He stared at me for a long moment. I was sure he would refuse. It was a lot to ask. There was risk, even if we were careful.
“I’ll be right back.”
Garrick left, leaving the space feeling cold. Like my heat had retreated with his rejection. Even if he didn’t say it outright, that was what it felt like.
He came back a moment later, carrying a bag. He tossed the condoms onto the end table.
“I grabbed water and some snacks. We’ll get more when we come up for air.”
“Oh. That’s smart. You must’ve done this before, huh?” I hated the thought of him sharing another omega’s heat. He was my alpha. All mine. Only he wasn’t, and I needed to remember that when this was all over.
He looked at me. “No, Noel. This will be my first. I want this, just as much as you do. I don’t take this decision lightly. I only knew to grab supplies because of the lectures my mother gave me about taking care of my partners.”
“Oh.”
He sat on the bed, his body so close to mine. He wore only a pair of gray sweatpants and a thin t-shirt. Meanwhile, I sat on the bed naked, my slick ruining the sheets. Hopefully we’d find another set somewhere around here.
Garrick’s hands framed my face and he looked at me, his eyes boring into mine like he was searching for secrets. My skin heated under his touch, and suddenly, the room was too hot, we were too far apart.
“Are you absolutely sure about this, Noel? I can turn around and walk away right now.”
“I’m sure,” I said. “So sure.” To show him just how much, I launched myself at him. My lips found his, even if it was clumsy. My hands slipped as I tried to wrap my arms around him, and we ended up in a tangle of limbs.
Garrick put his hands on my shoulder. “Slow down, wildcat. We have time. We’re going to do this right.”
I groaned. “I want you,” I whined. My voice was needy and unrecognizable.
“I want you,” Garrick said. His hands rubbed up and down my biceps, sending shivers down my spine. “So much. But we are going to go slow. This time. I don’t want to hurt you.”
“You would never,” I said, looking into his eyes.
His gaze darkened and the surrounding air electrified. The scent of his desire mingled with the scent of my heat, making me dizzy. “You, looking up at me with all that trust on your face… That’s the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen, Noel. I’m going to show you all the love you’ve been missing in your life. I promise you that.”
“Please,” I said. I laid back on the bed, letting my legs spread. My hard cock jutting out, my tip leaked with precum, my hole wet with slick. “I’m ready for you.”
Chapter 10
Garrick
I should have known.
As the evening wore on, Noel’s scent had become even more irresistible. He smelled good when I first met him, but now it was like his scent went straight to my cock, and I wasn’t going to find relief until I was buried deep inside him. Provided that was what he wanted.
I would stop if he wanted me to. I would leave this cabin and hide out in the woods in my wolf form, keeping watch over the cabin to make sure he was safe, but it would be damn hard.
Based on the desire in his eyes, he wasn’t going to ask me to stop. He wasn’t going to ask me to leave. He wasn’t so far gone in his heat that he wasn’t making clear choices. He knew what he was doing. There was no fear coming from him, just desire, want, need. His skin glistened with a thin sheen of sweat, and the heat that came off him set me on fire.
I ripped off my shirt and pants. He let out a desperate whine.
“Fuck, you’re gorgeous, Garrick,” he said. His hands went to his cock and started stroking. His movements were slow as he caressed his cock. “I want you so badly.”
“That’s it, baby, touch yourself for me. But don’t come. Save that for when I’m inside you.”
“Yes, yes, alpha.”
He stroked slowly, his eyes never leaving me. His gaze roved up and down my body like a caress. I had the urge to rub my face over his length, marking him with my scent and me with his. I settled between his legs, keeping my movements slow so that he could see what I was doing at all times.
He jerked when my fingertips grazed his hole. Then he relaxed under my touch. I teased around the rim, letting his slick gather around my fingers. Meanwhile, my lips found his inner thigh, pressing kisses over the sensitive skin there. The taste of him lingered on my tongue. His grip on his cock tightened, his strokes faster, and I backed off.