Sawyer let out a relieved sigh, glad to see the alpha's turned back. That was intense. It was becoming increasingly difficult to breathe while he was near. And the electricity sizzling in his stomach wasn't helping matters. Sawyer had never imagined that the alpha would ever be interested in him. He thought that his heat was just messing with his head back on the balcony.
When Sawyer looked into his eyes, it was just the same clear emerald green eyes, although there was an added twinkle, probably caused by the light of the half-moon up in the sky. Sawyer had felt his breath cease when the alpha smiled, his heart rate ratcheting up into quadruple digits. He couldn't look away even if he wanted.
They would have never met each other if Maddie hadn't insisted he'd gone out to wait along the roadside where most of the big hawk alphas were in supply. He'd been slouching further down in his seat whenever a passing alpha glanced at him. Sawyer sensed that they could smell his heat, otherwise he didn't have this much attention and luck on a normal day. Yes, he was that insecure.
After his second glass of float and the thirty-ninth alpha turned down for the night, Maddie declared she'd had enough. She'd prodded him to go outside since he was impressed with any of the hot 'commodities' in there. He'd been glad to go along with this idea because he needed a breather. When he stood to go and saw the same alpha he'd seen up in the corridor, his legs wanted to give out beneath him. Because this time the alpha was staring, and there was a certain aura of desire he exuded that made Sawyer aware that he was into him. Yet, pride was the devil, and Sawyer had simply brushed past him, ignoring the mutual tension, the palpable connection.
There was no limit to foolishness.
He still hadn't expected the alpha to follow him outside and ask to keep him company. Sawyer didn't want to be thought cheap, and there was something about this particular alpha that made him feel like he was stepping on eggs and didn't want to break a single one. He most definitely didn't enjoy being rude, but alphas who cracked an omega at the first conversation always ended up seeing them as whores and puppets afterward. As much as he wanted to get rid of this heat so bad, he couldn't trade his last piece of dignity to get it.
He'd won.
Now? He just wanted to go home instead. He'd figure something out instead, or leave the country by bus or lorry or something. He wasn't putting up with this disastrous night anymore.
For some reason, he felt disappointed.
Deciding to catch a bus after five more minutes, he sighed, rubbing his arms. The night was a bit chilly and he was having a slight headache from all the pounding music and groveling indoors. Clubhouses were just not his thing.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps behind him. Three huge alphas were approaching him now, and the aura they exuded wasn't the one he'd felt with the alpha earlier. This time, the aura was different. And painfully familiar. His heart began to beat louder in panic.
They flashed their neat dentition at him, perhaps to fool him into believing that they didn't mean any harm. Sawyer's instincts were never wrong. He decided to ignore them by looking the other way. Hopefully, they would get the hint and leave him alone.
"Hey, sweetheart," one of them crooned at the back of his ear, startling him. They were surely fast, surrounding him now, all three of them. Their eyes raked over his body, eyes flashing gold in lust as they inhaled deeply as though he was some sumptuous dish. He was nauseated. "What are you doing alone out here? Got no one for company? Well, look no further! We're here to help you."
Oh god. No. he didn't need their stupid help. Never.
Sawyer's heat made his legs wobble, but he kept a straight face. Brave enough to walk out on them. The bus stop was just a few blocks there. Perhaps, once there the presence of people would get them to back off. He could only hope it worked.
"Don't be such a prude now, sweet angel," the second one said. They followed him closely, growling at each other as they argued in low tones. Perhaps on who would get to go down first on Sawyer? He was running now, breathless. God, why had he come out of the club at all? Why did he rebuff that alpha's company earlier?
One of the jerk-faces caught his wrist now and Sawyer's anger flared. He turned, whipping the idiot's hand away. "Get lost!"
Sawyer felt as though he was making a big mistake. It was hard enough to get one alpha, let alone three to knot with. Now he was turning them down. It was his chance to get rid of this stupid heat. That was the main reason he'd come to Bad and Boogie, right?
He crossed his arms and straightened his stance to challenge the alphas, who were now watching him in amusement. They weren't bad-looking, which was sometimes the case with these annoying, pushy alphas, but they weren't what he wanted. At all. His heat may be eating him from the inside out, but his inner wolf, Raymond knew neither of these fools was what he truly wanted in his life.
Wow, Raymond. How nice of you to get picky at this point in time1
His wolf purred, wagging his tail in mockery but Sawyer ignored him.
The first alpha stepped forward now, placing a hard hand on Sawyer's shoulder. Sawyer felt his skin crawl. "Give us a chance to prove to you that we're men. We could really take care of you. What's your name, dear?"
Sawyer didn't even contemplate an answer. He shrugged the hand off. "I don't need you guys. Leave me alone."
"Don't be such a stuck-up."
"Then you guys should stop being assholes."
"We're only trying to be helpful, cutie," the third alpha, the one with a lip ring moved to stand behind him in a bid to stop him from moving away from them any further. "You need our help. Your heat has been calling out to us the entire evening, ever since you walked in with that gorgeous friend of yours. Come on now, babe. Loosen up."
"I am not interested. Get the hell out of my way."
A panicked chill ran up Sawyer's spine. He knew that he was playing with fire. This was the farthest pushy alphas normally went before they struck. A rough hand yanked him toward a lone building and pinned him hard against the brick wall, spreading his legs apart.
"Since you've chosen to be unreasonable, we'll do things our way. Brax! Keep his mouth shut. It wouldn't take much longer now, little omega. We'd be done before you know it."
Sawyer raised his knee and struck the alpha down at his family jewels. The alpha growled, clutching his groin as he slumped to the floor. In a flash, Sawyer tore down the road, the other two alphas hot at his heels. He could never make it far because they were alphas – much bigger and stronger than him. But it was worth a fair try so he ran.
He could hear them just behind him. Growling as they breathed down his neck. His legs were about to give way beneath him when suddenly, he heard a yelp, followed by thuds. He dared not to look back but his curiosity got the best of him. Whirling, his eyes widened when he saw the alpha from earlier towering over the two jerks that'd been chasing him.
Oh goodness. Sawyer bent, palms on his knees as he tried to even his breathing. "Thank heavens! Oh, goodness."
"Are you alright?" the alpha rushed beside him, placing his hands on Sawyer's back. Relief and safety flooded Sawyer's being at that one touch. "You run pretty fast. Even for an omega."
"Thanks," Sawyer blushed at that compliment. He had to admit, he found it pretty charming that this alpha had stalked him all the way here. He could have been raped. "You saved my life. They could have had their way with me."
"Those alphas are fools. They piss me off a lot." They began walking back down the road where they came from. "It's so late. The last bus must've left five minutes ago. Mind if I take you somewhere for a late dinner?"
Sawyer's pride rose like bile in his throat but he shoved it back down in an instant. After those alphas, he wasn't kidding himself about riding this heat alone. He needed help. And fast.
"I don't want to be a bother. It'd be best you just take me home..."
"Come on, babe," the Alpha cooed sweetly. It was music to Sawyer's ears. "It'd be like payback for me saving you?"
"Honestly, I don't mind. But I don't want trouble with your wife..."
"Wife? What wife?"
Sawyer gestured wildly. "Girlfriend, I think. The one you were with in the corridor? Blue ribbons?"
"Oh!" The Alpha laughed. "Victoria."
"Yup, Victoria," Sawyer sighed. "I don't want to come in between whatever you guys have together. I don't want to be someone's one-night stand. Or being used to make a partner jealous. That sucks."
"Whoa, whoa. Slow down." The Alpha held his hands up. "Those assumptions are so hurtful. And no, I don't wish to fuck you, even though you're the sexiest thing to ever exist,"
"God, you Alphas are so alike."
"Just lunch, babe. Then I'll take you home."
"Fair enough," Sawyer smiled. "You never told me your name."
"Daniel. Daniel Sturm."
Daniel drove a tired Sawyer to a cool Italian diner downtown. The ride was silent and peaceful, yet the air was so sexually charged, that Daniel felt his balls heavy and sticking to his inner thighs. It didn’t help that the windows were all wound up to keep Sawyer from shivering hard, and the smell of the omega’s heat permeated the chilly air. It was a miracle he didn’t drive them into a moving truck as pleasure shook through his whole body.Sawyer was awed at the diner’s interior as Daniel led him to a table and pulled out a chair for him to sit. If it were to be one of his slutty omega girls whom he normally went out with once in a while, Daniel would’ve felt a bit embarrassed. But with Sawyer, it was different. He found Sawyer’s questions and head-turning charming. “What? You’ve never been to an Italian diner before?”“Well, yeah,” Sawyer nodded, picking up the three-flap menu tenderly as though it were raw gold. “I can only dream of coming to such a place. The profits from my swee
They raced madly towards Daniel’s car, Sawyer fidgeting as Daniel hurriedly triggered the security alarm from his keypad. Before he could get the door open, Sawyer had his arms on him, kissing his lips sloppily and moaning aggressively. “Oh, God. Oh, God.”“Your first time with an Alpha?” Daniel smirked, wrapping his arms tightly around the omega’s slender waist and carrying him inside. It was so dreary dark with a few street lights illuminating them so it wouldn’t be best if anyone saw them outside. Sawyer had a death grip around his neck, attacking his neck ferociously, his skin setting off steam when it came in contact with Daniel’s, like fire meeting water. “Patience, sweetheart. Let’s get to my place first.”Sawyer loosened his hands around his neck, smothering them on his chest instead, his lips pulling up in a pout. “How far is it? I’m trying my best here but it’s not enough. If you don’t mind we can do it here. In your car…”“You won’t be comfortable, dear,” Daniel pecked his
Fifteen minutes later, when Daniel came out of the bathroom in nothing but a towel hanging loosely around his waist, Sawyer was already sprawled on the king-sized bed – stark naked. His arse was raised up in the air invitingly, a white pillow beneath his shoulders as his eyes lit at Daniel’s every motion. The Alpha decided to be a cruel tease, cupping his cock through the thin towel fabric and chuckling as the hunger in Sawyer’s eyes grew. The omega whimpered now. “Please. I need you in me so bad.”Daniel nodded, moving to the nightstand to put his phone on silent. It was almost midnight and he had a busy day the next morning but he didn’t care. Banging Sawyer was his chief priority at the moment and he couldn’t afford to condone any disruptions, even from Spencer.At last, he let his towel loose, stroking his bare cock absently while watching Sawyer squirm in excitement. “You little angel.”Sawyer nodded, bristling with energy. Daniel could feel him vibrating in his skin even as he a
The morning sunlight was already pouring in through the bedroom curtains when Sawyer managed to rouse himself awake. The room was silent and Daniel was nowhere in sight, having left over an hour ago, if he could recollect very well. His entire body was sore and his head was hurting, despite his heat subsiding. They hadn't knotted just once. Sawyer drifted off to sleep once the simmering tension released in his body the moment he felt the warmth of Daniel's knot traveling down his channel like soothing water.Since he began having these heat periods, this particular one was the worst. He kept waking Daniel up every three hours for an extra round.They'd ended up doing five. The sixth couldn't hold because Daniel felt like his sperm ducts were already sucked dry. Still, he helped Sawyer jerk off, which was relieving to an extent.Sawyer scanned the room which was lying in ruins before him. Daniel had carefully folded his clothes and placed them on the nightstand beside him. There was als
"For Christ's loving sake, Daniel! What's your problem?" Spencer let out in exasperation as the Alpha paced the floor of his penthouse restlessly, looking out of place. "This is the fifth time this week you're blowing off a date with Anita. You know how these women behave... we can't risk losing this merger with the Hendersons. It'll be fatal.""I understand what you're saying, Spencer. Really, I do. But I can't fucking stop thinking about him! I think I'm going insane at this point." Daniel flailed his arms around, then settled on a sofa, burying his head in his palms.Spencer came to sit beside him. "How long has this been going on? And do you know his address? What do you intend to do when you find him?""I don't know the answers to those questions, Spence. I'm really clueless about all these...emotions. Each time I try to ask Anita out on a date, it feels as though I'm doing the wrong thing. Like it's not supposed to be so and he keeps popping up in my thoughts, as well as wet dre
Daniel pulled up into the cramped parking lot, the sweltering summer heat making his shirt stick to his back and pits even though he'd just come down from the heavily air-conditioned airport. He joined the throng of tourists moving up the stairs with their luggage and went straight to the bulky receptionist with graying side hairs behind the thick mahogany desk. She had to be somewhere between forty and fifty and she looked at him with guarded suspicion, perhaps judging his persona from his appearance."Good afternoon Sir and welcome to Finland Hotels. How may I help you?" She pushed back the dark-rimmed glasses she had on, which were falling over the bridge of her nose, and offered him a forced smile. Daniel suddenly felt out of place, but Sawyer's face flashed through his mind and that seemed to encourage him."I'm looking for the omega presently occupying Room 34."Her eyes narrowed. "Okay. Is he expecting you?" she picked up the white intercom and began dialing."Ah...no. it's a s
Maddie rushed in now, brows creased in worry. "Are you alright? What's happening?"His lips wobbled as he tried to get the words out. "It's him...oh God, he found me!""I don't understand. Who found you?" "Daniel. The Alpha I knotted with!"Her mouth flew open. "Shit.""Oh God, oh God," Sawyer was pacing the kitchen floors now, trying to keep it all together. There was an urgent knock on the door now. Maddie turned and craned her head to look. "What am I going to do? How did he find me here? How does he know I'm back home from the ban? What the freaking hell does he want from me?!"Maddie plopped down quietly on a chair. "First, you need to calm down, honey. It's not the end of the world...we'll figure out something."The knock stopped now, plunging the entire building into silence. They peeked at the door and looked back at each other."Do you think he's gone?" Maddie shrugged, standing up and tiptoeing towards the front room. Everything was just as it was. "I think he's gone."Sawy
The room appeared to tilt as Daniel stood rooted, far more fazed by the startling revelation than Sawyer had anticipated. His eyes twitched and he could feel the tears so close. He didn't want to betray his Alphahood but he couldn't help himself, neither could he believe it. "Our baby..."Sawyer whimpered in agreement, a bit frightened. Daniel looked as pale as a ghost – he'd never seen him look so old. Maddie rushed to put the chair in place behind him and he sat down heavily. Daniel dragged a second kitchenette chair closer. His legs couldn't hold him up anymore."Our baby." He repeated, his face breaking into a triumphant smile. "Our child. Is this the reason why you refused to open the door? You didn't want me to know about...my child?"Sawyer's face heated up in both shame and embarrassment as he managed to blurt out. "Yes. You should never have known about this pregnancy. It's not your place, Sir.""Do you hate me that much? Am I that distasteful?" Daniel knew he could come acro