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Toby beamed and slapped me hard on the shoulder. “Great. Get out of here and get your head out of your ass. I’m going back up there to take care of our omega.” He winked and practically sprinted up the stairs.
As I pulled out of the driveway, I spared one last look in the rearview mirror at the house. Thought of Sylvie with the others, holding each other, warm and content. Then I tuned out Toby’s feelings of joy and stepped on the gas, putting miles between me and the omega so that I could finally figure this out.
I snorted a laugh in the car by myself. Time to get my head out of my ass.
16
SYLVIE
I woke sometime on Saturday, late morning judging by the slant of the light, to find that my heat had broken. Will was snuggled close to me in the nest, his arm over my stomach as I lay on my back.
He was the only one with me for now. It had been just the two of us for one final time with the ropes.
I’d bound his wrists and then teased him mercilessly with my mouth, tasting that delicious chocolate spice, bringing him close again and again without letting him finish. Then I pulled his hair and bit his earlobe and whispered that he could come. He went off like a rocket without my even touching him, then looked at me like I was the answer to all his prayers as I untied him. As soon as he was free, he flipped me onto my back and pounded into me, giving me his knot again. After that, we both collapsed in a heap.
He needed me to take over, and he needed to dominate me. Through his dual needs, I was discovering my own. Years of being single, having occasional relationships with beta men, hadn’t brought out this side of me. But it had always been there, under the surface. I let instinct and my own desires guide me, and I loved it.
Not all the time, but thankfully Will didn’t want to give me control all the time anyway. It was a release valve for him. A way to balance himself as head of the pack, the one everyone always looked to for leadership. For a little while, he could be the one waiting for direction, and I could be in charge.
It shouldn’t have been in my comfort zone, but it felt natural. He’d unlocked a secret part of me.
More significant, though, was the way it showed he trusted me. Will was comfortable putting his body in my hands, confident that I wouldn’t abuse the power he was giving me. It was that demonstration of his trust that convinced me this was more than just sex for him. It was connection. Maybe even love.
Now that the dense fog of my heat had lifted from my mind, I had a lot of thinking to do. I needed to talk to my sister, to check in with her about her pack and also for advice. She was younger, but she had more experience with these things. I wasn’t too proud to ask for her help.
Will started to rouse, tightening his grip on me while a smile lit his beautiful face. He was a gorgeous man, strong and vulnerable at the same time. It made my heart skip to look at him.
He kissed my shoulder as his soft brown eyes opened and instantly found mine.
“Your heat over, baby?” His voice was drowsy. He hadn’t gotten much sleep the past few days.
I turned over onto my side to face him and stroked my hand against his jaw, rough with stubble. “It is.”
And maybe because it was over and I needed to prove to myself that this was real, I leaned into him, pressing my lips against his full mouth.
He responded instantly, pulling me closer and kissing me deeply but tenderly. Each sweep of his tongue and delicate brush of his fingers across my skin added an invisible strand of rope, crossing and layering, binding our hearts together.
Before things went too far, Will sweetly ended the kiss. He leaned his head back and tucked my hair behind my ears. “Are you sore?”
I laughed. “Now that you mention it, I am a bit. I was demanding, wasn’t I?” It was meant as a joke, but I also wanted reassurance.
“Not at all. We were more than happy to give you what you needed. It was perfect, Sylvie. You are perfect.” He bent his head to my forehead and gave me a delicate peck, warming my entire body from just that chaste kiss. I felt treasured.
But I couldn’t just assume that the entire pack now wanted to bond with me. And I needed to figure out what exactlyIwanted.
Luke was still a big question mark. He hadn’t been back to the nest since the first time Will had been tied up.
Oh god, that experience would stay with me forever. All of them touching me, giving me pleasure like I was their queen. What did it mean that Luke had disappeared afterward?
I let out a long sigh against Will’s neck. “I need to head home. Get some rest.”
“I know. And then we all need to talk.”
No please. No question. Justthis is what we’ll do. Outside of the bedroom, this man would always be pure alpha. That did something for me. Trust went both ways, and I could see myself putting things in his hands to take care of. He was a rock. I hadn’t realized how much I wanted that in my life.
Will escorted me to the bathroom and then let me have my privacy. The huge room was lonely without all of them there, but I appreciated the time to myself. Soon I was dressed, packed, and ready to go home. I took one last look at the nest, smelled the mix of all of our scents there, and wondered if I’d ever be back again.
This time, Toby drove me home in his car. I sat in the passenger seat, with Jonah in the back. We chatted and laughed the whole way, Jonah’s hand resting on my nape from behind me. As we pulled up to my building, Toby got serious.
