I landed on our balcony first, shifting to my human form immediately. River was right beside me in seconds, his human form back in place as he crowded me against the railing, lifting up my skirt to brush his fingers over the jewelry, teasing my skin there.
“So fucking hot,” he rasped, kneeling behind me. I just stood there, panting as I presented my ass to him.
Thankfully, our balcony wasn’t facing any of the high trafficked places, and because of the late hour, we could just do whatever we pleased and not care.
“This was made for you,” my alpha growled. “The jewelry is fitting you so perfectly, your ass is cupping each tiny jewel like it was made to be there.”
I groaned, pushing back again. “Just fuck me already, alpha!” I had no time for his sweet words of wonder over my ass, I needed himinsaid ass, quelling this all-consuming need inside of me.
“My pleasure,” he rumbled, then stood behind me, the sound of his rustling clothes like a tease to my system, but then, with my skirt pulled up on one side, he speared his cock into me, slamming inside my wet channel as I clung to the railing, shouting my surprise for all to hear. “Yes,” he growled, biting into my earlobe. “Sing for me.”
So, I did.
With the moon shining down upon us and the stars twinkling, I moaned my appreciation loud and clear, sweat trickling down my forehead as I held on.
“I want to take you like this every night,” he growled, caging me in further against the railing, the top part digging into my stomach. It made me feel powerful, the way my alpha clearly needed me. His hand kept stroking my thigh, making the jewels jingle. It was the biggest tease ever, feeling his hands there onmy ceremony outfit, the gold warm against my skin but the gemstones cold as they wiggled around from the hard thrusting.
“Bite me,” I begged, needing to be reclaimed while we stood like this, his cock inside of me, the moon above us.
“You’re killing me,” he rasped, and then bit down.
Epilogue
River
Six months later.
Dusty was fanning himself as Ember and I strolled into the Dusty Lusty, giving Ember a look just to incense me. I was certain they’d made some sort of deal behind my back, because Ember always winked back and then seemed all too happy when we ended up fucking in the woods afterwards. I wasn’t going to say anything, though. There was no need to ruin a good thing, and a huge part of why I now loved to eat here once a week, was for the claiming part after. A thing my omega loved as well, always wearing something sexy underneath.
“If it isn’t my favorite customers!" Dusty exclaimed, approaching us rapidly, his apron billowing to the sides. He’d cut his hair recently and I was certain it was because he wanted his own omega soon. My own brothers had even seemed less enthused about helping out random omegas through their heats lately, a thing that hadn’t gone unnoticed. Many omegas were even sour about it, hoping for more attention from the princes and king.
“Hey, Dusty,” Ember grinned, letting my best friend embrace him in a hug. “Coco promised me you’d do the red soup tonight?” The red soup was a favorite of Ember’s and it didn’t really have a name. It was filled with vegetables and spices. Ground beef was the main protein and the chunks of potato at the bottom were a delicious addition.
“It’s simmering away in the kitchen,” Dusty assured him. “And the garlic bread is ready to go into the oven as soon as you’re both seated in your spot.”
“Perfect,” Ember grinned, tugging me behind him as he led our way through the tavern. Dusty just laughed behind us and went to fetch our food. We never really ordered anymore, pleased to just let Dusty give us whatever he thought we would enjoy.
“So,” I said, smiling at my omega as we sat. “Does this mean we’re staying for dessert this time?”
“What do you mean?” he teased, hiding the folder with the dessert listed. My omega was nearing his second heat and had begun craving sweets. It was funny really, how he craved both spicy food and sweets at the same time. He liked to pretend he wasn’t close to his heat, but as his alpha, I could smell even the tiniest changes in him. The biggest question this time was regarding my rut. Mine had started before his heat last time, shocking us both. Now, my omega could take me even outside of his heat. There was a little budding desire in me to fuck him in my rut before his heat took over, mostly because he would feel tighter around me.
“What dessert do you want?” I rasped, ignoring his innocent act.
He grinned, showing me the folder. “I think ice-cream!” he wiggled a little where he sat, looking eager already. “I’ll need something cold after the hot soup.”
“Hmm,” I agreed, looking over the options. Coco had spent a month in a neighboring town, learning new recipes from a newly claimed omega that was brought here by her alpha. The omega had worked in a bakery and had a lot to teach everyone in our kingdom, which was why Dusty had sent Coco off to learn. He’d been the only one manning the kitchen and had done a marvelous job of it. To everyone’s surprise. He’d even been the one to create the famous red soup.
“I want the chocolate cake with whipped cream,” I decided, closing the folder and placing it back on the table next to us.
“Here you go!” Dusty placed our steaming bowls of soup in front of us, making a big deal over how lovely Ember looked tonight, ignoring me completely. Yeah, they definitely had some sort of deal going on. “I’ll be back with the bread!” He hurried back into the kitchen leaving us with our warm soups and the amazing aroma that followed.
My omega sighed dreamily as he took in the scent of his soup, blowing carefully on his spoon before tasting it. This was true comfort food, and I loved seeing the calming effect it had on my mate. I was pretty much in awe of him and how quickly he’d adapted to his life here, but something kept bugging me.
“Do you ever miss your old home?” I asked, making him look away from his soup.
“No,” he said, keeping it simple as he sipped more of his soup.
“Not even a little bit? Your family? The food? The places?” I hedged, hoping for something. If he wanted to visit, we could. Some of the residents here in our kingdom flew out once or twice a year to visit those they loved, but Ember hadn’t once mentioned the need or want for it, so it had simply turned into one of those things we never discussed.
