Page 24 of Omega Scarred

Then Hawk speaks again.

"Why?"

I look over my shoulder. "What the hell does that mean?"

"Why do you think she's yours?" Hawk says. "Don't get me wrong--she smells fucking delicious. But you're starting to sound like one of them."

He doesn't have to clarify; I already know what he means.

I'm starting to sound like a bad alpha.

Like the ACB.

I clench my fists so hard that my nails bite into my palms...but I don't respond to him. I keep walking, trying desperately to check my rage and failing utterly. I climb the ladder, loud enough that they can hear me, and I get ready to slam my fist against the door.

But before I can, it opens.

And there she is.

Jade.

Wearing nothing but an oversized t-shirt and smelling like sex and heat.

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Jade

I'mnotdoingthisbecause I want him. I'm doing it to protect Fallon. But I'll be damned if Rafe doesn't smell like the most tasty thing in the whole world.

His scent overwhelms me as he tries to push past me toward Fallon, catching me by the shoulder and making me stumble backward instead. Fallon tried to get me to stay behind him, but I told him that Rafe was more likely to hurt him than me...and he's a smart guy.

He agreed.

Which made me bold.

Rafe glares at Fallon from in front of me, refusing to look me in the eye at all. "You son of a bitch," he says. "I told you not to do this."

"He didn't do anything," I cut in. "I did this."

"Fallon--"

"Rafe, look at me," I snap.

He finally looks down, and I can see the rage in his eyes...and the lust.

He wants me.

He wants me so bad that it makes me wet, that it makes my pussy clench even as I square off with him.

"You're in heat," Rafe snarls. "He used you."

"I was the one who got off my suppressants," I tell Rafe. "And I came here to be with him because I trusted him not to hurt me. Unlike you."

Rafe's lips curl in a bitter smile. "Admit it, Jade...you like the prospect of me hurting you. Just a little."

I squeeze my thighs together and he laughs...then he reaches for me.

I stumble out of his reach and thud against Fallon's back just as another alpha walks into the room--Hawk, the big guy who's always with them. I smell him the minute he walks in, a different scent than Rafe. Earthier, calm and cozy. Like someone you could just nest with all night...

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