Chapter 16

Sixteen

LACY

" W hat do you mean?" I asked, confused about why he was scared to listen to his feelings. I wanted to get to know him more. Figure out his mind and the way he thought before I committed fully.

"Because if you want something, it'll be hard to refuse you," he said gruffly. "Even if it means putting yourself in danger. Your happiness would mean a lot more to me than your safety. And that is a compromising place to be in."

"You're a mysterious alpha," I said, touching his chest as he closed his eyes.

"Oh, what's going on here?" said a male voice at the door. I saw Ethan standing there wide-eyed.

"Shit," I squeaked, scrambling to pull a blanket over me to cover myself, but I was completely knotted to Ryder. His knot was firm, with no signs of letting me go.

"Here," said Ethan, pulling the blanket over us. "Did he somehow lure you to bed, little lass?"

"She lured me ," protested Ryder. "It started with her panties lying around in my face. Her sweet ginger candy scent called to me."

"My panties weren't lying around like that!" I cried out, covering my face in embarrassment. "I never planned this would happen. You weren't even supposed to be in my room."

"So you saw her panties and decided to knot her immediately," said Ethan dryly.

"I…yes, Ethan. That is exactly what happened."

"Then what does this mean for our pack?" Ethan asked him, and my pulse raced, scared of his answer. I was scared for him to accept me as his omega and even more scared of his rejection. I wasn't sure what I wanted at all with him.

"It's up to her," said Ryder, locking eyes with me. "It's up to her if she wants to be the omega of our pack or not. What's your answer, Lacy?"

Their eyes were on me.

I gulped. This was a huge commitment, and I was not ready. The knot inside me felt so delicious, but I had to be strong. I needed to fight my feelings no matter how comfortable I felt in a long time with an alpha.

"I don't know," I whispered.

"What does that mean?" asked Ryder. "Tell me, Lacy."

"I'm not ready," I said. It surprised me to see Ryder's face fall ever so slightly, and it was awkward saying this while I was knotted to him still. I hated every moment of this. I wanted desperately to have babies and be part of a pack, but I couldn't trust alphas just like that.

"Damn," said Ethan, and my face turned hot.

"May I ask why?" asked Ryder.

"After how my ex-boyfriend treated me, I'm not very trusting of alphas," I said. "I built my career from nothing, and now I don't want to ruin it for anything."

"I understand, but…" said Ryder, touching my face.

"But what?"

"I'll wait until you're ready. Because if it was meant to be, nothing will stop us from being together."

Later that night, I lay in bed after showering. While in the shower, I couldn't help but think about my first invitation to be an omega for a pack and how open this pack was to me, unlike my ex, who kept me hidden.

I could hear the guards walking around the house late at midnight and settling into their rooms after long naps. The baby shower seemed to have worn out all of us. The cleanup after the baby shower tired me out, but then having mind-blowing sex with Ryder after that took a toll on me.

His words played in my head over and over. "…nothing will stop us from being together."

But how did he know if he was ready for an omega? I didn't know anything about him , yet I couldn't help but get knotted by him. It was unbelievable to me how strong my desires were when I was around him. After my shower, I still felt his semen leak from my pleasantly sore vagina and his phantom knot inside me. I wasn't a virgin anymore, and I didn't regret that Ryder was my first.

I didn't feel any different after being knotted, but it opened a whole new world.

A strange feeling of emptiness settled within me after I told him my decision. I felt the loneliness deep down to my very being, and I wanted to run back to him. I wanted to confess that I wanted to be his omega and have babies with him. But logically, it didn't make sense to me at all. I closed my eyes, trying to sleep even though my brain was running a mile a minute.

I heard a soft knock at the door, and I pulled the blanket from my hot face.

"Come in," I said. I saw the door opening and the silhouette of Adrian standing there in the shadows.

"Wanna talk?" he said, coming closer to the bed.

"Not really," I said glumly, turning away from him. "I'm exhausted."

"Then allow me to tuck you in."

I felt the bed sink in as he lay down next to me. He silently pulled me in, wrapping an arm around me. Even though my mind screamed at me to kick him out, I felt comfort in his presence. His chest pressed against my back as he spooned me, and the vibrations from him soothed me into a deep sleep.

The following morning, my arms were sore from swimming.

As I swam, I thought about everything that happened last night with a fresh, clearer mind. It was all so hazy after our exhausting day. I hadn't seen Ryder yet this morning, and Adrian was still snoring in my bed after spooning me. Cooper greeted me on my way to the swimming pool, warily watching me walk away. I knew he was watching me from the extra cameras they installed.

I was mindlessly swimming, unsure of my life decisions, until I was interrupted by Adrian and Lucas.

"Morning, Lacy," said Lucas. He seemed to be in a chipper mood this morning. "Up early?"

I looked up with water dripping from my face.

"Yep! Morning," I greeted. He jumped into the pool, only wearing shorts, and I groaned internally. It was hard not to feel horny around all these men. But at the same time, having company here would mean I wasn't alone with my thoughts for too long.

"I was worried when I didn't see you next to me," said Adrian, who swam towards me. His hair was already completely wet and plastered to his face.

"Don't worry, I'm still here," I said, lifting my head up for air. I dived deep, swimming for a minute, then paused briefly.

"Yeah, I can see that," he said, floating beside me. "I would just like to know where you go at all times. You could have woken me up- I want to do my job well, you know."

"Since when?" I asked sarcastically. Ever since I met him, he was always joking and playing around.

"Since you," he said, licking his lips as he gazed at me. Tendrils of his long, curly black hair covered his eyes, and he quickly shoved it back. "It may look like I joke a lot, but in reality, my eye was always on you."

My heart beat faster when he looked at me like that. For the first time, he looked like he was being serious.

I was seriously doubting my ability to read people now.

"And I feel the same way," said Lucas, stopping on my other side. My arms were crossed over the pool's edge as I floated between them in the water.

"Lucas, you never even talk to me," I said, shocked.

Did Ryder put them up to this? To butter me up so I could be their pack's omega?

"I'm sorry about that," he said. "I like to keep my professional life separate from my personal life. But now that Ryder has knotted you, that changes things. Doesn't it?"

"What?" I croaked out.

I didn't know what to say when Adrian leaned down to kiss me. His hand wrapped around the back of my neck, pulling me in. His lips were firm against mine, shutting me up effectively. My breathing accelerated at what Lucas said.

They thought I was officially their omega.

And my face heated at the thought of them discussing Ryder knotting me. Or they had all heard my moans from the room while they pretended to sleep downstairs.

I couldn't help but kiss Adrian back. Lucas's arms encircled my waist as he began kissing my neck. Slick seeped between my legs as my pussy clenched hard with these two surrounding me. Walls of muscle around me. Adrian's strong alpha scent washed over me, making me dizzy with desire.

Oh god .

"You smell so delicious," Lucas breathed in my ear. The air from his breath made chills rise on my wet neck. He pressed his full lips against my neck, and I moaned in desire as I felt his warmth seep down my body from his touch.

I felt Lucas's hands roam my ass, grabbing me through my bikini as I kissed Adrian with my eyes closed. I've never felt anything like this. To be sandwiched between two males like this was heavenly to me. It was almost addictive to receive so much sexual attention like this from two powerful males.

"I can't get enough of you. My god," said Adrian against my lips. I smiled shyly as Lucas's kisses on my neck grew more urgent, his hardened dick crushing into my back.

"Me either," I said, not wanting to tell them I rejected Ryder's offer to be their omega.

I just wanted to feel all of this for a few minutes before it all ended, and I told them the truth that I wasn't theirs. Adrian kissed me again, and I felt his hand cup my pussy while Lucas repeatedly squeezed my ass cheeks in his hands.

"Your ass is so cute," mumbled Lucas. "I want to take a bite out of it."

I gasped against Adrian's lips as Lucas dived underwater, and I felt his teeth lightly bite me on my right cheek. My pussy clenched, and Adrian smiled.

"Hmm…your hot pussy is fluttering in my hand," he said, rubbing me over my underwear. His fingers rolled over my clit in circles outside my underwear.

"Please don't tease me like that," I said, trying to hump his hand harder. He smiled, enjoying the control.

"Do you want my fingers inside you, baby girl?" he asked, and my pussy clenched again. Lucas had stopped biting my ass to come up for air, but his hands were still all over my body, touching my thighs and butt. "It shouldn't hurt since Ryder already broke your barrier, didn't he?"

"Did he take your virginity, little omega?" Lucas whispered in my ear, his hot breath searing my skin.

"Yes."

"That turns me on," growled Lucas.

Adrian pulled my panties to the side with his thumb, exposing my pussy.

"What did he do to you?" Adrian asked, rubbing his pointer finger around my clit. I craved for his finger to go deep inside me.

"He knotted me," I panted.

"With what?"

"His cock. Please, Adrian," I gasped when his finger teased my entrance.

"Hmm, I want to finger our omega's ass at the same time," said Lucas.