Chapter 20

Twenty

JADE

" I 'm sorry," I said, pushing Bruce's head away from my pussy.

I rolled off of Dravin and pulled the sheets up to cover myself. Caleb did not look happy standing there, but I could see his obvious erection at the sight of me being sucked to orgasm by his pack.

"I knew this would happen," said Caleb, shaking his head. "Guys, get off the bed."

At his command, Bruce, Dravin, and Nick got off the bed without a word, standing protectively around me. My chest swelled as they prevented me from seeing their angry pack leader.

"None of this is her fault," said Bruce. His voice was raspy from sucking on my pussy. "If anyone is going to be punished, it should be us."

"We're just having fun," said Dravin. "We're not going to knock her up."

"You're no longer allowed to come into this house anymore," said Caleb sharply. "Give me your keys. All of you. And she will be punished, so you will all learn a lesson too."

One by one, the men dropped their keys into Caleb's hand. My heart raced at what he had in store for me. I was scared to death but also remembered I could just leave this house and this monster of a boss I had. He didn't have a right to control my personal life, but apparently, he thought he did. I watched Caleb between the little space of Nick and Bruce's bodies blocking me off from him.

"Caleb, it's not her fault," said Nick, trying again as Caleb shoved his alphas out of the way to get to me. Caleb had a pouch hanging at his waist, and he dug his hand into it after giving me a stern look.

"You've all been coaxing her into heat," said Caleb.

"I swear that wasn't what we meant to do," argued Dravin. "We are all attracted to her, don't you see that?"

Caleb ignored him as he stalked toward me.

My palms were clammy, and I was shaking as I watched him. He pulled out a small switch that looked like a rubber spatula.

"You need a good spanking, don't you, little omega?"

"Please, don't," I said, backing away from him on the bed. The messy sheets clung around my ankles, but he grasped my ankle, pulling me onto his lap. My butt faced the air as I lay there face down on his lap.

I struggled to escape, but his grip was like metal, holding me still. Bruce shouted in protest, approaching me, but Caleb barked at him, stopping him in his tracks. I could feel Caleb's powerful alpha energy in full control of his pack.

"Either I fire you, or you'll get a spanking," he growled. "Pick one."

"It's not fair," I whined. "You already know I need this job desperately."

"You were reckless," he said. "You need to be taught a lesson. Can you imagine if my pack impregnated you?"

"Why don't you want me in your pack?" I shouted. "Am I that hideous?"

"Pick. One," he said again clearly without answering my question.

"I'll take the spanking," I whispered, shaking like a leaf in his grip. There was no way I was ready to walk away from this job. If I had to walk around with a sore butt tomorrow, so be it.

His hands caressed my bottom, and with every second, my heart pounded faster.

"You've been a bad girl seducing my pack every night, haven't you?" he asked. Then his palm came down with a loud smack on my right butt cheek, and I gasped quietly with the bedsheet stuffed around my mouth. My butt bounced at the impact, and he once again caressed my butt.

Then he smacked my left butt cheek.

"I didn't," I said, pulling the bed sheet out of my mouth to talk.

"Yes, you did," he said, now using the switch on me. I yelped as it came down hard on my ass. "I'm going to mark your sorry little ass so you can remember this. Then next time, you'll keep your legs closed around my pack."

I blinked back tears as I felt my ass burn and my pussy clench with arousal. He brought the paddle to my upper thighs, and I yelped again as it glanced off my pussy.

"Please, I'm sorry," I said.

He spanked me again, this time right in the middle. I clenched when my slick began to seep out. Even though my butt burned, I was getting horny.

"Nice and red," he finally said. "Do you promise not to spread your legs again with my pack?"

"Yes, I promise," I gasped as I felt his hand fondling my pussy. He ordered his pack to leave, and I heard the front door slam shut. I knew they were upset and angry at their leader, but Caleb could unleash even more of his fury if they said anything else.

"One last thing," he said, and I felt a cool metal press against my asshole. "I'm going to stick this plug into you so you can remember your punishment."

I tried to desperately get away, but it only served to make him hard underneath me. He twisted the plug into my opening, pressing it deep into my anus. I yelped as I felt myself being stretched back there. It didn't hurt since Nick had thankfully made me release slick from there and warmed me up nicely. It was a nice full feeling back there, but I didn't want Caleb to think I was enjoying it either.

Caleb inspected my ass, and I felt something cool as he squirted something onto my ass.

"It's a cooling cream," he said as he slowly rubbed my burning bottom. "It hurt me just as much as it hurt you. Please don't make me spank you again."

I felt my tears start to fall as I quietly cried into the bedsheets, my face away from him. I was shocked at myself. The tears came out of nowhere, and I didn't intend for it to happen. My tears of embarrassment soon turned to fury.

"Who do you think you are? This was so humiliating," I said through gritted teeth. I couldn't believe I let him do that to me. Where the hell did my self-esteem go? After everything my mother taught me, I let an alpha spank me. "My mom taught me better than this."

He let out a sigh.

"I needed my pack to see how serious I was," he said slowly. "You would also have had to face the consequences of pregnancy."

"Why? What's so bad about me hanging out with your pack?"

I was so confused. But I was determined to get to the bottom of this. I couldn't handle any more of his cryptic messages and his pushing me away from him.

"Because you might get hurt like my late wife," he said.

"What do you mean?" I asked. He wasn't making any sense.

"The Shadow Wolf," he said. "I'm worried it'll get you too, and I'll never be able to sleep again. I had nightmares for nights on end, reliving my late wife's death. I'm not prepared to endanger another omega just for being with me."

My fury soon began to dwindle when I saw how vulnerable he was being with me right now. He was finally opening up to me.

"I don't know what scratched me, but it had to be a coincidence," I said as I felt his hands gently rub the cooling cream all over my thighs. The burning stopped, but I still felt a mild uncomfortable sensation on my skin. "I'm willing to take the risk. I really like Nick, Bruce, and Dravin."

"I'm sorry," said Caleb. "It can't happen. It's impossible."

Then he gently lifted me off his lap, and I laid on my side, facing him with the plug still in my bottom. He stared into my face and carefully rolled my tears onto his thumb.

"I'll just do my job then," I said. "I don't want to see you either, except for work-related things."

"Not even as friends?"

"No," I said firmly. "If I'm around you, I would want you or your pack. It's hard for me to explain."

As I said the words, I felt sick to my stomach. But it was the only way.

He was pushing me away so hard I didn't have a choice. I needed to take care of myself, especially for my mental well-being.

"I'll respect your wishes," he said darkly. He didn't look happy at all, but I didn't care. I was still upset at him, too, that he dared spank me. "Sleep well, Jade. I'm sorry this had to happen."

"It's fine," I said, turning away from him.

I heard him leave the room, and I let out a big sigh.

I couldn't lay on my back because my butt burned, so I stayed on my side. Earlier tonight, I was so excited for Bruce to get here and now I felt deflated and defeated. All hope seemed to collapse out of me. Now I would focus on working hard without any distractions from the alphas. I looked at my phone when it lit up. It was Bruce, and I couldn't even smile like I usually did when I saw a text from him.

I'm sorry, baby. Are u okay? I hope he wasn't too harsh

I'm okay :/

I wish I could hug you and kiss you. But I don't want it to happen to u again

I know

We'll figure out a way to be together. I promise, sweetie

I tucked my phone underneath my pillow so I didn't keep texting him. The more I texted and got attached, the worse this transition would be. I needed to distance myself, regardless of how anyone felt.

I needed to be strong and not let my omega instincts take over. I needed to focus on my career and my future.