Page 123 of Deadly Sweet

She’s mine. Now and forever.

After a moment, I remove my mouth and let my head fall onto the floor as we lie there. We’re both breathing heavily, struggling to catch our breath as we come down from our high.

“Holy fuck,” I breathe out when my mouth works again.

“Jake,” her voice is soft, almost too soft.

“Yes, my little Omega,” I murmur, so damn happy in this moment that I could cry as I hold her body to me, rubbing my hand up and down her back. I’m still fully clothed, but she’s naked. She shivers, and I look up to see Caleb already there with a blanket. He lays it over Savannah and winks at me before mouthing. “That was fucking hot.”

I grin, shaking my head. For a moment, I think Savannah fell asleep, but she continues to speak.

“Please, don’t ever leave me.” She sounds like she’s on the verge of crying.

My body stiffens, and my eyes snap over to Caleb. He looks just as worried as I feel.

“I’m never leaving you, Savvy. I’m never letting you go. None of us are. We have you, now and forever. You're safe with us. We won’t let anyone take you from us. You will never hurt again, we won’t let it.”

“Safe,” she murmurs, this time sounding like she’s ready to fall asleep. “I’ve never felt safe.”

My fucking heart breaks apart.

“But I do. With you. With them.” She sighs, nuzzling her face into my neck.

My arms wrap around her tighter as I close my eyes, and tears slip down my cheeks.

“Jake,” she says my name again but this time, it’s so soft I don’t know if I’m just hearing things.

“Yeah, baby?” I kiss the side of her head.

“I love you, too.”

And that does it. A sob breaks free, but I manage to conceal it as a cough and hold myself together.

She drifts off to sleep as her body relaxes against me.

“Is it okay to come in?” Leroy’s voice fills the foyer.

“Yeah.” I clear my throat before wiping at my eyes. “She’s out.”

“She sleeps like a rock with us,” Caleb murmurs, brushing some hair from her face. “Duchess said she hardly slept when she got to Salvation, always on edge, waking up screaming from nightmares.”

“It means she trusts us. She feels safe with us,” Leroy says, crouching down next to us. “How are you doing?”

“I’m a wreck.” I laugh out loud, but it sounds like I’m fighting back another sob.

“Your body is going through a lot. New emotions and sensations you're not used to amplifying tenfold.” He rubs Savannah’s back.

“It’s almost too much. But it feels amazing.”

“Not going to lie. I’m jealous as fuck.” Caleb chuckles. “So, how was your first time?” He grins like a fool.

“Not at all how I expected, but fucking hell... it was mind blowing. I can’t get enough of her. I wouldn’t change a thing.”

“Proud of you, buddy.” He pats my shoulder with a smirk, and I shake my head, a smile of my own finding my lips. “I’m not at all surprised this is how it went down. Our little Omega does what she wants, when she wants. It was pretty hot that she was so desperate for you, she couldn’t wait.”

Smug pride fills me. It is a nice boost to the ego, not going to lie.

“She said she loved me,” I whisper, mostly to myself. “Is this even real right now?”

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