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“I don’t. Not in general. But I will gladly make an exception in this case because I happen to agree with you. Men like Dempsey don’t learn any other way. Besides, he’s been taking all his aggression out on a defenseless omega. I’d like to see him try on a man your size. You’d crush him.”
Warmth filled Adar’s chest. “Thanks for the vote of confidence. He’s powerful, from what I’ve heard.”
Delton waved his words away. “He won’t stand a chance against you.”
“Why not? I mean, he has magic.”
“Yeah, but…” Delton looked away again, uncrossing his feet and crossing them again in the other direction. “You’ll be fighting for Oliver, for your mate. That’s different. You have this possessiveness when it comes to him, and Dempsey’s magic could never be a match for that.”
Hmm, maybe he had a point. “Again, thank you for your faith in me.”
“Would you fight him, even if you knew you’d lose?”
Adar didn’t have to think about it. “Absolutely. I’d do it to show him what a fair fight looks like.”
“You’d do it for Oliver.”
“Yeah, but not only for him. If it had been you, I would’ve felt the same way. I can’t stand bullies and guys who abuse their power or position. Makes me furious.”
“You’d do the same for me?” Delton’s voice was almost a squeal. Why was he so surprised about that?
“Wouldn’t hesitate a moment. You may not be an omega, but you’re still no match for an alpha, and if Dempsey had done that to you, I’d want to beat the shit out of him just as much.”
“I’m… Thank you?”
“For what? For knowing the difference between right and wrong? Or for having a sense of justice?”
“Both? It just means a lot to me to hear you say that. I thought… It seemed as if you only felt so strongly because it was Oliver.”
Did he? He hadn’t thought about it. When Delton had asked him, Adar had responded instinctively, and now that he thought back on it, his answer still felt right. All he had to do was picture Dempsey hitting Delton, and his blood boiled. “I swear I’d beat him up for you as well. Which, I now realize, is a weird flex, but it’s the truth.”
Delton blinked and let out a cute giggle. “I’ll take it. Thank you.”
Adar closed his eyes, lifting his face to soak up the sun rays beaming down on him. He should do this more often with Delton. The beta was great companionship.
“Can I ask you something?” Delton asked.
Adar opened his eyes. “Of course.”
“Even if it’s personal and maybe none of my business?”
“Now you’re making me curious.”
Delton took a deep breath. “When you told me about what you and Isam did in the past, you mentioned more than the impact play. He fucked you as well. Rough was the term you used.”
“Yeah, he did.” Where was Delton going with this?
“You won’t get that out of our arrangement. Won’t that be a problem for you?”
Ah, okay. Adar sighed. “I don’t know.”
“But you considered it?”
“I realized it could be an issue, yes. But what can I do? Oliver could never give me that, and I wouldn’t even ask him to. Hell, I’m already counting my blessings that he’s okay with me engaging in impact play with you. And no way would I ever cheat on him, so I guess it’s something I have to learn to live with.” He rubbed his beard. “It’s not easy to find someone anyway. I got lucky with Isam that he was into it too, though from the other side. He loved fucking me, but he’s always been an exclusive, aggressive top. Easier for him than me.”
“There’s still a stigma on alphas who like to bottom.”
Adar raised his chin. “Yeah. I shouldn’t let it get to me, but it does on occasion. No matter how much I try to tell myself it’s okay and it’s just a sexual preference, it’s hard not to feel that shame.”
