Chapter 24
How can a day go from one of the best I've ever had to the worst?
Since we've gotten back to the hotel, Everett and Griffin have been following me around, asking if I'm okay, and making sure I'm taken care of. Part of me loves it—I feel safe having them constantly around me.
I'm not going to lie, for the first time in a very long time, I'm shaken. I've dealt with creepy foster dads and overly flirty clients at the club, but never has anyone forced themselves on me or physically hurt me.
My head is still hurting, but the meds the guys' doctor gave me started to kick in. He said I have a small concussion and a cut on the back of my head where it hit the brick, but apart from that I'm fine.
I am fine. I'm proud of myself for keeping calm, not letting my fear take control. There was a part of me that knew deep down that the guys would save me. And if they didn't, I was ready to go down fighting. I'm not going to be anyone"s willing victim. I refuse.
While Everett and Griffin can't go without having one hand on me at all times, Zane has been distant.
I know he's not mad at me, but mad at himself. He blames himself for not being there for me. He got into a fight on the phone with Calvin while I was in the shower, yelling that his eyes were on me one moment, and I was gone the next.
He said he was too distracted by whatever they were talking about and was partly blaming Calvin.
No one but the creeps who thought they had the right to put their hands on me are to blame here. I'm a grown woman, I don't need to be babied. Yes, I'm an omega—but I'm not helpless. And yes, I know tonight shows what could happen to omegas who are unable to defend themselves if they go out alone, but it's not going to stop me from living my life.
Zane might not see it now, but he saved me. I don't blame him.
I'm wrapped up in a blanket, my hair still damp from my shower while sitting on Griffin's lap. The TV is on but no one is fully watching it.
"I'm kind of surprised," Everett muses softly.
"Surprised about what?" I ask, looking away from the TV and over to where he's sitting next to us. My feet are on his lap and he is idly rubbing circles on my knee.
"That he's still here," Everett replies, his eyes never leaving Zane. Zane's sitting on the window sill, watching the rain. He's been there since I got out of the shower.
When he saw me wrapped in the towel, his eyes trailed over me intensely, like he was making sure I was in one piece before handing me the phone and letting me know Calvin wanted to talk to me.
He watched me as Calvin told me he wouldn't be back tonight because he had to deal with what happened and keep it out of the media, but it was killing him that he couldn't be here with me.
Then I gave the phone to the other two, where Calvin told them that he would kill them if they didn"t keep me safe. He has nothing to worry about because I don't think after tonight, any of them are going to let me out of their sights.
Normally, something like that would bother me. I'd tell them that I'm an adult, a grown woman and that I don't need anyone to protect me.
But right now, the only thing I crave is the feeling of my alphas' arms around me. The only thing that could make it better is if I could smell them, let their scents wash over me. I'm really going to have to get off these alpha blockers.
It's never bothered me before, but the idea of not being able to smell Calvin and the guys doesn't sit right with me. It feels like something is off, like it"s wrong. I don't like that I've lost that sense when it comes to them.
And yes, I know that if I go off them and get a hit of Calvin's scent, the bond will click into place for me. But would that really be so bad?
I'm also aware that it's only been a few days since the guys came back into my life and nothing has been easy.
But maybe I've been playing things too safe for too long. I need a little bit of excitement in my life. Just, maybe not like what happened tonight. That I could live without.
"Why wouldn't he be here?" I ask, brows furrowing.
"If it was anything else, he would have left like he did the other night," Griffin adds in. "The only reason he's not drunk off his ass is because he can't bring himself to be away from you."
"I wouldn't say he's a full-blown alcoholic, but every day he was inching toward becoming one. Not a day went by without him having a drink. And on the stressful days, it was more than one," Everett explains. "A lot of it had to do with needing to escape the pain of being away from you all these years."
My heart sinks as I watch one of my oldest best friends looking wrecked. He was hurting, they all were. It wasn't only me.
I want to take that pain away, to replace it with nothing but love. I'm proud of him, though, for choosing me instead of alcohol. He doesn't know it, but by staying here, he's showing me I can trust him to be there for me.
"We better get to sleep," Zane says, looking away from the window as he stands up. "We have a long day tomorrow."
Zane doesn't look at us as he shuts the TV off on his way past us. He grabs the hem of his shirt and pulls it off, the low light of the bedside lamp showing off the tattoos on his toned body.
"Naughty little thing," Griffin chuckles softly in my ear. "After everything that happened tonight, you"re still getting turned on."
"Oh, fuck you," I huff, scrambling out of his lap. I turn, flipping him off before stalking over to the bed Zane is at and leaving the other guys to take the second bed.
Zane pauses as he pulls back the covers and looks at me. His brows furrow, and then he shakes his head, saying nothing as he gets under the blanket.
That is not going to happen. There's no way I'm letting him go to bed upset or worried. But I'm not sure how to talk about this; I don't want to upset him because he's gonna say something and it's going to take a hell of a lot in me not to be the brat I normally am with him.
"Are you just going to stand there?" he asks, raising a brow as he puts his hands behind his head and lays back on the pillow. "What are you waiting for? Get in bed, Jade."
Jade? Sorry, Sir, but it's Trouble to you.
I knew it. All he has to do is open that sexy mouth of his and all bets are off.
After I showered, I changed into Everett's shirt and a pair of boxers. The shirt hangs loosely off me, but the fabric lays over my breasts, causing my pebbled nipples to show, and Zane is very much aware of that, seeing how his eyes are glued to my tits right now.
My eyes flick over to the other two. They're laying in the bed now, both of them only in their boxers, watching us intently. It's hard for me not to stare, knowing what"s hiding below those mouth-watering Vs.
Their lips twitch in amusement, and I'm not sure if it's because of Zane or me.
Looking back down at the man in question, I try to hide my own smile as I reach under the shirt, grab the bottom of the boxers and yank them down, letting them drop to the floor.
"What are you doing?" Zane murmurs, heat flashing in his eyes when I reach for the hem of my shirt.
"Taking my clothes off," I respond, cocking my head to the side. "I like to sleep naked."
Zane swallows hard, and I watch as his throat bobs with the motion. "You've slept with clothes on the past few days," he counters, his voice gaining a husky edge.
"Yeah, but I was trying to be respectful." I shrug casually. "Seeing how your boyfriend fucked me against the wall and knotted me until I was so full of his cum that it was dripping onto the floor, I'd say we're on a more open level now." I pull the shirt off over my head and toss it to the ground.
Three groans sound out around me as their eyes devour my naked body.
"Fucking hell, Jelly Bean," Griffin grunts. "You play dirty."
I grin over at him and wink before focusing on Zane.
His distant look from before is replaced with something feral. "Come here, Trouble." I cheer inside my head at the fact that he used my nickname, but I don't do as he tells me to. And I will cut off his balls if he tries to use his alpha bark on me right now.
"Why?" I ask. "I was just going to crawl into bed and go to sleep."
"Like fucking hell. There's no way I'm going to be able to just sleep with you naked next to me and not touch you."
"You can touch me..." I tell him, and his eyes light up. "If you talk to me first."
I see his face drop as he looks away, shutting down again. "There's nothing to talk about."
"That"s fucking bullshit and you know it," I snap harshly, and his eyes are back on me in a flash. "Tonight was a lot. It was fucked up, scary, and a whole hell of a lot of other things. So don't tell me there"s nothing to talk about."
He shoots up into a seated position. "What do you want me to say? That I'm a fucking useless alpha because I couldn't even keep my omega safe? That one moment you were right in front of my eyes, and then, in the next second, you weren't? That I've only had you back for a few fucking days, and I almost lost you again!"
His chest heaves, his voice growing angrier with every word. "They fucking touched you, Jade. They were going to do a hell of a lot worse things to you too. I should have fucking killed them tonight, and I would have if you didn't stop me. I stopped because of you! The idea of never seeing you again because I would be locked up fucking kills me. But I wanted to keep going. I wanted their blood to stain my hands and know I'm the one who took their last breath from them."
Keeping my composure when all I want to do is jump in his arms and hold him tight, I walk around the bed over to his side. He watches me with part curiosity and part heat.
He doesn't speak as I pull the blanket back and straddle his lap, pressing my bare pussy against his hardening cock, covered by a pair of silk boxers. He grunts, hands coming up to grip my hips.
"You are going to shut the fuck up and let me speak now, do you understand me?" I ask him, grabbing his face in my hands. I don't wait for him to answer before I speak again. "You are, in no way, at fault for what happened tonight."
"I am." His face hardens. "I'm your alpha. I'm supposed to protect you. And I didn't. They almost hurt you, Jade. They almost..." He closes his eyes and swallows hard.
"No. Not almost. It never would have happened. And I know that for a fact because you got there in time."
"But what if I didn't?" he asks through gritted teeth.
"Nope. We don't play the what if game. It only leads to endless reasons to beat ourselves up over and over. I won"t allow that."
"I failed you. Again," he growls. "I promised you I would come back. I told you I loved you and promised you the world. And I fucking failed you."
He's not talking about tonight and my heart breaks. Tears sting the back of my eyes, but I hold them back, refusing to let the past control me.
"We might not know what happened and where everything went wrong, but I believe you three when you say you didn't want to leave me behind. I believe you when you say you spent years trying to find me. And I'm so fucking sorry that I knew where you were all along while I hid. I let the hurt of your rejection keep me away. I was a broken-hearted teenage girl. I convinced myself that I hated you instead of tracking you down and giving you a piece of my mind." I weakly smile.
"We can keep going around in circles on this, but the bottom line is, no one failed anyone except whoever worked so hard to keep us apart."
"I plan on finding out who"s fucking responsible for that. And when I do, I'll fucking kill them," he snarls, his body going tense.
"Down, boy." I chuckle. "You've almost committed a few murders tonight, don't go making my panties wet by becoming one of those sexy serial killers. But if you do, let"s upgrade our game to include some masks. Maybe I'll even let you chase me a bit before you fuck me too." I wiggle my eyebrows. I might sound like I'm joking, but I wouldn't be opposed to it.
"Fucking hell, Tiny," Everett groans. I look over to see him lying back in the bed still watching us. Griffin is too, but he's on his side, head propped up on his hand, eyes lidded with need. "You really are a naughty little thing, aren"t you?"
"You have no clue." I grin.
"How are you not afraid?" Zane asks, bringing my attention back to him. "I almost lost control. I almost took someone"s life. How are you not calling me a monster and running away screaming?"
"Wanna know a secret?" I murmur, leaning in to brush my lips against his. He lets out a low groan as his hands tighten on my hips. "I was so damn turned on... watching you defend me, going absolutely feral to protect me. I've never felt more safe than in that moment. I'm not afraid of you, Zane, I'm in awe of you. You might have a dark side, but I know deep in my heart you would never use that against me or the guys. You would rather die than hurt us. And that"s why I love you."
His eye"s flare, breath hitching. "Say it again," he rumbles.
A smirk twitches on my lips as I bring them to Zane"s. "I. Love. You," I murmur, and as soon as I press the softest of kisses to his lips, he snaps.
I gasp as he flips me over onto my back and pins me to the bed, shoving my hands above my head.
"Tell me you"re mine," he demands with a hint of desperation.
My pupils dilate and my lips part as my breaths begin coming out in quick pants. "I don't know," I sass back. "Maybe I want to feel out my options."
His lips peel back, and he snarls. "Don't test me, Trouble. I will fucking spank that bratty ass ‘til it's red. I'm just barely holding on."
"Then don't," I tell him.
"Don't what?"
"Don't hold back. Let go. I'm here, Zane. I'm yours. Give it all to me. We're home now. Just... let go."
He lets out a pained sound, like everything he's been suppressing is coming to the surface. His lips crash down onto mine, and I moan as he pries my lips open, shoving his tongue between them.
His kisses are rough and intense, just like him, sending sparks of heat right down to my soul.
I lift my hips, my needy pussy desperate for him. He chuckles against my mouth as he pulls back. We're both heaving in breaths as he looks down at me, eyes wild. "Are you needy for me, omega?" he asks, his husky voice making my pussy throb.
"Yes," I whine, trying to lift my hips again. But he shoves my hips down and grabs my knee, pushing my legs apart.
He's still holding my hands above my head, and I wish he weren't because I want to claw them down his back as he shoves his fat alpha cock inside me.
I've never been so damn horny in my life.
Zane leans back far enough to look down at my bare pussy. "Fuck, Trouble, you"re dripping. A little puddle of slick is soaking into the bed," he groans.
My clit pulses, my pussy clenching around nothing as more slick gushes out of me at his words.
"Is all this for me?" he asks, running his fingers along my sensitive folds.
"Yes," I breathe, nodding my head.
"And for them?" he asks, looking toward Everett and Griffin. I whimper when I turn my head to find Everett with Griffin's cock down his throat.
"Oh, God," I moan. The sight of my guys together, their naked tattooed bodies on display for me. So fucking hot.
"I'll take that as a yes," Griffin groans as he shoves Everett's head down, forcing him to take him all the way.
"I think so. She's gushing like a hose." Zane chuckles.
"Stop teasing me," I whine. "Please, I need you."
"What part of me do you need, omega?" he asks me, leaning down to suck my lip into his mouth. He bites down, and I whimper, my walls clenching around nothing again.
"Everything," I pant. "Your mouth, your cock, your knot. All of it." I start to struggle against his hold, but he tightens his grip.
"Be a good girl, Jade," he growls. "Or I won't give you what you need."
"If you don't give me that massive fucking cock, I'll get one of them to," I threaten. "I'm sure Griffin is dying to get inside me."
"Fuck yes." Griffin's eyes widen, then roll back as Everett does something with Griffin's balls.
"No," Zane growls. "This cunt is mine. Do you understand me? By the time I'm done with you, you will have cum so many times, you"ll be fucking sobbing for a break. You will soak this bed fully in your slick, and you will be firmly attached to my knot where you belong. Do you understand me?"
"Yes," I moan as he shoves two fingers inside me. My eyes roll back as my walls clamp around his fingers.
"That"s a good girl," he purrs. "Now, be my dirty little slut and cum for me."
He pumps his fingers in and out, using his thumb to work over my clit.
"Oh God, Zane. Yes!" I scream as my back arches. He leans down, sucking my nipple into his mouth and bites hard. I whine, my hips rocking in rhythm with his thrusts.
"So good," he mumbles against my breast. "So fucking good. You smell like heaven. Cum for me so I can taste you and drown in your slick."
The orgasm hits me hard when he presses down on my clit. With a scream, waves of pleasure crash into me. I gasp, trying to breathe, but it's too much. And it's only his fingers.
"God, Jade. You look so fucking perfect when you cum. That"s my good girl. My omega. Look at you. So fucking beautiful."
My heart thunders in my chest as I start to come down from my high. My head is buzzing and my body hums. I don't get a break though because Zane lets go of my arm with a savage snarl and dives down between my legs.
"Oh fuck!" I scream as he latches his mouth to my pussy. He licks and sucks, growling like a starved man who hasn't eaten in years.
My eyes widen as my hands involuntarily grab onto his hair. I hold onto him for dear life, grinding my pussy against his face. It's too much but not enough; torture but sweet bliss.
He fucks me with his tongue and fucking hell it feels amazing.
"I'm going to cum!" Griffin grunts.
Panting, I look over at Griffin and watch as he holds Everett still, forcing him to take every drop that he gives him.
I whine, my legs trying to close around Zane but he holds me down, forcing me to take it. His mouth is punishing but mind blowing, and it doesn"t take long before another orgasm finds me.
"Oh fuck, yes, yes, yes!" I scream, my hands grabbing onto his hair so tight, he growls. I explode with pleasure, like I'm being taken to fucking heaven.
My body is electrified, and I can't even think straight as Zane shoves up onto his knees.
I am hardly able to blink my eyes open before Zane tugs me down and widens my legs. "You are mine, Jade," he growls. I try to suck some air into my lungs as he shoves his boxers down to rub the tip of his cock against my dripping entrance. "Your heart and soul. Mine. And this perfect fucking pussy. Mine."
The scream that rips from my throat as he takes me by surprise, shoving his cock into me with one brutal thrust, makes my voice go hoarse.
Fucking hell, he's so big. So thick. And God, my pussy is loving every moment.
He pushes my knees up to my ears as he starts to fuck me like the feral alpha he's become. "Take it, Jade," he grunts. "Let this pussy know whose cock it belongs to."
My fingers claw at the bed, my overly-sensitive clit pulsing with need. My pussy is one greedy bitch, but I know that it will never be enough. I'd go all fucking day and night for these alphas. I have years of making up to do, years we missed.
It's crazy to think that my broody best friend who always had my back and made my heart skip a beat whenever we locked eyes is inside me, his cock splitting me in two in the best possible way.
"Zane." I blink, my body screaming at me for more, but I don't know for what exactly.
"It's alpha to you, omega," he growls as the sound of my slick-soaked pussy fills the room. "Now, tell me what you need, baby."
"Alpha," I pant out. "Please. More. I need more."
"You want more?" He chuckles, his chest heaving as his muscles flex with each thrust. "I'll give you more."
I whine as he pulls out of me, missing the feeling of him inside. But it's not for long, because he grabs me by the hips and flips me over. I yelp at the sudden movement, but it turns into a slutty moan as he grips my ass, yanks it up, and shoves his way inside me again.
Zane isn't gentle, and I fucking love it. I don't want to be handled like I'm fragile. I want them to know it takes a hell of a lot to make me break, but they sure as hell can give it a try.
"Such a fucking slut for me, aren't you, Jade?" Zane taunts. "This cunt is gripping me like a desperate whore. You can't get enough, can you, Trouble?"
"Never," I groan, my head spinning as I let this man do whatever the fuck he wants with me.
This really isn't the time to be having a thought like this, but Zane and Calvin have a lot more in common than they think. The way they handle me in bed, their dirty talk, and size of their cocks. Only thing is, Calvin doesn't have his cock pierced down his shaft like Zane appears to. Calvin only has the tip done.
I can feel the ridges of the piercing rubbing me in the perfect way.
"You want my knot, don't you? You want me to fill this needy cunt until you"re fucking stuffed with my knot and filled with my cum."
"Yes, please," I cry out as his knot bumps against my entrance, teasing me.
"I'm not done with you," he snarls, and I gasp as he grabs my ponytail, yanking my head back. "I could fucking live in this pussy forever."
A moan leaves me as I try to look over at the other two. I forgot about them for a moment, so wrapped up with Zane pounding into me.
"You want to watch Griffin make Everett his little bitch?" Zane chuckles, tugging my head to the left. "Watch as Everett takes that cock like a good little whore."
And I do. Griffin has Everett in the same position as Zane just had me in. He looks down at where his cock is sliding in and out of Everett's ass, groaning like it's the best thing he's ever seen.
Everett is panting, moaning, pleading, begging for Griffin to go harder. His hand is wrapped around his cock, frantically working it over.
It's strange to see, but in a good way. Watching the three of them repress their feelings for so long, it makes me so damn happy they've come all this way.
"Boys," Zane growls. "You"re being fucking rude. Eyes on our omega. Now."
Both of them look over at the two of us and groan, eyes flaring with a hunger like I've never seen. Griffin grabs Everett's legs tighter and starts to pound into his ass.
It doesn't take long before Zane and Griffin start fucking in sync while Rett and I are just along for the ride. The best ride ever.
"I'm close," Everett grunts. "So fucking close. Fuck, Jade. Why the hell are you so far away? I want to touch you."
"No," Zane growls. "Tonight, you watch."
Everett curses, his hand moving a little bit faster.
"Do you like what you see, Jelly Bean?" Griffin asks, sounding out of breath.
"Yes," I whimper.
"How about this?" he asks with a sly smirk, then my eyes drop to where they're connected. They widen as I see Griffin push his knot into Everett's ass. Everett cries out as it pops into place, setting off his orgasm.
Cum erupts, spraying all over his chest in long, messy spurts.
Holy shit. An alpha taking a knot. Why is that so damn hot?
Griffin curses, tossing his head back as he cums too, filling Everett up with his release.
"God, aren"t they fucking beautiful?" Zane groans. My walls start to quiver around Zane's cock, making him grunt as he fucks me harder.
"So much slick, little omega. You"re dripping down my balls." I fucking feel something brush along where we are connected, and then my head is tugged back again. "Do you know how fucking delicious you taste, Jade? How fucking addicting your flavor is. I could be drowning in it, and I would still beg for more. I could feast on you for hours and never be sated. I'm addicted to you, Jade. You"re the best kind of drug."
I gasp as he shoves two fingers into my mouth, forcing me to taste my own slick.
"Peaches and cream. Isn't it sweet? The sweetest fucking thing I've ever had the pleasure of tasting," he growls. "Now, be a good little knot slut and take it like you've been fucking begging for."
I scream around his fingers as he thrusts into me in one hard go, forcing his knot inside me. It pops into place as my pussy locks him in good.
"Fuck! Jade!" he roars as his release takes over him, sending ropes of cum deep inside me. I follow him over the edge, screaming and sobbing; this orgasm far more powerful than the other two. My pussy pulses around his cock, demanding every last drop of cum as he fills me up until there"s no more room.
It's euphoric, pure ecstasy. And just like with Everett, I feel so fucking happy right now. Like this is where I was always meant to be. With him. With them.
Stars burst behind my eyes, and I black out. When I come to again, I feel a set of warm lips against my back. And then another. And another.
"Sleep, our sweet omega. We have you. No one will ever hurt you again. They will be taking their last breath before they ever get the chance to try."