Page 84 of The Heat of Us

“I’m going to take care of you,” I promised her. “Come again for me, omega.”

My thrusts quickened as I felt her start to tighten around me.

“God, it’s too much, I—”

“You can,” I purred. She was moaning, shaking uncontrollably as more slick flooded her cunt. “That’s it. Such a good girl for me.”

When her third orgasm ripped through her, I drove my knot deep.

Mine.

The feel of her inner walls, gripping, squeezing, pulling me in was like nothing else. I knew I would be chasing this feeling for the rest of my life. Her pleasure and mine, wrapped up in one another over and over. My cock exploded, all my coiled tension let loose in a series of shuddering throbs inside her.

Reality came rushing back to me the very instant I stopped coming.

“Holy fuck, Hazel, why did you let me knot you on the floor?”

Her words were slurred. “I don’t even care, Ben. That was so fucking good.” Hazel crossed her arms beneath her head like a makeshift pillow and settled atop it, a dreamy smile on her face. I swore profusely, wishing I could do more to make her comfortable.

I guess I was going to find out how long it took my knot to go down.

It was very difficult to say goodbye to Hazel that morning. My alpha was extremely confused as to why I wasn’t dragging her back to my bedroom to rut and knot her all day long.

“Because you are also a civilised human man,” I said into my bathroom mirror.

Who was talking to himself.

I brushed my teeth with an aggression my dentist would baulk at, knocked out an hour long session at the gym until I felt less savage and got ready for work. I was on my way out of my apartment building when I spotted a familiar mop of blonde hair in front of 101 Riverside.

“Aleks! Do we live across from each other?” I pointed between our buildings with my thumb. I hadn’t seen the beta in a while — Patty had mentioned in passing he was getting experience in another ward.

He waved as I jogged over. “Hey Ben! Sort of. I’ve been dealing with some family stuff and a friend was nice enough to let me crash.”

At least, that’s what I thought he said. Because once I got closer, every cell in my body honed in on one inescapable fact.

He is covered in your omega’s scent.

I tensed, certain my alpha was about to order me to rip him to pieces.

But instead he was urging me to hug him, clap him on the back or something so the beta would know he was pack. No wonder I’d connected with him at the hospital despite all the other nursing students blending into one frightened blur.

“Ben. You ok, man? You’ve been frozen for a while and it’s freaking me out.”

We both looked over when the doors behind him swung open.

“Aleks, you forgot your—”

Hazel came to an abrupt stop, her mouth falling open and a hospital ID card in her outstretched hand.

“...pass.” Her eyes darted between us. “You guys know each other?” Before I could reply, she looked down at Aleks’ photo ID and smacked her forehead. “You work in the same hospital,” she deduced. “Small fucking world.”

Aleks looked at me in confusion. Realisation dawned on his face, then fear. He slowly backed away from me. “Oh fuck. She’s your scent match, isn’t she? It’s cool, Ben, we’re just friends. No need to…cave my skull in or anything.”

I would set him straight later. His alarm was so unnecessary when we were going to be packmates. I turned to Hazel first. “I like him. I assume you do too?” I asked calmly.

“What?”

I looked at Aleks and he actually flinched. “Have you met the other one?”

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