Page 24 of Sold to the Alpha Wolf

With that, I closed the distance between us, pulling Senna into my arms. I pet her damp hair, that purr rumbling out of my chest.

“Never. I will never let you be alone again. I will spend the rest of my days doing everything I can to make up for my mistake.”

She was rigid in my arms for a moment longer before melting into the embrace. The tension eased inside her, and Senna’s delicious scent perfumed stronger.

“O…okay.” She nodded against my chest.

After a few more seconds of just holding each other there, the second phase of her heat kicked in again. Senna’s skin heated under my grip, and I could feel it even through the fabric of my shirt. She shook against me harder, and I pulled her back by the shoulders to meet her cerulean eyes.

“Senna, sweetness, what do you need? How can we make this better for you? Aside from…”

She glanced up through a lust-lidded stare, and my shaft throbbed. She was so fucking close to me, and my hands stroked up and down her arms on instinct. Senna’s eyes closed as she sucked in a deep breath, losing herself momentarily to the sensations.

“Um…” She blinked her eyes open, her stare flickering past me to the bed. “I need it dark and quiet.”

“Done.”

I had to pull myself away from her, every bit of me wanting to stay right at her side. But I made it to the curtains, drawing them closed again and shutting the window to encase the space in silence and warmth.

“Fire?” Looking from it to Senna, I waited for her word.

“It’s fine.” She offered a weak smile. “But I’m going to need food and water. If—”

Her words were cut off as a surge powered forward, and she was knocked down to her hands and knees. It was less than a second before the pheromones reached me, and I rushed to her, pulling her up into my arms again and offering that soothing purr.

“Food and water. Got it.” I hissed as she dug her fingers into my back, but then it eased off.

She slipped back down to her hands, and fuuuck, the smell of her. Without thinking, I sidled up behind her, dragging my hands up and down her body as I nuzzled into the scent of her skin. I smoothed my fingers across each scar along her fair back until I reached the base of her skull.

Squeezing my fist around the back of her neck, Senna's perfume strengthened, and I buried my nose in her hair.

“Jet. Food.”

It was a good ten seconds before I could pull myself away. When I did, I couldn’t look back at Senna as I ran to the door, because if I saw that look on her face again, I wasn’t going to ask for fucking food.

Pulling the door open a crack, I shouted down for MacKenzie. I picked up the sound of her footsteps coming in a hurry, and in moments, she stood at the door.

“Is everything okay? Is Senna all right?”

Her brow was furrowed in genuine concern, and it melted my heart. She was such a true friend, a true packmate.

“Yes, but Senna needs food and water. She’s…we’re entering the second phase.”

“Oh damn. That was quick.” Kenzie nodded. “Okay, okay. I’ll grab it right away. I’ll leave it at the door. And Jet?”

I raised my brows, knowing that she wasn’t trying to push or overstep. Kenzie was just concerned.

“Yes?”

“Serve that omega. I…I can tell she’s yours.”

My eyes flared as my stomach dropped through the floor. “What?”

“I didn’t say anything to the others. I just…I sensed it when Senna first came in. I don’t know. It’s never happened before. Just…she needs you.”

With a nod, I reached through the crack in the door and squeezed Kenzie's shoulder. “Thank you, MacKenzie. I will. I assure you.”

She nodded, smiling, and then a growl rumbled through the door from behind me.

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