Page 24 of Brandy Snap: Part Two
“My omega must rest for the evening,” he announced to the crowd.
I stood there numbly, my body suddenly cold as she threw her arms around Sin’s neck and didn’t even fucking hesitate to rub against him.
My alpha instincts urged me to reach out and steal her back from him, but I’d missed my chance. I’d already fucked up too much this evening.
Still angry, he sent me one of his disapproving glares as Mel buried her face in his neck.
“You can’t carry me. I’m too heavy,” she murmured.
I knew exactly how heavy she was, and I wanted her in my arms again so I could fuck her standing and show her how perfect her weight was to plunge onto my cock.
But I was left standing there, watching them leave like a fucking idiot while trying to figure how I lost myself in her so quickly.
“Well, that was fun,” Kai said from behind me. It might have sounded like he was teasing me, but the pissed off energy radiating from him was going to be a bitch to deal with.
I got rid of the last of my glower before turning back to Camille, who watched every second from beside Kai.
The air hung with deep brandy, and it was all I could focus on as I stepped towards the pair of omegas.
I shouldn’t be near Camille when I pounded with lust for Mel, but I couldn’t leave her alone. I stood beside her, guilt slicing me as she blinked up at me, the hurt clear in her eyes.
Sin
Melanie gave up struggling as the crowd parted for us, all eyes on us, her scent leaving a trail behind us as we reached the ballroom entrance. I didn’t care about the whispers.The only thing that mattered was the omega curled against my chest, her entire face flamed as she hid in my neck.
“We will be free of the crowd soon. Keep holding onto me,” I murmured. No matter what they said, I was fulfilling my duty as an alpha by protecting my mate.
Melanie did as I asked, her fingers wrapping around the lapel of my suit.
“Just hurry. I can’t stand this anymore,” she whimpered. Her pain seeped into me through her aura.
I held her close, determined to keep her safe from anyone who came near her. We may claim it was a pretend courtship, but it had become too real for me the moment I kissed her in her nest.
My anger still burned from the scene Kai and Caspian had created. I did not want to have yet another talk with them about our conduct when the Selection Ceremony was so near.
And it could have ended in a disaster if Camille was triggered in any way. She wore her bracelet, and it was meant to temper her, along with her blockers, but sometimes it was not enough to stop an episode.
The question of what Melanie was doing alone in a room with Zania and her mates still hung over me. I had to find a way to approach it subtly enough not to spook her.
Yet that could not happen when I had a soft and hungry omega wriggling in my arms, causing my cock to grow harder by the second.
I had barely been able to control myself when I saw her running from that room, shortly followed by Caspian’s parents. The sheer panic which rushed from her when she begged me for my touch was enough to clear her of suspicion, though I still had to ask.
Unfortunately, Zania now had the advantage regarding any negotiations involving our new omega. And the Hiscoxes had aneven greater excuse to take Camille away from us after my mates’ performance.
Another whimper rang from Melanie as we exited the foyer towards the glass elevator. I laid a kiss on her forehead as I awkwardly pressed the button for the third floor, and we left the judgemental stares of Zania’s guests behind us.
“Almost there.” I tried to reassure her, but she refused to lift her head. I could have lowered her and asked her to walk, but holding her filled me with a sense of satisfaction that only Kai had ever granted me.
Though Risler House was a shared residence, the third floor was solely Zania’s territory. And I had a sick pleasure of bringing my slicking omega there when it was clear who had left the bruise on her cheek.
In the empty elevator, I could release my scent and surround her with my aura as we ascended.
I loved how she utterly relaxed. She curved her ass above my cock and I groaned, squeezing my arms tighter around her.
“I won’t make it to the room if you keep acting like this,” I threatened.
“But you’re as excited as I am, aren’t you?” she asked as she finally emerged, her face flushed but a teasing lilt in her voice.
