Page 16 of Omega's Breed

The pup had pulled everything down from the shelves and sat with the piles all around and on top of her. She raised a fistful of cloth. “Da!”

Will loped over to her. “Yes, yes. You are a very clever girl.” Kneeling down he plucked the item out of his daughter’s hand and held it up. “Oh, what a pretty dress.” It was some light green, ruffled affair.

Will uncovered Annie, scooped her up and nuzzled the side of her neck. She shrieked with laughter, making her father smile broadly. The omega looked impossibly and heartbreakingly young. His love for his pup was obvious, though. Seeing them together, their bond, made Finn want to give them both everything he could.

Starting with a safe and comfortable home where they didn’t have to worry about having enough to eat or wear. Finn would banish hunger and cold from their lives.

“Hey, how about you dress Annie in that pretty frock, and I’ll let everyone know that we want to add our mating to the things we’re celebrating tonight at dinner.”

Hugging Annie close, Will pressed his face for a moment against her head of wispy blond hair. “Thank you, but I don’t want anyone to go to trouble on our account.”

Finn made his feet move, made his hands come up to cup both Will and Annie by the back of their heads, and pressed his face in close. “It won’t be any extra trouble, and you deserve it regardless.” He placed a quick kiss on first Will’s temple, then Annie’s. “You both do.”

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Dinner was a boisterous, noisy affair in which everyone stuffed themselves full with the various delicious offerings that Joey and the kitchen sigmas had toiled to produce. With Annie sitting on his lap, Will sampled everything that was put in front of him by Finn, although he mostly offered the food up to Annie. The adorable girl sat in her new dress and a wide bib that said “cutie” on it. She gobbled up anything her father put in her hand or in her mouth. Her appetite was a delight to see.

Not so much her father, who had to be prodded by Finn to eat. He made sure that the boy had a full plate at all times and urged him to put more in his mouth. He only let up when he sensed his soon-to-be mate demurred on the food out of nerves. Well, no surprise there. The poor kid wasn’t used to being the center of attention, and the upcoming mating probably had his stomach jittery. It certainly had that effect on Finn. Still, he insisted that the omega at least try each thing he put on his plate.

Homemade beer flowed around the table, as well, but although Finn downed a mugful to ease his own nerves, he didn’t let Will have any. The boy had said he didn’t want to mate while under the influence of his heat. He wanted a clear head, and beer would have the opposite effect. The omega would go through their mating uncompromised, and Finn was determined to give him an experience that he would remember with pleasure.

The surprise at the end of the sumptuous meal was carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. How a pregnant Joey had pulled that off in so little time, Finn couldn’t imagine. Then again, he knew virtually nothing about the workings of a kitchen. The two cakes that came out and were sliced up so that everyone got a piece looked like they’d taken a lot of effort.

Joey put a particularly big piece right in front of Will. “Here you go. Our guests of honor deserve an extra amount of cake. Welcome and congratulations.”

Will blushed prettily and ducked his head. “Thanks, but I can’t eat all of that. Maybe we should cut it in half so someone else can get more.” Before anyone could nix that idea, Annie squealed and stuck her hand right into the middle of the slice.

“Annie!” Will pulled her arm up and reached for his napkin.

Too late. The pup stuck her gooey fingers in her mouth, making everyone laugh. Will’s blush deepened, and he turned distraught eyes on Finn.

“It’s okay,” he reassured the omega. “I don’t think we want her eating too much, though. I think sugar keeps pups up.”

“You got that right,” Mabel chimed in from across the table. She and Craig held a pup each and were feeding them small pieces of the dessert.

Lifting Will’s plate, he moved it out of Annie’s range. Because he didn’t want Will to miss out on what was probably a rare treat for him, Finn carved out a forkful and held it up. “Here, have this.” He brought it closer to Will’s mouth, while making sure to keep it away from Annie’s lightning-fast grasp.

The omega hesitated before leaning over, wrapping his lips around the tines and pulling off the piece of cake. His eyelids descended a bit and he gave a little moan. That sound shot right down to Finn’s dick. Like a cattle prod had been pressed against his groin, giving him a shock, except in a good way. He hardened behind his fly, and his balls tingled. He suddenly couldn’t wait for dinner to be over.

Not wanting Will to miss out on the cake, though, he pushed his growing need down and fed the boy some more. Each time, Will gave that same porno look and made those sexy little sounds that caused Finn’s blood to heat. His wolf woke up and prowled around under his skin. It wanted some action, and it wasn’t the patient kind. Finn became mesmerized by the rhythm of the interaction. Everything and everyone else dimmed into the background, a buzzing in his ears and shadows in his periphery.

Eventually, he scraped the plate clean, and would have switched over to his own untouched piece. But Will pulled back, obviously full , and turned his attention to Annie. She’d sucked her fingers and hand pretty much clean and leaned against her father with sleepy eyes. Will used a napkin to finish up what she’d started and stood. Finn popped up immediately.

The omega’s blush was back, and he kept his eyes down. “I should put her to bed. Can I use the portable crib?”

“No. I mean, yes, she can sleep in the portable crib. Only not in our room.”

Will’s gaze shot up in wide-eyed alarm. “Why not?” He actually took a step back as if Finn had announced he was tossing the pup out with the trash.

“Easy,” he soothed. “We need privacy for tonight. Mabel and Craig have agreed to keep Annie with them.”

“It will be a little slumber party.” Mabel chimed in. Her arms were empty because Craig held both of their pups now. “That’s a thing I’ve seen humans do on T.V. It will be fun.” She beamed at Will and held out her hands.

Instead of passing Annie over, Will tightened his grip enough to make the pup squirm and fuss. The omega looked stricken, and Finn realized the boy had never been apart from his pup all night before. His fear was obvious and irrational, although hardly surprising. Finn needed to take charge or their mating was going to go south fast.

“Give Annie to Mabel.” Finn made it an order, putting some sternness into his tone. Omega’s instinctively did as told, and this omega in particular was going to have to get used to doing as Finn said.

Will hesitated only a few seconds more before obeying. Slowly he stretched his arms out and gave his pup to the sigma. Mabel gave him an encouraging smile and practically had to tug Annie from Will’s grasp. The pup started to fuss a bit, but the experienced mother simply started jiggling her.

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