Page 43 of Secured By the Buyer

“That won’t be necessary,” Liam growls as he leads me to the elevator. “I understand now why Nolan and Caleb both moved out after getting married. There’s no peace in this house.”

Despite feeling like an outsider, I smile. I’ve never been around a family who cares about each other the way the Rockfords do. “I like it here, though. Even if you don’t have horses.”

“I’ll buy you a damn horse.” The doors slide open, and Liam drags me inside, punching the button for the third story before backing me against the wall. “But you’re going to be too sore to ride it. You have no idea how much I’ve been holding back.”

On my tiptoes, my arms circle his neck. “Show me.”

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The taste of Liam’s lips sends a jolt through me, his tongue tracing the curve of my bottom lip as we ascend to the third floor. His eyes remain locked onto mine, watching as I slip into the haze of desire.

It’s the first time someone has ever paid so much attention to me, and I’m discovering that I still have a lot of firsts for Liam to uncover.

When the elevator announces our arrival, he backs away and grabs my hand, pulling me down the hall toward his suite. My legs take two steps for each of his, my heart pounding in anticipation.

At the door, he stops to unlock it, then gestures for me to enter first. A gentleman, even in his hurry.

As I cross the threshold, his gaze burns into me, devouring every inch of exposed skin. The open back of my shirt reveals more than it conceals, and Liam groans as his strong arms wrap around me from behind.

His lips meet the nape of my neck, drawing a shiver from me as he sucks on the Mark that has settled in, claiming me as his for a month before he’ll have to renew it or risk losing me to another Alpha.

“Your outfit is beautiful,” he murmurs into my ear, his warm breath raising goose bumps all over my body. “Sorry for not being there when you came looking for me.”

“Because you were with Oliver.” I stiffen with remembered jealousy. “What were you doing with him?”

Liam nuzzles his face into my upswept hair. “Don’t worry, princess. He was only asking for advice on an article he’s writing. Promise I’ll tell you about it later, but right now, I don’t want to talk about him.”

His mouth returns to my neck, laving my skin in open-mouthed kisses that have me melting into his embrace. “I love how territorial you are of me, but you have nothing to fear. I only want you.”

A flush rises to my cheeks with a mix ofembarrassment and relief. I hate how anxious it makes me that another Omega had Liam’s attention before we ever met. It’s petty and childish, but this Alpha belongs to me now.

Liam’s hard cock nudges my lower back, showing how much I affect him, and my worries fade beneath the pleasure of his mouth on me. His fingers hook into the high collar of my shirt, dragging it down to expose my chest while trapping my arms to my sides.

His lips press against my bare back, trailing along my skin, making me shudder with each touch. “You’re so beautiful, and you smell so damn good. No other Omega will ever compare to you, princess.”

He peppers love bites over my freckles before sucking on my earlobe. Tingles rush downward, and my knees weaken, barely able to support the weight of my trembling body.

“I want to make redheaded babies with you.” His hand spreads over my flat stomach, stroking my quivering muscles. “I want your belly swollen with our child. I want to give you everything you ask for.”

Panting, my head drops forward, his words melting me as much as his kisses. They wrap me in a warm embrace, filling me with a sense of belonging I’ve never experienced before. No one has ever desired every part of me the way Liam does.

He unfastens the belt at my waist, dropping it to the floor. “I want to parade you around, so everyone knows what a pretty Omega I have.”

I ache at the thought, knowing it’s impossible. “You can’t do that. I have to stay hidden.”

Liam turns me to face him, his strong hands cupping my cheeks. “You won’t always be a secret, Milo. The moment those who hurt you are dead, I’ll show you off to the world. We can have a big wedding if you want, to celebrate how much we love each other.”

My heart clenches at the word ‘love,’ despite how fast it is. The idea of a marriage, though, of binding myself to him by choice instead of circumstance, creates a yearning inside for the future he dreams of.

I wiggle free of the shirt sleeves and wrap my arms around Liam’s shoulders. “Big wedding? You’re being stupid. There’s no one for me to invite.”

“Then we’ll have a small one.” His hands smooth down my back. “Just you, me, and my family on your private beach.”

“Don’t give me a beach.” My heart pounds. “Take me to bed, Alpha.”

Desire heats his eyes, and he lifts me off the ground with ease. He carries me to the bedroom, ourgazes locked, and sets me down in front of the king-sized mattress.

He undoes my pants, pushes them down, and removes my shirt, leaving me bare before him. My hard dick hugs my stomach, pre-cum leaking from the tip, and he runs a finger up the vein on the underside, making me shudder. “So pretty.”

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