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“All yours, Lila, only yours.” River pulls me in for a kiss, and it feels like we’re sealing something with the touch of our lips. A promise of more. Of forever.
When he pushes his knot up into me and locks me on him, I bite down on his shoulder. Hard enough to draw blood.
It’s a claim. One that can break if it’s not returned, but I don’t think River will let me go without marking me back one day soon. They all want me as their omega. I am theirs, and they are mine.
An omega's claim isn’t permanent like an alpha’s, but it creates a bond.
His care for me floods my mind, his knot swelling as he comes from the bond setting in.
He wants me so desperately that I don’t understand how I ever doubted his pack's intentions. Because River is pack lead, his bond to the others can be felt through our temporary one. They both want me just as badly as River does.
But I can feel Harrison’s frayed bonds too. From going too long without an omega. Some alphas just need one more than others. Hormones, dominance, instincts… They all play a part in an alpha’s bonds.
But that's not the reason these alphas want me.
I won’t remember most of this when my heat ends. If I remember anything. But I really hope they don’t let me forget this…
“Remind…me…” I beg River, forcing the ragged words from my lips.
“Every second of every day, Lila. You will never doubt our feelings. I promise you.” He seals his promise with a kiss, as the world blacks out once again.
I just hope he means what he said.
Chapter 13
Lila
My first thought is ouch. My body feels like I decided to join a marathon in my sleep. Which, I guess in a way, I did. But it’s distinctly different this time.
Usually, when my heats end, the ache is in my abdomen. In my chest. Unsatisfied heats can be painful for omegas, and with Larry, I often went very unsatisfied.
But this time? Fuck, I can feel the cum slicking my inner thighs. The scent of sex and alphas is heavy in the air. They took such amazing care of me. These alphas that had no commitments to me.
None of them is my boyfriend. They simply like me. They enjoyed making me come. Hell, Wes seems to have a kink involving endless orgasms. Never-ending orgasms, honestly.
And how many times did River lick the cum from between my legs? Fuck, I think Harrison pumped me so full of his cum, he was trying to overwhelm my birth control and impregnate me or something.
Flashes of my heat fill my mind, but none of the memories fully stick. Just moments here and there. Did I bite River? Shit…
The realization that these three alphas did more for me in one heat than Larry ever did in four years has tears filling myeyes. I’m draped across an alpha’s chest, so I roll over to avoid disturbing Harrison’s sleep. He sits up the second I pull away from him, though. Guess his rut ended too.
“Come here, Lila. Do you need another knot?” He reaches for me, but I resist, burying my face further into the blankets, embarrassed that he’s catching me crying.
“My heat’s over,” I groan, unsure if I want him to abandon me now or comfort me. I can’t face them if they thought I was awful…if I wasn’t enough. If they want to be done with me now that I’m no longer in heat.
“Shit, what's wrong, baby girl?” Harrison has me scooped up and in his lap in seconds. His scent blooms until it’s as comforting as the way he cuddles me to his chest. The contact is so soothing, I settle enough to catch my breath.
River and Wes are pressing into me as soon as Harrison gets us sitting up, their scents flooding the air along with their packmates. Comfort and reassurance. Everything omegas need when they’re vulnerable. I shake my head, unable to look up. Unable to face them, because what I’m about to say could anger them. Larry lashed out when I angered him… The scent of my fear causes a ripple of growls, that turn to purrs, to fill the air.
They prove that they are nothing like Larry at every turn, so why do I keep comparing them to him?
“I want to go home now,” I whisper. Harrison takes a deep breath, as I hold mine, scared of his reaction. “But I don’t have one anymore,” I add softly. “My ex… I had to leave a lot of my things behind. I’m sleeping on my best friend's couch.”
Harrison’s purr sputters out as his chest rumbles with a growl. I brace for heated words or accusations, but instead, he just holds me tighter. He huffs a heavy breath, but his purr picks back up. He’s not mad at me? I bury my face against his neck and breathe in his alpha scent, letting it calm my racing heart when he doesn’t shove me away.
“Stay here with us, Lila. We’ve got plenty of space for you. And you don’t have to sleep alone, our beds are more than big enough for you,” Wes offers without hesitation, which only makes me cry harder. Their worry for me fills their scents, as it grows thick in the air. River and Harrison grunt in agreement.
I don’t say anything. I can’t yet. My throat is too tight. And I don’t even know what to say to that kind of offer. Stay with them? They’re offering to let me live with them. Is that what they want?
