in a very good way. You've really been holding back, haven't you?" Jersey sucked and bit on his bottom lip. "Release it, my beloved. Let me feel all of your power."
"You asked for it." Noble took him to the bedroom and gently threw him on the bed. With his sharp nails, he ripped Jersey's clothes to shreds and licked his pointed teeth, staring down at the gorgeous man he couldn't wait to sink his cock into.
Noble removed his clothes and released more pheromones. Dark green and silver scales appeared sporadically over his body as he crawled on the bed and between Jersey's spread legs. He dragged his tongue up from his belly button to his nipple, swirling the tip around the nub.
Jersey moaned and cupped the back of their neck, arching his chest, when Noble sucked on his hardening nipple. Jersey's scent filled his senses, and it made him want more.
"You're so sexy. I want to see more of you," Jersey whispered.
Noble looked up, and their eyes met as he moved to the next nipple. He treated it with the same sweet and tender care as he shifted, allowing his fins and tail to emerge. More of his scales appeared on his arms, legs, cheek, forehead, and nose. In this form, his five senses were heightened in every way.
Hearing that Jersey wanted to see him in his shifted form excited Noble. Noble knew he could be scary in his hybrid form. When he was with Yaz, he had never shifted this far except to allow a few of his scales to appear, which made Yaz afraid to see. But by Jersey's pheromones, he could tell the omega was so turned on, Noble knew he couldn't wait too long.
Noble moved back down and rubbed his face against Jersey's erection, circling his tongue around the weeping cock with his long, thick reptilian tongue before sucking it into his mouth and taking it down. Jersey jerked his hips, calling out his name. Noble shivered when Jersey's fingers brushed over the fins of his nape.
He pulled back and off Jersey's cock and dragged his tongue on the shaft, leading to his balls. Noble grabbed Jersey's hips, moving down and gripping his ass, lifting him off the bed, and buried his face between the omega's buttcheeks, separating them and pressing his long tongue on his asshole.
"Oh fuck, Noble," Jersey whimpered.
Noble growled deep in his chest, swirling, sucking, and rimming his omega, leaving his mark on his ass. He ground his erection in the sheets, moaning at the friction. Saliva pooled in his mouth, and he released his silvessance lubricant on his tongue, inserting it in Jersey's hole.
"Noble," Jersey groaned, trying to move his hips, but the hold Noble had on him made it difficult.
Noble widened his tongue, moving it in and out of Jersey's entrance, fucking and loosening him at the same time. He growled, creating more of the silky, thick, slick substance in his mouth that was only released when he was intimate with his partner.
"Noble, please, I need your cock inside of me," Jersey begged.
Noble opened his eyes just in time to see Jersey grabbing his cock and jerking it. He extended his tongue, moving it in and out in tandem with Jersey's hand. He could tell Jersey was about to orgasm by the way his body tightened, his breathing became rapid, and his scent became stronger, signaling that his omega was going into heat.
He knew he should stop now. If they went any further tonight, he wouldn't want to use a condom, and Jersey could get pregnant. The thought didn't scare him. Seeing Jersey pregnant with his child excited him in every way.
"Noble," Jersey moaned. "I'm gonna...fuck..." Seconds before Jersey was about to cum, Noble slowly removed his tongue from the omega's hole and let it go to the normal size. Noble went to his knees, and his mouth went dry as his eyes drank in the sexiest thing he had ever seen.
"Co..." His throat rolled, giving off a low clicking sound, making it hard to speak as his bestial instincts overtook him. Noble was so aroused right now, and if he didn't fuck Jersey now, he didn't know what was going to happen.
Gentle fingers moved over the fins on his forearm and up his shoulders as Jersey went to his knees. His scales shimmered, scenting more of the omega’s pheromones, which filled the room and mixed with his own.
"You want to use a condom, don't you?" Jersey asked, trailing his fingers up and down the fins on his back.
Noble couldn't speak; all he could muster was a growl and a slight swish of his tail.
"No condoms," Jersey said, licking Noble's lips. "I want to feel all of you raw, skin to skin, pounding, taking, and claiming me."
Noble emitted a low rumble and lightly clasped Jersey's throat with his clawed hand. He gazed into Jersey's excited eyes and silently asked if he was certain.
"Noble," Jersey said with certainty, "I'm sure. I know what might happen, and I'm not afraid. I'm ready to open myself to you."
Noble's heart fluttered, and he did the only thing he could, which was to claim Jersey's lips, pushing him on his back. Without stopping their kiss, with expert ease, he positioned his cock at Jersey's hole and entered him slowly.
Jersey wrapped his legs around Noble's waist as he gently moved in and out of his hole. Noble went to his knees, bringing Jersey with him, and wound his tail around the omega's waist, telling him to ride his cock. Noble growled, thrusting up into Jersey, who met his every move.
"That's it, my alpha, fuck me," Jersey moaned, separating from their kiss and holding on to his neck as he rode him.
Noble trailed his tongue down Jersey's neck and scraped his sharp teeth on his sweaty skin, but not hard enough to draw blood. Not yet.
"Noble," Jersey chanted when he shifted and pistoned, his hips pumping hard and fast.
Pleasurable rumbling filled the room, mixing with beautiful moaning and groaning. Their bodies moved together as their scent flooded the room and probably the house. Jersey's body grew hot, with Jersey's cock sandwiched between them, grinding along his cool, smooth scales, which was so arousing that it was something new for Noble.
Noble knew they were both about to climax as his cock swelled and his vor'thaal formed and brushed over Jersey's prostate with each thrust.
"I'm gonna cum," Jersey moaned.
Noble growled in his throat and widened his mouth, sinking his sharp teeth into Jersey's skin. Jersey's blood filled his mouth, and Noble shivered, feeling the connection form between them.
Gro'kai mentally called out for his beloved, but was not disappointed when he did not receive a reply. Jersey was too aroused to understand what was going on.
"Noble," Jersey called out, cumming between them, riding his cock hard, sinking his face in Noble's neck, and biting on his flesh as if he were possessed. A coppery scent entered his senses, and a soft mine echoed in the back of his mind .
Noble growled loudly, shooting and soaking Jersey’s walls with his seed. His vor'thaal expanded, blocking his cum from leaking out. His hips kept moving, fucking them both through their orgasm. Gently laying them both on the bed, Noble removed his teeth from Jersey's flesh, who did the same.
He dragged his lips along the omega's cheek, searching for his lips to connect and share a bloody kiss. Their lips and bodies moved slowly as they continued to love each other, feeling their bond and mating form. Noble felt his scales retreat into his skin, and his body returned to human, waiting for his vor’thaal to recede. But until then, he would continue to explore Jersey's body.