His taste was heavy, and the notes of pine and cinnamon in his scent were much stronger in his flavor. It was intoxicating, and the needy whimper I let out was much more audible back here, away from the crowd and the loud music. My wolf whined in my chest, and my fingers tingled with the emergence of claws as my body partially shifted. I withdrew them again with great effort.

The alpha let out a low growl, and I felt it vibrate against the palms of my hand as I clutched at his shirt. I kissed him back, giving as good as I got despite the voice in my head screaming that I was making a mistake, that this was impulsive, that I didn’t even know this man who had his tongue down my throat...

“What’s...” I gasped, pulling away from the kiss and sucking in a great lungful of air. The alpha didn’t release me, instead burying his nose in my neck again and pressing his lips against my pulse. “What’s your name?” I finally managed, my hands sliding further up his chest and diving into his hair. His curls were just as soft as they had looked back on the dance floor, and I whimpered when he mouthed at my neck, undoubtedly breathing in my damning scent like it was the only thing he ever wanted to smell.

“Killian,” he said, his voice practically feral, muffled against my skin. “Fuck, baby girl...”

“Lilah,” I managed. I don’t know why it was suddenlysoimportant to me that he knew my name, but it was. It was paramount. It wasthemost important thing that could possibly happen in this heated moment in the back hallway of a club, though I couldn’t explain why if he had asked me.

He pulled away, his pupils blown wide. Back here, the lighting was so dim that they looked pure black—the eyes of a predator.

“Lilah,” he breathed.

Then he leaned down again, capturing my lips with his, and every thought I had flew out the window. My fingers tightened in his hair, and I reveled at the low,alphagrowl that vibrated against my lips. His scent surrounded me, his taste on my skin,and when he nudged one knee up between my legs, I didn’t think twice before I parted my thighs and let him press even closer to me.

Yes, yes, yes...

My pussy clenched, and one of his hands slid down from where he held me around my waist. His other hand flexed on the back of my head, still protecting me, in a gesture that was oddly sweet amongst the feral arousal vibrating between the two of us.

My breath caught when his hand slid up my thigh, encouraging me to hitch it up around his hips, and I whined as his fingers toyed along the sensitive inside, teasing skin that nobody other than me had ever touched before.

“Please...” Killian murmured, pulling away slightly, just enough for us both to draw in ragged breaths and breathe in each other’s increasingly overwhelming scents. “Please, baby girl, I need...”

He sounded half-mad, and instinctively, I knew what he meant—what heneededfrom me, no matter how ill-advised Iknewit was.

“Touch me, Alpha,” I whimpered. I could feel the wetness of my panties where they pressed against my center, and in the back of my mind, I wondered if it was omega slick making them so damn wet or just my usual fluids. I’d heard there was a difference, though I’d never thought to ask any questions about it.

I never thought I would be in a situation where itmattered. But I was, and it did, and god, I wanted him to touch me. I wanted it, I wanted it, I wanted it...

He growled, and his fingers slid further up my thigh, feathering along my skin and making me gasp. He swallowed the sound with another kiss and kept his lips pressed against mine as he finally moved his hand between my legs. His animalistic growl vibrated against my lips when he pressed his hand up against my pussy andfelthow wet he was making me.

“Fuck!” His eyes widened when he pulled away again, and his lips pulled away from his teeth in an aggressive snarl. “Is this all for me, Omega?” he growled.

I nodded helplessly, my hips working against his fingers. For all the aggression that radiated through his body, the hardness, and the alpha bark in his voice, his fingers were gentle between my legs. He teased me, his fingers toying along the sodden gusset of my panties before slidingjustunderneath and then retreating when a new—and truly humiliating—whine escaped me.

“I...yes, Alpha, please...”

I barely knew what I was saying, and the groan that he let out wasgratifying. His fingers hooked under my underwear andripped, tearing the delicate fabric off me with barely a bite around my hips. I knew I should have been upset about it, but all I could feel was excitement.

My alpha was there. He had found me and made it so he could access me—allof me. I’d give myself to him, too, but he needed to tell me what he wanted and help me know how to be a good little omega for him...

The train of thought slammed me to a halt, and for a moment, my mind cleared. Killian’s dizzying scent was still around me,but I could think clearly for a moment and look at the situation from an outside perspective to see howbadthis was.

“Killian, I...this isn’tnormal...” My words melted in a moan as he teased his fingertips—still surprisingly blunt and human, despite the arousal that I could scent on him—along my swollen, slick folds. I spread my legs further, as much as I was able to, with my leg still hooked around his hip, rubbing myself up against him as best I could. My juices had already soaked through the front of his pants at the top of his thigh, and I couldn’t help the primal jolt of satisfaction at the idea of him walking around with myscentsoaking into his pants, directly where his cock was hard and straining against his zipper.

“Mmm,” Killian mumbled. “Maybe. Maybe not. Who says what’s normal?” He continued to tease me gently with his fingers, lifting his head so that he could look me in the eye. His pupils were still blown with arousal, but there was a glimmer of awareness in them that hadn’t been there only a moment before. “Do you want me to stop, Lilah?”

The question stumped me, and I furrowed my brow as his slick finger slid higher, teasing tiny circles around my clit. The bundle of nerves was almost painfully swollen, each little brush of his fingertip sending a jolt of pleasure that I barely knew how to handle. I gasped softly as he pressed his thigh a little harder between my legs, giving me a nice, firm surface to grind my slick pussy against.

“I...I don’t...um...” My mind was fuzzy, and I forced myself to hold my breath to deprive my brain of his fuckingscentfor a moment while I tried to gather my thoughts.

I hadn’t known that being an omega would be likethis. None of the other alphas in the club had affected me like this. What was it...what was it abouthim?

“No, I don’t want you to stop,” I finally whispered, biting my lower lip as I looked up at him. I swallowed hard, and my hips continued to work against his thigh and his finger, teasing my empty entrance and my clit in turn. My pussy clenched around nothing, and god, I had never noticed how deprived I was without something inside of me. I’d never evenfingeredmyself before this, but why did it suddenly feel like I was going to die if Killian didn’t give me what I needed?

He cocked his head to the side, and a small smirk touched his lips as his finger stopped moving on my clit altogether and then pulled away. He ignored my enraged groan and leaned close to brush the tip of his nose against mine. “Was that a question, baby girl?”

I let out a frustrated growl and shoved at his shoulders. For a brief moment, I forgot where we were, who we were, my new status, and what it meant for me.