Chapter 13

thirteen

. . .

ALIL

At some point in the early hours of the morning, we collected ourselves enough to crawl into our little bedroom tent where it was warmer. But waking up with Addy naked next to me was a recipe for an aching erection and the need for more.

He was the same way. No sooner than we were getting into bed, I felt his hard cock against my side and he whispered just the right thing to have me begging for it.

"I wonder what it would feel like having you inside me again, you know, now that we've bonded…"

I groaned and simply pulled him until he got the idea and climbed onto my lap.

We both sat this time so Addy was more comfortable. He reached back to take my slick and rubbed it against his own hole before gripping my cock and stroking it, getting it wet.

"Hang on," I said, chuckling when he moved to just sit back on my length, like he was an expert now that he'd had sex twice.

I took my time, fingering him until he was gripping my shoulders and moaning, then finally, I held his hips and steered him down.

He took my cock into his hole with a heady groan and after only a moment of adjustment, started to ride me like I was his steed, bouncing up and down my length until I fell back on the covers, clutching them.

"Fuck," I groaned, but his cries were louder, drowning out the overwhelming pleasure he gave me. I was blown away by the fact that I could make him feel so good that he would make those noises. Me . I'd always just been the quiet, timid omega, but right now, I felt downright powerful with an alpha riding my cock.

He suddenly reached down, desperately gripping his cock and managing to stroke himself once, almost twice before his body tightened around me and he doused my chest in come, his entire body shaking with the force of his release.

"Keep going," I groaned and even though he was gasping for air, still recovering, he rocked back and forth on my cock until I was pressing up off the blankets, coming inside him.

When everything began to clear again and I could see straight, Addy was already lying next to me, his knot still keeping his cock hard.

For a while, we both laid next to each other, trying to catch our breath. Then Addy's hand found mine and we held onto each other. I drifted to sleep, listening to the sound of his breathing.

When I woke up, we were still holding hands and Addy was still fast asleep, but the afternoon light was pouring in through a gap in the curtain and it was getting too hot to stay there.

At the moment, a dip in the pool would suit me just right.

I released Addy's hand and tried not to wake him as I crawled over him. I opened the curtain by his feet to allow some air in for him while he rested and then went, still naked to our lovely pond.

The cool water was refreshing on my skin and I shut my eyes for a moment before looking around the place.

We had really found ourselves in a little slice of utopia out here. It was so beautiful, and we had everything we would need for a long time.

He'd thought it was just a nice dream, but I'd meant what I said mentioned staying out here. What was to stop us?

Why go back and face ridicule and punishment for doing what we had both wanted to do?

I could only imagine how angry Al-mother would be. She was even more overprotective than any of my friends' parents. She had always been particularly fiery, even for an alpha…

The longer I thought about it, the more I supported all of Latif's decisions and the prouder I was of him. He had fought for what he wanted right in front of everyone. Meanwhile, I couldn't help but want to hide out here for as long as we could. But, if we did return home at some point, our union was one that I would defend to my last breath.

"You're up," Addy said, crawling out of our makeshift bedroom, sleepily rubbing his eyes. "I was looking forward to waking up with you."

I smiled indulgently.

"It's the middle of the day," I pointed out. "I was getting too hot and sweaty. Not to mention that I badly needed to clean myself up... Come in with me."

He chuckled sleepily, noticing the way my eyes traced down his naked form. How had I gotten so lucky?

Without complaining, he stepped into the water, shivering a little before he was completely submerged.

I met him with a hug and a kiss, reveling in the feeling of him and I, underwater, lips brushing.

"How did I get so lucky?" he wondered aloud.

I laughed and he stilled, raising a brow.

"It's just that you always say what I'm thinking," I explained and he smiled warmly, pressing in for another kiss.

"I thought that being with you meant I was the luckiest nassa ever," he said thoughtfully, "yet you somehow make me feel like that goes both ways."

"It does," I said firmly. "We both had our dreams come true."

He bent and kissed me so deeply that my toes curled and getting clean was forgotten in favor of making another mess.

We spent the day finishing up all the snacks Addy had made the day before, going for a walk around the oasis to see if there was anything we had missed. Aside from a palm tree stacked with fruits, there was nothing exciting, but the point was more so that we could walk together, hand in hand.

As the sun set, Addy let me explore his body from top to bottom. I started with my hands but somewhere along the way my lips got involved. Kissing him all over was an experience in itself. When I got to his cock, it felt reverent to lick and kiss it until he was twitching and moaning. Something about doing this was beautiful and loving and so intimate that I couldn't put it into words.

"I want to do the same to you," he whispered, before I could bring him to climax.

I didn't argue because I was so hard and so eager to be touched.

He started with his mouth on mine and then took his time tracing kisses everywhere, my neck, my shoulders, my inner elbows and armpits. When he kissed my nipples I had to reach down and hold my cock to relieve the pressure but he kept going all the way down to it.

He kissed my whole length until I was moaning and gasping but that was only as good as when he traced his lips lower and began to kiss my hole.

I gasped raggedly, shocked but amazed when his kisses deepened there, and his tongue filled me.

This time when I reached for my cock it was because I was on the verge of coming and I did, splashing myself while he devoured me.

"Did you like that?" he asked, lifting and wiping slick from his lips.

I could barely form words.

"Turn around," I managed.

Taking the hint, he did quickly, and I went to work on him, kissing his sweet, small hole that he was gracious enough to let me into. I pressed my tongue into him, getting aroused again by the feeling of his muscles around my tongue and the sounds that he made while he fell apart.

It seemed that there were limitless ways for us to explore each other and find our own likes and needs along the way and for days, we spent most of our time discovering them and spending every moment together.

It was not until the seventh night from our arrival here that Addy said what I had been thinking all along.

Cuddled up in our bed, he pressed his lips to my hair and then whispered so quietly, I thought he was afraid to say it out loud.

"I don't think anyone is coming for us."

For a moment, I didn't say anything.

"How do you feel about that?" I asked carefully.

Addy didn't answer for a moment.

"You've already thought about this," he finally said.

I nodded.

"Yes. I had my doubts by the end of our first night here. It shouldn't have taken them so long."

His body was tense against my back.

"I truly don't believe they would have abandoned us," he said. "I'm afraid that something must have happened to them."

"To all of them?" I asked. "It's possible that your friends were stopped, and the others did not know where we went."

"Maybe," he said dubiously. "But I fear the worst. They were near the jungle's edge. What if they were eaten by an animal or fell off a waterfall or?—"

"There's no way of knowing," I interrupted, but now my heart was pounding.

What if they had all been killed because of that foolish plan? What would that mean for Addy? He would be the last remaining survivor of those who should be punished... and the other innocent omegas hadn't deserved this anymore than I had. At least I had been taken by someone who loved and cared for me. I didn't think that was the case for the other three...

"Naz was always so calm and kind," I whispered. "I was looking forward to learning from him upon becoming a priest. It would be a tragedy if something happened to him."

Addy squeezed me and I could practically feel his guilt as though it were my own.

"Did you know the others?" he asked.

"Not well," I answered. "I did self-defense training with Ekti sometimes, but usually partnered with Latif. And I heard that Samar's parents were overprotective. I don't believe he was in as many activities growing up. They were both very nice as far as I knew."

"Goddess, can you please stop talking about them in past tense?" he pleaded. "My heart is breaking."

I rolled around to face him even though it was too dark to see his face.

"We will get answers at some point," I said gently. "Let's not speculate now. They may be completely fine."

"But how do you know?" he demanded.

"I don't," I returned. "But I can hope for the best. Lately, all of my hopes and dreams have been granted to me. I've been given alone time with you, a comfortable place for us to hide away from the world together, your willing bond and body, more sex than I everthought I was going to have and above all of that, your love. Why would the universe stop there? It is giving me gifts and I am gratefully receiving them."

He chuckled.

"You know, all of those things are just me, right? The outside world may not be so receptive."

"Then let's stay here," I pleaded. "For as long as we possibly can, let it be me and you and this lovely home, removed from anyone who would judge us or say we shouldn't be together like this."

Addy pressed a quick kiss to my lips and then drew back.

"As much as I love hearing you say these things, I had wanted to preserve our culture. The mockery of our traditions, the omega auction in particular, is something that bothered me?—"

"I hope you're not saying that I should have had an auction, Addy," I interrupted.

He was silent for a long minute.

"You should have, Alil. I should have proven myself to you by fighting the other alphas for you."

I sat up, my heart pounding in fear even though we had already avoided that scenario.

"I wouldn't have done it, don't you see?" I demanded. "There was nothing that could make me go to auction, Addy. I wasn't willing to have anyone else."

"You said that before and I was too happy to hear how much you wanted me to think of anything else, but you forget that I may have won," he said, voice heavy in the dark. "I wouldhave if you truly believe that we are meant to be together."

I could hear the anguish in his voice and knew that I had messed up.

"Addy—"

"No," he said, cutting me off. "You have made it quite clear. You do not believe we are fated to be together."

He swallowed audibly.

"And that would mean I took you from someone else..."

For a moment, I was speechless.

"What are you talking about?" I demanded. "There was no one else."

"No one that you knew yet," he said and damn him, he sounded so broken by the news that I wanted to tear my hair out."You think that someone else would have won you."

"I didn't say that," I argued. "If I went to auction, the winner very well may have been you."

It was weak comfort, but it seemed to help. I was glad because I had no clue what else to say that would make him understand that this alternate reality that he had created would never have happened.

"Please, let's forget all of this until the morning," I suggested.

Thankfully, he allowed me to pull him back down into a hug but for ages I could not sleep.

"You know I love you, right?" I asked into the darkness and at my uncertain voice, Addy's hands cupped my cheeks.

"Yes, my sweet Lili," he whispered. "I'm sorry. You're right, we'll talk about this later."

Relieved, I breathed in his scent, instantly soothed by his nearness.

Still, I clung to him all night long.