Page 77 of Vegas Baby!

“He thought he could come here and force me to choose, but I willalwayschoose you.”

Her scent flared, submerging me in caramelized sugar. I dove in again, claiming her mouth and pressing her as close as I could. My body reacted to her proximity, cock tenting and hands twitching, wanting to touch her skin.

“Bryce,” she gasped against my mouth.

We had a house full of people downstairs, but all I wanted was to remind myself that Ava and I belonged to each other.

“I’m gonna need a cold shower before we go down at this rate,” she said with a laugh. “I think I might be able to get drunk off your scent if it gets any stronger.”

“I think I’m the one who needs the cold shower,” I replied.

She didn’t step away, instead pulling me in for another kiss. “We could indulge instead of the cold showers.”

I groaned, dipping to kiss my way down her throat. “That’s a dangerous suggestion.”

“Fuck me, alpha.”

That request snapped the threads of my control. I backed her up to the edge of the nest and reached under her dress to tug down her panties. They were already damp with slick.

“I’m ready,” she insisted.

I propped her up, her hand looping behind my neck as I shucked my pants to the floor and adjusted my angle so I could work my way in. Ava braced one hand behind her and shifted her hips. Her body opened perfectly to me, her moan turning my brain to mush and hardening my cock even more.

“Give me everything you’ve got.”

Hesitation gone, I bucked into her with a snap of my hips, drinking down her perfect sounds while I rode her as hard and fast as I could. Her scent was syrup in the air. It spurred me on,invigorating me, helping me to keep a steady pace pounding into her tight cunt.

“Fuck, yes, Bryce.” Her pussy fluttered around me. “Don’t stop, alpha.”

I needed her like I needed air. My body craved her. When her breathing shifted, I kept my pace steady until she unraveled. Ava panted and moaned against my lips until I hooked my hands beneath her thighs, readjusting us so she tipped backwards against the pillows. With the new leverage and enough space for me to reach her clit, she didn’t stand a chance. Unfortunately that meant I was going to finish all too quickly. I couldn’t ignore the siren pull of her pussy clenching me as she lost herself to the rise of pleasure.

My knot set her off before she had even settled. I filled her up, half-delirious listening to the sound of her coming. I ground our hips together and squeezed the softness of her thighs.

“You’re the best mate,” I said breathlessly.

“Because we had a comfort-fuck?” she asked with a giggle.

“Because you’reyou.” I sighed, stroking her cheek with my knuckles. “My perfect omega.”

All mine.

Forever.

Being upset that Bryce got the chance to defend Ava was stupid. It wasgoodhe’d done that, and I was glad he cared enough to do it. I would’ve done the same if I hadn’t gone no contact with my own years ago. Micah’s mom had taken me under her wing upon finding out my situation just like she’d done for Bryce.

I tried to refocus my thoughts. Bryce was going through something and he wasn’ttryingto move into all the spaces I’d claimed when I’d moved here. He was still annoyingly confident despite everything. It was a far cry from the fucked-up and scared kid I’d been when I’d fled at eighteen. Bryce had benefits I never did when I’d left, not only materially, but he was pushing thirty with a hell of a lot more life experience to get him through this.

I parked myself next to Callie so I wouldn’t start pacing while I waited for Bryce and Ava to return.

“You okay?” Callie asked. “You’re looking high-strung.”

“’Cause Iam.”

Her alphas joined us, dragging up chairs so we could all sit together.

Kai set a hand on my shoulder. “What’s going on in your head?”

“Nothing good,” I replied.

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