Page 2 of Captive Beta

“You smell so good. Let’s sneak away for a bit. What do you say?” He looks up at me, his eyes filled with lust, but I grab his wrist before he can attempt to undress me.

“I just got Jorge out of the library. It would be a shame if you didn’t make use of that. We can have fun once your work is done and I’ve taken a shower.” Because once Mathew starts, we won’t be getting anything done for a couple of hours…

Mathew gives me a near-perfect copy of Vera’s pretend-pout as he looks at me. “Fiiiine. Though, you’re not allowed to shower, I like your smell when you’re all sweaty.”

I raise an eyebrow at him, but don’t argue. That seems like a great excuse to get him to unwind in the bath, so we can both get ‘clean’, because he’s been under way too much stress and it’s hard for him to relax.

“Okay. Now, you get back to work, and I’ll try to get some more of the floor done so we can hopefully have dinner in here before the end of the summer.”

“Deal.” He motions for me to come closer and I lean in. His kiss is hard and, this close, I smell his needy pheromones, making me smile. “See you in a few hours.”

“See you in a few hours.” I watch him walk away and he shakes his ass extra as he moves, before giving me one last glance before he closes the door behind him.

Now, let’s hope I can get a bit more work done.

I open the large glass doors, letting in the outside air, hoping that cools the room down some. I need to get a fan, or maybe I should install air con, that’s probably a better idea. Especially in the long term.

Getting more work done was only wishful thinking.

I’ve not even put two more of the floor planks into place, when Vera’s honey pheromones flood into the room.

When I look to the open doors, she’s staring at me, a big grin on her face. “Caleb!” Her summer dress billows around her. Not the yellow one but one with large red roses on it, which makes Riley grin every time she sees it. “You can’t stay in here all day, you’ll get a heatstroke. Come outside with us.”

I’m clearly not going to get much more work done today. It’s fine. It’s much too hot anyway and spending time with my mates is a welcome change right now.

With a sigh, I stand up, going over to her, but when she tries to wrap her arms around me, I hold out my hands. “I don’t want your dress to get dirty.”

“Well, you can just take your clothes off.” Her eyes sparkle and she starts plucking at the buttons of my shirt. “That way nothing will get dirty.”

“Vera…” I grab her wrist, like I’d done with Mathew before.

I understand that Omegas like touching and being able to smell their Alphas, but I feel like my two Omegas do take it to the extreme at times.

I glance to the side, spotting Jorge, who’s leaning against the house, looking at us in amusement. “Maybe you should hug Jorge. He’s not as sweaty and won’t make you dirty.”

Jorge lets out a throaty laugh that makes me close my eyes, remembering that he’s as bad as the two Omegas. “I’m sure that she’ll end up just as ‘dirty’ that way, maybe even worse.” He reaches down, grabbing his cock through his jeans, making Vera moan softly, her pheromones flaring.

Sighing loudly, like I surrender, I wrap my arm around Vera’s waist, pulling her against me as much as possible. “I give up. What do you want to do?”

Her bright laugh as she clings onto me makes me smile and I kiss the top of her head. She knows how to get me to do what she wants, and I don’t mind that at all.

I’ll get some more of the room done this evening, when things have cooled down.

Spending the afternoon with Vera and Jorge doesn’t sound like the worst idea, and hopefully it’ll help Mathew and Riley too. So they can finalise the plans for the mission.

It’s not like I don’t understand why Jorge is so worried, but there’s nothing I can do to stop them. They’ve got all the information they can get their hands on.

From this point on, it’s all about coming up with the best strategy to get to what they want and as many backup plans as needed. And since I won’t be there, the only thing I can do for them is be there when they need me, reminding them to take good care of themselves and also to look after Vera and Jorge from time to time. Like now.

We all have our roles to play, and this is mine.

A role I like a lot, even if it can be exhausting at times.

I lift Vera against my side as I go over to Jorge. “Do you think we can sneak some iced goodies out of the kitchen without Eli noticing?”

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