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“What do you mean? You don’t even know her. How did she put her magic on you too?” I stepped back, reaching for the back of my neck as I reddened.

“I don’t know, from the first time I saw her I just knew she was special. Let’s just give it a chance, if you don’t come around after dating her then we can drop it.” Dominic shrugged.

“I’m not going to stop the two of you if you want to pursue this. You know I want the pack to be whole more than anything. But realize we are taking on a burden here. If what she says is true, we will have to teach her how everything works here. And if she ever says another disparaging word about the pack again…”

“She won’t! If she does, and she turns out to be a problem then of course we will stop the courtship.” He looked at me skeptically. “She may be difficult, but so are we.” Dom stopped pacing and looked my way. “We haven’t really talked about what happened last time we courted someone as a pack and how we would go forward if we tried again. Now, we can court her with eyes open and see if it’s a good fit. And despite her reluctance, I think we should give it a chance.” Dom sighed again, but I could see I was making headway.

“Think about it. We are all damaged in a way. Maybe we can’t expect everything to go smoothly. But Aiden hasn’t had a reaction like this in years, and I agree, there is something about her that’s unique. I want to give it a try.” Dominic’s jaw twitched as he watched me.

“Fine. But she needs to experience what a pack is like before anyone falls for her. Again, I don’t mind helping her through a heat. But don’t get attached to someone who doesn’t even understand how our life works.” I figured this was as much progress as I could get in one night. I ran my hand down his shoulder, a soft gesture of affection as I felt him melt a little at my touch. Once I was sure he had calmed down, I went back downstairs to find Aiden.

He was in the kitchen, stars in his eyes as he tidied up. I had to know more about the girl. “What’s she like?” I had only met her for a brief few seconds before the whole night had gone sideways. His eyes softened and practically turned to hearts as he spoke.

“She’s amazing. We have real chemistry, and the thing is, shewantsto go out and explore. She’s not a homebody at all.” The last time we courted omegas, one of the recurring issues was that they all wanted to nest and start a domestic life right away. Which is natural, but Aiden loved spending time outside and working on his hobbies. In our previous courtships, the omegas generally wanted him home most of the time. Aiden would change his entire schedule to attune to their needs, but I could tell it would have been a lifetime of struggle for him.

“That’s great! Is she… recovered from what happened in her past?” I wanted to know if she was stable enough to get along in our society. It seemed like some concepts were completely foreign to her. But despite that, I wanted to help her. If she needed time to adjust, I would wait. I would walk her through anything that confused her. I wanted to help.

“She’s adjusting. I think she’ll be okay though. And her past doesn’t concern me. I just want her to be able to see how amazing you and Dom are. I know once she gets to know you both, she won’t have any doubts that we are right for her.” I could already see he was a goner. He wanted her badly.

“Let’s just hope Dominic comes around.” I glanced down the hall where his room was. I knew the real reason why he was so bullheaded about this. Despite his tough demeanor, he had fallen almost as hard for Alexis as Aiden had. Although he had a hard time showing it, he was a romantic at heart. When our last courtship went sour, he had frozen everyone out and developed a cold, hard shell. Aiden hadn't noticed as much, his own sorrow blinding him from our pack issues. But I noticed. It had taken years for him to get over it, although he did so in his own quiet way. I wasn’t sure if he could handle getting attached to another omega and going through heartbreak. But Dom had his ways to avoid it. He was going to prevent himself from getting attached to her at all.

Chapter 16

Piper

I stared at my phone screen waiting for a response. I was looking at the Omega Registry’s matchmaking site interface, refreshing it every five seconds. I had marked Aiden’s pack as a “yes” on continued courtship, but they needed to approve me as well. If they denied me I would have to try matching with another pack for my upcoming heat, and I couldn’t bear that thought of it. Everything had been great up until Dominic had misinterpreted my words.

Well, maybe they weren't quite misinterpreted. I hadn’t wanted to deal with two additional men. I mean, I had never dated more than one guy in my life, let alone men who were in a sexual relationship with each other. But as soon as I was near them, something in me just switched. It didn’t help that every time I remembered Dominic kissing Declan, my lower stomach clenched in arousal. Why was it so hot?

I refreshed the page one more time. A new message had arrived from Pack Archer! Anxiety prickling down my spine, I clicked to open it. They agreed to continue the courtship! I let out a sigh of relief. My phone pinged, and when I looked to check the messages it was from a new number.

Hi Piper, I’d like to take you out soon. Dinner and a movie? - Declan.

I hurriedly typed back. I wasn’t going to give them any reason to think I’d hesitate on their pack. After what I saw and smelled, I felt an almost feverish need to be around them again.

I’d love that! I’m free any night this week.

As soon as the message was sent, I cringed. I made it sound like I was just waiting around on them with no other plans. And that’s not who I was at all. If I didn’t have a curfew and this stupid designation, I’d be out every night living the life I never had in Weatherby. Another message came through and I glanced down.

Declan:Glad to hear it! How does Wednesday work?

Wednesday night was free for me, so I quickly typed a response.

That’s perfect! Can’t wait!

It was true - I really couldn’t wait. Being around an actual pack full of men who smelled like sex, hotness, and pheromones was making me feel things I had never felt in my life. My core was tingling, and I started clenching on nothing. My eyes drifted over to the box that Callie had given to me on my first day at the Omega House.

“Now Piper,” she had said with no hesitation at all, “Every omega needs a box of toys when they get antsy. This one should have plenty to keep you satisfied. Feel free to practice once the doctor gives the okay.” I looked into the box, horrified when I saw a variety of dildos, vibrators, and other strangely shaped phallic devices. Most of them had an inflatable bulb at the base, which I later found out replicated the mystery “knot” that alphas had. I had pushed the box away that day, and Callie shook her head and laughed. “Piper, trust me, when the time comes you will be thankful you have them.” I was staring at the box now, my legs beginning to get wet with slick. I really needed to adjust my meds if being around them for a few hours caused this reaction. I didn’t want to be dripping on my date with Declan. Slowly, I got up from the bed and opened the box. A moderately sized purple dildo with a small knot looked sufficient. I got back on the bed and started playing with it, running it up and down my inner thighs at first. With my eyes closed, I imagined it was Aiden’s hand pressed against my thighs, coated with my slick. I could almost hear his whisper as I imagined him kissing me, then mounting me.

“That’s my good girl. Take it just like that.” I pushed the toy into me, groaning in relief at how nice it felt. Moving it in and out slowly, I thought of how it would feel to have that wall of muscle over me, dominating me but holding me gently.

“Such a good omega.” I had the toy all the way in me now, up to where the bulbous base was. I wasn’t even going to entertain the “knot.” I didn’t think it would fit. I just laid back and imagined Aiden’s smell, his hands on me, gently touching my face as he fucked me slowly. Then more hands, running up my sides…

Wait, more hands? My fantasy suddenly had two more men in it - Declan and his steady, comforting touch guiding my legs apart so Aiden could fuck me deeper. Kissing my skin as he praised me for being so good to my alpha, then turning his head to give his mouth over to Dominic. My eyes squeezed shut harder at this turn of events even as the slick ran more quickly out of me. Now Dominic was guiding Declan’s head down toward his own hot, throbbing cock while he stared at me with a smirk, daring me to look away. Declan took him down to the base while his hands were still on my thigh, his fingers trailing down to play with my clit while he also pleased his Alpha. The vision was so hot, so unexpected, that I suddenly felt a delightful popping sensation as I pushed the knotted toy into myself, my pussy so excited and slick from my fantasy that I had pushed it in without thinking. Momentarily stunned that I had caused myself injury, I paused until I felt the sweet clench of my center hug the knot, and saw stars. So this was what everyone was talking about. Feeling for one of the buttons, I pressed it and sighed as the knot slowly inflated partway, filling me in the most intense and amazing way possible. I moved the dildo slowly, imagining Aiden rocking back and forth inside me, and suddenly every movement caused bursts of sensational pleasure that rivaled my strongest orgasms.

“Ahh!” My back curled as I held onto the dildo and clutched the bedsheets with my other. My pussy was clamped down on it now, and not letting go. I could only move with instinct, rocking it gently inside me as I had rolling orgasms over and over. This was incredible! And my body couldn’t get enough. I felt the release of tension that I hadn’t realized I’d been holding inside of me as I let the waves of pleasure pass through me. I closed my eyes again, imagining wild scenarios now, with Aiden, Declan, and Dominic touching me, kissing me, and catering to me as I fucked myself silly. I don’t know how long it took, but eventually I wore my pussy out with the toy and pulled it out, collapsing into a sweaty mess on the bed.

I breathed in deeply, trying to come to terms with what just happened. My body could take a small knot, and it felt better than anything I had ever done sexually in my life. And this was just me with a piece of silicon. What would it be like to have an actual pack of men helping me? From what I knew, heats would last days at a time, which meant days of full-on pleasure. Suddenly the group sex thing didn’t seem so bad. I’d have to remember to talk to the doctor about my meds tomorrow - I knew from the smell of the room that I needed to up my dose before going out in public again. They had already been adjusting my doses just to be able to be with an alpha alone. If Aiden’s pack had this much effect on me, I’d need to be extra careful or I’d climb on them all, heat or no heat.

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