Ned stood shaking by the bed, naked and hard. The light streamed in and highlighted every beautiful thing about him. Ezer waited for Ned to break, for him to turn into the bully Ezer knew he was. He held himself rigid on the mattress, expecting Ned to pounce on him, to force his legs up and apart, to push inside against Ezer’s will…
But Ned didn’t. He put his clothes back on and said over his shoulder, “I’ll be back,” as he walked out of the door.
And Ezer? Was disappointed.
His gut dropped like a stone. He ached all over to call Ned back. Dumb. Stupid. He didn’t want sex. Hedidn’t.
But he wanted it desperately.
Ezer rose and went to the window, watching as Ned walked toward the sea and stared out at it. He waited for a long time before climbing back into bed alone, but still smelling of Ned. He touched one of the dried streaks of Ned’s pre-cum on his skin, rubbing his fingers against it. He wanted more of that. He wanted Ned to shoot cum on his body, andinhis body, and in hismouth—
Ezer’s cock thickened where it rested on his stomach. He wanted…hewanted…he wanted so much.
But he wasn’t going to give in. Not until Ned had suffered too.
Submission had been his only route during heat, and, if Ned wanted to turn back into a bully, it would be his only option, going forward. There was no way Ezer could fight off Ned and his strength. But if Ned wasn’t going to force him, if he was going to play it like this…
Then maybe Ned would find out what it meant to be the one out of control.
Maybe they could both learn about submission together.
Chapter Nineteen
Ned watched Ezersleep. Normally, once a heat was over, the omega went home to his family, or back to his life—school, job—until it was ascertained that a pregnancy had taken root.
But because Ezer’s father wanted nothing to do with his son anymore, and believed he was better off out of sight and out of mind, Ned was supposed to take him home right away to his and Lidell’s house.
Ned knew that a heat nest had been arranged for Ezer in his absence, and he knew it would be safe and secure. Yet he still chafed at the idea of making Ezer endure the rigors of pregnancy—such as the extreme horniness and intense nesting instincts—with Lidell around, likely reporting every move they made back to Ezer’s father.
Assuming the heat had produced a child…
But Ned was sure it had. Otherwise, he couldn’t explain the protective feelings swamping him with their intensity, a wild rage burning in the deepest part of his heart when he thought about anyone outside of the family seeing Ezer now, or touching him, or even breathing at him the wrong way.
Nor could he otherwise explain why Ezer, who still resented Ned, kept stepping into his space and touching him, bringing them both to a trembling, aching need before ripping himself away and telling Ned to go without allowing either of them to climax. It was torturous.
They hadn’t had sex again since the final heat wave had receded. Ezer hadn’t said why or explained it, but Ned understood. This was Ezer’s way of taking control back, and Ned was willing to give him that space for now. But he wasn’t sure how long Ezer would going to be able to hold out. His body craved connection to Ned, and Nedburnedto fill Ezer with his compound-laden semen that would help calm Ezer, relax him, and promote his body’s ripening to accommodate the rapid expansion of a growing baby.
Four months. It was such a short time for omegas’ bodies to cope with the extreme changes required to carry and birth a child, and for anyone to prepare for a new life. A life that until last week, neither of them had thought to plan for.
It sent Ned’s head spinning.
So, yes, he felt sure Ezer was pregnant. Otherwise, Ezer should be able to tolerate distance from Ned better than he did, and he wouldn’t feel compelled to get naked before bed and press against Ned again and again. It was torment for them both. It was delicious, too. Ned lived for the command he undress. Ezer might be putting out clear signals sex was unwanted now, but Ned knew it was only a matter of time before Ezer would be desperate for his cock and cum, and Ned was willing to wait for it.
In fact, helikedwaiting for it.
He enjoyed feeling aroused and frustrated. It was exciting.
Still, he knew if Ezer kept fighting their nature, it would be harder on Ezer than on himself, but Ned wasn’t going to take away more of Ezer’s autonomy by forcing the issue. He wasn’t going to be a bully in their life together. He was going to redeem himself in Ezer’s eyes. That meant letting their unions going forward being on Ezer’s terms as much as nature allowed.
Ned might be an idiot about a lot of things, but he knew that much already.
Ezer sighed in his sleep and shifted toward Ned. The scent of slick rose from his body, and Ned’s cock swelled in response. He was horny, but he held back. A release of slick in Ezer’s sleep due to proximity to the alpha who’d impregnated him wasn’t permission. It was just natural.
Holding very still until he had his urge to touch and fuck under control, Ned watched Ezer’s chest rise and fall steadily. When he had his fill of Ezer’s sleeping beauty, he rolled onto his back, away from Ezer’s hot body, and let the breeze from the open windows wash over his nakedness.
He thought about the future, both near and far.
Ned knew he’d have to return to school in a week or two. He’d service Ezer when he could, but, as an alpha, he was required to continue with his responsibilities even if his omega was pregnant, and until he’d graduated, his responsibility was school.