Page 16 of Sweet Omega
He wouldn’t though.
Would he?
Fuck.
Ludiin winced. He wanted to scream go away,to hide, to vanish. He wasn’t ready to face anyone. Especially not Tarymn. Not after what happened. Not with shame clinging to his skin like sweat.
Fuck…fuck….fuck…
This was a complete disaster. Tarymn’s voice from the day they’d first met slithered into Ludiin’s mind, each word a slow, deliberate stab.
“He hasn’t gone through his first heat yet…”The judgment in that tone still burned, searing through his chest like a branding iron.
Was this what Tarymn had been dreading all along?
Oh, shit.
He was going to throw them out.
Definitely.
“Ludiin? You awake?” Luci’s voice filled the room, wrapping around him like a warm blanket. Relief flooded his chest, loosening the knot in his throat. It wasn’t Tarymn. The beddipped as Luci sat beside him. “Your heat ended days ago. You should probably get up.”
“I’m sorry,” Ludiin whispered into the pillow, fighting tears. He never thought he’d be the reason why they became homeless.
He blinked.Wait. What?
Luci thought his heat ended days ago. And not last night. A flicker of hope stirred in Ludiin’s chest. He turned slowly, studying Luci’s face.
“Was it… that bad?” his brother asked.
It had been. The beginning was unbearable. But then…Tarymn came. And his touch, his voice, his scent and the way he’d fucked him…. Ludiin bit the inside of his cheek as warmth bloomed in his stomach, his body remembering far too much, far too vividly. He shivered, and Luci’s hand came to rest gently on his shoulder.
“Hey? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine,” Ludiin blurted, sitting up too fast, heart thudding as he forced the feelings back, stuffing them down where he couldn’t feel them.
He had to forget. Pretend nothing happened.
First step: apologize.
He wasn’t looking forward to it.
Second step: promise it will never happen again.
That, at least, Ludiin could swear with every breath in his body. The only thing he wanted was for Tarymn to forgive him and not throw them out.
“You should go wash up,” Luci said, nose wrinkling. “You reek of heat and… Tarymn.”
Ludiin froze.Luci had picked up on his scent. OnTarymn’sscent.
“I…it’s…”
“That alpha’s scent is everywhere,” Luci cut him off, rolling his eyes. “He’s back.”
I know.
The words pressed against Ludiin’s teeth, but he bit down, keeping them in. His face burned with shame.
