Page 74 of Bound By Pain
“Alpha,” I whimper, tossing my head back as the wave continues to grow. His tongue licks along the column of my throat, teeth teasing my unmarked skin until he reaches my ear. The warmth of his breath as he whispers promises to me is my unraveling. I explode, clamping down on his cock as he continues to pound into me. My scream echoes in the small space, and I’m breathless when he stills, groaning low and deep as his cum fills me.
“Naughty Omega,” he laughs, pulling out when we’ve caught our breath. “Not wearing any underwear beneath your dress.”
“I was hoping one of you would cave and fuck me,” I admit with a giggle. “Looks like I got my wish.”
Shiloh’s expression softens as he sets me to my feet, steadying me when my legs shake. “I’ll always try to make your wishes come true, my heart. Thank you for protecting me. Though I didn’t need it. She’ll never hold half the intensity of your shine, and she never came close to owning my soul the way you do.”
My lips press to his, soft and sweet and full of all the longing I’ve been holding back. When he sighs, I turn my head and rest my cheek over his heart. Letting the rhythmic beat calm the frayed edges of my nerves.
“Maybe we’ll get lucky and she’ll walk out when we’re leaving. I could tip the limo driver to hit her.” His chest shakes with laughter, lips pressed to my head as he makes me promise not to resort to unnecessary violence. I reluctantly agree when his fingers dig into the hair at the base of my neck, kneading the stress from my body.
I hope he knows his definition of necessary might not be the same as mine. If I catch her eyeing my men again, physical violence will absolutely be necessary.
By the time we return to the rest of my mates, the other pack is gone. As is the heat flare that has flooded my veins. I may not have gotten the knot I wanted, but having my Alpha’s cum inside of me is enough to ease the stress-induced flare.
The rest of our shopping trip is much more subdued. Our encounter with Shiloh’s former pack stole the good vibes with their nastiness.
Several of the bags join us in the limo, but most of our order remains behind, ready to be delivered to the penthouse tomorrow afternoon. Thoughts of my new nest leave me with a giddy feeling. It bubbles beside the nervousness I feel over moving in with a mate who has pushed me away at every turn.
Even though he seems to be all in now, my heart isn’t convinced he won’t change his mind again.
“Thank you,” I murmur softly when Shiloh walks me to my apartment door, handing the bags to Ridley and Orion, who have already walked inside. “For dinner and the shopping trip. For thinking of all of us and anticipating our need for a shared home. And for not claiming me despite my begging you to. I’m not ready to be bonded to you. Yet.”
His palm is warm where it caresses my cheek, pushing a wayward curl back from my face. The smile on his lips is sad but tender. “I have a lot to prove to you, Sabine. Wrongs to right. I will never take the choice from you, especially when you aren’t clear-headed.”
Shiloh leans in, his lips brushing mine. He breathes deeply, as if he’s trying to catch hints of my scent. Tears well inmy eyes, involuntarily reacting to my inner Omega’s feeling of inadequacy.
“Rest, my heart. We’ll get everyone moved in this week and start our journey to become a pack in earnest.” His thumb swipes the wetness from my lashes before he steps back, straightening his suit jacket.
I’m tempted to beg him to stay. To cram himself into my tiny nest with my other mates. But I know we aren’t there yet.
“Goodnight,” I whisper as he walks away, watching him climb into the limo and pull away.
Sometimes being an Omega sucks. The moments when our hormones are so potent that every emotion we feel is magnified a thousand times. That’s the excuse I cling to as tears fall down my cheeks and my heart clenches painfully. Silly Omega hormones, andnotthe longing to be with my Alpha mate.
Working when you’re on the verge of heat is not fun. I’m giving myself emotional whiplash, let alone anyone I’ve interacted with today. By mid-afternoon, everyone is avoiding me. Rightfully so, but it is still frustrating.
Giving up on the paperwork I’ve been attempting to fill out for the past twenty minutes, I glance at the clock and decide to call it a day. Leaving half an hour early isn’t terrible.
Waving to Jane, who gives me a sweet smile, unaffected by my piss-poor attitude earlier, I jam my finger into the button for the elevator. I’m ready to take my heels off and soak myself in my mate’s scents.
The door opens with a ding, revealing Lex leaning against the back wall. Shock has my feet rooted to the floor until the doors close. He jerks, sticking his arm out to stop them.
“Hi.”
“Hi?” I take a step closer, mindlessly pressing the button to send me to the ground floor. “What are you doing here?”
He rubs a hand over his head and down the back of his neck, not quite meeting my eye. “I came to see you.”
“Me?” Despite his confession that he does, in fact, want to be with me, I struggle to believe him.
“Yes. I was hoping you would let me take you somewhere. To talk.” Stormy gray eyes finally turn to me, full of dejection, like he expects me to reject his offer.
I should, given the history between us and his refusal to accept me as his mate, but I can’t bring myself to force the words past my lips.
“Okay.”
“Okay?” he repeats, shock coloring his expression. I bite back a laugh and turn toward the doors when they open behind me.
