Page 20 of Such a Sweet Omega

“No,” I hastened to say before he felt any worse. “I’m very glad that you feel you can speak to me in any way you like. When we’re at the club in a scene where I am the dom, even then you have all the power. You know that, right?”

“In theory, but that really hasn’t been my experience.”

I led him across the living room, toward the stairs. “If you’re with me, that will be the case. If you use your safe word, everything stops. And more than that, before we ever scene, we will talk it out so I know what you want and what you don’t, and where I can encourage you to expand your experience.”

“But we didn’t do all that, tonight,” he said.

“No, tonight was a demo, not a full scene, and I stopped every few minutes to get guidance from you, make sure you were good with our direction, didn’t I?”

He grinned. “Yes, you did. I was glad for it, but I think if we have discussed things ahead of time, it will be less stop and start, right?”

“Exactly. Now, you refused the full tour, but this is my bedroom, and I don’t see how we can skip that.”

“Absolutely not. This is the part I want to see.” He stepped away from me and turned in a circle. “Very nice. Oh, look. There’s a bed here. Mind if I try it out?”

I had not seen this side of him before, and I loved it. “Make yourself at home.” I plopped down on the edge of the mattress. “I just want to tell you a little about my past. Before we do anything that you might regret if you know more about me later.”

“Wait. Have you been a criminal? Killed anyone?”

“No.” I hadn’t done that. “But I—”

“Have you broken anyone’s heart? I mean not in middle school but as a full adult?”

“No. But I…” We had had several long talks, but I had managed not to mention something important.

“Alpha, if you don’t take me now, I won’t be responsible for what I might do.”

As an alpha dom, I had to put my omega’s needs first. “I just need you to know that I was mated before and am widowed.”

“Why do you need me to know? I mean, I want to know everything about you but right this second, I don’t want to think of you with anyone else. But later, I want to know it all.”

“I never expected there to be another for me, never even really knew that Fate would consider giving me a second.”

He straddled my lap, looping his arms around my neck. “And now?”

“Now, I think I must have done something very good in another life because you are my mate.” I nuzzled his cheek. “And you?”

“I only feel half alive when we’re not together.” He rested his head on my shoulder. “You are my mate. And I’ve never been mated before, but I am so honored that Fate chose you for me, and so sorry you had to go through the heartbreak of the past.”

“Omega, you are the most amazingly sweet male. But way overdressed.” I stood him on his feet and joined him. “Let me help you with that.”

We helped one another, our clothing landing I didn’t even care where, so anxious to have this male’s skin against mine. Shifters weren’t too worried about nudity, and at Cuffed, there were any number of people walking around nude or close to it, but with my mate?

So different. I took in his body as he revealed it, learning how he looked without clothes, memorizing the person who would be a part of my life for the rest of our lives after tonight. Then I laid him on the bed and used my hands and lips to cover the whole landscape of him before he groaned and tugged me closer. “Please, Alpha. I can’t wait any more.”

“You’ve been very patient, omega mine.” I glided a hand between his cheeks. “So slick. So ready for me.” Gently lifting his legs, I pressed them to his chest and found his hole with the head of my cock.

Even with all the slick, he was so tight, I had to move slowly, not wanting to hurt him until he rocked his hips, taking me halfway into him in one glide. Omegas usually were all about letting the alpha take the lead in everything, and I liked that he would be an equal in the bedroom. It was refreshing and new and made me even harder if possible.

His cock jutted out between us, and I closed a fist over it, wanting to bring him along with me. Would he want to fuckme too? I’d never done that, but the idea of that with him nearly made me come embarrassingly soon. Stroking him, I squeezed, released, and rubbed my palm over his bulbous head. My omega’s heat surrounded me, as I drove into him again and again, holding back as long as possible.

Just when I didn’t think I could wait, he moaned and his cum was pouring over my hand. I followed, seconds later, my knot swelling inside him.

Beale’s head dropped to the side, and I bent to sink my teeth into his vulnerable throat, marking him as mine in a move I never thought I would make again.

But then I never expected to love anyone like this.

Chapter Eighteen

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