Chapter 8

Eli

Aldryn paced the short distance of our hotel room. Back and forth, back and forth. He had started as soon as he came out of his shower, and he had not stopped since I'd come out of mine. We had said very little since arriving at the hotel. I let Aldryn pay for the room, and I didn't even question getting one room rather than two. There were two king-sized beds, so it wasn't as if we would be near each other.

Yet, I wanted to be.

Wouldn't it just have been perfect to have had to share a bed? Then I could have cuddled next to Aldryn. But alas, that would not be necessary. I should have been satisfied with all of the hand-holding we'd done today. Only, I just wanted to touch him more and in other places.

I really needed to get a handle on my attraction. I wasn't going to need to profess my love out loud, it was going be obvious.

After the loudest sigh I'd ever heard come Aldryn, I posed the question, "Are you all right?" I asked.

He stopped in his tracks, his gaze lifting to mine. "Fine," he said.

I sat on the bed. I wore a pair of shorts and nothing else. It was what I normally slept in, though now that I was closed off in a room with Aldryn, I thought perhaps more clothing would be beneficial.

"Are you thinking of your brothers? About what it means to be a dragon?"

He looked pained for a moment, and my heart went out to him. I got off the bed and wrapped him into a hug.

"I know this is a shock, Aldryn. It doesn't change who you are as a person. You're still you. Only now you're a lot cooler because you're a dragon."

I felt the tension leave his body like the tide receding, and he held me closer. "Did you ever suspect that I might be something other than a regular shifter animal?"

"I guess I never really thought about what animal you were. My wolf and I just accepted you as Aldryn. It didn't matter if you were a bear or a wolf or a mermaid. And it most certainly doesn't matter that you're a dragon. We like you for you, not your animal."

While I spoke, Aldryn took a step back. His eyes roved over my face as if he was searching for something.

His gaze felt like a caress, like he was looking at me for the first time. I held my breath as I looked at him, afraid that my emotions were obvious. I loved him. I always had and I always would. He was my strength, my reason for staying in that hellhole of a pack.

He dipped his head toward mine, slow enough that I could stop him at any time. I had no desire to stop what I hoped was happening. Then he brushed his lips against mine. The feather-light touch opened the flood gates of desire. Even though I had no idea what I was doing, I wrapped my arms around his neck and plastered myself against him.

I knew I would have to distract him from his worries throughout this trip, so that he didn't overthink things. And if this was what I could do to be that distraction, then I was more than happy to.

Aldryn's hands went to my hips, and he hoisted me upwards until I was in the air. I wrapped my legs around his waist, and he backed up. My back hit the wall with a thud, but I did not stop kissing him.

His taste and his scent wrapped around me. The woodsy smoke scent that was his and his alone enveloped me. My cock grew hard and his own rubbed against it. He too had only put on shorts after his shower.

All the quicker for the two of us to undress.

Was it really going to go that far?

Of course I wanted it to. I had been in love with Aldryn for as long as I could remember. I wanted to give him all of me and get all of him in return. Even if it was just for a distraction. Just for one night or just for this trip. I would take it.

Aldryn let up from my lips and trailed kisses down my neck. I moaned, and my head hit the wall, allowing him better access to my neck. His lips were warm against my skin.

He sucked at the base where my neck met my shoulder, and I almost came in my pants. My entrance slickened, a common reaction for an omega to an alpha in this position. It was the first time I'd experienced it, but I knew what to expect.

"I can scent you," he whispered. His hand cupped the curve of my ass, and my cock jerked. "All of you. Tell me you want this. Or tell me to stop."

"I want this," I said. "So much."

With a speed that shouldn't have surprised me, Aldryn spun us and placed me on the bed.

His eyes glowed as he took in the sight of me. My whole body heated under his intense gaze. It made me feel powerful. Wanted. "I want to make love to you, Eli. Is that what you want?"

I nodded. To show him I knew exactly what I wanted, I pushed off my shorts and let my hard cock spring free. I gripped it. Pre-cum beaded at the tip.

Aldryn bit his lip, his eyes rolling back as he groaned. "The things you do to me."

Pretty sure any naked omega in front of a horny alpha would have that effect, but I appreciated that for right now, those heated looks from Aldryn were focused on me. If this was all I could get from him, then I would take it.

He took off his shorts and joined me on the bed. He captured my lips again while his hand trailed down my torso and went between my legs. I opened for him.

There were too many sensations for me to keep track of. His fingers at my entrance, his lips on my skin, his body flush against mine. Then there was my own hand which roved over his back, up and down the smooth skin. His muscles rippled as if he had to hold himself back.

I spread my legs further and canted my hips to drive his fingers deeper. There were two inside me now, and I wanted more. I wanted him to speed up, but slow down. I needed it harder, and softer. I wanted everything.

"You're irresistible, Eli. Your scent, your skin, your taste. Everything about you is absolute perfection."

I groaned. My cock jerked with every word that he whispered against my skin.

"I need you inside me, Aldryn. Please." My voice was so needy. I begged him to fill me. I wanted his cock, needed it.

"Mhmm, you beg so pretty for me. Say it again."

My face heated. The talk was so tame, it was laughable to even think of it as dirty talk, but embarrassment flooded me.

"Beg for my cock, Eli. Tell me what you need."

I groaned. "I need your c-cock. I ache to have you fill me. I-I— Please, Aldryn. I'm burning with need for you." The words I spoke were more true than any other words I'd ever uttered. I needed him inside me like I needed my next breath.

"I don't want to hurt you," he said. He captured my lips again and positioned himself over me.

Then, ever so slowly, he pushed his cock into my entrance. My body opened for him. The slick made it easy. My body was built for this. He was definitely larger than any of the wolves' cocks I'd ever seen, and I'd seen plenty over the years since nudity didn't bother shifters. Aldryn outdid them in both length and girth. His was the only one I'd ever let this close. The only alpha I ever wanted this close to me. He was mine.

My body stretched to accommodate him. Then he was moving above me, in and out of my channel.

The pleasure built quickly. Perhaps because it was our first time, or because I loved him so much, I couldn't hold back my release.

Before I could even touch myself, my release splashed between us. Then it was Aldryn coming. His motions got faster, more erratic, until he came with a final thrust.

The base of his cock grew, pressing against my channel. We were locked together. The pressure against my inner walls had my cock hardening again, barely giving me a reprieve from coming the first time.

My eyes widened. "Your knot."

He buried his face in my neck and inhaled. "My knot. Does it hurt?"

I groaned. "Feels so good," I said.

He moved ever so slightly, and my spent cock hardened in response. It wouldn't take much to coax another orgasm out of me.

"Thank you, Eli." He kissed my neck, and I shuddered.

"Anytime," I said.