Page 54 of Bitter Heat
Dr. Crescent laughed. “You’ll fuck and fuck a lot. Have fun with that.” Another round of laughter.
Fan, with a prim little lift to his chin, went on as if his alpha hadn’t spoken so crassly. “The next-strongest draw is between bonded and contracted pairs. There may also be a draw between an alpha and a pregnant omega who are friends. Well, if the alpha who impregnated the omega doesn’t suitably protect him, that is.” Janus noticed that Fan looked at every omega in the group but Kerry now, and that, in itself, seemed pointed and rude. Kerry was nearly disappearing behind his hair. “And then, yes, in extreme situations, even strangers may feel a sexual pull toward one another. If an alpha abandons his omega during his pregnancy, for example.”
This last Fan directed toward Kerry. whose eyes went wide before he hid behind a fall of his long, curly hair.
“That’s right,” Dr. Crescent said, nodding his agreement. “We’ve all of us felt something similar from time to time, isn’t that so?”
The alphas of the group nodded or carefully remained neutral if they had a jealous omega. Janus, for his part, looked at his fingernails rather than dare a glance toward Kerry.
Fan stepped in front of his alpha, still in small-professor mode. “All alphas will feel the call to protect a pregnant omega. In fact, recent research by Urho Chase and his new team in Virona has illuminated exactly why that is.”
Urho Chase.Janus rolled his eyes.Of course.
“Additionally,” Fan said, “they’ve outlined a few rare cases when a pregnant omega is less receptive to sexual congress than is usual and how to help them through pregnancy as well. If that’s a problem for your omega, don’t hesitate to come to me, Dr. Crescent, or Dr. Heelies. There is specific advice to follow for a better birthing outcome in that situation.”
No alpha sitting around the circle seemed at all worried about their omega not wanting to be fucked enough, and all the omegas except for Kerry seemed shyly pleased to be given medical permission to indulge in their every erotic wish.
“So, that there’s the real reason he wants to jump on my dick all the time, Doc?” an alpha named Lowsen asked, laughing when his omega, a tall man named Fray, rolled his eyes and said, “Me? What about you? Always wanting to screw me even when I’m busy napping.”
“Busy napping, he says!” Lowsen crowed, and everyone laughed. Even Kerry peeked out from his shielding veil of hair to flash a small smile at that.
“Napping is serious business for a pregnant omega,” Dr. Crescent said with a nod and craggy grin. “Don’t be interrupting him when he’s sleeping now. Wait until first thing after he wakes up.”
Everyone laughed again.
Fan snapped his fingers for attention, and when everyone was quiet again, he asked, “Can anyone guess what else Dr. Chase’s studies have told us about the reasonwhyalphas find pregnant omegas arousing? And, no, Lowsen, it’s not because a pregnant omega is ‘just so hot.’ Anyone?”
Heads shook.
Rubbing a hand over his sweaty forehead, the morning growing warm enough to make the scent of sweat and arousal rise in the air, Janus watched as Kerry shrank in on himself again. He could still feel the way Kerry had trembled in his arms, had come violently on his cock, and had clung to him as if his life depended on it. He still remembered Kerry’s tears. Maybe he’d fooled himself into believing they were tears of joy and satisfaction, but even if they’d been tears of grief, he wanted to be allowed to wipe them away, kiss his cheeks, and protect him from the future, whatever it held.
Clearing his throat, Fan caught Janus’s attention, and when he was sure Janus was listening, he went on in an almost scholarly fashion. “There are several reasons, some social, some biological for alphas to be attracted to pregnant omegas, and all of them are evolutionarily beneficial to our human race.”
“Get on with it!” an alpha named Tyson yelled. He’d been down to Doctor Crescent’s earlier in the week for a tonic to help with virility. “Else I’m gonna hafta drag mine off and fuck him now.” Everyone giggled, especially the very pregnant omega next to him.
“Stick around, Tyson. You need this information more than most.” Everyone chuckled again. Then Fan carried on with his lesson. “First, let’s talk about the biological function of this attraction—”
A groan went around the group. Fan spoke louder to cover it, “Regular sex keeps the omega’s passage loose and ready for birth. Some suggest fisting as a stretching technique if there’s concern about there being room for the baby to pass, but generally, a good, alpha-sized cock will do the trick of keeping an omega’s passage stretched and ready.” He rocked back on his heels, and Dr. Crescent stared down at him raptly, as if wolf-god’s divine grace laced every word he said.Oh,Érosgápe. They could be so annoying.
“Dr. Chase’s work shows that regularly penetrated omegas have a lower risk of trouble during delivery. It’s speculated that along with the stretching of the passage, the alpha’s sperm—long known to reduce inflammation and deaden pain during heats—also softens the ligaments and tissues, again preparing the passageway for the stretch of delivery. There is also a potentially beneficial emotional effect—”
Dr. Crescent interjected, “A well-fucked omega is a well-loved omega.”
“Yes, and a well-loved omega is one who can trust in their mate, their future, and the road ahead. Dr. Chase’s research shows that regularly penetrated pregnant omegas are more optimistic about birth, and report higher rates of joy and satisfaction, as well as decreased dread and fear. These all bode well for the delivery.”
Alphas grunted in gratification all around. There was a rising scent of lust, which wasn’t unexpected since everyone was horny and eager in the crowd. Being given permission by the doctor and his little omega to fuck to their heart’s delight definitely aroused them all.
“As for why alphas can develop the desire for pregnant omegas, regardless of relationship, that’s also evolutionarily beneficial, according to Dr. Chase. The human race was so close to perishing after the Great Death that the prior animalistic response of the Old World humans, negative emotions toward raising a child not his own, was replaced by an attraction to, and a desire to protect,allpregnant omegas, regardless of paternity.”
Fan’s eyes strayed over to Kerry and lingered before coming to rest on Janus for the next part of his speech. “Dr. Chase’s study went on to examine the few cases where an omega was left alone without an alpha to satisfy his urges and needs, and the outcomes were less desirable.” Janus shifted on his feet, the meaning of Fan’s words hitting home. Hadeveryoneon the mountain assumed he’d fuck Kerry through his pregnancy? And why did he want to protect Kerry from that assumption? When that was, indeed, exactly what he wanted to do? Fan’s brow rose pointedly, and he said, “When an omega was left alone, incidents of omega and infant deaths rose.”
Janus’s blood ran cold, and he darted a glance toward Kerry who hid behind his hair again. Janus couldn’t make out his reaction to this statement at all.
Here, Dr. Crescent interjected, “So follow your instincts. Have plenty of sex. Don’t deny yourselves for any reason.”
Alphas and omegas around the circle glanced toward Kerry, and then their gaze drifted speculatively toward Janus, but seeing him staring coldly back, quickly skittered away. They were plenty eager to stare into each other’s eyes and contemplate fucking as soon as possible instead.
The meeting broke up with everyone lining up to make their next appointments with Dr. Crescent or Janus for checkups. Most of them requested that Janus or the doc visit them on their rounds since they preferred to be in the safety of their own home while the doctors looked them over, especially if any intimate areas needed to be manipulated or checked. Alphas, in general, didn’t like their omegas exposed for all and sundry to see, and the privacy of the homestead gave them a bit more peace and security when standing aside to let another alpha, doctor though he may be, touch and prod their beloved.
