Page 19 of The King's Omega
He shrugged. “Here to serve my king, as always.” His eyes dropped to my half-flaccid cock. “Not sure I can help you in the way you obviously need, though, Sire.”
I often wondered what would have happened if, instead of adopting him into my circle when he’d stolen my purse, I’d thrown him into the dungeon. Ah, the wisdom of age. “Where is Axe? He needs to be here for this.”
Tarn’s mouth twitched. “He was torturing the servant girl with Vilkurn a while back. I’m not sure where he is now.”
The idea of the chit being tortured twisted my gut. What had I been thinking? Rather than admit my distaste for her torture to my most judgmental advisor, I sneered. “I should have let him kill her in the first place. Retrieve him.”
“You’re going to let Axe mount your future queen before you complete the mating?” Tarn shrugged. “I guess she’s been a whore for a while. She ought to be able to take his monster. And possibly the rest of us… all at once.” His lips curled up. “I’ve heard that was her specialty at the Sow.”
Before my fist could connect with Tarn’s face, he strode away, calling, “Before you finish the deed, you should know I stole your scholar’s book. It’s very illuminating. I’m not sure your Omega is who you think.” He paused at the end of the hall. “Don’t mark her, Your Majesty. I have information you need.” He flipped the knife in the air and vanished around the corner.
“Sire?” Selene’s purring voice scratched at my temper like a rusty blade. “I would like to retrieve something from my chambers if you don’t mind.”
What could she need from her rooms in the middle of… well, not much. I nodded. “Return quickly. My second, Axe, will be here then.”
Selene’s lips curled in a sly smile. “Will he be observing or participating, Your Majesty?”
I fought not to curse. “Participating. You might want to retrieve some oils. He’s very large.”
Selene let out a delighted giggle, wrapped the white silk robe I gave her for the mating night around her lush frame, and headed for the door.
“You can’t walk the hallways like that.” For a moment, I considered taking her through the spy tunnels, but dismissed the notion. I might have to hasten to secure my Omega, but I wouldn’t share all my kingdom’s secrets. “Dress—we’ll finish the mating when you return.” I called for a guard, and after she left, I poured an immoderately tall glass of whiskey and slammed it back.
Finding my Omega had taken months, but it had never occurred to me that the hardest part would be the actual fucking. If I let myself admit it, Selene was a terrible lover. Were all Omegas thus?
Questions plagued me. Why didn’t she smell as she should? Where was the slick that the scholar had mentioned? Strangely, during sex even her breasts had seemed diminished somehow.
Even worse, my knot hadn’t appeared. No Alpha could claim a mate without a knot.
It took forever for her to return, and when she did, I was more than halfway inebriated… and Selene was not alone.
Axe came in ahead of her, smelling of peaches and honey and sex. Had he fucked Selene in the hallway? The scent was ridiculously strong, and my cock hardened again.
“What have you done?” I demanded, “You fucked her?”
Axe’s face flamed. “No. I didn’t touch her.”Axe wasn’t lying exactly, but something wasn’t right, and he wouldn’t meet my gaze.
“Then why—”
Selene burst into the room, her chest flushed, hair wild. “Your Majesty, I must have you now!” She crossed the room, casting a steamy glance at Axe as she passed him. He sniffed the air and growled. I silenced him with a curt slice of my hand.
When Selene reached me, I realized something must have happened in the past twenty minutes. She smelled as she had before, sweet and alluring.
And so did Axe. Had he lied to me? My mind whirled. Was it possible he coveted her, and his Alpha instincts had driven him to touch her before I permitted it? I had planned for it to be a surprise, a gift of gratitude from one brother to another. What had gone wrong? He had lied to me, and I would not let him have her now. At least not yet, not until we spoke privately about his deception.
Selene pressed herself into my arms, and I sucked in a deep breath. Goddess, she smelled amazing. Better than she had in the brothel, even.
I threw her on the bed, watching her slightly sagging tits bounce. “Extinguish the torches, Axe. I’m mating my queen, and you’re going to watch.” Selene moaned as though the thought excited her. Good.
Axe lifted a hand to get my attention, but I ignored him. “Stand by the door and wait. We’ll discuss your dishonesty later.” He shook his head but did as I ordered. I pulled Selene’s legs apart, thrust into her, and closed my eyes. Buried inside her, I could focus on the fragrance, that alluring bouquet that made my cock swell, and finally—once I’d filled my lungs with that luscious scent—my knot.
“Oh, it’s so big, it’s too big!” Selene shouted, but I could tell she was unharmed; the glitter in her eyes was one of lust, not tears of pain. I sucked in another gulp of the scent and my knot swelled the slightest bit more.
Was it enough? It would have to be. It lodged, and my seed began to pulse inside her walls. She yelled, screamed, and made all the noises of a woman in the throes of orgasm. She even curled toward my shoulder, biting with her small, dull teeth. Deeply enough to draw blood? I wasn’t certain.
I set my own teeth against her neck, ready to complete the mating.
Tarn’s words resounded in my ears. “Don’t mark her,” he’d said.Ordered, like he was the king, and knew my duty better than I.
