5. KOLSEN

Chapter five

KOLSEN

We're barely up the stairs to the apartment over Temple before Sasha is tugging at Amiri's shirt, whining to be fucked within an inch of his life. We don't have time for this, a celebration scheduled for 8 pm in one of the private booths at the back of the club. The setup the asker wants is insane, celebrating an engagement to his Omega and acquiring a pack Beta. I feel disrespected for the Beta that their Alpha is celebrating such a joining.

Becoming a pack Beta is nothing more than a servant and while I'm sure some enjoy it, no Beta should feel the need to lessen themselves for a position like that.

Slowly, I slip off my shirt, watching as Amiri expertly quiets Sasha's cries with a firm hand around his throat. "Listen to me, Omega," he growls at Sasha. "If you need something, you ask for it. And then you wait. "

Sasha lets out a little pleasured sigh, relaxing in the man's arms as they stumble to the nest. I can't help the smile that spreads across my face as I follow them into the room, Sasha shedding his clothes and then kneeling in the middle of the mattress, waiting for his Alphas to give him what he needs.

Four years ago, when the idea of Temple came up, I had been skeptical of dragging an Omega into this business. Especially one as outspoken as Sasha. He doesn't have a filter and while Amiri and I find it fantastic, most other people find it rude and use every opportunity to reprimand him about his attitude.

We promised each other that this was just business until Sasha came off a dose of scent blockers and heat suppressants, his scent wrangling us together immediately. I didn't have to be told twice that this playful Omega was mine. And when his ex-Alpha, Otis, tried to pry my mate from my hands, I fought for him until I was lying in a hospital bed, fighting the nightmares of fire licking up the side of my face. The scars don't hurt anymore but it's the phantom pain that reminds me of that night.

One terrified phone call from my Omega had me rushing into his old home, warring with an Alpha that no longer cared for the man who had stolen a piece of my heart and soul. Otis is currently rotting somewhere in a jail cell for arson but had I not had to rescue Sasha from the flames that night, Otis would be dead.

If I had the choice, I would still run into that burning house.

Again.

And again.

For Sasha, I would give my life.

A moan pulls me out of my head and I sit in one of the armchairs beside the nest, content to watch Amiri take Sasha apart. I spread my thighs, slowly undoing my belt as Amiri kneels into the nest and shuffles behind our Omega before pressing a kiss over his bite. Sasha gasps, his eyes rolling into the back of his head.

Amiri wraps an arm around our Omega, his free hand circling the Omega's cock before giving a good squeeze. "I want you to watch your Alpha, Omega. Watch him pleasure himself to the sounds I'm going to pull from your mouth as I knot you."

Sasha's eyes widen as he starts fucking into Amiri's hand, licking his lips when I unzip my pants and pull out my cock. I've been hard all morning; I should have known that Sasha was nearing a heat but his scent hadn't changed. Unlike other Omegas, Sasha doesn't find it endearing when we dote on him and smother him in Alpha bullshit. It makes it easier that he resembles a Beta with his lean stature but the need to protect him is still there.

I squeeze my cock, even strokes pulling me toward a much-needed release. Amiri continues sucking on his bite, the scent of Sasha's arousal growing until the heavy mixture of oranges and cream fills my nose. The pleasured grunt that tears from our Omega's throat as Amiri sinks into his ass is everything. Amiri bends him over, grinning as he shifts Sasha's collar until the metal is dangling down the back of the Omega's neck.

When Amiri pulls the chains, it has Sasha arching his back, his green eyes meeting mine. The Omega's lips are parted in ecstasy as his hands fall to my knees, Amiri roughly fucking into him from behind.

"You're taking me so fucking well, Omega. Sucking me right into your greedy hole. Let us hear those beautiful sounds you make, Sasha. Show us how much you like this," Amiri purrs as he tightens his hold on Sasha's collar. The Omega lets out a whine that tears through me, going straight for my cock as I pick up my pace.

The way I'm currently sitting, Sasha can't quite reach my cock with his mouth, a design that Amiri and I have perfectly crafted to tease him. "You need this, baby?" I ask as I run my thumb across my slit, gritting my teeth as pleasure rolls through me. I hold my hand out to him, my thumb playing across his lips that Sasha greedily sucks in, swirling his tongue around my digit.

I repeat the process, stroking myself and gathering precum to feed to my Omega until his grip on my thighs tightens, signaling that he's close. I resume my pace, wanting to come with both of them, Amiri grunting with every punishing stroke. The moment the Alpha's knot pushes inside Sasha, our Omega gasps and then goes slack against my knees as my release sprays across his face.

Amiri lets out a possessive growl before pulling Sasha back against him and resituating until they're lying on their side. Sasha looks so beautifully ruined and any other night, I might lay there and feed my release to him until he's clean. We're too close to his next heat to be playing games like that. We also don't have time if I'm going to cater to that party this evening.

I head to the bathroom and wet a few cloths after cleaning myself up before shedding my shoes so that I can join my mates in the nest. Sasha purrs in pleasured bliss as I wipe him off before meeting Amiri's eyes in silent understanding. Our relationship is different than the one we have with Sasha, a bit more primal and it only truly rears its head when we're both strung out and stressed with no outlet.

Just as I move to leave the nest, Sasha catches my hand. "You aren't staying? Work can wait a minute. Just a little cuddle. Five minutes."

Amiri snorts. "Make it ten. That party doesn't start for another two hours and the manager you hired is doing just fine." I can't argue with that as I set the cloths at the edge of the nest and lay beside them, Sasha tugging me closer into a kiss.

The kiss turns into something of a claiming as I throw an arm over my mates and drag them closer, needing to feel Sasha pressed up against me. He's safe, I tell myself. Even so, a growl tears from my throat as the memory of Otis clouds my mind, Sasha's soft murmur pulling me out of my head again . "Kol, Alpha, Alpha! Hey, I'm okay. I'm right here. See?"

Sasha pulls back just enough to show that he's safe between his Alphas. Lingering scars from his time with Otis pain me more than my face and the loss of my left eye. Gently, Sasha runs his fingers down my scarred face before pressing kisses against the disfigured skin. "You are beautiful, Kolsen. I thank the goddess every fucking day that you picked us. I love you, Alpha. I will always love you and I'm safe with you and Amiri."

Amiri lands a hand on my hip, both of them giving me the assurance that I need. I hate that Sasha, our Omega, is usually the one cajoling me back from that dark place in my head but a few more seconds and he wouldn't have been here between us all those years ago. If that had happened, I would have been in jail on a murder charge—Otis wouldn't be alive. I'm still mad that he is.

Ten minutes pass with us pressed against each other, Sasha falling asleep, his soft snores permeating the nest. It isn't often that he allows himself to be an Omega and I can't always tell if he hates his designation or just finds it an annoyance. Either way, he's adorable in moments like this, his mouth parted, his body slack as he curls into my chest.

Amiri slides back from our Omega, throwing me a sloppy grin. "Stay with him for a few moments before you come down. No, don't look at me like that. We both know that you need to be close to him during his heat. I will not fault you for that. What Otis did to Sasha gutted all of us but the fear that you experienced is something I can't even fathom. Do not hide what you need, Alpha. Not from me and definitely not from him." Those are the most words I've heard out of the Alpha at one time, Amiri moving to grab his clothes.

He leaves me with a kiss, the heat of his lips and his scent lingering as he patters off to the bathroom. Sasha moans, wiggling when he realizes Amiri has left. Without missing a beat, Sasha flops over and shoves his ass back against me. A few more whimpers and I undo my pants, bringing my cock back out for Sasha to slide down on. Then he promptly falls back asleep.

I've nearly forgotten how demanding Sasha is leading up to a heat but the way his ass strangles my cock even while the Omega is sleeping isn't something I'm giving up.

"Rest, Sasha. I'm right here," I purr in his ear. Unfortunately, those words are more for me than him.