Page 12 of Fall of the Alpha

“I didn’t… did I hurt you?” There was real anguish in his voice, and suddenly, she realized how her guilty reaction might appear to him when he didn’t know her thoughts or when she was suddenly not looking at him and curling into a little ball.

He thought it was because of what he’d done.

“No!” She met his gaze, hoping he would be able to see her sincerity. “You didn’t hurt me at all! It was… it was… good.” Really good. Her cheeks heated in a flush. It was the best sex of her life, and she knew that was because of the way her body had reacted without the suppressors, but that didn’t stop it from being true. “I just… I’m sorry. I didn’t know he would…”

“Of course you didn’t.” Alek’s eyes flashed, and Bella dropped her head again. “It’s not your fault, Bella. If I’d known what was going to happen, I would do it all again.”

Because Alek was a protector.

Bella scooted closer to him. She didn’t know what to say, but she could at least show she didn’t blame him. Silently, he held out one arm. It didn’t matter that they were naked, she snuggled in, pushing away any thoughts of Kenet or Liana. Both she and Alek needed comfort. It wasn’t their fault they were naked and had…

Well…

It wasn’t their fault.

It felt so right to sink into the little nook between his body and his arm and lean on him. He smelled so good.

The stirring between her thighs was something she could ignore, for now, but she squirmed in place a little as she tried to push those feelings away. Her body was doing things she didn’t understand and couldn’t predict.

The door opened, cutting off any of those thoughts for the foreseeable future, and Bella squealed again, trying to pull the covers up over her.

Alek

“Come with me.”

The Alpha standing in the doorway was one Alek had seen in the big room. Tall, broad-shouldered, with dark hair and eyes, the way he looked at Alek made it clear he considered Alek a threat… and would react as such. Alek’s jaw clenched, trying to keep back the growl that rumbled through his chest at the sight of the Alpha.

Staring back at him, the Alpha looked completely unperturbed.

With Bella tucked against him, Alek couldn’t exactly follow through on the threat, but it made him feel more protective. She trembled against him, peeking up over the covers at the Alpha standing there.

“Both of you, up. Unless you prefer to wait until tomorrow to eat?” The Alpha raised his eyebrow.

Carefully pulling away from Bella, Alek shifted in front of her, getting to his feet and leaving her the bedding to hide herself. The Alpha remained where he was, looking bored, despite the fact Alek was now standing naked in front of him.

“Up, little Omega, if you want to eat tonight,” the Alpha repeated, though he didn’t try looking past Alek.

“We need clothes.”

The Alpha smirked at him and tilted his head toward the wardrobe on the other side of the room.

“Then get up. You have five minutes.” With that ominous warning, he disappeared from the doorway, which slid closed behind him. There were no answers to be had.

Alek glanced back at Bella, who gulped and slid out of the bed. The sheet slid away from her body, revealing her rounded breasts and the soft mound of curls covering her pussy. The sweet scent of arousal drifted off her. Fuck. His reaction was instantaneous, his cock hardening immediately, and he jerked his gaze away even as a purr threatened to work its way out of his vocal cords.

No.

He would control it.

Hehadto control it.

He was not going to be one ofthem, even without the suppressors. Somehow, he’d find a way.

Besides, he was different. That’s what they’d said. Neither Alpha nor Omega, not even a Beta. He was something else. Somehow, he’d find a way to use that to his advantage.

For now, they needed clothing. Stalking over to the wardrobe on the side of the room, Alek threw it open. There were two things hanging inside. Calling them clothing was overly generous. They were more like sacks, but they were also better than going naked.

“Here,” he said gruffly, handing one to Bella without twisting all the way around. She didn’t need to see his erection while he got dressed. He felt her take it, then he tugged the other one over himself. It covered him to about mid-thigh, hanging loosely around his body. When he turned, he could see that Bella’s was about the same, though because she was smaller than him, it hung down to almost her ankles.

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