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Ichose to ignore the defeat in her voice, carefully standing with Cadence curled in my arms. Bumping the car door closed with my hip, I strode to the elevator, eager to get her to my bed.
“Reach into my pocket and get the key.”
I could have set her down, but I didn’t want to let her go. I still wasn’t quite sure she wouldn’t bolt, and my instincts were riding me to get her somewhere safe, where no other alpha could reach her. If she ran into the street and there was any other alpha out there, I didn’t think I’d be able to control what I did.
The feel of her hand so close to my throbbing shaft made my head spin, more blood rushing to my cock. I could have pounded a hole in the elevator door, I was so hard, but I was trying to keep myself together. Only the thought that I needed to take care of her first was letting me function.
I shifted her until I could free a hand to take the key and get the elevator open, stepping inside and immediately hitting the close button. I didn’t even want to share the scent of her, and the longer we were in the open, the more agitated I grew, but the soft bump of the elevator doors touching, then the feel of us rising, helped soothe the roiling emotions.
Little whimpers and whines of pain came from the omega in my arms, her body tensing as she cramped. Her heat had come on fast and strong, but that worked in my favor.
If she’d had more warning, getting her into my bed would have been twice as hard. I’d been prepared to kidnap her if necessary, because there was no way I would have left her at her home where she couldn’t be protected while she was vulnerable.
A better person might have simply guarded her house, but I wasn’t that selfless. I needed to be inside her just as much as I needed to make sure she wasn’t in pain. I wouldn’t miss this for anything.
“I need to tell my brother. He’ll worry. And the office—”
She cut off with a grunt, her small body curling around her middle. She was drenched in sweat and slick, the scent of her natural lubricant making my mouth water and causing me to leak in response, and I almost stumbled when the elevator finally rocked to a stop.
I stepped into my foyer, not bothering to pause as I passed through the house to my bedroom. Our scents still lingered from the night before, and a soft purr vibrated my chest as I laid Cadence out on the comforter. Her brows were pinched, lips flattened into a thin line as she bore the pain of her dynamic.
Lifting a hand to smooth her hair back from her face, I marveled at the little omega and how much she was trusting me. It wasn’t that long ago I’d have done exactly as she feared and claimed her the second I was able, but I had changed.
For her.
More than her time, or her body, or her submission, I craved her trust and dedication.
Her love.
As much as my body wanted to claim her soul, I wanted to claim her heart first.
And that meant keeping control and not breaking my promise.
Her lids peeled open, her pink tongue slipping out to wet her lips. I wanted nothing more than to feel them on me, but seeing her through her heat was about more than constant fucking.
I pulled my phone from my pocket and pressed it into her hand. I had no idea where hers was, but she’d said she needed to call her brother, and giving her a moment of privacy for that would buy me time for what I needed to do.
“I’ve got to leave you for a second, but I’ll be right back. Go ahead and call your brother and get comfortable.”
She blinked a few times, her pupils flexing as she processed what I’d said, and I waited until she finally dipped her chin in acknowledgment. Leaning down, I brushed a kiss over her cheek before pulling away.
I went back to the elevator first, disabling it so it couldn’t be called down. Very few people had keys to be able to come up to my penthouse, but I didn’t want to risk one of them intruding before Cadence’s heat was finished.
I might kill them.
Then I slipped into the kitchen, grabbing every bottle of water from the fridge. Hydration was the most important part of seeing an omega through their cycle since they produced so much slick during their heat. I snagged a couple boxes of snacks for me too, but we’d be too distracted to care much about food. Cadence would get her sustenance from me, but I might need something to help get me through since I hadn’t prepared.
Usually, an alpha who knew they were going to tend an omega through their heat would load up during the week prior, so their body had plenty to pull from. Suddenly my increased appetite the past few days made sense, because even ifIhadn’t known it was coming, my instincts had picked up the signs.
I headed back to my bedroom, pushing open the door slowly when I didn’t hear Cadence speaking. She was kneeling in the middle of my bed, her bare body almost glowing from the moonlight coming through the windows. My cock twitched at the sight, urging me to drop everything and go to her, but I wasn’t ready yet.
Cadence turned to look at me as I moved to place everything I carried on the nightstand, and I caught the sparkle of tears on her cheeks. I hated seeing her cry, and my gut twisted knowing I’d caused most of it tonight.
“What’s wrong, my Blossom?”
She had the edge of the comforter crumpled in her hands, worrying the fabric, and she looked away from me before answering.
“This isn’t my nest. I don’t… There’s not enough…”
