Page 23 of Omega's Secret Guardian

Storm was rock-hard before he could think. He refused to move, refused to draw attention to where his cock strained against his leather pants, eager for a taste of his omega.

For a moment, Storm could almost believe they were completely alone in the shop.

Wouldn’t it be something, if he could haul Linus away from his chattering friends and kiss him with no one any the wiser?

“And what’syourname?” Mrs. Bentham asked.

Rex elbowed Storm sharply in the ribs.

Storm jerked, breaking the intense stare-off to look at her.

Linus’ mom smiled. “I know Jag and Rex. But you’re new here, aren’t you?”

Then she looked from Storm to Linus, her gaze knowing.

Storm blushed. A second later, he realized how incriminating his reaction was. “I, uh. Yeah. This is my first time.”

“New in town?” she asked.

Storm shook his head self-consciously. “I’ve been in Meadowfall for a few months.”

“Have you visited the college? There are several wonderful professors there.”

Storm’s face burned hotter. “I—yes. I’ve been there. Graduated from there, actually.”

Her eyebrows went up. “Oh?”

“Yeah. I did my major online.” Storm thanked every god in existence that she wasn’t looking below his belt.

Go the fuck down,he told his traitorous cock.

Except he could still feel Linus watching him, and his bodylovedit.

Fuck, had Linus seen his bulge?

Would Linus mistakenly think that Storm had a hard-on from talking tohis mom?

How was his predicament going from bad to worse?

“Why wouldn’t you attend class in person?” Mrs. Bentham asked curiously, setting a paper cup of ice cream on the cooler.

Storm froze. He couldn’t exactly tell her that he had done his entire college course from prison. She would hate him forever and stop him from seeing Linus.

“I found some videos that Dr. Bentham posted, actually,” Storm mumbled. “I wasn’t in Meadowfall yet when I completed my degree, but his videos helped me a lot. He’s really inspiring.”

Mrs. Bentham looked proud.

Maybe Storm was hallucinating. It didn’t escape him that this was supposed to be a simple crush. Just his quiet, secret feelings for Linus, never to see the light of day.

And now Linus’ mom knew about those feelings, and she wasinterrogating him.

Someone moved at the edge of his vision. By the time he found the courage to look away from Mrs. Bentham, Linus was hurrying up to him.

“Mom,” Linus hissed, shooting an accusing look at his mother. He carefully grasped Storm’s shirt sleeve and tugged him toward the exit.

“Don’t forget your ice cream,” Mrs. Bentham said, setting a last paper cup on the cooler.

When Storm looked around, he realized that Jag and Rex had abandoned him to go sit with their omegas.

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