Page 54 of Knot Their Soldier: Part One
I feel him shift, his big hands still gripping my upper arms, and his scent wafts around me. I inhale it deep, nuzzling his uniform with my nose as I take it in, storing it in the deepest parts of my memory.
“What the fuck is happening?” Knox’s brash voice is distant as I focus on the lieutenant. Solid, safe, sexy Viper.
“Can you hear me, Halley?” Viper asks softly, a deep rumble vibrating against my cheek.
He gently peels my face from his chest and peers down at me. I whine at the loss of contact, but quickly refocus my attention on his handsome face, only a few inches above mine.
Oh, he’s so handsome in a burly, rugged kind of way. I love having his attention. I stir, trying to press myself back into his warmth while I rub my thighs together to ease the pulsing between my legs.
My skin feels hot and prickly, and my body knows Viper is the cure.
“Omega, can you tell us what’s happening?” Shade asks, his voice causing another shudder to wrack my body.
I lick the salt of my sweat from my cracked lips and reply with a breathy whimper, “Viper, I need…”
He smiles reassuringly, and it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. My heart skips a beat, and I feel my lips part as my breath escapes me.
He looks at me like I’ve accomplished some incredible feat by simply saying his name. I get the feeling this giant doesn’t smileoften, and I feel special to be the recipient. My hands fist in his shirt, and he allows me to resume rubbing his chest with my cheeks.
Scent your Alpha. Tell the world who he belongs to.
“Yeah, what do you need, pretty girl?” he asks in a low, gruff voice. It’s pained, like he’s struggling to control his desperation to fix whatever is wrong.
“I need… take care of me, please?”
His dark brows furrow but I feel his protective energy surge, complying with my wishes and ignoring his Prime Alpha’s command.
“Are you disobeying a direct order, LT?” Prime Alpha Knox’s voice cracks like a whip through my brain fog. I wrinkle my nose in discomfort, and Viper rubs my back soothingly. “And what’s wrong with her?”
Shade sighs, speaking to the Prime Alpha. “I don’t know. None of my research suggested anything like this happening. There isn’t any data on Omegas being pushed this hard physically… other than heat.”
“She’s going into heat?!” Knox exclaims, and I wince at the volume. I press my ear against Viper and focus on the sound of his heartbeat, drowning the rest of the world out.
Viper growls a warning as he cups the back of my head, threading his fingers through my sweat damp hair and cradling me closer.
Tension suspended between the squad thickens as two dominant Alphas face off against each other.
Just as it feels like it might combust, Blaze’s snort of amusement breaks the stiff silence.
“Knoxy, if she was in heat, do you think we’d still be thinking clearly? LT would have that club between his legs knotted in her and you’d be licking her like a lavender-flavored lollipop.”
“He’s right, something else is happening here,” Shade says, his voice sounding distant and warbled, like when I’d sink down into the inky deep depths of the dam on my family’s property. It was quiet and safe from the scrutiny of their disapproval.
I feel the same safety now. I know, from deep within my gut, that Viper will take care of me like I asked.
I sigh and nuzzle my cheek against him. His shirt has a heady combination of both our scents. Gunpowder and ozone. Lavender and roses. It smells right.
Alpha is here. Alpha will obey.
A familiar rumble vibrates in my chest.
“What in the ever-loving fuckity-fuck is that?” Blaze splutters.
I’m purring.
“This is what she did in the hospital when I… when the Blood Lust…” Viper tries to say, but his voice fades out and all I can hear is my purr. His large hands run up and down my back, sending me into a drifting headspace.
I’m neither present nor gone.
