Page 84 of Two For the Show
I’ve done this at least ten times already, but I can’t help but be nervous, because this time, it’s for real. This time, all eyes are going to be on me.
I grip the hoop as they taught me, wrapping my arm around the top to anchor myself, and then I drop my leg over it. I’m stretched out, exposing the long line of my body in a pose I hope is beautiful and seductive. I’m posed perfectly when the electronic control kicks in and the hoop starts to move.
I have to stifle a surprised yelp.
I’m being moved horizontally to the center of the ring, above the pole, and I chance a glance down. Dario and Dexter have their legs hooked around the pole and are reaching out into the shadows, where I’m supposed to be. When I don’t come out, the music stops abruptly.
“Alex?” Dario’s voice sounds fearful. “Alex, where are you?”
They gracefully dismount from the pole, making a show of running around the ring looking for me. The lights flash dramatically, and the music kicks on again, this time with a song that would be better at home on a sex playlist than at a circus.
I tighten my grip, counting in my head, and then the hoop falls.
The audience gasps and shouts as I come careening into their view, suspended in the air after a dramatic entrance. The hoop spins slowly, and I arch my back,dropping one hand down and stepping one foot higher than the other.
Below me, the twins climb up the pole gracefully. Dexter plants both hands firmly and extends his body horizontally again, spreading his legs apart and holding his body still as the pole moves in small circles.
Dario, in a move so smooth I nearly miss it, dismounts from the pole and stands directly on Dexter’s ribs. This gets him close enough to grab the hoop. His hands jostle it, and I feel my stomach bottom out, but I know he’s not going to let me get hurt. He places one foot on the outside of the hoop and anchors himself with one hand before reaching down for his brother.
Once Dexter has been hauled up and is posed opposite Dario on the outside of the ring, I carefully grab both sides of the ring and slide my body so I am sitting on the ring like a swing. The boys each hook a leg on either side of me and grab the hoop with one hand before letting their bodies hang as limp as possible.
We must strike an incredible image, because the audience is screaming wildly, and I see several camera flashes. I know, in the grand scheme of things, this isn’t an awe-inspiring use of their skills. But I’m glad I get to be a part of it.
As the hoop is lowered to the floor of the tent, both of the guys let go and drop into rolls for the final few feet. As soon as I am close enough to the ground for my feet to touch, they’re back by my side, Dexter kissing me soundly before turning me to face his brother.
Dario steals my breath with his kiss while slipping his hand to the back of my shorts to turn on my mic.
“Presenting, Dr. Alex Shields!” he crows, stepping wide and holding his arm out to me. “My Omega.”
Dexter and I make eye contact. I may not have bondedhim yet, but that does not make him any less my Alpha or me any less his Omega.
He doesn’t have to claim me. Everyone knows identical twins share a scent match.
But if I thought he was going to skip that part of the performance, I was sorely mistaken.
“My scent match,” he says seductively, wrapping a hand around my waist and hauling me off the ring. “My Omega.”
Chapter 34
Rex givesa wave and a bow before striding out of the ring to thunderous applause. He’s always impressive, but it seems like tonight, he and the rest of the troupe have brought their ‘A’ game. They understand the importance of this and want to ensure it works out for us.
It needs to be the best show we’ve ever put on.
After rescuing Alex from the aerial hoop, the twins went on to deliver their most awe-inspiring performance yet. I’ve never seen them move their bodies that way, and the way they leapt and spun from the Wheel of Death had even me worried for a moment there.
But they’re the best in the business for a reason.
Guy’s masked man routine was a hit, and he even lost his shirt this time, showcasing a pattern of scars that glinted in the stage lighting. Some of the audience were dragging their hands over him like he was a stripper, but we planted one of our young Beta roadies in the crowd for him to restrain and haul off.
He’s like a sexy clown type of intermission. I’m not going to pretend like it does it for me, but it doesn’tnotdo itfor me. It’s also not a routine I would have ever thought to include in the show, and yet he’s the one people request for private shows all the time.
Calvin, our fire breather, brought the house down, too. Not literally, because that would be bad. But I, more than anyone else, can appreciate the artistry of a good oral routine.
Alex struts into the ring on Jude’s arm, bantering with him like the audience isn’t there. Despite her nerves, no one would know she’s uncomfortable in her role. She’s performing beautifully, and I know I’m not the only one enamoured by her.
Matteo adjusts his hat, a larger version of Alex’s, and smiles at me. “Are you ready, Alpha?”
I slide my arm around his waist and pull him flush to my body. “Ready to claim our Omega in front of everyone? Yeah, yeah, I am. The real question is, are you ready?”
