Page 18 of Absolute Devotion

Until now.

The large Alpha has intrigued me since I first saw him but we’ve never spoken about our interests. I was pretty sure he was only interested in Nala but the looks a few days ago and the way he’s prowling over to me tells me a different story. A groan falls from my lips as Nala reaches for me and I sink into her sweet heat, her half-lidded green eyes full of desire. I lean down to kiss her just as Montgomery’s presence hovers over my back, his cock edging against my ass.

“Tell me I can, Bear. Tell me this is okay.”

My body shudders as he rocks forward, his knot throbbing against the seam of my ass. I’ve been fucked before but knotted? That’s never been a possibility. “Do you even want to?”

A firm hand wraps around the back of my neck, twisting me just enough to catch his serious gaze. “I wouldn’t have asked, Bear. Claiming Nala and all of you isn’t just about her. It’s to make sure that we’re all cared for. And you need more than just her, don’t you?”

This is definitely a conversation we should have had before her heat but knowing that Montgomery sees me has my heart swelling. I just nod before he pushes himself inside me, the slick guiding him with ease. He’s bigger than any of my previous partners but it’s perfect the way he fills me, the way he connects us together.

Nala whines with the extra pressure as I let Montgomery dictate the pace, the Alpha fucking into me in deep, slow strokes, his lips running along my shoulder. Maybe one day I’ll accept his bite there so that he becomes more than just our Alpha, butmine.Appreciative grunts and purrs mix with Nala and my moans, the heady mixture of scents and sex taking over until I can’t breathe.

“Do you need a knot, Bear? Do you need to feel me inside of you?” His hands fall to my waist as he picks up the pace, fucking into me which in turn fucks me into Nala. At this rate, I won’t last, my head falling back against Montgomery’s chest seconds before he surges forward, his knot swelling inside me.

Nala is stolen from under me as I come, my knot fluttering around nothing as I spill onto the sheets where she once was. Xylo and Zahria have her bundled up between them as her other Alpha finishes her off. My brother glares at me. “Knotted with both of you is not something she’s ready for, even if I’d love to see it.”

A nervous chuckle falls from my lips as Montgomery rolls us onto his side, Xylo and Zahria disappearing with Nala to the bathroom. The strong scent of lavender is slowly fading away until it’s just the faint summer aroma with all of us mixed in. I relish in the euphoria spreading through my limbs as Montgomery finally comes, roaring into my shoulder as he fills me.

Is this what it feels like? This sense of completeness? This sense that everything is perfect while in our Alpha’s arms?

“If this is what it feels like, Montgomery, I want it again. Not just during Nala’s heats. Fuck, that’s good.” I blame my blubbering on Nala’s heat, Montgomery chuckling as his knot quickly deflates. Despite my Omega biology, I’m not made for a real knot.

“You feel different than she does but just as good.” He twists me around for a soft kiss, one that he’s dealt me a dozen times over the last two days. I thought it was just the heat but he didn’t give Zahria or Xylo the same treatment. I’m beginning to wonder if he mated the Omega part of me, if he isn’t my other scent match—as strange as that would be. “When that sweeter scent came, I just knew.”

“We’re mates, aren’t we?” I didn’t even think that was possible. I sit up and groan at the state of the nest. There’s a pile of laundry on the other side of the room as my brother kept switching out blankets for new ones when Nala was resting. She would always be angry something was missing until he handed her something new.

My entire body is sore and I’ll be glad to grab a shower sooner rather than later. I turn to face Montgomery who is already standing, his cock now eye level with me. The thought of sucking him down my throat briefly hangs out in my mind before I brush it off. We’re not ready for that step. Hell,I’mnot ready for that step. I also have questions. So. Many. Questions.

Montgomery helps me to my feet, placing a hand on the back of my neck. He squeezes softly, drawing a gasp from my lips. This new submissive part of me is strange but I kind of like it. “We’ll figure this out, whatever it is and then we’ll determine how far we want to go. Know that my Alpha wants you, Bear but I’m nowhere near saying those three words.” Then he places a kiss on my forehead and stalks out into the hallway, headed for the guest bedroom.

Zahria plops onto the bed that had been pushed to the side, grinning over at me. “Seems you found another mate. I was wondering if that was possible.”

“It feels… odd? Like I need to be near him.”

She snorts. “Welcome to being an Omega. Just think, that’s how Nala has felt since day one but couldn’t trust herself to leaninto that feeling. She’s also tired and hungry. There should be a little bit of fruit left if you want to grab some.”

Zahria’s ease with which she accepts what happened and changing the conversation is going to give me whiplash. “You’re not…”

“Why would I be? I mated you brother. Go eat something and then shower. I’m going to change out the sheets and then we’re all going to snuggle for a bit longer. Tomorrow, we have to play detective again and I’dreallyenjoy some more uninterrupted time with our Omega. Or should I sayOmegas?” She wiggles her brows as I gather a pillow and chuck it at her.

“Still a Zeta, Zahria. That hasn’t changed.” The only thing that has changed is that I have an Alpha mate. I’m still unclear how that works when he seems more in tune with my Omega side rather than my Alpha one. Here’s to hoping he doesn’t drag that part of me out into the open.

I’ve experienced enough slick for a while.

eighteen

XYLO

Nala’s eyes are clearer than they have been in days as she settles back against my chest in the bath. Zahria helped me carry her in here and then told me to spend some time with our Omega uninterrupted. After seeing how in tune they were with her heat, I’m glad I didn’t fall under the same haze. Making sure Nala was fed and that she slept made me feel important.

Feeling her clench around my cock as I fucked into her isn’t an experience I’ll easily forget. Or the way she’s currently rocking against me, my cock stuffed into her pussy as she comes one last time. The scent of her heat is gone, Nala still wide-eyed and soft-voiced as she takes what she needs.

I don’t have a knot but at this moment, she doesn’t need one. She just needs me. I reach around to pinch at her nipples, Nala’s back arching forward as she lets out a little gasp of pleasure. Then she sags against me seconds later, dragging out my release as well. “You feel amazing, love. Your heat was perfect.Youwereperfect.” I can feel the way our words make her feel—the praise makes her more confident and sure of herself. Leaning forward, I rub my cheek against her temple, coating her in my scent.

“It’s over,” she whispers. “Right? It’s over.”

“Yeah, love. I think it is. Just getting you cleaned up before we rest a little more.”

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