Lucy looked dazed and so did Cas which made me unreasonably happy. Like all my problems were gone. I may not be the best alpha, but I knew how to take care of my omega and I knew how to give Cas what he needed.
I patiently waited for them to figure out how to answer me as I undressed Lucy, and Cas watched us with wide eyes, his cock so hard the tip was pressing against his chest and he was already leaking precum.
Made me want to taste it.
His cock pulsed, tapping his chest like he’d read my mind and I refocused on Lucy, wrapping my arms around her waist and burying my face in her breasts. She was so soft and warm and she smelled so fucking good.
There was nothing I couldn’t do for her. Nothing I wouldn’t give her. Whatever it was she wanted, she’d get.
Lucy took my face in her hands and pulled so I’d look up at her. She searched my eyes with her purple ones, looking so damn gorgeous I wanted to eat her right up.
“If we make a new pack, your name would be Liam Valentine?”
I smiled, please I knew my omega as well as I thought I did. “Yes, but only if yours is Lucy Valentine.”
Her thumbs brushed my cheeks and I felt something settle between us that was far more intense than just love. It was all mixed up with adoration, dedication, and loyalty with a whole lot of obsession to tie it all together.
I was hers and nothing in the world would change that, but neither of us wanted Cas to give up anything that might not show everyone he was an equal in this relationship and that’s why I loved her. She was fucking perfect for us and I didn’t know how I lived through the last fifteen years without her.
“I want you to make a new pack,” Lucy murmured.
“Even if that means war?” Cas demanded.
We both looked over to see he was ready to freak out, but somehow he managed to look so nonchalant about it with his arms resting on his knees as he leaned over like he wasn’t naked.
“With all our connections, there doesn’t have to be a war,” Lucy reassured him. “Unless you want one.”
I hid my smirk in her chest, knowing how much that would piss him off because it was almost the same fucking thing I’d said.
“You two drive me insane,” he muttered, dropping his face into his hands. “Liam, are you really going to be able to handle taking my name and my bond?”
Even now he was worried about me and my stupid instincts, but he had to know…I’d do anything for the ones I loved. That was the kind of alpha I was.
“Lucy, do you want to help me convince him I can?” I looked up at her, content to drown in her pheromones no matter what happened.
She didn’t give me a verbal answer, but Lucy leaned over, wrapping her arms around Cas’s neck and pulling herself onto his lap. “Cas…I love you.”
I propped my arm on the mattress and rested my chin in my fist, curious how she was going to get him to agree to this. He could be a stubborn bastard when he wanted to be.
“You’re just trying to make me forget how stupid he is,” Cas muttered, but he held her like she was precious and leaned down to kiss her.
Lucy curled up on his lap and took her time kissing him. It was something else to be able to feel how happy something so simple made her, but underneath that was her unyielding determination.
“You’re not even going to let him try?” Lucy kissed the corner of his mouth and then his jaw, making her way down to his throat. “Maybe it’ll work.”
“Or he’ll kill me.”
I wanted to laugh, but she was so annoyed with him for that comment I didn’t dare.
“Liam can’t kill you, Cas. I wouldn’t let him. So stop saying that. It’s annoying.” She bit down on his neck, right over his scent glands and I licked my lips, wanting to do the same.
“Jesus, sweetheart. Did you have to bite me so fucking hard?” He glared down at her but the way she licked his blood from her lips was just too fucking adorable and he gave in instantly. “Fine, but I don’t say that shit because I think he wants to. Liam’s a legacy alpha, remember? It’s not something he can control when his authority and power is challenged. That’s all I’m saying.”
He wasn’t wrong, but I don’t think he understood how serious I was about this. Those instincts could suck a dick because I wanted to be able to feel what he was feeling. I wanted to know where he was at all times and I wanted him to see that we were equals.
I didn’t think Cas could fight his own instincts and concede to me when I already held so much power. Giving him this bond was the only thing I could do to prove how serious I was about this.
“Lucy.” I pushed up off the bed and stood. “It’s my turn, so be a good girl and come here for a second.”