Page 12 of Omega Inked

I grit my teeth and ignore the pain in my legs, the ache in my belly. I've made it this far.

If I can just hold on for one more day...

There's a spiral staircase going to a second floor, and I find that the only thing up there is a door to outside, along with a cozy window seat. I can see the ocean stretching out all around us, the narrow points of skyscrapers in Solstice Bay off to the north. We're safe.

In a way.

But Jade and Kendra are on my mind...when I'm not out of it.

I grab the handle of the door with a shaky hand, and push it open. There's a small railed balcony, and I shiver as the cool, crisp air hits me, as the sea breeze blows through my hair.

My hair is a frizzy mess with the saltwater, and I scrub at it. I need a shower; to wash away the filth of yesterday, the stress sweat, the arousal from last night.

Then this delicious smell hits me...so different from my own.

Musky, spicy, powerful.

Liam and Phoenix are sitting at a table on the deck, watching the distant boats out on the bay. Liam looks somewhat relaxed, dressed in a pair of ripped jeans and a white t-shirt, his blonde hair blowing in the breeze. Phoenix, on the other hand, is tense. It's obvious from the set of his shoulders in his grey tank top...

...and from the way he's looking at me.

With dark eyes and bared teeth, like he'll leap on me and devour me even from one floor down.

I gulp as Liam looks up at me too, both of them now aware of my presence. My belly aches at the sight of them, my eyes wide.

I want them so bad.

It's embarrassing.

I know I look like shit, and I'm sure they're attracted to me based on pheromones alone--since they don't even know me--but I still feel like a mess. My clothes are rumpled, my thighs sticky with arousal, my skin on fire...

But my eyes go to Liam's chest, to his broad shoulders, to that chiseled, handsome face.

To his...

...his hard cock.

His erection is tenting up his pants, making my mouth water and my pussy clench. I swallow and look at Phoenix, whose tongue darts out and slides across his lips.

Oh.

I lick my lips and look back at Liam, who gives me a knowing look.

I suppose that's what I was doing.

I can feel my cheeks burning, and I look away, hoping that I don't look like a creep. I just wanted a breath of fresh air, and to ask where the shower is, if they have a change of clothes for me. I need help...but my heat is this barrier between us.

"I was looking for the shower," I practically whisper, but I'm certain they both hear me perfectly. Phoenix doesn't so much as blink as he stares at me, like he's keeping himself level by not moving at all.

But Liam breaks the silence, clearly having more composure than Phoenix.

"It's right next the back door downstairs," he says. "There should be some spare women's clothes in the cabinet--not for any weird reason, just because of others who have come through."

It makes me wonder who these people really are. I knew the Enclave would give us a way to fly under the radar, but I didn't realize they had a whole operation like this. There's no time for questions, though; I need to get back inside before I lose my mind.

"Thanks," I murmur.

I go back inside and down the spiral stairs, and then I make my way down the hallway toward the back. I can see the guys sitting outside--but they don't look at me, intentionally I think. I step into the bathroom and my jaw practically hits the floor.

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