24. Walking Through the Garden

Max

"Are you feeling better?"I inhaled Demi's lovely scent. She was calmer now, more relaxed. While Brax didn't physically hurt her, he still scared her. And I fucking hated him for that.

"I am more than okay." Demi let out a breathy laugh, and I knew immediately she was about to downplay her feelings. "I don't know what happened to me in there. Brax was only being friendly. I just panicked for no reason."

My jaw clenched, but I chose to let it go. After all, there was no sense in upsetting the omega further. There are many alphas that struggled with knowing when to shut their mouths, but I wasn't one of them.

"I've been thinking about what you said." I wrapped my hand around Demi's, pleased when she leaned into my side.

"What did I say?" she asked, curling her other hand around my wrist. She was so small. So delicate.

"That you can't travel anywhere alone."

She raised her head, looking up at me with the most curious expression. She was especially pale with dark circles under her eyes. I was sure today's festivities were too much for the omega. She needed to rest.

"I don't remember that," she mumbled, tugging at the collar of her dress.

"I know you used to travel across Havre," I said, "You went to different villages and saw so many things, but you can still do that."

Demi slowed, pulling me to a stop. Her eyes narrowed, not understanding. "What do you mean?"

I slipped her blonde curls through my hand, loving how silky her hair was. "I don't want you to give up the wildflowers," I said, determined to give my omega everything she wanted in life.

"The wildflowers?" She shook her head, clearly not remembering.

"You talked about all the things you would miss. Travel, adventure, and the wildflowers in the wildlands." I moved my hand up the length of her back. She was so warm and soft. "I want you to have all of those things. I want you to be happy." I leaned down, pressing my forehead to hers. She was burning up. "Are you okay?" I pressed my hand to her cheek, then her forehead.

"Yes." She swallowed hard, and I noticed how unfocused her eyes seemed. "I'm just a little hot."

My wolf moved within me, fear prickling at my skin. It was a cool night with a lovely breeze.

"I need to get home." Demi squeezed her hands together, scanning the garden as if confused as to where she was. "Maybe a bath?"

"Let's get you home." I touched the small of her back, urging her to walk.

I had many more declarations to make—that she was my world, and that I was prepared to leave it all behind for her, but for now, I just needed to get her somewhere safe.

"Mmm-Max," Demi stumbled, flinging her arms out. I caught her, resting her limp body against my chest. "I…c-can't…" A high-pitched whine left her lips as a violent tremor wracked her. The most intense aroma of sugared lemon drops and fresh slick filled my lungs. It was wildly sweet and potent, cutting a path straight to my dick.

"Omega," I growled deep in my chest.

"Make it stop. Please, make it stop." Demi begged, her words a flurry of distress and pain. "I'm dying. It hurts. It hurts so much. I need—" Her body jerked then shook as a flood of slick poured down the inside of her thighs. I bent, scooping the omega up, and running straight for her cottage.

My wolf pushed hard within my mind, demanding that I strip her down and fuck her raw. I needed to bite and mate and knot. But she needed the safety of her nest first.

I could smell Florence inside the cottage before I even hit the porch. "Get the fuck out!" I roared as I kicked in the front door. The wood around the doorknob splintered as it flew open, banging against the nearest wall.

Florence screamed, flinging himself against the furthest wall. "What are you doing?" His panicked eyes cut from me to the writhing omega in my arms. His nostrils twitched, and he slowly raised his hands as if in surrender. Betas weren't capable of smelling the emotional nuances of an omega, but there wasn't a creature alive that could ignore the potent aroma of slick.

"Get out," I said in a dangerous warning. My claws grew heavy and my fangs punched out. I didn't want to hurt the beta, but I couldn't have anyone near my precious girl while she was in this condition.

"I'm going, alpha." Florence edged around the sitting room, making his way to the kitchen in the back of the house. "I'm not a threat," he said, keeping his head down.

My beast prowled within me, ready to attack if he so much as breathed too loud.

I didn't move a muscle until Florence stepped outside. The door clicked shut and Demi let out a vicious scream.

"I'm dying!" She sucked in a painful breath, and her body went rigid in my arms. She was stiff as a board and I rushed her into her room. "I'm dying." Her body trembled as I placed her in her nest. "I'm broken, alpha. I'm broken wide open."

Not wanting to waste any time, I pushed my hands into the front of Demi's dress, then tore it clean in two. Demi's nipples were bright red, straining toward the ceiling, and her skin was flushed with little goosebumps all over her legs and sides.

"How did I break?" Demi repeated over and over again, her words slurred. Frustrated, she snarled, then pushed her hand into her soaked panties. I shredded them, leaving my girl bare. "Help me!" Her blow out eyes looked up at me as she spread her legs, giving me a full view of her engorged clit and soaked entrance. She was gaping, her body ready to accept a knot. My knot.

My omega was primed to be used.

"I've got you," I growled, my wolf distorting my voice. He was so close to the surface, I was positive my fur was about to push in at any second. "You're not broken, omega." I knelt on the floor, right between her legs.

She smelled amazing. Clean sweat, citrus flowers, and thick desire.

"Fix m-me," Demi stuttered, pushing her fingers into her pussy. "H-help…" Her words melted into another vicious scream and her back arched off the bed. Slick gushed and I dove in, lapping every drop up.

I hummed as I ate my omega out. I sucked her puffy lips and flicked her swollen clit. She was a feast, a sweet balm to soothe my soul. I could have spent days with my head buried between her thighs.

Then, with no warning, Demi's first orgasm ripped through her. Her legs clamped shut, squeezing either side of my face. I kept sucking and flicking, not stopping until her legs went slack and her eyes floated closed.

She probably needed to rest, but I was too fucking amped.

"Turn over," I commanded my omega as I stood, ripping my shirt over my head. "Present that ass to me."

Demi's eyes flew open, and she scrambled into position. "Mm-Max." Her words were jittery. "I want…" She panted, trying to look at me from over her shoulder. "I want to see you."

"I know." I tugged at my belt, then shoved my pants down.

My cock popped free, slapping against my belly. I squeezed the shaft, hoping to relieve some of the pressure, but it was no use. The base was swollen, the presence of an omega fucking with my body. I wouldn't be able to produce a proper knot without being mated. That didn't stop my body from trying to create the bulbous seal.

"Demi?" I glanced at her lush nest. Every blanket and pillow was perfectly placed. "May I enter your nest?"

"Yes," Demi mewled, shaking her plush ass at me. "Please!"

I moved to her, placing my hands on each cheek. I palmed her flesh, slapping one cheek, then the other. Her ass jiggled for me, rough outlines of my hands already taking shape. Demi moaned louder with each smack, pushing her face into the blankets. Slick gushed from her entrance, drip, drip, dripping on the blanket.

I admired her red flesh and plush curves, right down to her tight little asshole. "Do you need my cock in your ass too?" I asked, and it fluttered at my question. "Do you need my cum everywhere?" I slipped my thumb over it, admiring the way her body reacted to me.

"I..I…" She shifted, whimpering loudly. "It hurts."

I pushed my thumb against her back entrance, loving the way she gasped then moaned. "Answer me, omega." I spat in the seam of her ass. "Tell me how to use you." Then I pushed my finger into her.

"Yes!" Demi keened, pushing back against me. "Yes! Please! I need…" She sucked in a tight breath. "I need…" She cried out, pleasure shifting back into pain.

In one swift motion, I grabbed her hips, then flipped Demi onto her back. "Do you need my cock?" I asked, pleased when she nodded fiercely. Her movements were all over the place, jerky and wild. "Tell me you want my cock." I crawled up her slight body, planting one fist next to her head. "Tell me you want me to stretch you wide and make you scream."

"Max!" Demi's eyes flashed with rage, and her fangs descended. She gripped either side of my face, growling high in her throat. "If you don't give me that cock right now, I'm going to rip it off and fuck myself with it!" She growled again, then shoved at my shoulders. I moved easily for her, letting her force me onto my back.

"Take what you want." I squeezed Demi's thighs, as she crawled over me, gripping the base of my cock.

"Mine!" The omega snarled, positioning me right at her entrance. Then she slammed her body down, impaling herself in one fierce movement. My body jerked, and I cursed as her pussy gripped every inch. Slick was everywhere. On our hips and legs, down my balls, and even in Demi's hair.

"Mine," Demi growled, dragging her nails down my chest. Bright red marks bloomed in their wake, making me moan at the pleasurable pain. "I want that knot." She bounced, making her tits jiggle from the rough movements. "Give me that knot."

My beast roared, and my heart pounded against my chest, but I couldn't mark her. Not yet. Not until her mind was clearer.

"Max," Demi threw her head back, rolling her hips at a blinding pace. "Bite me," she gasped. "Please, Alpha, Bite me."