“Jesus,” I hiss as I open the image he sent. He’s also in the shower, his arm positioned in a way that makes it obvious he’s gripping his cock, just out of sight of the camera.
Rhian: Now who’s the tease? Bad alpha.
Taron: See you soon, naughty omega.
I spend the rest of my shower resisting the urge to jerk off. That man fights dirty.
Two can play that game.
SABLE
“Uh, hi. I’m looking for Colter,” I murmur as I walk to the open bay doors of the firehouse. I’m carrying the tub of cookies I made for him, but I made enough in case he decides to share with his squad. Rhian isn’t picking me up for another hour, so I thought I’d make a quick delivery after showering off the sugar cookie scent from hours of baking.
The scent of multiple alphas is heavy in the air, making my nose twitch, as the guy in front of me turns to glance my way.
“Well, hello, darlin’. Who are you?” the alpha asks, laying the charm on thick. He looks younger than me, maybe around nineteen or twenty, I’m not sure. He’s not someone I went to school with, so I don’t recognize him.
“Sable,” I answer flatly, not interested in the flirty talk. “I’m here for Colter,” I say again, so he doesn’t get any ideas.
“Colt!” The guy shouts as he grins brightly, walking over to me with the confidence of a very dominant alpha. “You’re much too pretty for old Colt. You sure you aren’t looking for me, darlin'?”
“Oh, I am absolutely positive,darlin’,” I say in a sugary sweet voice as I narrow my eyes on him, my omega sass rising to the surface.
“Fuck off, Hendrix, you little shit,” Colter growls as he approaches us, stepping around the young alpha and blocking his view of me. “Hey, Sable,” his entire demeanor changes when he sees me, eyes lighting up with his smile. As he gets close enough to take in my scent, his shoulders relax, and I can’t help feeling smug that I put that look of happiness on his face.
“I brought you cookies to say thank you for fixing my porch,” I say, holding them up for him, since his eyes have been glued to mine. His eyebrows shoot up, surprised.
“Wow, that's really sweet of you. You didn’t have to do this,” he says as he takes them from me, his scent sweetening, as his cheeks turn a very cute shade of pink. Awe, is the big guy feeling shy?
“I know, but I wanted you to know I appreciated your help. And there’s more than enough to share,” I explain, since Hendrix is now leaning around Colter to stare at the bin of cookies in his hands.
“Fuck yeah!” Colter’s coworker whoops, snatching the bin from his hands and sprinting off. My mouth pops open, and I can’t help but stare as the wily fucker yanks the lid off and digs in.
“She said share, leave some for me, you little shit!” Colter growls. “And say thank you, Sable worked hard on those. Show some respect,” he huffs, shaking his head like a disapproving parent.
“Thank you, Miss Sable!” The young alpha hollers around a mouthful of cookies. Now, I’m ‘Miss Sable?’ What happened to darlin’?
“He’s fun,” I tease.
“He’s something.” Colter grunts, turning back to me. “Sorry about that. He’s still young. Smart as fuck, but he’s got raging ADHD, I swear. It’s like trying to train a squirrel that justchugged three energy drinks. Fucker doesn’t need the sugar, but he loves sweets.”
“I made three dozen,” I say, but Colter sighs.
“Knowing Hendrix, I’ll be lucky to get two,” Colter grumbles, but there's a lightness to him right now. I think maybe he likes the younger alpha’s antics more than he’s letting on. “What kind were they? I didn’t even get a glance at them before that pain in the ass snatched them up.”
“Sugar cookies. With green and purple frosting. Different shapes too. The bats have black frosting though.” I shrug.
“No shit? Wow. That's really thoughtful,” he says, eyes shining brightly.
“Well, I should get back to the shop,” I say, “I’ll see you around.” When I go to leave, he pulls me into his arms for a hug, nuzzling the side of my head.
“Have a good day, Sable. Thank you again.”
I stumble a bit as I turn to walk out of the truck bay. Turning back just as I reach the street corner, I see him watching me.
Longing and desire war within me as I let my feet carry me the rest of the way to the shop.
Sable