18. Jayce

CHAPTER 18

Jayce

Who knows how long we slept for, but before we know it, we are at our destination, Some woman is asking for Aurora. My eyes crack open first, and slowly, I look around to get my bearings. I notice Sebastian opening the driver's side door up and sliding the seat forward. He leans in slowly and smiles, seeing our precious cargo still sleeping so soundly. His head tilts to the side, studying her and her positioning on me. The fingers of her left hand have a death grip on my shirt, and her right-hand grips my forearm.

Sebastian starts laughing. "I guess Dom's driving scared her in her sleep. At least she didn't see what I had to see on the way here." He widens his eyes in mock horror and smiles before he starts rubbing her hip. "Wake up, beautiful. Mom is getting impatient about seeing you, you know how she gets. She has to make sure you're in one piece after your journey," Sebastian says, his voice and facial expression don't match yet again. His tone versus the look on his face is saying two different things.

Aurora shifts slightly, causing my cock to stiffen instantly. It's been years since a woman has had such an effect on me. Quite honestly, I am fucking amazed and impressed at the same time. I watch her eyes blink rapidly then finally open. She stretches and yawns, opening her mouth wide. Sebastian and I are both shocked to see her canines have dropped. Was it a moment of aggression, or was she scenting my arousal? Her beast is present when she turns those pure mercury orbs on me. Her smile is completely predatory, her pearly white teeth on full display. I do believe she would take what she wanted to whether I was ready for that step or not. Well, my cock is a traitor, and fuck, he'd sell our soul to the devil to get lost in her for a few hours, days, years... In moments like this, being omega sucks. I lower my eyes and submit to her. My mate is a dominant alpha, and there is no way I'd be able to hold my own against her.

Lithe hands swiftly cup my cheeks and pull my head up so that my eyes meet hers. They are human again and look quite concerned. Tears threaten to break free from her eyes as she looks me over quickly. "I'm so sorry, Jayce. She got away from me a bit. I'm not that type of alpha. All my mates are equals in my heart. I hold none over the others." Gently she kisses my lips when I nod, acknowledging her statement. I know deep down she said it more to remind Sebastian of his place and help me accept mine.

I am equal to three alphas; that thought is very foreign to me. Sebastian mentions the others are waiting, trying to tear her away from me. Aurora's eyes drift back to Sebastian, and she lets out a soft growl, baring her canines at him. Our girl doesn't like being told what to do. That was a very simple lesson to learn, but the muscle-bound male hasn't figured that out yet—easy points for me. Eventually, she extends her hand to Sebastian, and he helps her slide out of the car.

This little wisp of a woman wraps Aurora up in a hug and snuggles into her so tightly. Aurora looks almost panicked as the woman continues to hold on. To me, it is absolutely the most adorable thing I've ever seen. I take this moment to extract myself from the car and join the others. My eyes flitter between Sebastian and this little woman, then it dawns on me, she's his mother.

Dom moves over to bump into me and starts to snicker. "I don't think our girl is overly comfortable with physical contact." It was true, Aurora didn't look overly thrilled, but she also didn't look like she was going to harm the little woman. Her eyes find mine, and she extracts herself from the woman's grip and starts to drag her to us.

"Elena, I must introduce you to the twins!" Aurora has that mischievous look to her, and I just knew she was up to something. Elena looks between Dom and me and just smiles, then pulls Aurora down to her height and whispers in her ear. Aurora's cheeks turn bright pink. Quickly she pulls back up to her full height, looking back and forth between my brother and me, then back to Elena and blushes more. Oh, dear Gods, what did that sprite tell her?

Aurora clears her throat, then places her hand on Dom's shoulder. "Elena, this is Dominik. He was his pack's enforcer, and now he's mine." A gentle kiss is placed on Dom's cheek, and he nods lightly to Elena. Aurora then comes over to me and straightens out the collar on my button-down. "This sharply dressed hunk is Jayce. He was an advisor and historian to the alpha. Now he shall be my voice of reason." She snuggles into my side for a moment then kisses my cheek. Sometimes there's an advantage to being an omega.

"Elena, you won't believe who we found!" Aurora is squealing and bouncing up and down like an excited child. Apparently, none of us have ever seen Aurora like this because we're all fucking puzzled.

"Daddy!" She screams at the top of her lungs then sprints over to her truck to try to drag him out into the open.

Elena looks at Sebastian. "Daddy?" Her brows are furrowed, and her confusion is quite evident. All the screaming and squealing has started to draw a crowd. It appears the entire pack is now in the central courtyard.

Sebastian simply nods his head as Dimitri and Andre approach. "Apparently, the Dire Alpha took the Dragon King hostage during the Strigoi attack. He also cut off the King's arm." Elena and Sebastian both look towards the truck where Aurora is in a heated discussion with her father. Heated is a relatively poor choice of words since the ground and the truck are now covered by a thick layer of frost.

I start shaking my head as I move towards the truck—my brother and the others yelling at me not to go, that it would be my funeral, and so on. My hand slowly grips Aurora's shoulder and rubs her neck gently. "M'lord, what seems to be the problem?" Addressing the dragon directly was scary as fuck. Then again, so is the nuclear winter they were plunging us into.

His dragon eyes lift and regard me. "I am not the king I once was. The focus should be on you and her other mates with her, not me." He gently rubs the socket where his arm used to be. His sadness is palatable, and yet there is a hint of fear with it as well.

"M'lord, your presence and wisdom will be a great asset to your daughter and her mates for the upcoming war. You know these creatures, their habits, and what their weaknesses are. Your involvement can be the deciding factor for our victory." I appeal to his honor and sense of duty. Most importantly, I am appealing to his desire to protect his daughter. I can feel the shift in his mood almost immediately, and a smile graces his lips.

"Daughter, you have chosen well. You have a wise and reasonable mate." Nicodeamus slides out of the truck at this point and wraps me up in a one-armed hug. "Let's go see the pack, shall we?" I remain tucked into Nicodeamus's side as we head back to the others.

Everyone—including the other mates—all kneel before the dragon king. He smiles gently at everyone and keeps me tight to his side as we move to the alpha house. Aurora opens the door for us, and once everyone is in, she turns to the pack. "Prepare a feast! We shall welcome my new mates and father properly." The pack erupts in cheers and begins to scramble to prepare for tonight. Aurora presses her back against the door and slides down it laughing. "Well, that went better than I expected!"

Sebastian moves and crouches down in front of her and shakes his head at her. "For being the alpha of this ragtag bunch, you can be so silly at times." He leans forward and kisses her lips, and caresses her cheek. "Good thing you're cute even when you're homicidal."

Aurora smirks and looks around the living room. A Lycan skull and vertebral column are hanging on the wall. A huge smile graces her lips as she jumps up to look at the bones on the wall. Moving swiftly towards her trophies, she almost knocks Sebastian flat on his ass in passing. "Aw, Elena, you shouldn't have! I love it, and the little plaques are absolutely precious!" Aurora's fingertips trace the edges of the plaques as she reads each one.

Out of the corner of my eye, I catch Sebastian facepalm and shake his head. "Really, mom?" His eyes are an ice blue, almost white, as he stares at his mom. Elena is laughing so hard at him.

"Oh, come on, you know she loves it! Why wouldn't you want her prizes on the wall of your home?" Elena comes up beside Aurora with a Swiffer and begins to dust the bones.

"It's disconcerting, Mother." Sebastian states flatly.

Dimitri looks like the cat that swallowed the canary. In his hand is a cooler that I overlooked before. My eyes find my brother, and he rolls his eyes. He quickly points at Aurora, cutting the head off move, signals seven, and then points to the cooler. Holy shit, she has my father's and brother's heads and the others in the cooler. I'm feeling a little ill at the moment when Aurora looks at me. Shit, she knows I figured it out.

"Elena, Mother... I have seven more for you to prepare to go onto the wall. Maybe over there." She points to the wall space to the right of the head and spine. She's actually fucking serious about wanting to put their skulls up. What the actual fuck am I witnessing? I start to back up and run into a hard, warm body.

Large hands grip my hips. "Where are you going, little omega?" Sebastian whispers in my ear. Lightly he nips my earlobe as he watches Aurora interact with his mother. "Disapprove of our mate's collection? Honestly, it disturbed me in the beginning as well. The Lycan's head is the female I was betrothed to, and the spine belonged to the alpha." Sebastian cants his head with that sexy smirk on his lips. He's just as out there as Aurora is; apparently, keeping parts of your enemies is a Lycan thing. His deep breathy, baritone voice makes my cock stir. I feel it heat and swell to life, pulsing in time with my heartbeat.

Why does he have to be so fucking sexy? He kind of looks like that vampire Damon. Sebastian is the full package: dark, brooding, and oozes sex appeal. I could easily lick him for hours. I wonder how Aurora would feel about her mates having sex with each other?

Speaking of that crazy female, she's dancing around with the heads in her hands, spinning in circles. Sebastian turns me around in his arms, so my hands land flat on his taunt muscular chest. His eyes shift to that of his wolf, and our hard cocks are side by side, pressed against each other. Time has officially stopped; the rest of the room falls away, and all I see is Sebastian leaning down to kiss me. His lips are smooth as silk when they first touch mine. His kiss intensifies and becomes hard and demanding; our teeth hit just before he bites my bottom lip and draws blood. I can't help but moan into his mouth as I feel my cock pulse. It was one of those intense kisses that makes your cock leak with anticipation. My fingertips grip his shoulders tightly as we grind against each other. Out of nowhere, there's a flash of light and then another.

Aurora is standing on a chair not far from us, taking pictures with her cellphone. Her eyes are pure mercury, and I can smell her arousal. So apparently, our girl likes to watch. "Okay, guys, that was hot!" She jumps down off of the chair, walks over, and sticks her hand between us, gripping our cocks and wet pants. "Ooh, someone was having a good time." The way she's biting her bottom lip ramps up my desire.

I really want Sebastian to make me his bitch, and yet I really wish to have Aurora dominate me as well. She slowly brings her wet hand to her lips and licks our essence off of her skin. That thick, wet muscle of hers coils around her fingertip as she laves up every single drop. I'm so close to coming it's not even funny anymore. Sebastian looks like he's in the same personal hell I'm in. As quickly as she fucked my world up, she moves away towards Dom. That motherfucker has the nerve to smile at me right now. I have the absolute worst case of blue balls in the history of blue balls, and he's smiling. He leans slowly to nip at Aurora's neck; without warning, she sweeps his legs and puts him to the ground.

"It's not nice to taunt your brother!" She stands over him, her eyes churning liquid mercury as she stares down at him. "He's still fragile over his breakup, and if he can find comfort with Sebastian, then so fucking be it! If I catch you giving him a difficult time, I'll beat your ass myself." Holy fucking hell, that was even hotter than the kiss that Sebastian just gave me. She stood up for me. I look to the others, and they are slowly clearing the room to get ready for later.

My eyes land on Sebastian, who can't stop smiling at me. "She loves you, Jayce. She's protective of what's hers. She'll wait until you're ready to be with her, with no pressure. In the meantime, you know where to find me." He smacks my ass so hard it's still stinging. My cock starts to twitch to life again; apparently, I have a new kink. Time to go shower and rub one out before dinner. My life just got very interesting.