Page 40 of The Hive

His warm breath whispered over my hair. “I want to be everything you need.”

“I need you, Lex,” I said between panting moans.

He made quick work of pulling away the remainder of my tattered clothes. Cool air kissed my overheated skin. His hands returned to cover mine and coaxed my fingers between my slippery folds. I rubbed myself against our combined pressure, groaning at the instant relief.

“That’s it, love. Touch yourself for me.” He continued to guide my fingertips over that swollen, sensitive nub until I trembled on the precipice.

Slick flowed down my thighs onto his legs, but he paid it no attention, focusing entirely on my reaction to his carefully orchestrated movements. With his direction, my fingers slid into my molten channel and he rocked the heel of my hand against my throbbing clit.

I buried my face against his throat, deeply inhaling his euphoric scent. My lips parted and my teeth skimmed over his warm flesh. He was mine and my instinct compelled me to bite down, marking him so everyone would know.

“That’s right, love. Just like that.” His breathing turned ragged as he urged me on, higher and higher.

My fingers delved deeper into my slick passage. My silken walls fluttered and started to tighten. Tremors rolled through my body in blissful waves and embers burst across my vision. My chest swelled with a sensation I couldn’t name, but I would happily chase into the core of our two suns.

“Yes.” I shuddered out a gasp against his skin before my teeth closed lightly over the cords of muscle running down the length of his powerful neck.

The door to the hangar banged open and a panting Ghost burst in. And stopped.

I jerked back from Lex like I’d been caught doing something wrong. The burgeoning sensation blooming inside of me vaporized, leaving a hollow, guilty feeling behind.

“Hate to interrupt, but the security system will be up any second and we’re about to have company. The ship is clear and ready to go.” Ghost didn’t leave, though. He stood in the doorway, waiting, as if he expected us to ignore his words and risk being caught. I wanted to say he was wrong, but I would risk a lot to experience that euphoria again.

Lex grabbed a blanket off the lounge and slung it over me before scooping me up. The momentary contentment leached away in slow increments and the ripples of pain threatened again. This wasn’t over, not even close.

Chapter Thirty-Nine

Saphyra

Lex seemed impatient, but was holding himself in check. An omega’s perfume was intoxicating to alphas, and I could imagine that this was difficult for him.

His hands, still sticky with blood, wandered, stroking my bare skin. Knowing his team would follow through with his orders, he carried me to the waiting shuttle and up the steps into a den of black and gold opulence. Ghost gave me a sweet kiss on my sweat-soaked forehead before running ahead into deeper parts of the ship.

Thick carpet muffled Lex’s booted footfalls as we entered the dimly lit halls. A warm glow illuminated our path between the dark, velvety leather-lined walls. Ghost disappeared down a corridor that headed toward the bridge, and we continued on into a large, lavish, common area where golden aurinium accents picked up the mellow light.

My discomfort seeped back in after the brief respite. The pain was climbing, and the very air radiated heat. “Lex, please. It hurts.” My throat was dry, and it was difficult to get the words past my parched lips. I pressed my face into his chest as his purrs tried to comfort me. He continued on, holding me closer, his steps confident yet hurried, shouldering through door after door until he found what he was looking for.

The blanket lifted off of me as I heard the rush of water. A cool, soothing cascade flowed over my skin, drenching my fevered flesh. I blinked open my soaking lashes and found the pair of us in a massive shower. Lex’s fingers skimmed over my body, inspecting me for bruises or damage.

“You smelled like another alpha. It was making me crazy.” His gruff words were an apology I didn’t need. I understood.

His clothes came off in a rush, barely letting my feet touch the ground as he undressed. Then his hands were everywhere, washing me with soothing water and a mild soap. The downpour felt cool against my inflamed skin. I opened my mouth, drinking it as it fell over us. The runoff swirling down the drain was pink with blood, but I didn’t care. All I could think about was being near Lex.

My arms wrapped around his neck and my fingers played with the wet strands of his golden hair as his hands slicked down my back and curved over the swells of my ass. I could feel the solid ridge of him pressing against my belly, and rocked against it. His growl was half annoyed, half tortured as his grip slid lower and scooped me up by my thighs, spreading them around his waist.

His hips rolled, and his firm length slid against my dripping slit. “Is this what you wanted, love?”

In case my pleased gasp wasn’t confirmation enough, I voiced my desire in a breathy moan. “Yes.”

That was all he needed to hear. He pressed my back against the shower wall and his blunt crown surged into my entrance. It was as if our previous frantic coupling had never happened. His size bordered on painful as he pushed inside. The stretch was glorious, and I reveled in the pleasure that existed a hair’s breadth from pain. He held me in place, using the solid wall for leverage as he began to move. It was even better than the last time. My legs coiled around his hips as he fucked me against the wet surface. His thrusts were full of primal savagery, amplified by his earlier restraint.

The blood and foreign scents washed down the drain, leaving only the pure sun-warmed oak of Lex. The unnatural fever and cramps retreated as he filled me with his thick length. I was impatient for more. My moans were muffled by the delicious muscles of his chest as he pushed deeper.

“That’s it, love. Take it all. Greedy little omega. Can’t get enough.” He growled into my ear.

He was right. I wanted more, and my legs closed around him in encouragement.

The sound of hurried feet made me recoil, hiding behind Lex’s broad body, but I relaxed when I saw it was Shadow and Grey coming into the bathing chamber.

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