Page 20 of Omegas Need
I was little help, powerless to fight him off properly because his pheromones were filled with promise.
I leaned into him.
“Manny!” Wren chastised, and I shook myself, shoving the alpha.
He didn’t move of course, he was far too big, but I stumbled back, just out of his reach.
Wren caught me, quickly trying to pull me away, but the alpha was angry now. He leaped forward with a growl, catching me by both arms and snarling.
“You’re standing outside the Belfort in heat. That means you want an alpha. I found you first.”
I shrank, unable to meet his angry gaze especially because he was right. That was what it would look like to anyone and then suddenly another alpha’s rage enveloped me, making me shrink down even more.
For a long moment, nothing was said.
When I chanced a glance up, the strange alpha holding me wasn’t looking at me anymore. His gaze was fixed over my shoulder. When I looked back, Chase was standing there like a knight in shining armour, practicallydrippingwith anger.
“I believe they said they’re already waiting for someone.”
For another tense moment the alpha didn’t release me, then with a frustrated growl, he shoved me roughly away, sending me stumbling into Chase.
He caught me with those large hands and didn’t release me, instead, he pulled me close and tucked me protectively under his arm.
And I’d thought that other alpha smelled good. Holy hell, Chase wasdivine. Once more I was completely taken by the desire to let him take over and lead me wherever he wanted me to go. And this time, that didn’t bother me. Nope, the complete opposite in fact. The prospect of not worrying anymore was downright tantalizing.
I let him direct me without thinking, my mind and senses in a haze. A feeling like peace settled over me and suddenly I understood Wren.
Wren!
Stumbling, I swung around, instantly relieved to see that he was still next to me.
He reached out, catching my hand.
Chasewaited.
I glanced up, unable to make sense of this alpha who was so different than the others that I had known in my life.
When our gazes caught, his eyes were filled with calm support, just like last time. There was no threat there, no judgment, no superiority.
I came back to him, tucking myself back under his arm where his scent was so strong and comforting.
When we got to his car, he held the back door open and I reluctantly parted from him, going in ahead of Wren.
Chase got into the driver’s seat, but before we went anywhere, Wren suddenly clapped a hand to his mouth, his eyes wide, cheeks going beet red.
“I’m pretty sure the last time I was in here I was letting you finger me,” he said in shocked amusement.
My cheeks heated in response. At the time, caught up in the moment, I had allowed Wren to have what he needed. Now though, my gaze flew to the front seat where Chase was glancing between us in the mirror, his warm eyes crinkling slightly in amusement.
“You were in a bad state,” he said diplomatically.Thenhis eyes fixed on mine. “I’m glad to see I got to you sooner than that this time.”
I managed to nod.
He took us to the same hotel we’d been in last time. This time, we went through the front door.
I could feel the valet watching us as we did, and Chase must have sensed my discomfort because he paused, met my eyes with a cool, confident stare and pulled me under his arm again.
I leaned against him, almost trying to hide. I’d never really acknowledged that I could be like this, desperate for protection and a strong arm around me, leading the way so that I didn’tneed to look where I was going. I hadn’t ever known how comforting it could feel.
