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Asher stretched, giving me a perfect view of that ass as he bent over. He smirked as he caught me watching him, then prowled towards me, wrapping me up in a tight embrace. “Hmm, I missed you,” he said, pressing a kiss to my forehead. He made me feel like a treasure.

Our lips met in a sweet kiss. This was the Asher that I’d missed. The one that I needed. Suddenly, that became an urge that drove my hands for his belt. I needed him inside me.

He kissed me back, running his hands all over me. After a long moment, he pulled away, sniffing at me. “What’s different?” He drew my scent in, closing his eyes and halting my hands. “I smell Hiroshi, but not?”

“Um, can people outside hear us?” I started working on my own clothes.

“No, they made it so I can’t shift at all in here. You can, so they don’t need to be so close. Why? What’s wrong?”

“Nothing’s wrong, I just need you. I can tell you after.” I got my pants and underwear off, Asher’s pupils dilated as he scented my slick.

“Okay,” he agreed, untying the laces on his pants. He was naked and hard underneath.

Fresh slick flowed from my hole at the sight of him. It had been too long since I’d last felt Asher inside me.

Ash hoisted me into his arms and pressed me against the wall. He eased slowly into me as he took my lips in another gentle kiss.

This was different from the last time we were together. He put my pleasure first as he rocked into me, showing me with his body how much he loved me.

For the first time in a long while, it felt like he was truly being open to me. I could feel all his emotions over the bond. His love for me, his joy at being so connected, the sorrow at being apart. This was the man that I’d fallen for.

I cried, tears running freely down my face as I came apart on his cock. Asher pumped harder inside me, prolonging my orgasm until I felt his knot expanding, stretching me around him and locking us together.

With great care, he eased us to the floor, making sure not to jostle me too much. I lay in his arms, perfectly content to be held and take in his scent.

Asher seemed to realize that this wasn’t the time for talking. He just pressed kisses on all the skin he could reach. Then waited until his knot deflated and he slipped from my body. I winced at the feeling of slick and cum running over my skin.

Reluctantly, he let me go, using his discarded shirt to clean me up. He kept sniffing me as I put back on my clothes.

“What is that scent?” he finally asked.

It was time to rip the bandaid off. “Hiroshi is pregnant. It’s twins.” I tried not to show any feelings about it, not only because I was worried about how Asher would take it, but because I wasn’t sure how I felt.

“That’s great news.” He paused, reading my face. “It is, isn’t it? Does Hiroshi not want them? I’m sure Roan would be okay if he had an abortion. Roan would never —“

“No, not that,” I cut in. “Hiroshi is delighted. Really, he is. He wants them.”

“Then what is it?” Asher looked confused. He wasn’t the only one. Maybe I should have processed my own feelings a little first before I went to see my mate. I’d had some time. I could have rescheduled.

“I dunno. I —“

Asher came closer, pulled me into his arms, resting his head on mine. “We’ve had so many changes so quickly. It’s okay to feel conflicted.”

“That’s all this therapy talking,” I teased. Goddess, it was wonderful to be in his arms with no tension or fear. I wanted to keep this Asher forever.

He laughed, a loud, hearty sound that made my heart feel lighter than air. “I guess it is. Hopefully, I’ll get to come home to you soon. Then we can figure out a way, Roan and I, to make our omegas happy.”

Hope bloomed. “Seriously?”

“Yes. I mean it. My lion is so peaceful today. He says —“ Asher stiffened.

“What?”

Asher bent and took a deep inhale of my scent. His breath tickled my skin as he paced around me, just sniffing and thinking. He kept shaking his head like he was arguing with his lion. Eventually, he took a deep inhale, crouching at my stomach.

“Ash? You’re freaking me out. What’s happening?”

He looked at me, dual expressions warring on his face. Joy and fear.