by Nora Phoenix
Lucan and Grayson were visiting Lucan’s youngest brother Dane, who lived in a home since he required around-the-clock care. Dane had suffered severe oxygen shortage during birth and was mentally and physically handicapped as a result, Grayson had explained quietly. Vieno’s eyes had welled up when Grayson had told him, and he loved that Lucan and his dad visited him at least twice a week.
Lidon had taken a few days off after the attack, and Vieno knew he was shaken by what had happened. He blamed himself for underestimating the danger to his men, Vieno had overheard him confess to Bray. Bray had assured him he’d had the same information as Lidon and that he had underestimated it as well.
Now Lidon was in the gym room, trying to work some of his anger and frustration out, Vieno supposed. And Vieno's mental to-do list was a mile long at least, but he didn’t feel like anything. There was always something to clean, and his vegetable patch needed a little weeding, but he wasn’t in the mood. He wanted to do something else get rid of the pent-up energy in his body. It was a restless itch inside him that demanded to be scratched, to be satisfied and taken away.
He got like this sometimes, even when living with Palani, and he wasn't sure what caused it. Maybe it had something to do with stress? The attack had been damn scary, and he’d been worried sick about the safety of his men. And now, watching Lidon bend under his guilt took a toll on Vieno as well. He hated seeing him like that.
Palani processed through talking and so did Enar, he’d come to understand. Those two got rid of their stress by talking it through with each other. But he was different and so was Lidon. Previously, he would’ve waited till Palani was at work and then fucked himself raw with the biggest dildo in his box of toys, but…
He stopped in the middle of the hallway as a thought struck. He had access to something way, way better than a dildo. And he knew Lidon well enough to be sure that what he came up with would benefit them both. Plus, Lidon was in the gym room, which meant he’d smell all sweaty and masculine and…
Vieno turned around on his heels and hurried down the hall. The gym was a big room that Lidon had converted into a mini-gym with a weightlifting station, a treadmill, a stair master and some other benches Vieno had no idea how to use. He smiled. Not for proper exercise anyway, but he bet they could get creative.
When he walked in, Lidon was toweling himself off, shutting off the treadmill. He was only wearing running shorts, his body slick with perspiration. Vieno smelled him all the way at the door, and his cock grew hard. What was it about the scent of sweat that got to him?
“Hi sweetheart,” Lidon said, his face lighting up as he spotted Vieno, as it almost always did. Still, Vieno spotted the worry lines, the paleness of his face, and the tiredness in his eyes. Vieno locked the door behind him, since Bray and some of the other men used the gym as well, and he didn't intend to provide a show for them.
Lidon lifted his eyebrows, then smiled as Vieno stalked toward him. “You in a mood?” he teased.
Vieno nodded, unashamed. “I am. I have this itch inside me that needs to be scratched with a long, deep, hard fuck. Think you can oblige?”
Lidon’s eyes darkened. “Always. I could use one myself.”
Vieno whipped his shirt over his head and kicked off his flip-flops, then his shorts and underwear. “I volunteer as tribute.”
He jumped into Lidon’s arms, who caught him effortlessly, and wrapped his arms and legs around his alpha’s body. Lidon’s body was slick, and the sensation was perfect. Vieno brought his tongue to his neck and licked, moaned as the salty taste hit him. “Fuck, you smell and taste good. I could lick you all over.”
He rubbed himself against Lidon, his own skin getting warm and damp from Lidon’s. The alpha breathed in deeply, his chest pressing against Vieno’s. “What’s stopping you?” he asked, his timbre low. “God, I love it when you smell like me… I wanna get you dirty all over.”
Vieno licked again, Lidon’s neck, his shoulder, his ear. “What’s stopping you?”
Lidon’s laugh rumbled through him. “I love you, you little minx.”
Vieno stilled as the words hit him. Did Lidon mean it or was it a spur-of-the-moment thing, to be taken in the context of what they were doing?
Lidon’s hand grabbed his neck and forced his head back to make eye contact. “I didn’t mean to blurt it out like that…but it’s how I feel, how I’ve been feeling for a while.”
“You do?” Vieno asked, breathless.
“Sweetheart, I fell for you the moment I met you. I didn’t understand what and why, but my alpha knew… And now that I’ve come to know you with your big heart and your sweet character, the way you take such good care of us, your sense of humor, your drive to make our home into something special, not to mention how compatible we are in bed… God, I love you, Vieno. With all my heart.”
Vieno’s heart rose up inside him, life a sunflower that felt the warm rays of the sun, giving it life. “I love you, Lidon…my alpha. I feel like I was made for you…Palani and Enar, too, but you’re my alpha, my protector. You complete me, somehow.”
They stared at each other, two hearts finding peace in their roles in a bigger puzzle, a puzzle that contained four pieces. But he and Lidon, they were the book ends that kept them all together. The alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end.
“Sweetheart…you don’t have to say anything right now, ‘cause I don’t want to pressure you…but would you consider not taking birth control on your next heat? I have this deep longing to have children…with you.”
“My next heat is less than three weeks away,” Vieno reminded him. “That’s pretty soon.”
“If you want to wait, that’s fine,” Lidon said. “But I’m ready. I want nothing more than to see you carry my child.”
Vieno’s eyes, which had been cloudy from the moment Lidon had spoken his declaration of love, welled over. The dream he’d had since he’d been a little omega to one day find his big, strong alpha and have his children, it was here. Right now, in this moment, his dream had become real, so real he could touch it, feel it, smell it.
“Yes,” he said through his tears. “God, yes, Lidon. I’ll give you a son, an heir.”
Lidon’s eyes grew moist as well, Vieno noted with a soft feeling inside. His proud, strong alpha would make an amazing dad.
“I don’t care if it’s a boy or a girl, an alpha, beta, or omega. It’ll be beautiful and perfect and loved. I can’t wait to see you carry my child, sweetheart, your belly all swollen and round.”
Vieno couldn’t explain how he knew, but he did. There was a buzz in his head, a crackle of electricity in his system. A knowledge filled him with a certainty that left no room for doubts.
“It will be a son, Lidon. Your son. An alpha heir. He’ll carry your name, and he’ll bring change. He’ll be the vessel that breaks the chains that hold us back from becoming who we truly are.”
Lidon stared at Vieno. How…? He couldn’t form words. It wasn’t possible, what just had happened. Vieno couldn’t know and yet he did…and so did Lidon. His alpha confirmed the truth of Vieno’s words. He would have an alpha heir, and that child would bring change. He had no idea how or why, but did it matter? All he cared about was his men, his pack.
“The next heat,” he promised Vieno.
“The next heat,” Vieno confirmed with the sweetest smile on his face.
Lidon put his hand on Vieno’s belly. “You’re gonna be so beautiful when you’re pregnant… Even more beautiful than you already are.”
Vieno melted against him. “I can’t wait. It’s gonna be a long eighteen days.” Then his smile transformed into something slightly less ethereal and a lot more naughty. “Maybe we should practice in the meantime? You know, to make sure we get it right?”
Lidon laughed, a full belly laugh that shook his body. “Another reason I love you, my little minx. Let’s scratch that itch of yours, shall we?”
He walked them over to a bench and gently lowered Vieno on it. He made short work
of his running shorts and underwear, taking off his shoes and socks as well. Vieno lay waiting for him, his eyes trained on Lidon as he licked his lips in a gesture that made Lidon’s cock even harder. Would he ever stop wanting him? Probably not…and he was fine with that.
He put the backrest of the bench up, which he always used for weight exercises, then sat down with his back against it and held out his arms to Vieno. “Come here, sweetheart. Sit yourself down on me…ride me.”
Vieno didn’t hesitate for a second, his face all eager as he climbed on Lidon. Lidon held out his cock until Vieno had positioned himself, and his omega lowered himself. The sounds he made as he took Lidon in were the most intoxicating music Lidon had ever heard. Little whimpers and mewls, soft sighs of pleasure, followed by a deep moan as he was impaled all the way.
“Does that reach your itch?” he asked, his voice hoarse.
“Yes,” Vieno whispered. He lifted himself up and lowered, letting out another moan. “Your alpha cock is exactly what I needed.”
“Ride me,” Lidon ordered. “Ride me until you’re satisfied.”
Vieno’s eyes crossed before he did as Lidon had told him, fucking himself on Lidon’s cock. He watched him pleasure himself, his eyes closed and a stream of noises falling from his lips. His hand found Vieno’s right nipple, which he loved having pinched, Lidon remembered from his heat. Palani had twisted those little knobs until they were red and aching, but Vieno had loved it.
Lidon tugged at the little bud, and Vieno’s eyes flew open. “Oh!”
“You like that?” Lidon whispered with a satisfied smile. He repeated the move and Vieno’s body shuddered around him.
“Fuck, yes…More…”
The omega’s skin was flushed, shiny from his own sweat mixed in with a good dose of Lidon’s. He’d never looked more beautiful and healthy, every sign that he was struggling with his health gone.
Lidon teased his nipples, tugging and twisting, as Vieno used Lidon’s cock to fill himself again and again, till he fell apart before Lidon's eyes. Vieno came all over him without ever touching himself and it filled Lidon with a deep satisfaction.
He held him as he came down from his high, the slender body trembling in his arms, Lidon’s cock still buried deep inside him.
“I’m sorry,” Vieno said.
Lidon pushed his head back. “For what?”
“You should come first. It was selfish of me.”
“No, it wasn’t. I loved watching you pleasure yourself on my cock. God, do you have any idea how sexy it is when you do that? This round was for you…the next is for me. Hang on, sweetheart, ‘cause now it’s my turn.”
He thought about turning them on the bench, then decided he didn’t have enough room to maneuver and rose, still buried to the hilt inside Vieno. He lowered them on a thick floor mat. “Brace yourself,” he warned Vieno.
He took his mouth first, wanting to taste him, feel him, breathe him in until all he felt was his omega. Their tongues met, Vieno letting him into his sweet mouth before pushing him out again, their tongues twisting and dancing around each other. Lidon closed his eyes, his senses almost overloading.
He thrust in hard, catching Vieno’s subsequent moan in his mouth. The sounds he made were intoxicating, fueling the desire already storming through his system. He bit Vieno’s bottom lip as he thrust again, their slick bodies sliding against each other. They fit so perfectly, his lithe body taking Lidon’s cock with ease, his channel slick and ready for Lidon to use.
He stretched out on top of him, buried his face in Vieno’s neck and went to town on his ass. He couldn’t be subtle anymore, couldn’t be precise. He needed to own him, claim him, mark him all over again so everyone would know he was theirs. Their omega.
Vieno cried out without holding back as he slammed in, his balls slapping against his flesh. “More, Alpha, give me more…”
The friction on his cock was insane, Vieno’s hole gripping him, squeezing him. God, he wanted to fill him up with his seed, breed him. The thought sent him over the edge and he gave one final thrust and released balls-deep inside him, his body jerking with the joy of his release.
Perfection.
Later that night, all his men were in bed, lazily kissing and making out as usual. Palani was driving Vieno insane with his kisses, while Enar was observing with a sweet smile on his face, seemingly content to lay in Lidon’s arms after he had fucked him into oblivion. It was something new, the closeness he experienced with his best friend.
“Palani, stop driving him mad,” Lidon said with a laugh in his voice. “A few more minutes and he’ll spontaneously combust.”
Palani lifted his head, causing Vieno to whimper and seek friction for his weeping cock against the beta’s body. Palani smiled with that sexy grin that hit Lidon in his belly. “He’s so fucking responsive,” he said. “I love driving him crazy with want.”
Lidon grinned, knowing all too well how true that statement was.
“He’s so mean to me,” Vieno complained, but his eyes sparkled this time. “He drives me insane and then he refuses to fuck me.”
“Poor you,” Lidon said. “It’s a hard life you have, my little horny omega.”
Vieno’s eyes lit up. “Will you fuck me?” he asked with eagerness.
Lidon reached out with his hand to fist Enar’s cock, which was still hard as he’d come only once when Lidon fucked him. “I have a nice big cock for you right here,” he said.
Vieno scrambled from under Palani, who protested loudly. “Hey, where do you think you’re going?”
“You snooze, you lose,” Lidon teased him, rising to his knees to kiss his omega until he trembled in his arms with want. Sure, he could get hard again in no time and fill him, but he loved seeing Enar take him. And Palani could take it, this teasing and rubbing. He’d get his fill somehow, since he was equally happy being fucked as he was doing the fucking.
“Here you go, sweetheart,” he said, kissing him one last time before lifting him up and positioning him above Enar’s cock.
Vieno reached backward to lower himself, and they all watched in wonder as that gorgeous ass took in the fat cock underneath him.
“Ah…” Vieno sighed. “That feels so good.”
“I was robbed,” Palani declared, then rolled over to Lidon’s arms and sought a spot there. “I guess I’ll have to be content watching.”
Enar held Vieno’s hips as he rose up to surge in deeply, making him moan loudly.
“God, he’s so beautiful like this,” Lidon sighed, his cock hardening as Vieno lost himself. What a sight it was, that slender body on top of that much bigger one, though the expression of sheer lust on both their faces was identical.
“They both are,” Palani said, the love palpable in his voice.
Enar’s strong muscles flexed as he sped up, fucking Vieno with deep, hard strokes.
“True,” Lidon admitted.
They both watched in silence, enjoying the sight of their mates losing themselves in each other.
“So, a baby, huh?” Palani said.
“Vieno told you?”
“Mmm. He can’t wait, you know.”
“Should I have asked you? Enar too, maybe?” Lidon wondered.
Palani rolled on his stomach, seeking Lidon’s eyes. “No. This was between you and Vieno, between our alpha and our omega. Besides, you know we want this, too.”
“You do?”
“Vieno becoming a daddy? God, yes. It’s what he was born to do. And you’ll make a good father, Lidon.”
“I’m sorry that you can’t…” He stopped talking when Palani put a finger on his lips.
“No, don’t apologize. I don’t regret anything. Seeing him like this, knowing he can fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a daddy, it’s all I ever wanted for him. I’m right where I want to be, happier than I ever thought possible.”
Lidon studied Palani as behind them, Enar grunted and came, causing Vieno to let go as well. There was not a trace of disappointment or rese
ntment on the beta’s face. All Lidon saw was love, and it filled him with a deep desire to do what he could to be worthy of the sacrifices Palani had made.
“About you feeling robbed,” he said, smiling when Palani’s eyes lit up. “Any chance you’ll settle for me instead of Vieno?”
Palani rolled on top of him, already spreading his legs. “Any time, alpha.”
20
Enar felt guilty as shit. He should know because he was quite familiar with that particular emotion. For fuck's sake, his father excelled at making him feel guilty. Guilty for not being enough of an alpha. Guilty for not being the kind of doctor he should have been. Guilty for not marrying an omega and continuing the family line. The list of things he’d been made to feel guilty about over the years was long.
Today, he could add another one to that list. He should’ve contacted his brother, Sven, as soon as he’d found out about the Melloni gene, except he hadn’t. Then he should have done it when he and Palani had found out about the likelihood of it being related to fertility drugs, but again, he hadn’t.
He knew exactly why. Sven still lived at home, with Lars and with their father. Enar’s father. Which was the whole reason why he’d avoided this particular confrontation for such a long time. He’d rather have his fingernails pulled than go back to the man who had made his life a living hell. But he had to. For Sven’s sake, he had to. And after the attack, after finding the courage to come out to his men, he’d given himself a swift kick in the ass and told himself to man the fuck up.
He’d called Sven the day before to ask him if he could stop by to talk. Sven had been surprised—no wonder, since they rarely talked. Another source of guilt. Enar had left home to go to university when Lars had been four years old and Sven only two. He’d been back as little as possible, and he hadn’t returned home in… He did a quick calculation in his head. His mother’s funeral had been seven years ago, so that was it. Seven years ago.