Chapter 25
Lexi
The club has closed for the night, and I let Briar know we’re taking off, thanking her again for covering my shifts for the next few days.
Aiden and Sloane are waiting at the table they’ve been sitting at all night. I know they’ve been wanting to check on Emmett, but it seems our Omega gets a little moody when he’s about to go into heat.
I haven’t dealt with Emmett like this before. Now I understand why he leaves a day or two before his heat starts. He doesn’t want to get snippy with me.
And he hasn’t been. It seems like any time I’m the one to check on him, his scowl is gone, and he looks at me like I hung the moon. Not going to lie, it gets me every time.
The Alphas, on the other hand, get glares and snappy comebacks. However, they’re understanding, knowing that Emmett doesn’t mean anything by it.
“Hey.” I head into the staff room to grab my coat. “You ready to go?”
Emmett is sitting in one of the chairs, his head in his hands. My concern spikes. Kneeling down in front of him, I put my hands on his arms. “Baby, you okay?”
“No,” he groans. “Not really.”
I reach up and feel his forehead. “You’re burning up.”
“I know,” he sighs, looking down at me with tired eyes. “I don’t want you to see me like this. For them to see me like this.”
“Why not?” I rub his arms.
“Because there are three stages of my heat. Irritable and bitchy. Needy and desperate. Then, horny and feral.” He looks at me with helpless eyes, like he’s afraid I’m going to judge him.
“So, isn’t that like most Omegas?” I smile.
“Maybe. But I haven’t been around anyone when I’m like this. What if I do something to make them mad? What if I say something that hurts their feelings? What if I’m too much, too demanding?”
“Hey, hey.” I stop him. “Baby, breathe. No matter what happens during your heat, it won’t change how we feel about you. It’s our job to take care of you in any way you need. We know that you can’t help your feelings and urges.”
“She’s right.” Aiden’s voice has Emmett’s head snapping up. “Nothing you can say or do will change how we see you. Just give us the chance to take care of you. It’s in our blood, but we also really want this. Getting to share this with you is a big deal. We’re honored.”
“Also, I kind of like it when you’re grumpy. Makes my cock hard,” Sloane pipes up, peeking his head over Aiden’s shoulder.
“Of course it does,” I laugh, rolling my eyes. “See? You have nothing to worry about.”
“What about you?”
“We both know you don’t have it in you to be annoyed with me.” I grin. “As for the needy stage and the horny stage, I’m excited. I love cuddles, and we both know I love sex.”
His lips twitch in a smile, some of his nerves ebbing away.
“We should get to the cabin now.” Emmett gets to his feet. “I know my body, and it’s not going to be too long before the needy stage kicks in.”
“Cabin is already ready to go. We just need to head back to the house and grab the snowmobiles,” Aiden says.
The drive back to my place isn’t easy. The snow is coming down hard, but thankfully, we get there safely.
Silva is already busy dealing with her own heat, so I’m Briar’s main point of contact if anything goes wrong. Hopefully, nothing does, because I don’t think we’re going to be getting much reception.
It’s a good thing Emmett stocked up on firewood, because we’re going to need the fireplace. I don’t think the generators are going to be much help.
Emmett and I head inside to grab anything we might need, while the Alphas head to my backyard to get the snowmobiles ready.
“Fuck!” Emmett growls. The sound of something hitting the wall has me running to his room.
He’s not there. Frowning, I hear his grumbling coming from the guys’ room.
“What’s wrong?” I ask, stepping into the room. He’s standing in the middle of it, clothes thrown around. “Uhh.”
“Everything is clean.” He looks at me helplessly. “I can’t smell them. I can’t use any of this.”
It takes a second, but then I understand what he means.
“You have them. The scent right from the source. We can have lots of cuddles in the nest when we get there, and soon everything will smell like them.”
“I don’t want everything to smell like them. I need your scent too.”
I step up to him, wrapping my arms around his neck. “Don’t worry, I plan on rubbing myself all over you and your nest, scent marking all of it. You’re going to be drowning in our scents.”
His nostrils flare, cock thickening against my stomach. I grin. “You like that, don’t you?” I play with the hair at the back of his neck. “Us scent marking you, your nest. Your safe place.”
“You’re my safe place,” he rasps, and fuck me, my heart nearly explodes.
“And you’re mine.”
“I like them, Lexi. I like them a lot. I want to keep them,” he says, almost in a panic.
“Good. Because I wasn’t planning on letting them get away,” I laugh. “They’re stuck with us for life.”
“Don’t let them bite me,” he requests, switching the subject. “Not yet. I want their bites when you’re ready for them.” I’m not quite ready yet anyways, but I don’t tell him that.
“I’ll let them know. And I'll make sure they don’t.”
“Even if I beg for it?” he asks me.
“Even if you beg for it.”
He nods, pressing his nose against the top of my head. He breathes in deep, letting out a groan.
“Alright, hot stuff. We need to get going before you have me riding you on that bed.”
“Let’s do that,” he rasps.
“We have to wait. If we stay any longer, it’s going to be too hard to get to the cabin.”
“Fine,” he mutters.
He storms past me and down the stairs. I follow after him, unable to keep my amusement at bay.
I’m so used to Emmett being a sweet, caring, sunny, upbeat man. Sloane is right, his grumpy side is kind of hot.
“Let’s go,” Emmett snaps, grabbing his coat. He aggressively puts his arms into the holes and zips it up, then grabs a hat and shoves it on. When Sloane and Aiden step through the door, he calls out, “This ass isn’t going to fuck itself.” He pushes past the Alphas and storms down the steps.
“What was that?” Sloane asks, looking out the door after Emmett.
“I think he’s eager to get to the cabin.” I grin, grabbing the bag I packed. Making sure I have everything, I let Aiden help me get dressed. After we turn all the lights off and lock up, we head to the back of the house.
Emmett is already on one of the snowmobiles, engine running, helmet on.
As soon as Sloane hops on the back, Emmett takes off.
“I guess it’s me and you, then.” Aiden looks down at me. “Should I be worried about directions? Sloane was the only one of the two of us that has gone up there.”
“Nah. It’s pretty straightforward. There’s only one road up there.” I point to the road that leads from my backyard up the mountain. “We had it made just for Emmett’s cabin. No one can get up there without coming onto my property. Just follow the clearing of trees, and we’ll get there.”
“Sounds good.” He grabs a helmet and sticks it on my head. “Hold tight.”
We climb on and take off. The ride is usually a little more than fifteen minutes, but because of the snow, it takes a little while longer.
When we get to the cabin, the other snowmobile is already parked. There’s a faint light shining in the cabin, and smoke billowing from the chimney.
“Looks like they’re already in there getting settled,” Aiden says after we park the snowmobile next to the other one.
The cabin is already warming up, and the smell of burning wood makes me smile. It drops, however, when I nearly scream at the sight of a naked man crouching in front of the fireplace, poking at the fire.
“What the fuck happened to you?” Aiden asks, dropping our bags to the floor.
Sloane whips his head around and stands when he sees us.
My eyes widen. He really is naked. Dick fully out and all.
“He attacked me,” Sloane grumbles, pointing in the direction of Emmett’s nest. “As soon as we got inside, the man started ripping my clothes off until I was naked, then took off down the hall. I was so in shock, I didn’t know what to do.
Not wanting to piss that feral thing off, I started the fire because my dick threatened to crawl back into my body with how cold it is. ”
I gape at him in surprise before bursting out into giggles.
Aiden snorts a laugh, too.
“It’s not funny!” Sloane scowls. “It’s like he’s possessed or something.”
Aiden’s just gotten his coat and boots off when Emmett appears out of nowhere. Sloane jumps, ducking behind the couch. Is he for real?
“Emmett?” I ask with caution, the light of the fireplace casting an ominous shadow over him. He really does look scary right now.
“You.” He points to Aiden.
Aiden points to himself, then looks around. “Me?”
“Off. Now.”
“What?”
“Your clothes, man,” Sloane hisses from behind the couch. “Take them off, quickly. Give the man what he wants, or he’s going to take it.”
Aiden looks confused for a moment, but when Emmett lets out a low growl, Aiden starts shedding his clothes.
My hand is over my mouth as I try not to laugh. This is all so bizarre but funny. Emmett really is scaring the poor Alphas.
Once Aiden is free of clothes, he walks over to Emmett, clothes in hand, and offers them to him.
Emmett glares at him, snatches the clothes from out of Aiden’s grasp and takes off back down the hall.
“See what I mean?” Sloane comes out of his hiding place. “Fucking feral.”
“I thought you said it was hot?” I giggle.
“I might be rethinking what gets my dick hard,” Sloane mutters.
I’m debating on going to check on Emmett when he comes back out. Both Alphas stand side by side, naked, backs straight and on edge.
“You two are being ridiculous,” I snort with laughter.
Emmett walks over, stopping right in front of me.
“Hi.” I smile up at him.
He just blinks at me expectantly, then his eyes flick down.
“Uhhh.” I giggle. “Here you go, big guy.” I make quick work of taking off my leggings and placing them in his waiting arms. Then my shirt, followed by my bra and panties.
The last item he stares at. With his other hand, he grabs it and brings it to his nose.
My thighs clench together, body flooding with heat as my nipples tighten. He inhales deeply, letting out a groan of pleasure.
His eyes grow lidded. Leaning in, he kisses me. “Thank you, Peaches,” he rasps, then takes off down the hall.
“How did you do it?” Sloane asks. “He wasn’t mean or anything.”
“Emmett doesn’t have it in him to be mean to me. Even if he’s in a pissy mood.” I shrug. “Or, you know, magic.” I wiggle my fingers for dramatic flair.
“Looks like we’re having a naked party then.” Sloane’s eyes roam my body. “Maybe it’s not all that bad.”
He reaches for me when a growl rings out around the room. “Mine.” Emmett stomps over to us. He glares at the Alphas, then scoops me up into his arms before carrying me down the hall.
“What do we do? Just stand here naked?” Sloane calls after us.
I give him a look of sympathy. “You just have to wait. This is new to him.”
“It’s not fair. I want cuddles, but I also want to keep my dick,” he grumbles.
Emmett takes me into the room and lays me down in his nest. He’s lucid, but I can tell his feral Omega side has come out, too. He’s my Emmett, but at the same time, he’s not.
He crawls into the nest and cuddles up next to me, resting his head on my stomach, nuzzling it.
My eyes sting as emotion gets clogged in my throat. “Mine,” he hums, kissing my belly. He splays his hand on part of my stomach, his thumb rubbing softly back and forth.
“Yours.” I tangle my fingers into his hair, scraping my nails lightly against his scalp like I know he likes.
He sighs happily, and I know it won't be long before he’s sleeping.
I lay there under the glow of the battery-operated string lights, the only source of light in the room.
I can hear the guys talking, moving around the front of the cabin.
After a little while, Aiden appears in the doorway.
“He okay?” he whispers.
“Yeah.” I smile. “He’s sleeping. How about you?”
He’s wrapped up in a blanket, hiding his naked body. Shame. It’s a nice body. “We’re okay. Feel a little useless, though.” He looks at Emmett with concern. “What if we don’t have a place in his heat? He’s so used to doing it on his own... what if he doesn’t want us?”
“He will,” I reassure you. “This is new to everyone. There’s going to be a learning curve, but we got this.”
“I just want to take care of him, you know?”
“And I love that you do.” I smile. “He will need it. Trust me. And unlike him with my heat, I don’t have to do it alone.”
Aiden leaves us be, heading back to the living room part of the cabin. I end up drifting off to sleep, too, but I’m awakened when I feel Emmett move next to me.
“What's wrong?” I ask, voice sleepy.
He looks at me, lower lip wobbling. “They left. Where are they?”
“Who?” I sit up.
“Aiden and Sloane. Why aren’t they in the nest? I need them. Why did they leave?”
“We didn’t leave,” Sloane says from the doorway. “We’re right here.”
Emmett’s whole body relaxes, letting out a breath of relief.
Emmett holds his hand out for Sloane, and Sloane takes it without question.
Emmett pulls him down into the nest, and Sloane lands with a grunt, back hitting the pillows.
Emmett is on him in a second, crawling on top of him, draping his still clothed body over Sloane’s naked one.
He sighs happily, burying his face into the crook of Sloane’s neck.
Rolling my lips together, I try not to giggle at the look on Sloane’s face. “Talk about whiplash,” he whispers, wrapping his arms around Emmett.
“Welcome to the life of an Omega,” I laugh.
“Can I join?” Aiden asks, standing in the doorway.
Emmett pokes his head up, looking at his Alpha. “Nest, now,” he demands.
Aiden chuckles. “Yes, Omega,” he purrs.
“Yeah, bossy gets my dick hard.” Sloane groans as Emmett wiggles against him, trying to get comfortable.
Aiden climbs into the nest. Emmett makes a sound of frustration.
“What's wrong?” Sloane asks him.
“I can’t feel you,” he grumbles.
“How about we get those clothes off you?” I suggest.
Emmett sits up and pulls his shirt off, then cuddles back into Sloane.
“Better?” I ask.
“Better. Pants need to go,” he huffs.
Aiden chuckles. “Can I help you get rid of them?”
Emmett nods. Aiden works to get Emmett out of his boxers and pants.
The moment he’s fully naked, pressed against Sloane, there’s a burst of maple syrup and burnt marshmallow.
Aiden lies down next to Sloane and pulls me over, draping my naked body against his. I snuggle into him, loving the warmth from his body heat, and his apple cider smell makes my body hum with contentment.
“Fuck,” Sloane groans.
“No sex,” Emmett growls. “Cuddles first.”
“Say that to my dick. Baby, you smell so fucking good.”
Emmett sits up and stares down at Sloane’s dick. “No sex,” he growls before cuddling again.
Oh my god. Emmett has left the building, and in his place is their adorable feral Omega. I think I’m going to like this heat.