Page 33 of The Omega Lesson

His lips tighten before regret flares in his eyes. “Fuck. Sorry. I forgot you asked me about work experience. And that Sydney trip. I had to go up north at the last minute…” He huffs and rubs a hand over the back of his neck, his gaze shifting to Noah. “I guess I should thank you for helping out when I didn’t.”

“Oh, it was my pleasure, so don’t feel too bad,” he smirks, then holds the stare of every alpha in the room. “But just so you know, if this pack thing doesn’t work out, I’m Team Trouble all the way.”

There’s a pause while he lets that sink in, and I bask in the glow of being wanted. Because that’s one thing I’ve never doubted since he handed me that shovel and pointed to the massive pile of horseshit. By some crazy stroke of luck, Noah Lyall wants me around.

“Me too,” Lexi says softly, her fingers threading through mine as she smiles at Noah. “If there’s room for me on your team, I guess I’m putting up my hand, too.”

And just like that, I don’t give a shit about Travis’ rules or Ben’s permission anymore. I roll until I’m looming over Lexi on her left side, with Noah wedged against her right. “Should we show her what it means to be part of Team Trouble, alpha?”

The way I grind out that word, it definitely gets the attention of the rest of the room. But I’m not looking at them. My gaze is eating Lexi up, who’s spread out between us like a blushing feast.

“Fuck, yes,” Noah purrs, his tongue piercing glinting in his wide grin. “Want me to show Bratty Boy how to blow your mind, omega?”

Lexi’s eyes dilate so fast, it makes goosebumps lift on my skin. “He knows,” she whispers, refusing to fall all the way under Noah’s spell. “He doesn’t need any lessons.”

“Good,” Noah says, “because then we can both focus solely on you.”

She shivers at that, but reaches up to stroke my throat. “Except for the bonding bite. I want to see that.” Her lids are growing heavy, like she’s already picturing it in her mind. “Do you want Noah inside you when he does it?”

The question makes me as hard as a rock, but I get why she’s asking. Betas can be bitten and bonded, just like omegas, only it’s not as intense. Which is why alphas usually choose to bite them when they’re dick deep.

And Noah obviously finds her curiosity as hot as I do. “Would that please you, omega?”

She gives him a hazy nod. “Yes. I want you to love him all the way, just like he deserves.”

Such a simple fucking statement. But I think it’s the first time anyone’s ever thought it about me.

“But let’s start with you, gorgeous,” Noah says, his hands brushing down her arms. “You feeling any pain?”

His gentle voice makes her shiver, and I scoot closer. I swear I’m half-drunk on the way he’s looking at her; like he’s here to care for her as much as to plant a knot. There are plenty of alphas who are only interested in a heat for the high, but I know Noah’s feelings already go deeper than that. He might seem like a shallow playboy to the rest of the world, but right now, he’s one hundred percent focused on her needs.

“There’s an ache,” she admits, her hands going to her stomach. “It comes in waves, a bit like cramps. And I’m starting to feel kind of floaty.”

“That’s the haze,” Jack says. “It’s going to build, along with your hunger. You’ll find it harder to think, and you’ll need to feel grounded, which is why omegas want to be bitten.” He looks around the room. “She might beg for it. That’s instinct. But it’s our job to soothe her in other ways.”

I can tell Lexi isn’t thrilled by the thought of losing control to the point of begging, so I lean in to kiss her soft lips. “It’s still your choice, babe. Everything that happens is up to you.”

She nods, but when I pull back, she makes a growly sound and hooks an arm around my neck. Her breath is hot on my throat, and the pheromones she’s pumping out make my eyes roll back in my head. “You can bite me,” I tell her thickly. “Doesn’t matter about designations. You can sink your teeth into me anytime you want.”

She whimpers. Another gush of slick perfumes the air, and Noah’s hand strokes down my spine. “You can surrender to it, sweet thing,” he tells her. “We’re all here for you.”

Her gaze jerks past me for a moment, no doubt going to Travis in the corner. I know she’s hurting because of him, and part of me wants to go over and kick him in the arse. But then she’s smiling into my eyes, her tongue licking at the corner of my mouth. “I want you first, Mattie. Is that okay?”

Other guys might feel a little performance pressure with four older alphas in the room, but not me. One thing I know I’m gonna excel at is giving Lexi whatever she needs. But there’s a small pinch between her brows when she looks at Jack. “Do you think I’ll be able to lock him, even though I’m in heat?”

A wave of pure, flaming lust pours over me, and I grab my traitorous dick. Because yes, that’s the fantasy jackpot. To be buried so deep inside Lexi, she locks me down and drains me dry.

“I don’t know, love,” Jack replies, before a wicked smile tips up his lips. “But I think we all want to see you try.”

And that’s as much sex talk as I can stand. I figure for a nineteen-year-old on the edge of his first heat, I’ve been as patient as fuck.

I give Noah a look and he helps me peel her out of her t-shirt and shorts. We both pause to kiss and stroke every inch of her, including the silvery stretch marks on her belly that she tries to cover with her hand. She has zero things to be shy about, my head growing light as I stare down at her curvy body and creamy skin. “Jesus, you’re so beautiful, babe.”

She goes pink at the awe in my voice, her hips lifting off the bed as I place a kiss between her breasts. One of her hands is in mine, but the other is still curled over her belly, and Noah tuts as he moves it down to her mound. “No hiding, sweet thing. We’re going to open you up and turn you inside out.” He presses their hands between her thighs, seeking out her clit, then nods at my shorts. “Look what you’re doing to our Bratty Boy. Are you gonna let him take away this ache?”

She moans and then I’m burying my face in her warmth, right where her fingers are working with Noah’s. Her clit is already swollen and slippery, her whole pussy glossy with slick, and I groan loud and long as I stick my tongue inside her. Noah pulls back, and I dive in deeper, licking and sucking. Lexi jerks, a needy whine tearing out of her, and I lap frantically at her juices. Fuck, but if eating her out in her office was a trip, this is like discovering nirvana.

“Ease back, grasshopper,” Noah murmurs in my ear, his hand buried in my hair. There’s a distant, stinging pain as he pulls me away from her gushing pussy. “She’s ready to go. You don’t need to keep warming her up.”

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