Chapter 13
Chapter thirteen
Ricky
Kono parted from us at Northlake while we kept going.
Back at the pack house, we relieved Rel to get some rest after watching over Gramps.
Apparently the old Alpha kept trying to leave and go look for Channing, giving Rel more work than expected to keep him safe.
Merle could drive his tricked-out tricycle, but his looking for her wouldn’t have helped.
We had no clue where Channing was. Staying in Lakeland did us no good. The bears would be out for our blood after trespassing and leading to the death of one of their new alphas.
Somehow, I didn’t think Zac would thank us for making him a solo Alpha when it was his twin who died.
To be fair, we didn’t shoot him while he was already gravely injured from the neck wound. I wanted to kill him for taking Channing, but I’d yielded when he stopped fighting. Even though we could argue they acted first in kidnapping our omega, they would argue we drew first blood.
We were at war with the bears.
Fin went upstairs to check on Rowen and Cam, but returned when he found them asleep in a guest room. It was wild to have the house full of people again, and I wished it wasn’t for this situation. That Channing could be there to see it.
Finding me staring out the window, Fin insisted we needed to eat, and we sat in silence in the dimly lit kitchen. We weren’t going to talk about what happened before the fight, but I planned to bring it up when we found Channing.
After eating in the early morning light, the sound of an approaching engine had us racing to the door. King parked his bike beside Fin’s and Riley hopped off, the pink sunrise framing them like a picture.
Without removing his helmet or grabbing his bag, Riley rushed past us, “Where’s my mom?”
“Sleeping,” Fin replied, snagging Riley by the arm. “She’s safe. I promise.”
“Thank you,” he sighed and sank into a leather arm chair. Riley looked like he hadn’t slept in days, and considering their quick turn around to and from Mexico, that was likely the case. “How’s Merle?”
“He’s sleeping too,” Rel answered, jogging down the stairs. He had sweats and unlaced shoes on and was carrying a shirt in one hand. “Finally.”
“Any news?” King asked as he walked in to drop their duffle bag on the floor. We texted about the fight and not finding Channing on their property. King hadn’t replied, as he was likely still in the air.
“No,” I shook my head. “We should get back out there.”
King gripped my shoulder and squeezed, looking in my eyes before shaking his head. “You need rest.”
“No, I-” my protest stopped at the intense look in our Alpha's eyes. It had been over twenty-four hours since I woke up the day before, and I shifted multiple times since then. I was beat. “Yeah, I probably do.”
“You and Fin get a few hours and I’ll go on the hunt,” King commanded and I wanted to argue about him patrolling alone.
“I got a couple hours sleep since yesterday,” Rel piped up. “I’ll join you.”
“Good,” King nodded before striding to Riley and crouching to take hold of his hands. His omega met his gaze with a weak smile. “Get some sleep, mate. We’ll find Channing.”
“I know you will,” Riley replied with an assurance in his mate that made my stomach hurt. “I love you. Be safe.”
“Love you,” King told him before placing a sweet kiss to the blond man’s lips. They were soulmates in every sense of the word.
Looking toward Fin, he was staring at the couple as well. What did he think about the Alpha being queer? I didn’t think he was homophobic, since he was the one who convinced King’s dad to accept his trans son. Hell, Fin’s own son was with a non-binary partner. No, this was something else.
There was a longing in his eyes I didn’t expect to see.
King followed Rel to the porch where he was lacing his boots, shirt now on for them to ride. I wanted to ask where they were going, but Rel knew where Fin and I had looked and the areas to look next.
“Let’s get you home to rest,” Fin spoke from beside me and my heart raced at his proximity.
“Not upstairs?” I asked, following him onto the porch. King and Rel were racing out of the driveway, and I could imagine the call from their neighbor, Pam, complaining.
“Everyone is about to wake up here. We won’t get any rest.”
“I could use a shower,” I said, thinking about the dried blood I washed off when I got to the house, and followed Fin to his bike.
I hopped on behind him without being asked and rested my head between his shoulder blades.
Wrapping my arms around his waist, I didn’t want to move.
“Don’t tell me to put on the helmet, it’s like three minutes to my place. ”
Fin grunted but didn’t argue as we made our way down Wolf Creek Road to the dirt path leading to mine and Rel’s cabin. When he cut the engine, I was reluctant to let go. Standing, I found Fin looking at me with a similar longing to when I caught him gazing at King and Riley.
Holding my hand out, I swallowed hard before asking, “Come inside with me?”
He stared at my hand for a long moment, a muscle in his jaw ticking under the sexy salt and pepper stubble he had growing. Finally, Fin tossed his leg over the seat and stood.
“Alright.”
Silently cheering inside as he laced his fingers with mine, I led Fin inside and straight to the bathroom. We didn’t speak as we both stripped down. When we were both in our underwear, I reached around the curtain to turn the shower on.
“Fuck,” Fin cursed under his breath, but of course I heard it. Looking over my shoulder, I found his eyes glued to my ass. It wasn’t a thong, but the lingerie framed my butt well.
“Want to finish what we started last night?”
Instead of answering, Fin pulled me against him. My back was against his bare chest when Fin reached around to grope me in the silk. Reaching back, I pushed at his briefs, which he must have put on after the fight when I wasn’t paying attention. I wanted him naked.
“Get off,” I muttered, complaining about how tight his underwear was.
“Plan to,” Fin chuckled, nipping at my neck. He was being playful and it took my breath away. He used one hand to help me while the other dipped in to tease my dick. “These are too fucking hot.”
“Good to know. I have more,” I panted, tilting my head to give him better access.
Fin growled and I felt his erection slide between my cheeks to rest on my lower back. He had that thick Alpha dick I’d been craving. I had never bottomed before, but I was willing to try.
Letting me go, I wined at the loss. He pushed my panties down to the floor and nudged me toward the shower.
The water was hot, and I let it wet my hair before leaning against the cool, blue tile wall to give him room.
It was a tub, so big enough for both of us to stand, but not to both get water at the same time.
“I want a real taste,” Fin told me before dropping to one knee.
My breath caught in my throat at the sight of the alpha in front of me. Even in my wildest dreams I couldn’t imagine him wet and looking up at me with lust in his eyes. The water hit me in the chest, sluicing down to my hard on that Fin took in hand.
“So long as I get to suck you, too,” I told him, having just enough brain cells left to make what I wanted clear.
“Looking forward to it,” Fin replied with a half smirk before taking my dick to the back of my throat.
Any question about if Fin had ever sucked a dick before went out the window. He twisted one hand at my base while the other fondled my balls and grabbed onto his hair so I didn’t fall over. “Fuck, I’m gonna–” I warned one second before my dick shot off.
Fin choked once but didn’t let my dick go as I filled his throat with my cum. He hummed around me in satisfaction before letting my dick go…and I collapsed to the floor with him.