Chapter 10

Ten

OLIVIA

D ancing with Ian was light and easy as Evan's words replayed in my brain. He didn't play around when it came to omega's feelings, and I appreciated that about him. But I wondered how much of that was true.

"Has Evan ever kissed omegas here?" I asked Ian, giving him a look to tell me the truth. It's not that I didn't believe Evan, but an alpha male that hot should have at least enjoyed a couple of kisses.

"I haven't seen him get all crazy to kiss so fast. He takes his time, why?" asked Ian, deftly spinning me around the dance floor. He was swift on his feet and seemed to know what he was doing when it came to dancing, unlike myself. With Evan, we moved slowly to not mess up, and we bonded over the fact that we both sucked at dancing.

"I was just curious, that's all," I said.

"It means that he doesn't want to break your heart," explained Ian. "Don't overthink it."

When he dipped me during the dance, he lowered his lips to mine, and my heart rate sped up. He kissed me like that, holding my lips for a full thirty seconds before releasing me. When I straightened back up, I was breathless and a little dizzy doing that while dancing.

"And you're an expert at kissing," I accused, narrowing my eyes jokingly.

"Not at all," he said with a smirk, leading me away from the dance floor and towards the long dinner table piled with different varieties of food. I was impressed as I took in the mini-cakes, a small fillet, rice, and salad set up neatly in front of each chair placement, exactly for the same number of people here at the dance. I wondered what happened to the leftovers if someone wanted to skip dinner.

But I was definitely not one to waste my food.

Taking a bite from the steak, my mouth watered for more right away. It was so tender and burst in flavors on my tongue. I quickly dug in without hesitation, hungry from all the dancing.

"Thank you all for coming," announced Henry after ringing a glass cup with a silver spoon for everyone's attention. Brett was sitting beside him with a permanent smirk on his face, watching the omegas with hawk eyes like he always tended to do. When his gaze fell on me, I looked down, shrinking down in my seat.

"What's wrong, Livvy?" asked Ian, touching my shoulder. "I can smell your scent changing."

"Nothing," I said, hushing him so we could listen to Henry's speech.

"I encourage you all to stay unified in our mission to create the strongest nation Howl's Edge has ever known," said Henry to loud clapping and cheers from everyone. "That is all I have. You can go back to celebrating our mission."

Great. The mission is to get knotted and have babies for these alphas.

"Ian," I said, finishing up my plate and wiping my mouth with the handkerchief.

"Yes?"

"Thank you for giving me a chance at life," I said in a low voice. "You know…"

He blinked quickly to show that he understood.

"You're welcome. But please don't mention it anymore."

I nodded, taking a sip of water. "I need to get out of this stuffy room."

"Me too," said Ian.

We both looked over at Evan, who had finished his plate already and was digging into the large slice of cake in front of him.

"Evan, are you done eating yet? We're leaving, man," said Ian.

"Give me a minute," Evan said, and I smiled at how he closed his eyes in delight while eating. "We're not all like you. I love a good dessert to motivate me during my workout sessions."

"It must be hard to keep up with the way you look," I said, giggling when Evan fed me a spoonful of cake. It felt like a kiss in a way since his lips had touched the same spoon. The moisture of the spoon, made my center throb at the intimacy. "Mhm, that's some good cake."

"I can grab a full slice of cake for you," said Ian, sounding slightly pissed off that Evan one-upped him in the romance department.

"It's okay. It tastes even better sharing," I said when Evan pulled me onto his lap to feed me another bite. I leaned against his chest, allowing my mouth to fall open when he fed me another spoonful.

"You know it does," Evan grunted in my ear, and I clenched my thighs together when his rumbling voice caused my body to tremble. He pressed his lips to my ear, quietly nibbling my earlobe as he fed me more cake. "She finished my slice. Ian, feed her some more."

I sighed, rolling my head to the side to give Evan access to my neck as Ian deftly grabbed a spoon and another slice of cake, feeding me while Evan kissed my neck. I swallowed the cake, growing self-conscious about doing this in public. But upon looking around, I saw a lot of omegas and alphas were in far more lewd positions right in front of everyone.

"Do you like the cake, little omega?" asked Evan.

"It's so sweet and delicious," I moaned as his lips pressed with more urgency across my neck, nearer to my lips now. I craved for his lips to touch mine. I could feel his cock underneath my ass getting harder as I wiggled over him. When I closed my eyes to savor the next bite, I felt his lips slide over mine. And I nearly gasped in shock, feeling him kiss me, but I kept my eyes closed to not ruin the kiss.

"I had to taste what you were tasting," growled Evan, breaking the kiss. I opened my eyes and smiled.

"Of course," I said sarcastically. Deep down, I was thrilled that he'd wanted to kiss me, but I hoped I wasn't being naive or dumb that he chose me out of all omegas. I'm sure he had kissed others before me, and I had to keep that in my mind so I didn't get too excited.

"Do you want more cake, sweetheart? Or did Evan's kiss ruin it all?" asked Ian.

"I'm full, Ian, thank you," I said, and he nodded, shoving the plate away.

"Fuck," groaned Evan when I moved a little to get off his lap and his hard cock. "I want you to sit on me forever. Even better, I want you to sit on my face later tonight."

Slick seeped down to my inner thighs, a reminder of my omega need, and my pussy throbbed at his request.

"Let's…let's go outside now," I said breathlessly. "I need some air."

"Definitely," said Ian, offering his hand and helping me off of Evan's lap. "A nice walk on the beach under the moon sounds very relaxing, doesn't it?"

Still breathing hard from Evan's attentions, I walked between them, holding their hands as we walked to the exit of the ballroom.

The tingling feeling between my legs grew more and more insistent.

I couldn't forget Evan's kisses on my neck and his hard cock under my butt. I wanted him just as badly, but I had to calm down. Maybe the walk on the beach would calm me down. Especially after being in a room trapped with alphas' strong scents overwhelming the light, flowery scents of omegas flitting about. I leaned on Ian's arm as we walked since my feet ached from the high heels. I've never worn heels for so long like this, and I hated them. I couldn't wait to fling them off once we got to the sand outside.

"Oh, leaving already?" asked Henry, who was standing at the door and chatting away with a couple of alphas. They looked at us as we prepared to leave.

"Yes, sir," said Ian.

Then Henry turned to me, "Have you been enjoying yourself, Olivia?"

How the heck did he remember my name? Unless he had a super great memory and memorized all the omegas.

"I did, thank you for asking," I said, eager to leave with my alphas and enjoy the rest of our night cuddling.

"Where are you planning on going right now?"

"Just a walk down the beach," I said, smiling politely at him. I was scared to show any rudeness to him, or else I could easily lose these alphas.

"That sounds delightful," said Henry. "Tonight, I will be your handler along with Ian here. Evan, you will need to sit this one out."

What?! I didn't have the slightest attraction to Henry, and I was looking forward to Evan tonight.

"Wait, no," growled Evan, and Henry flashed him a look. "I'm on the schedule tonight with Olivia."

"Aw, I hope you're not getting attached," said Henry, clapping him on the arm. "Consider this an off day. I can make and change the schedules at my leisure. You know this."

Evan, breathing heavily- stormed out of the ballroom, slamming the double doors wide open. Oh my god, he must have really been wanting to spend the night with me just as I looked forward to spending it with him.

"I hope you're not offended by this change of plan, Olivia," said Henry with a sickly sweet smile, rubbing a hand through his slicked-back hair as if he didn't just piss off a large alpha, and taking his omega for the night.

Yes, I was considering myself as his in my mind. I was for Sergio, Ian, and Evan even if they hadn't acknowledged it yet. The heat between us was electrical, and I missed Sergio's gentle smile. Or maybe I was starting to get brainwashed, but I was really starting to get attached, and my stomach hurt at the thought of spending any part of the night with Henry.

"Not at all," I said, my heart racing. "I would love to spend tonight with you, sir."

"Good girl," said Henry, pulling my hand in his and kissing it. "I will meet you in your bedroom during the cuddle session. No need to stay up if you're tired."

There was no way in hell I was going to fall asleep before he got into the bed with me.

"Okay," I said, my voice small as Ian squeezed my other hand in comfort.

I didn't like this at all, and there had to be some reason Henry felt the need to be with me tonight.