Page 53 of Isla

Isla

ThemomentIwalked into the room, I could smell the most delicious strawberry smell, but after I scanned around the room for a quick moment, the fruit on the buffet table caught my eye.

I sighed. There was no scent..

I shook away all thoughts I was going to find anything other than sex and soon I was back to my primary reason I was here, for the sperm and not for the donor.

I got it wrong so often; I now doubted the idea of scent matching, and I resisted the urge to search any longer. All I needed was to find an alpha that I was happy to have sex with, an alpha who I knew would get me through my heat. Someone intelligent, strong or at least, with lots of stamina and he had to be handsome—fickle—but I wanted my child to be clever as well as gorgeous.

All the alphas were making strange noises, grunting and growling as I walked in, puffing out their chests, letting all the omegas know who was the strongest alpha in the room. And after a quick scour around, there wasn’t one who stood out among the rest. They all seemed nice enough, but these damn masks were hiding a lot of their faces.

I noticed number ten had firm hands, and his lips had a luscious pink hue. Number eighteen had sandy blond hair, and his eyes were light blue. I inhaled discreetly as I walked by, but neither of them had a scent that made me wild, but that was fine.

Some omegas were walking around but not engaging in conversation, just studying the alphas. Polly and Beth were deep in conversation. I hoped to have individual reactions too, but I didn’t want to jump in at just any alpha. This was the father of my future child I was searching for and it wasn’t only about the sex.

I glanced at Jess, noticing she was trying to hold back sobs as her hand pressed against her chest. “Are you okay?” I asked, taking her elbow and turning her away from the crowd.

She shook her head, her eyes laced with unshed tears.

“Come,” I said, taking her arm. “What happened?”

“I was talking to number ten, and he groped my tits. I leaned into his mouth to listen to what he was saying and he fucking touched me.”

“Cross him off your list and forget about him. There’s always an alpha that can’t get over that it is us in charge here, not them. Don’t let it ruin your time here. Find another one.”

“I already did. I put number eighteen on my list, but I was hoping for two alphas,” she said and smiled.

Number ten and eighteen—no list for me.

“Are you okay now?”

She shook her head. “I’m going back to my room for the night.”

“No, you aren’t. You are here to enjoy yourself. Just have fun, but don’t take any of them back to your room.”

Her shoulder sagged as she sighed. “You’re right, and I need to get used to their lack of boundaries and their need to dominate. I’m going to get my mask.”

“Oh, what colour?”

She shrugged her shoulder. “You?”

“I’m going to look around the rooms, see them in action and decide for tomorrow because I had the same two numbers as you and now I have nothing.”

“Sorry,” Jess said.

“It’s fine.”

It had been six days since I realised Noah was cheating. Two days since I left him and smelled those delicious men in Vegas. One day since I married Harrison and had sex with two men. The first time in my life, it felt right. Not just the need to be knotted and enjoy it, but for the first time my body melted for an alpha—two of them.

But I had to remember it wasn’t real. Harrison was helping me out and all I needed now was to find the perfect match. And for that, I could wait one more night. I think the wait would be worth it.

“Okay, I’ll let you go and have fun,” I finally said.

I wandered toward the viewing rooms, rather than going back to the meeting room. The only two alphas on my list were now struck off, but the truth was I wanted an organic matching. Someone who I could talk to and find out more about them before I decided if he matched my idea of a good sperm donor.

I wasn’t worried about scenting an alpha, yes he had to smell delicious to my omega nose. But I wasn’t looking for a life partner. I was looking for the father of my unborn child.

I would do this different to every other omega here and as alphas outnumbered omegas, I only had to find the one that was right.

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