19. Odin

Iglared at my brother as he waved his arms around enthusiastically, his eyes manic, the first signs of rut showing.

"She said she's free for her entire heat!" he blurted out.

Candy told us this morning she had sorted something out with Benny and had four days to herself.

"That doesn't mean we should go," I said, trying to reason with him. But with his pupils already blown, his aura spiking, and fierce snarls ripping from him, it would take more than words to get him to change his mind.

Plus, I wasn't exactly convinced by my own weak arguments, anyway.

"For. Herself," Zeus said pointedly. "It's going to be just her, in her room, begging for a knot. We can't leave our omega like that."

"Which is exactly why we're not going," Apollo said softly, bending down to wrap his arms around Zeus's neck from behind.

We sat in one of the staff retiring rooms with me hunched over on a bunk bed while Zeus had pulled up a chair in front of me. Every fifth floor had multiple rooms for staff, with a kitchen and a whole dorm of bunk beds. There were so many of us working shifts, day and night, it could be a struggle to get any privacy, but Zeus snapped at a pair of betas who joined us earlier, and they quickly scurried off.

"Even if we don't join her, she needs guards!" Zeus growled, looking up at Apollo.

Apollo bent over Zeus, wrapping his arms around his neck from behind. "She's going to be alone in her room for days," he said, nuzzling his cheek, and a hint of jealousy wavered inside me. Apollo shot me a small smile, definitely picking up on it, even though Zeus's temper dominated the bond. "She doesn't need guards, she needs space." Though Zeus was too amped up to tell that Apollo wasn't exactly against the idea, either.

"If she wants guards, she gets them," Zeus bit out. "I'm not letting any of the other teams take on the job when she's alone. If she opens the door and begs for a knot, we're going to be the ones standing there and answering."

"No, Zeus," I said forcefully, keeping my tone level. "There should be a beta team on duty, anyway."

"But she's asked for us!"

"And what do you think is going to happen the moment you catch a scent of her heat and go into full fucking rut?" I barked at him.

"Then I'll be there to help," Apollo said, love flowing from him, though his tension was clear.

We wanted her, of course we did. It's all we fucking thought about. But there was a huge gulf between wanting someone and risking our lives to get them. It was why we had been stuck in this fucking shitshow for years.

"Right. Fine. Good," Zeus grumbled, his brows knitting together in a scowl as he stood, knocking Apollo's hands away. He was too pent-up and missed the pain crossing our mate's face.

Zeus folded his arms, shoving his hands under his armpits as he paced, a sure sign his restless energy was going to blow.

He gritted his teeth, shooting me a glare before meeting Apollo's open gaze.

"I'll see you down there, then," Zeus huffed before he slammed the door behind him, and I turned on Apollo, who was looking at me pointedly. His pain was shifting, his mouth still a thin line, but there was a gleam in his eyes.

"This is such a bad idea," I said. There wasn't a single chance Zeus could stand outside her door and resist. Which meant we had to go and guard her again, even though the whole point of Rio was to make sure we weren't forced into this situation. Only this time, instead of fucking other alphas, she was going to be fucking herself.

Apollo sighed heavily. "I'm not leaving Zeus alone down there."

Wisps of excitement zipped through the bond, and it wasn't only from my brother.

I clicked my tongue and went to push myself off the bed. "Just stay. I'll make us tea or something," he said, looking at me expectedly.

I could only take five seconds of his hopeful stare before I submitted. "Coffee then," I relented, and he beamed at me in return, nearly blinding me. He still caught me off guard, despite how long we'd been together. I couldn't resist him when he shone so brightly.

"Coffee it is," he smirked, spinning on one foot and heading for the kitchen. I don't know how he could be so relaxed when we were basically sticking our heads under a guillotine.

The moment Apollo returned with two mugs, a bright flare of panic burst through the bond. I yelled out in shock as a cry tore from Apollo. Zeus's fear plunged through us, and I shot up, already grabbing my jacket. With each second, his fear became worse until I was choking on my own breath. My brother was four floors away and it was so strong I nearly collapsed.

If anything had happened to Candy, we couldn't waste a single second. Apollo had already dumped the mugs on a side table and jumped into action, our training kicking into action. We'd been in enough life-or-death situations, we knew the drill.

Until a giant blast of lust nearly floored me. Apollo gasped, clasping the railing of a bunk bed as any fear we had vanished into thin air.

"Oh, for fuck's sake," I growled, glowering at Apollo. "He couldn't even last five minutes."

Like a train speeding towards us, Zeus"s desire grew until we were both dizzy with it.

Apollo grinned as he stepped towards me, patting my arm. "Don't worry, I'm sure it will be fine," he said, like Zeus was being silly instead of putting our lives at risk.

He gave me a slight squeeze and a soft smile. "We all know the rules. We've managed for so long, it's basically second nature now," he said just as another wave of heat had us both groaning.

Apollo sent me calming energy, but it was less effective when mixed with my brother's raw lust. Usually, I let him soothe me and do whatever he wanted, but this wasn't a situation where we should be calm. If any of the security team noticed and reported us, we were toast.

I glared at him. "That's a fucking lie, and you know it."

"Hmm," he hummed as he shrugged, amusement dancing in his eyes, "maybe. Though no cameras and a gorgeous omega in heat sounds like a good deal, no?"

"And how are we going to explain the fact we went missing for four days?"

"Well, we're guarding, aren't we?"

I grit my jaw. We were straight up playing with fire; there was no good outcome here.

"I'm more concerned about how we"re going to explain the lack of fucking presence outside her door during her heat. Zeus isn't exactly the embodiment of restraint."

"Which is really why I need to get going!" Apollo laughed as he grabbed his jacket from the sofa, throwing me a wink before slipping out the door.

It only took ten minutes before the tingles were too much to ignore. Zips and sparks of pleasure danced through the bond from Zeus, followed by raw tremors of desire from Apollo.

I'd moved back to the bunk bed and threw myself down, stealing a book from the small shelf fixed to the wall to distract myself, even though it was obvious they were already inside her room.

And then another blast of pure heat ricocheted through the bond from both of them, gripping me furiously, and my eye rolled into the back of my head as I moaned in bliss.

I was nowhere near them, no idea what they were doing, but I was so hard, I almost came at whatever was happening between them.

This wasn't the same passion that burned from them when my brother and Apollo were fucking. This was years of pent-up need and lust finally being sated, and it was fucking heaven.

I groaned, opening my thighs, my cock solid. The heat burned more fiercely every moment that passed, until I was rubbing my cock over my jeans, reaching out to them both.

I shouldn't have let them leave. I should have barricaded the door and told them to sort themselves out, because we all knew what direction this was going. My cock ached, and I had no choice but to unzip my trousers and grab my dick. It was either that or come inside my boxers.

Moaning, I shifted my hips, hitting the top of my knot, already picturing how she'd lower herself onto me again. Judging by how sensitive Apollo's cock was, he was probably already deep inside Candy's pussy or her mouth. Which was exactly where I wanted to be.

Pleasure burst from them like a stream of fireworks, and I couldn't resist.

Panting, I watched my hand slowly rise and fall around my thick length, already hearing her sweet cries in my ears as I imagined fucking her. Another wave of heat burned through the bond, and I thrust my hips into my hand.

All those years of restraint, of torturing ourselves, of telling ourselves we were being noble and good and sacrificing ourselves for her, and it was all fucked up in one day.

"Oh, fuck…" I gasped, bringing my other hand to my knot and gripped myself.

I could still smell her perfume, dreamt how I could have done exactly as she asked after her shows. Picked up her light body, forced her legs open, and drove myself into her again and again until my knot was buried so far inside her, she'd never be free.

It had been too long, and the feel of Apollo and Candy together, and of how hot Apollo's cock was through the bond, was enough to send me over the edge.

I choked at how good it was as I gave one last sharp squeeze to my knot, and lust tore through me. I clenched my hand in a tight fist as I pumped, my whole body tense as stars erupted behind my eyes and I came in a flurry of sweat and cum. My thighs tremored as spurts landed on my shirt, my head tipped back, knowing Apollo and Zeus felt me like they always did.

They were already there, touching her, tasting her, and I was keeping myself trapped here, wanking off the same as I did whenever Zeus and Apollo fucked. Living vicariously through them.

If they were already there, then it meant they had gone too far, and whatever we did now, it would carry the same punishment.

She was only four floors away, and my cock was still aching. Once wasn't enough, especially when Candy was involved.

And she was my scent match, too.

I released myself, my cock throbbing, needing her tight heat wrapped around my knot and her perfume filling my lungs.

I growled to myself, ripping off my clothes. I'd get changed and try to calm the fuck down. I didn't want to waste all the fantasies that had been building up for years in one go. I just hoped our omega was prepared for what we had in store for her.