Page 24 of The Omega's Bloodline: Part One

She giggled on the other side of the door, the sound dipping into a moan.

Fuck.

Caden would be extra pissed if I interrupted them having sex. But that only made me want to do it more. I wanted her to be withme, not him, and I wasn’t strong enough to just listen right now. Lights were still on at other houses and someone would absolutely call the cops if they saw me standing out here much longer, especially if I took my cock in hand and stroked it to the sound of her coming undone.

I was still drunk enough to indulge in recklessness and knocked a pattern onto her door, waiting with bated breath.

A tiny cat head popped up under the curtains and hissed at me.

“What does he want?” Logan’s voice was muffled. “Maybe he’s hurt?”

“I can hear you through the door, Logan.” I sighed. “And I can see Caden in the window.”

When the door opened, my soul dropped fucking anchor. There she was. Perfect, bright eyed, flushed cheeks, and a beautiful smile just for me.

“Hey, Seth!”

I crashed against her in an uninvited hug, desperately needing to touch her. Her arms wrapped around me belatedly, fingers curling into my shirt.

Home.

Fucking fate.

The gods had to be laughing. I was absolutely certain that Logan wasmymate, but the fact remained that she was Caden’s too. And he had gotten to her first. I had fucked up enough in our past and another misstep would ruin the possibility of my brother ever speaking to me again.

So I’d stepped back.

I had left, trying for years to fight the pull. I always came back. He knew I wanted her, but I was never quite certain if he was aware how deep it went. I couldn’t…wouldn’thurt him again the way I had done in the past.

I disentangled us and gave Logan a confident smile, though it was the opposite of how I felt.

“Can I come in?”

Islipped inside my house, tiptoeing and closing the door as quietly as possible behind me. Caden had been asleep when I’d left to help with an emergency kitten rescue, and I’d wanted to avoid waking him.

A low growl sounded behind me. I spun around, pressing my back to the door.

Caden was sitting in his black panther form, his golden gaze freezing me in place.

You went out after midnight without me. Do youwantto get eaten?He stood, his body of midnight silk slinking toward me.

Heat rose up in me and I shivered. This was a game we played often after Caden realized being scared got me revved up. I knew he wouldn’t hurt me, but there was no arguing with the jolt of adrenaline when he shifted into this form and looked at me like I was a snack.

“Wantis a pretty strong word here.” I squeezed my thighs together, craving the pressure on my clit.

Caden stood on his hind legs, bracing a paw on each side of my head. He growled, low and dangerous, and it reverberated in my chest as if I were standing next to an amp at full volume. Goosebumps covered every inch of me, my skin hot as he growled again.

Foolishness must be punished.

I reached out and buried my hand in his fur. It was velvet soft, inky black, and my fingers disappeared into the thickness of it. I scratched carefully and Caden’s golden eyes closed slowly. His purr rumbled in response.

That’s cheating.

I leaned in, nuzzling his chin with my face, getting my other hand involved in the scratches. A ripple wavered his muscles and the purring grew louder. If he was going to punish me for taking unnecessary risks, then I was at least going to get him in a better mood first.

Caden shook his head and glared down at me.This isn’t funny. You have no sense of self-preservation. I’m not letting you get taken out because you stopped to pet a shifter without realizing.

“I’msorry. We got the call, and they’d have died if I hadn’t gone. You were sleeping so deeply I didn’t want to wake you.”

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