Page 99 of The Omega's Bloodline: Part One

I squeezed Logan to me so hard she woke up with a squeak. “Ow.” She coughed as I adjusted my grip.

“Sorry.”

Logan nestled against me, muttering sleepily. The elevator opened into a hallway outside of Yelena’s suite, and she let us inside.

“Put her on my bed. Yours will get here at some point, but the lockdown will slow things.”

I paused to check on Seth. He was sleeping, his breathing even and unbothered. I followed Yelena into her massive bedroom and settled Logan onto the bed, pulling the covers over her.

“I’m nottryingto be difficult,” I said to Yelena as I turned away from Logan. “Not that long ago Seth was barely in our lives, we had no idea Logan was an omega witch, and we lived a quiet life together out east.”

Yelena sat next to me. “Change takes time to accept. I’m sorry you haven’t had the space for that. Were we not working under time limits, I would give you that space now. A lot of lives are under my protection—yours, Logan’s, and Seth’s included. I need you to be on our side, Caden.”

“If you keep Logan and Seth safe, I’ll help however I can.” I couldn’t offer her more than that. I sympathized with the plight of the people here but my priorities were the love of my life, and my brother.

“Rest for now. Let me know when Logan wakes. I’ll have Haru keep watch over Seth while I meet with the other Protectors. Be good.” Yelena rose off the bed and left me alone with Logan.

I must have fallen asleep with her because her stirring pulled me out of the peaceful darkness.

“What happened?” Logan asked, her voice rough and sleepy.

“The wards held. We’re on lockdown.” I traced my fingertips over her cheek and she lifted her face into my touch. I had no great desire to move and wasn’t about to turn her over to Yelena the second she woke. I indulged myself with a long, slow kiss, absorbing the taste of Logan until she was arching against me, her fingers curling into my shirt.

Her skin warmed under the attention, a gentle fizzing sensation sliding up my fingertips as I moved my hands over her. My purr rumbled and she pulled away to look at me with faintly glowing eyes. Her breath came in pants and she rolled onto her back, tugging me with her. I slid a hand over the waistband of her pants and tucked inside, stroking through her slick heat. I couldn’t control or fix a lot of things, but I could give Logan what she craved and that made things a little easier to bear.

Yelena told me not to let you two fuck before we can talk to Logan.Haru’s voice in my head had me freezing in place. Logan looked over my shoulder. I could only assume she’d heard them as well.

I withdrew my hand and Logan let out a whimper. Her eyes were properly glowing now and her skin radiated heat.

Haru wandered further into the room, his gaze fixed on Logan.Interesting. I’ll call Yelena to return.

I bit back a growl as Haru retreated.

“Why is Haru calling Yelena?” Logan asked.

“She has some things to discuss about your magic.”

“Oh.” Logan squirmed. “Um, why aren’t we allowed to fuck?”

Her expression had turned so petulant at the question that I couldn’t help but laugh.

“I assume we’ll be allowed to soon.” I sat up and sucked the flavor of her off my fingers.

Logan groaned. “Quit being a tease if we’re not allowed to do stuff.”

We climbed off the bed and went into the main room where Logan leaned over Seth. She stroked a hand over his fur and he opened one golden eye.

“Hey there, mister.” Logan kissed his cheek and scratched behind his ears. “How’re you feeling?”

Seth let out a pitiful moan.Like shit.

I set a palm on his flank. “We’re going to figure out how to get you back to normal.”

I trust you.

The words were a sucker punch to my chest, leaving me breathless and feeling guilty. I traced a pattern around the barely visible rosettes in his dark fur. Logan was misty-eyed as she leaned over him, pressing her face against him.

“I ran out of juice or I’d give you a boost,” she said.

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