Chapter 4

Four

LACY

M y heart raced when I watched the guards approaching me from the driveway. I could tell instantly who the two deltas were. They towered over the rest of the men at eight feet tall. The three others were alphas, but one looked younger than the rest.

I didn't care, though. I just needed them for protection, and that was it.

The alpha leading them shook my hand first.

The long scar on his forehead and tattoos on his upper arms looked intimidating, but I shook his hand firmly. I was a successful omega who survived for years without an alpha. I had to repeat that over and over in my head not to show any weakness.

"Thank you for coming," I said, smiling politely. He didn't smile back at all, and I wondered what the hell was wrong with him. Where were his basic manners? Maybe they raised them tough at the bodyguard service.

"You're welcome," he said. "Name's Ryder. And you're Lacy, correct?"

"Yes," I said. I shook hands with each of the bodyguards as they introduced themselves. Ethan had a short red beard and looked like he was the oldest from the pack. His mannerism was gentlemanly, kissing my hand during our introduction.

"I'm Adrian," said the youngest one of the group, his black hair messy around his shoulders. "I may be the youngest, but I'm not lacking. You can trust me with your life."

I laughed at his frankness.

"I'm trusting you," I said.

Adrian winked, and their alpha leader, Ryder, rolled his eyes. I already liked Adrian. He had that type of personality I got along with. He was easygoing and didn't take himself too seriously.

"Enough flirting," said Ryder gruffly. "Take us through what happened. What did you see or hear?"

I took a deep breath, remembering all the crazy events that happened in the past two days. I told him everything I could remember, even the creepy voicemail.

"So now I'm scared to sleep in my house because he could be in any of the rooms," I said.

Saying it out loud sounded so ridiculous I was embarrassed.

"The pack will do a check of your home," said Ryder without blinking an eye. "Guys, check every room and cranny. We need to make sure the vagrant isn't still lurking about."

I led them inside the house and watched them all go in different directions. The delta named Cooper checked the outside, and Lucas went upstairs. Adrian and Ethan headed downstairs to check out the basement and theater.

"I feel much safer already," I said to Ryder, who stood with me in the kitchen as he stared at the note on the counter without touching it.

"Do you know who could have written this note?" he asked, taking several pictures of it and placing it in a bag while wearing gloves.

"Not really," I said. "This never happened before."

"With the string of omega cases on the news- anything is possible," he said, pocketing the note. "First thing is we need to install cameras in your home. I'm surprised you didn't install any. A high-profile singer such as yourself needs it."

"Umm, yeah," I said. "I didn't have time to look into that. But yes, you're right."

"For now, we will install one in your living room. Next, I'll need to know your schedule," he said, taking out a notepad and pen. I was surprised by the intensity and seriousness of this whole thing. I was usually very flippant about my safety and couldn't care less. But these incidents did strike fear in me.

"I go to the studio around nine in the morning," I said.

"We'll meet you here tomorrow and escort you to the studio," he said. "May I see your phone, please?"

"For?"

"The voicemail," he said.

"But I deleted it."

"There are ways to recover it," he said, holding his hand out with contained patience. I could tell he was getting irritated with me, but I didn't care. It was my personal belonging. I unlocked my phone and handed it to him, worried about what he'd find. "What's this?"

"What?" I asked, my heart pounding as I peered at the phone. He somehow managed to pull up an old deleted video of some porn I watched a few days ago. I gritted my teeth with annoyance. "That's totally unnecessary."

"I'm just going through your deleted files," he said. His lips twitched, and I knew he thought it was amusing to find that on my phone. I was mortified. I thought I'd gotten rid of it forever and even deleted it twice, but he managed to pull it up from the recesses of my phone. "There. Is this it?"

He played the voicemail on the speaker. The eerie masked voice playing in the kitchen felt like a violation. It made me feel sick.

"That's the one," I said.

"I'll forward it to myself," he said. Then he handed my phone back. "I added my phone number in your contacts so you'll know right away who's calling."

"Oh, okay, thanks," I said. I was usually so disorganized and clumsy about these things. He was precise in his job and organized on a level I'd never been before.

The guards returned to the kitchen, standing around the granite top I was leaning on. Being surrounded by all these males after years of being alone was odd. My middle clenched unwillingly. I took a couple of deep breaths to calm down. As an omega, it was tough inhaling the alphas' scents. Their scent was made to arouse an omega and to make her submit underneath him, legs spread.

It was in our biology. It's why I had to take heat suppressants daily.

"Everything looks good," said Ethan, rubbing his beard. "Hopefully, Ryder wasn't giving you a hard time, my darling."

"Nope," I said with a smile. The only serious person here was Ryder, who hadn't cracked a smile the entire time except when he discovered the offending video on my phone. Maybe he took delight in my discomfort.

"Alright then, we'll see you tomorrow," said Ryder. "I advise you not to leave your home under any circumstances unless one of us is around you. Call me if anything happens between now and tomorrow."

"Sounds peachy," I said.

He looked pained by my choice of words, and I held back my laughter. He was way too serious. But I didn't take life too seriously myself, so maybe he was right. Adrian was staring at me the entire time, and my body heated under his gaze. I looked at him to tell him to back off, but when we made eye contact, he gave me a crooked smile, which made my stomach flip.

"See you later," said Adrian, the last one standing with me at the door. He was taking his sweet time to leave.

"You better not flirt with me," I said. "Everything is staying as professional as possible."

He cocked his head to one side, giving me the most smoldering look he could muster, making me laugh. He was going to be trouble.

"You sure?"

"Get out of here," I said, ready to slam the door in his face. "I don't know how I'm going to work with you."

"Soon, you'll wonder how you ever survived without me," he said. "No, I'm kidding. I'll do my best- just hard to concentrate with how pretty you are."

"Bye, Adrian," I said finally, and he left.

I closed the door, breathing hard.

I felt much better in my home after they searched it, but I was also nervous about what the coming days would hold. Pressing a hand between my legs, I was horny as hell around these bodyguards. Their scents and presence had driven my hormones crazy as an omega. I quickly went to the couch and pulled my phone out with one hand cupping my pussy underneath my skirt.

Laying on the couch, I pulled up a hot video of two alphas massaging a naked omega on a white table. Her flushed skin and moans filled the screen as I watched an alpha slowly work his finger into her shiny oiled pussy. His thick finger spread her wide, made me breathe harder. I imagined his finger spreading my pussy. The second alpha was rubbing her clit and belly. Soon, they would knot her, just warming her up.

I stuffed my hand inside my panties and rubbed myself in circles with two fingers as I watched. I was getting too hot. I removed my top and skirt, sitting in only my pink bra and panties. I watched the alpha pumping his dick in his other hand, inches from her pussy, while the second one already had his dick deep in her mouth.

I rubbed faster and faster as he speared her pussy with his cock.

Her buttocks clenched as he pressed his entire length into her. I hesitantly tried to press a finger inside of me, but I was scared when I felt my hymen. Instead, I rubbed my clit as I watched him fuck her on the table while she swallowed the cum of the other alpha. Moons, I wish that was me.

I closed my eyes and leaned against the couch, imagining it was one of my bodyguards rubbing my clit. I basked in the guilty pleasure until I cried out with my orgasm.

"Oh, Ryder," I moaned out loud as I lay slumped on the couch with aftershocks going through my body. It took a while to regain my breathing as I tried to collect myself. Opening my eyes, I noticed something dark and round on the corner of the ceiling.

Oh, my fucking moons…

The camera.

I completely forgot that Ryder had one of his men install a camera there. Scrambling off the couch, I grabbed my clothes and ran upstairs to my room. How could I be so stupid?! They'd just told me a camera was installed, and the first thing I did was freaking masturbate right there in the open. I frantically wondered how I could remove the footage. I sat on my bed mortified, hoping against hope none of them saw or cared to watch it.

This is exactly why I hated cameras.

I was dying to call Olivia so she could make me feel better about it, but it was too fucking embarrassing. I couldn't do that. The only thing I could hope for was that they didn't care enough to watch anything from today. Did they even have access to it outside my home? I had no idea how any of it worked, but my face was burning that night as I tried to sleep.