Chapter 20

Ifinish tossing the last of the bags into the cargo area of the SUV.

Grady smirks, sauntering over as I close the door. "I'm planning to ride up front to keep an eye on Kane. You'll get your choice of sitting next to your princess or the princess. I suggest you choose wisely. Every heat goes the same way. She's just reaching the point where, every time she goes to sleep, she wakes up feverish and horny as fuck." He pats my chest. "I'm just saying, she likes you, and she's going to pounce on whoever is closest."

My brow furrows as my eyes narrow. "Why not sit by her yourself, if that's the case?"

He shrugs. "I've always known I was going to have to share her. Hell, I've had to share during her heats for years now, but you're the first person she has shown real interest in. Also, I'm still not sure I trust Kane, and I have no idea where we're going next."

He spins around, heading for the front passenger seat. I watch him swagger away like he doesn't have a care in the world. Yeah, that one probably does qualify as a psychopath. I'm pretty desensitized to the world we live in, and this was a lot.

I've never met the Andrettis, but apparently, they wanted to make a few more enemies tonight. They could have attempted to negotiate with Canton for her immediate surrender to them. They chose war, which is something the Forbes family patriarch will not ignore.

I get my shit together.

Cas can have the second row all to himself.

I have an omega to snuggle the fuck out of. I climb into the back passenger seat and move to the back row.

"Have you called your father?" I ask Cas as I get situated.

He nods, clearing his throat. "And I know exactly where we're headed."

Annika is very cuddly as she drools on my chest while snoring like an old man. Grady's comments suddenly make so much more sense, and yet, I find it incredibly endearing. She's beautiful, even if I'll need to invest in a solid pair of earbuds to sleep next to her.

I've got a pillow on my chest, but she's mostly hugging it, rather than using it for her head. She's also covered with the blanket she stole off my bed.

We're in for a long drive, and the fact it's still dark gives me a false sense of safety. There's some debate about which route is best—either going up through Utah or down through Arizona.

Kane is apparently in control because he heads north toward Utah. Annika grunts when their talking disturbs her, but she's clearly exhausted.

It's been a long day, but we have a twenty-eight-hour drive ahead of us if we're aiming for Kentucky.

A couple of years back, Cassian inherited the house his grandparents owned. It's beautiful, from what I've seen in the pictures, but it's also been uninhabited for years. There is a caretaker, so there shouldn't be any problem with us popping in on almost no notice.

My head falls against the headrest as Annika wiggles in her sleep. With her head lying on the top of my stomach, it puts her plush tits right over my cock.

The hotter she gets, the more concerned I grow until I'm cursing the universe.

Now isn't the time for her heat to hit.

Two hours have passed when she starts to moan in her sleep, and she grows more and more restless with each passing hour.

My dick is hard and trapped to my thigh as she grinds it into my skin, but I'm pretty sure it's her caramel and cream scent that has my tip leaking.

I palm her cheek, pulling her sweaty hair away from her face. My other hand moves to readjust the vents to blow directly down on her. It finally clicks that the blanket isn't helping her cool down, but when I try to pull it, she fights me for it.

"No."

"You're burning up," I murmur, leaning down to kiss her forehead.

"I'm okay," she mumbles, rubbing her face around my T-shirt. "I wish I could touch you skin-to-skin." Her hands burn as she slides them up and under the material.

My jaw falls as she attempts to pull it over her head too. If I was Cas, I'd complain about her stretching out the material, but I'm more concerned with how warm she feels.

I move to cradle her jaw and push the material down, so she can't climb inside my damn T-shirt. She huffs and moves to crawl up my body.

Her arms stay under the shirt, but she buries her face in my throat. "I don't feel good."

"I can tell," I murmur. "Are you sure you don't want to lose the blanket? It might help you cool off."

"No." Her head shakes. "I need to burrow."

Dammit.

This timing is awful.

Omegas do best in confined spaces, with lots of soft pillows and blankets to snuggle up with. All Annika has is a moving vehicle and me. The circumstances are less than ideal, but my impulses scream that we can make her feel better.

I breathe in deep hits of her scent until my system gets the point. A low, ragged purr starts in my chest, and Annika moans, licking the skin of my neck.

My eyes fly up to find Cas twisted in his seat. His pupils are huge, indicating the scent of her perfume has traveled far enough that he can smell it.

The irrational urge to snap his neck for looking in our direction washes over me. My system views him as a threat. Logically, I understand that I'll have to share with Grady if I want her. And yet, my instincts still scream mine.

I run my hand down her spine, over her sweaty dress, and try to center myself enough that I don't growl. Annika snuggles even closer as her hands slide over my sides. Her arms are still trapped by the confines of the material, but she seems to be settling in to fall back to sleep.

Until her warm hand moves down my stomach, slipping under my jeans and boxer briefs. My cock has been rock-hard from just her scent, but it pulses as she wraps her hand around my shaft and squeezes.

Her hot breath fans over my neck as she moves closer to my ear. "You do want me, right, Ward?"

I'd scoff if her tone wasn't so tentative.

"Yeah, lass," I say softly.

She nods, nipping at my ear at the same time as she runs her thumb over my crown. My shaft jumps, and pre-cum drips from my tip. Her other hand moves to work the button and zipper on my jeans.

This is way too fast. I'm still not sure if she understands the clothing was my attempt at a courting gift.

The blanket stays wrapped around her, blocking us from view as she pulls back until she's kneeling. There's no way I'm getting my jeans off in this confined space without it being a huge ordeal.

Annika dives for my mouth. Her lips feel hot, but her caramel scent floods my nostrils as her tongue teases mine. She whimpers into the kiss and works her hands under my boxer briefs, tugging the material. She doesn't stop until I push up on my feet to make it easier. My jeans and underwear end up halfway down my thighs. The sticky head of my cock slaps against my lower stomach, and Annika wraps her hand around it again.

"So, I have an IUD," she whispers against my lips. "But I mostly want to taste you right now."

My fingers dig into the hair at the base of her skull, and I tilt her ear to my mouth. I kinda dig the idea of being sneaky. I'm sure Cas knows, but I like the idea of the other two in the front, arguing over radio stations while I slip inside the little omega.

"Don't you want me to take care of you?" I ask quietly.

Her head shakes. "I need a hit of your pheromones, and this will help more than soaking them up skin-to-skin."

"Okay," I agree, nipping at her neck.

She whimpers as I guide her face down toward my shaft. Her hips wiggle as she scoots back until she's mostly kneeling on my thighs.

Her eyes sparkle, but that could be because she's lost to the fog. Although, I've heard omegas can barely form coherent sentences during an actual heat.

That warm, wet tongue of hers wraps around my crown, and my head falls back as I stifle a growl. She's playful and teasing as she laps at the slit on the head of my dick. It's almost too much as her eyes fall shut, and she moans around my length.

My forearm flexes, and I will myself not to thrust too deep. I'm not a fucking animal, but her nails scratch over my lower stomach, and I feel like a total fucker.

I'm still completely clothed. This isn't exactly a romantic location.

Fuck me.

It gets nearly impossible to think as she descends farther down my shaft. I'm supposed to be staying clear enough that I can take care of her and treat her with respect, but my hand still tightens in her hair as she swallows around my crown.

The feeling is indescribable, and I involuntarily thrust up.

She smirks, and her pretty eyes pop open.

The blanket is perfectly wrapped around us both to where I can see her, but she should be blocked from view of the others.

Which is good.

Annika is mine right now.

She winks and grins around my cock as she dives deeper. Her scent is so potent, it's hard to hold myself back from acting like a feral alpha.

It's been a long fucking time since I've had my dick in anyone's mouth, and she's not making this easy on me. It's like she knows every one of my buttons and wants to push them all.

She brings her free hand up and shoves at mine that's wrapped in her hair. The intriguing part is, she's trying to tell me she wants me to go deeper.

I quirk an eyebrow to ask if she really wants me to take over, and her thick eyelashes flutter shut as she tries to nod around my length.

Lights flash past the windows as we continue down the highway. That, combined with trying to keep this on the down low to avoid alerting the others, already makes it feel extra naughty.

Annika grins, giving my hand another shove. She's so fucking beautiful, I ache to toss her down and claim her, but I settle for slamming deeper into her mouth.

"I'm in fucking hell," Cas mutters, making me smirk.

Annika whimpers as my crown bounces against the back of her throat, and her hand tightens around my knot. She brings the other hand down to tease and roll my balls as I alternate thrusting into her mouth and slamming her deeper with my hold in her hair.

I'm doing a shit job of staying focused on not overdoing it, especially when she moans louder the harder I yank on her hair. I think she likes the bite of pain, but my balls tingle, signaling this isn't going to last much longer.

I finally look away from her and catch sight of Cas. He's twisted around in his seat, and he's got a hand under the blanket.

I almost laugh, noticing how Annika's hips wiggle. Oh yeah, I wouldn't be shocked to realize he's got a finger or two inside her. She moans, and the sound vibrates against my tip.

The feeling, combined with the look on her face, are about to do me in, but she fights my hold, popping up.

I frown, trying to figure out what went wrong, but she climbs up my body, pulling the blanket with her as she goes. My eyes fly to Cas, who immediately brings his fingers to his mouth.

Fuck!

I want to taste her too.

Her elbow lands against my shoulder as she slides a hand between us. It's hard to tell with everything covered, but I believe her panties are on and just pulled to the side. Her mouth falls open as she stretches her fingers to grab my cock while still keeping the fabric out of the way.

She glides me through her slick pussy lips. My vision goes hazy. I've still got a hand in her hair, and I use it to pull her face close to mine.

"Are you going to let me inside you, lass?"

She nods, moaning loudly.

I capture her mouth to swallow her sounds as she drops to her knees. I slam my thigh to the side to give her room to put her leg on the seat.

She got me so close while she was sucking me off that I have to focus on not embarrassing myself, especially as her warm walls ripple around my crown as our tongues clash.

Slick drips from her cunt all over my shaft and lower stomach. It doesn't help my composure at all as she rises and falls. Even the fabric of her panties against the side of my cock seems to heighten every sensation, or maybe I'm on the verge of losing my shit.

She swivels her hips, taking more of my throbbing cock on each grind. I yank her hair painfully again, but she only grows more frantic. Moving my free hand to the front of her dress, I pull it down enough to let her heavy tits spill out.

I'd kill to feel the warmth of them bouncing against my skin, but I've still got my fucking T-shirt on. Her nipples tighten as she rides me.

I pull back from the kiss to breathe and bring my other hand between us.

"Move them farther aside," she groans, her head lulling to the side.

It takes me a half second to realize she means her panties. Truthfully, the urge to rip them off is strong, but I'd have to release her hair to do that. I tug them farther out of the way, brushing my fingers over her clit. The next time she rises and falls, my knot slips inside her.

All the air evaporates from my lungs as my knot swells, locking us together. It's hard to tell we're even still in a moving vehicle. My senses hyperfocus on her light brown eyes as she licks her lips.

"Fuck, lass. Are you okay?" I finally manage to choke out.

"I will be once you come inside me." She nods, her face falling to rest on my chest. "The cramps are bad."

I exhale heavily and get my shit together. "Grind your clit against my pelvis."

I have no choice but to release her hair, because she's frozen, trembling against my chest.

Both hands move under the covers to cup her ass and hips.

Her face rolls around my T-shirt as I grind her over my knot.

The feeling is unreal, and I move my feet enough that I can thrust up into her, using that leverage. She's so slick, it drips out around my knot, making my teeth ache with the urge to claim her.

I tilt my head, getting close to her ear. "Fuck me. You're so goddamn perfect. I've never felt anything like the way your cunt molds to my cock." Nuzzling my cheek to the top of her head, I clench my ass and pray.

My eyes meet Cas's, and I realize the music was turned up at some point. Hmm, I guess there's no point in being sneaky anymore.

Her inner walls start to convulse as I thrust as deep as I can get with us locked together. "Ward, ohh…"

The milking waves get so intense, it's impossible to hold back my orgasm. She pushes up on her arms, bringing her mouth to mine. It's strange to see her eyes open as our tongues clash, but I'm hit with her pheromones so fully that everything becomes muted.

"Bite, please," she begs against my lips. She continues sobbing out commands as my cock erupts, spilling hot jets of cum inside her. Her nails dig into my throat, and when I don't give in to her demands, she bites my lower lip so deeply, it draws blood.

A wicked snarl bubbles out of my chest as I pull a hand out, wrapping it in her hair. She just threw down the gauntlet. An omega biting an alpha is a teasing taunt that I'm not strong enough to resist.

"You want my bite, lass?" I growl, licking my blood from her lower lip.

She nods, and I strike.

My canines dig into her lower lip, and I'm even a little shocked. Her blood fills my mouth, and thankfully, she accepts the bond. I should be thanking my lucky stars, considering every alpha knows not to bite a foggy omega.

Her arousal slaps into me as she grinds her clit against my skin, moaning into my mouth.

Everything else in the world disappears as she pulls back to breathe.

Her wide brown eyes meet mine as a slow smile crosses her face. "You bit me."

"I did," I agree, palming the back of her head.

"Yeah," she whispers, a little breathless.

I'm grateful for the bond, even if I don't fully understand how it works. I can feel her giddy excitement, despite the surprise on her face, and I exhale in pure relief.

She's all fucking mine.