All three alphas chuckled and gave him the finger.
“Bark,” Snow said to Vor. “You didn’t bark.”
“Bark?Like a dog?”Vor asked, one brow elevated.
“No… that sharp, commanding tone you occasionally get when you want us to do as you wish,” Snow said.“Commandthat they stroke their cocks.”
Vor shook his head. He took a deep breath and then barked the same command.
Snow leaned over onto the mattress to keep from dropping to his knees. His cock ached, his hand shaking as he fought the need to stroke his own cock. When he lifted his head to peek at the others, he found them all a quivering mess, fighting the need to touch themselves. Shen clasped both hands together under his chin, panting as he waged war with himself. Hwa shoved his hands under his arms and breathed roughly, his thighs shaking the hardest. Owan struggled briefly, but gave in, stroking his cock, his head falling back in abandon.
“You’re just fucking with me,” Vor said before barking,“Enough.”
Freed of the command, Snow’s shoulders relaxed and he could breathe easier.
“I don’t find this funny,” Vor said.
“We weren’t acting,” Hwa replied. “I don’t know what the fuck that was, but Ididn’tlike it.”
“Oh really?You weren’t playacting?” Vor asked. “Then why don’t you come over here and suck my cock, Hwa?”
They all gasped. Hwa wasn’t a fan of giving head. He’d do a great many things to get a guy off, but sucking dick wasn’t something he enjoyed providing.
“You didn’t bark,”Snow whispered when Hwa didn’t move.
Vor scoffed.“Fine.”He cleared his throat before uttering the command properly the second time.
Hwa immediately stumbled over, dropping to his knees between Vor’s spread thighs. Hwa’s hand shook as he reached for Vor’s shaft. After stroking it the cock a few times, he licked the glans and drew the head into his mouth.
Before it could go any further, Vor jumped up and put distance between them.“Stop! Stop!”he barked at Hwa.
Hwa relaxed, pressing his forehead onto the mattress. “Don’teverdo that again.”
“I’m sorry. I won’t.” He shoved his hand through his hair and forced the long locks back over one shoulder. “I thought you were playing a joke. I knew that was something you’d never willingly do and didn’t expect you to actuallydo it,”Vor said. He turned to focus on Snow.“Pleasetell me this is a joke.Please.”
Snow shrugged. “I fear it isn’t. You appear to have dominant alpha blood in your veins. Enough to force others to do your bidding. Omegas, betas… and apparently other alphas, too.”
“Wouldn’t I have noticed this little trick before now?” Vor asked.
“It might’ve been triggered by meeting your mate,” Owan said. “My papa once told me that my father’s eye color changed right after they met. Papa swore his scent changed, too. I’ve heard other small changes. Nothing with dominant alpha powers over other men, but it’s clear that meeting a mate can change a man in a myriad of ways. Maybe Snow unlocked something within ya.”
“Perhaps dying and coming back to the land of the living triggered it,” Shen added. “Or the blow from the wizard. Or both.”
Everyone nodded, except for Snow.
“I felt it before then,” Snow said. “He’d commanded me to take off my clothes to get into the bath with him and I was suddenly overwhelmed with the need to comply.”
“You’re his mate,” Hwa said. “That’s understandable you’d be affected. But I’ve known this man for years and I’ve heard that bark before. I’ve never felt compelled to follow his orders before today.”
Vor met Snow’s gaze, his eyes wide. “I don’t want this.”
“You don’thaveto use it,” Snow said. “Unless we consent ahead of time and agree on what you’ll be commanding us to do—or give you a list of things we refuse.”
“Consent, yes,” Hwa growled. He leveled a glare at Vor as he rose to his full height. “Always with consent.”
Vor lifted both palms.“I thought it was a joke.I’m sorry, Hwa.Neveragain without your consent. I stopped it as soon as I realized we were crossing a line—one I never expected to.”
Hwa nodded curtly, his anger seemingly assuaged. He held out a hand to Owan. “Let’s find our pleasures elsewhere, hmm?”
