Page 29 of Crushes and Confections

“Three hundred!” His competition shouted. “I need that banana nut muffin recipe.”

“Five hundred dollars!” Riley shouted, breaking free of my arms and marching towards the stage and doing exactly what I had imagined doing myself a second ago. He had her gathered in his arms, stalking off the stage with her. “The only one tasting my omega’s muffins is going to be me!”

With blushed-stained cheeks, Claire ducked her head into his chest as Riley made his way out of the banquet hall, cheers and shouts of support ringing from the crowd, his intention clear for all to see.

“Let’s make sure they make it home okay,” Adrien said under his breath. “Then I fully plan to take you back home and show you exactly how much I’m glad you’re mine.”

“I don’t think you can carry me off like that,” I said with a laugh.

“Don’t underestimate me, alpha,” he said with a smile on his lips.

The lightheartedness of the moment, the passion that blazed between us, all that much sweeter having been stirred by a certain beta and omega, felt like a release of a different kind, and I couldn’t wait to see what the future would bring.

CHAPTER 11

Riley

Seeing Claire on that stage would likely have been enough to knock me to my senses. But having the alphas behind me, turning me on and taunting me like it was their job, I just couldn’t help but rush the stage.

The fact that Victor thought he had a chance was laughable. That beta refused to grow up and move out of his mom’s house, then was going to try and take my omega on a date? I don’t fucking think so.

“Uh, Riley, I can walk,” Claire laughed. My answer was to pick up the pace as I headed right for my truck. She didn’t ask again until I’d buckled her in, then went around to my side.

“I’m an idiot.” She snorted out a laugh at my random proclamation.

“Gonna need you to be a bit more specific than that, Babe,” she mused. “If it was for the caveman display just then, don’t apologize, that was hot as fuck and about damn time.”

“For taking so long. You’d have never agreed to this auction if not for me being so hesitant,” I explained. “And it’s not for lack of interest. I’ve only been…” I trailed off but I knew I didn’t need to elaborate.

“Riley, you can’t stay in your head like this,” she said gently.

“I was worried I would disappoint you in some way, okay?” I admitted, swallowing the swagger for a moment. “I’ve never been with a woman before and you’re you. I want to give you everything you deserve, in and out of the bedroom.”

“Us wanting each other is enough. We’ll figure it out together, just like we have our whole lives,” she promised, the surety in her voice settling something inside me. “And I doubt you’ll have a single problem making me scream your name.”

My gaze shifted to hers and there was only heat and excitement. My hand twisted in hers as I drove us back to our place. At one point I glanced behind us to see our alphas following, making sure we got home.

“Apparently our pack is afraid I’m too sex crazed to drive safe,” I joked.

Claire spun around in her seat and laughed. The sound was so carefree and went straight to my chest, stirring things in me that were not only lusty, but deeper than that.

The moment I parked the truck I was hastily turning it off and climbing out, running around to get her door. I threw her over my shoulder as the alphas honked, both of us waving before heading inside. She rested her hands on my ass, smacking it playfully as I put an extra sway in my step for her.

Once inside I started to fall back into that mindset of not wanting to ruin things, but when she was upright and smirking up at me, I shoved it all back, remembering her words and trusting that what was between us was right.

Her lips were like heaven as I slanted mine over hers. We fit together perfectly and my hands trailed down her soft curves and wrapped around her body so I could hold us closer together.

We’d been pressed against each other before, but never like this. Every curve and inch of her melted into me as I held her tightly and ground her against my length. Her scent flared, sweet and creamy, and I couldn’t help sweeping my tongue against her bottom lip.

Claire let out a soft whimper as I deepened the kiss, my tongue teasing into her mouth the moment she’d parted those gorgeous lips to let me in. She met me with the same level of heat, the hunger making my already hard cock ache even more.

She was hesitant to take the next step, and frankly I didn’t blame her. My poor omega had waited long enough already, and I was going to spend the rest of my life making it up to her.

Her fingers pulled at the button on my jeans until they were free, then moving onto my shirt and forcing it over my head. Hungry eyes took in every inch of my muscled chest, and I loved the fact that she clenched her thighs together as she did.

It made me feel powerful and awestruck at the same time, that this woman, this omega, wanted me just as fiercely as I wanted her.

“I want to taste you, Claire, to learn every inch of you, then fuck you,” I said bluntly. She let out a nervous giggle but nodded.

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