Auctioned Omega

by Kellan Larkin

  The trees next to them rustled, and Briar prepared himself to fight too, despite how little strength he had left.

  But it wasn’t a wolf that emerged, it was an omega in human form, heavily pregnant, rounded belly protruding in front of him.

  “Come with me,” he hissed.

  ***

  Briar was burning with fever by the time they reached the small hut, where the pregnant omega led them down into a dirt cellar. His nose was immediately assaulted by the pungent scent of garlic, and when the omega lit a gas lamp hanging from the ceiling, it revealed box after box of the white bulbs.

  “It’s not just a weird pregnancy craving.” The omega chuckled, rubbing his swollen belly. “I work in the pack’s smokehouse preserving meats. Sorry about the smell, but if your scents aren’t hidden down here, I don’t know where you could hide.”

  “Thank you,” Briar said. “You saved our lives.”

  The omega nodded. “When I heard there was an omega escaping an auction, I knew I had to help.” He held his hand out to Briar. “I’m Peregwin.”

  “Briar.” He took Peregwin’s hand. “And this is Rohan.”

  The omega eyed Rohan suspiciously. Briar didn’t blame him. Frankly, he still wasn’t sure what to make of Rohan either. But he knew he hadn’t wanted to mate Briar against his will, and that he’d been ready to die for him. That made him better than any alpha Briar had ever met, or even heard of.

  “Will your alpha find us if we stay down here?” Briar asked.

  Peregwin shook his head. “I live alone. I’m one of many omegas belonging to the pack leader. He doesn’t come to my hut, but summons me regularly to keep my pup healthy.” He rubbed his belly possessively. “I feared when I got pregnant that he would sell me off to another alpha to get rid of the pup, since we’ve enough mouths to feed around here as it is, but he’s been kind to me.”

  Briar cringed. That was considered a kindness in this pack? Before the attack, alphas in his old pack had command over their omegas, but an omega would never be sold or given to another alpha, especially not to get rid of an unwanted pup.

  Since a pregnancy could only advance if the omega continued to be mated regularly by the alpha that impregnated him, it was common for alphas in some packs to cut off contact with the omega in order to forcefully terminate the pregnancy. In Briar’s old pack, this practice had been strictly punished.

  Of course, their protection for omegas was why other packs had seen his as weak and attacked it.

  Briar tried to forget the sounds of whimpering as pups were woken from their beds and taken from their parents. He gritted his teeth. Why couldn’t he have been born an alpha and been strong enough to help defend the pack?

  Rohan put his arm around Briar. “Are you okay?”

  Briar swallowed, nodding. He hated how weak he felt.

  Peregwin’s face turned sympathetic. “Is this your first heat?”

  “What?” Briar blinked.

  “You’re going into heat, aren’t you?”

  Shock struck Briar. Of course he was going into heat. The fever, the chills, the aching pain. He’d thought it was just from exhaustion, but with the full moon shining bright tonight, his first heat was finally striking him. He bit his lip. Back in his pack, he’d dreaded the coming of his heat because he’d known he wouldn’t be able to reject a mate much longer. Fertile omegas had a duty to strengthen their packs by taking an alpha as a mate and bearing his pups. Briar didn’t want to be owned by an alpha. He’d never wanted that.

  A spasm of pain shuddered through him. How could he be going into heat now?

  Rohan wrapped his arm tighter around Briar. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

  “I-I didn’t realize.” A sudden wave of exhaustion tore through him and he collapsed into Rohan’s strong arms.

  “I’ll try to find you something to eat.” Peregwin looked at him sympathetically. “The first heat is always the hardest—don’t worry, they get easier. You may even learn to enjoy them.”

  Peregwin disappeared up the ladder and Briar collapsed into Rohan, shivering and shaking. Two strong arms pulled him close, and some of the pain seemed to subside. He inhaled Rohan’s deep, foresty musk and sighed.

  Could he really trust this alpha? Even in his own pack, omegas were wary of alphas, and this wasn’t just any alpha. Rohan was a rogue. Exiled for some horrible crime that Briar wasn’t sure he wanted to know about. Alphas could be monsters at the best of times.

  But Rohan…

  Rohan was different.

  He let his body relax into the larger man’s, enjoying the soothing way he stroked his hair.

  “An omega needs an alpha’s touch when they’re in heat,” Rohan murmured into Briar’s hair. “You should have told me.”

  Briar nodded against Rohan’s chest and listened to the calming thud... thud... thud... of Rohan’s strong heart beat. Something swelled in Briar, something he’d never felt before, but he instinctively knew the word for it.

  Soul bond.

  A sharp breath escaped his lips. Few wolves ever found a mate whom fate had chosen them to form a soul bond with, and yet he was sure that was what was happening with him and Rohan. He knew then that he could trust Rohan with his life. An alpha would die for his bonded omega.

  Rohan threw some old blankets on the cold floor and helped Briar nestle in. He was burning hot now, pain radiating from seemingly everywhere in his body. Instinctively, he knew exactly what would ease the pain.

  “Mate me,” he pleaded to Rohan. His body was begging to be filled by an alpha. His cock was stiff and aching, and every inch of skin wanted to be touched.

  Arousal, and then sympathy covered Rohan’s features. “You’re going into heat. I don’t want to risk getting you pregnant.”

  “I don’t care,” he groaned as pain shuddered through him. His body needed his alpha too urgently for him to think about the consequences.

  Rohan chuckled, brushing the hair from Briar’s face. “You’re such a bossy omega.”

  A small smile spread across his lips. “Well, you listened last time.”

  Rohan groaned, clearly remembering how good it had felt to claim Briar for the first time.

  “Oh, baby, you have no idea how much I want that.” His hands ran down Briar’s body possessively. “But I can’t get you pregnant. Not right now.”

  A thrill ran up Briar’s spine. Not right now. Meaning that at some point Rohan did want to get him pregnant. Despite his pain, joy spread through Briar. He wanted to bring Rohan’s pups into the world, wanted cradle them in his womb and create a family with Rohan.

  That happy thought was cut off by another spasm of pain.

  As badly as he wanted his alpha to soothe his suffering by fucking him hard right then, he knew Rohan was right. They would have to wait until they were safe before starting their family. The last thing he would want was for his unborn pup to end up in this danger.

  His teeth clenched as another spasm tore through him. He could barely think anymore. He had to focus on getting through this day. Hopefully his heat would subside by nightfall.

  “Relax,” Rohan murmured into his ear. The alpha’s command went straight to Briar’s core, forcing some of the tension to release from his tight muscles.

  Rohan’s hand slid down Briar’s shivering body, stroking possessively until it was between his thighs. A long sigh exploded from Briar’s lips when Rohan gripped his cock and began pumping slowly, sending waves of soothing pleasure through his body.

  “Oh yeah, you need your alpha, don’t you, baby?”

  Your alpha. Did Rohan feel the soul bond too?

  Briar bit his lip, nodding as he whimpered, “I need you.”

  “Say it again.” Rohan licked his lips next to Briar’s ear.

  “I need you, Rohan.” Briar gasped. “I need you so badly.”

  He wanted Rohan inside him more than ever, pounding him with his big, alpha cock, filling him with his seed. All the pain in Briar’s body melted into urgent, achi
ng arousal, clawing at his mind. He needed his alpha.

  “Oh, good moon, please just fuck me,” he begged. He ground up against Rohan’s stroking hand, body begging for release.

  Rohan cut off his pleas with a hard kiss, running his tongue along the seem of Briar’s lips until they opened for him, going slack, submitting completely to the alpha. Rohan’s tongue fucked in and out of Briar’s mouth as he pumped his cock, and it only fed Briar’s need to be stretched and filled by the larger man.

  “P-please,” Briar whimpered through hard, sucking kisses.

  Rohan growled, biting down on Briar’s lip. “I’ve had enough of your bossyness. An omega never tells an alpha what to do, got it?”

  A surge of pleasure rolled through him. This was what the omega in him craved. He wanted to be dominated, owned by his alpha. Rohan took the leather strap and gauze gag from his backpack and slid back over to Briar. The alpha knew what his omega needed.

  He shoved the gag into Briar’s mouth and began slowly wrapping the leather around his wrists. His voice was a deep, gravelly tone, full of desire as he said, “You alpha will use your body as he sees fit. Understand?”

  Briar nodded, his former pain completely forgotten as he was overwhelmed with need for his alpha. He needed to submit the way an omega was made to do.

  Rohan exhaled a hard groan into the tender skin of Briar’s neck as he mounted him. His stiff cock pressed against Briar’s thighs and he opened them for him, but Rohan didn’t push inside. Instead, he began kissing down Briar’s body. Briar let out a stifled moan. The tender kisses were sweet torture when all Briar wanted was to be fucked and stretched hard by his alpha.

  His breathing sped up as Rohan’s lips reached his waist, grazing the tender skin there before wrapping around his aching cock. Briar groaned around the gag, back arching, thrusting up into Rohan’s mouth, but the alpha gave him a small slap on his bare ass.

  “Hold still,” he growled.

  Briar whimpered, the pleasure of being commanded by his alpha overwhelming him, even as his body ached for penetration.

  Rohan’s lips slid further down Briar’s shaft, taking and taking him until Briar’s vulnerable tool was lost in the warm heat of his alphas mouth. He closed his eyes, soaking in the pleasure of being owned by his alpha, his burning need being slowly satisfied by Rohan’s dominance.

  When Rohan slid a slicked finger between Briar’s thighs, prodding softly at his entrance, he couldn’t resist arching his back again.

  “I said hold still.” Rohan lifted his ass and planted a hard slap on it, sending shocks of pain through his skin that felt so much like pleasure.

  Briar moaned around the gag, nodding his head.

  “If you disobey me again,” Rohan murmured, lips just above Briar’s aching cock. “I’ll just have to tease you all night without ever giving you release.”

  A needy whimper drove its way from Briar’s throat. As torturous as that sounded, he loved that his alpha knew he could do whatever he wanted to him.

  Rohan plunged his lips down around Briar’s shaft again, sucking tenderly as his digit prodded him open. The stretch of Rohan’s finger was so good, even though Briar really wanted to be stuffed full of his thick shaft. Another finger slid inside, working him faster and faster as Rohan’s lips teased pleasure from his throbbing cock.

  It was all too much.

  When Rohan squeezed another finger inside Briar’s tight ass, he could no longer take it. All the tension exploded from his body in a long groan as he gave in to Rohan’s touch, pouring out his pleasure for his demanding alpha.

  Rohan groaned around Briar’s cock, swallowing his climax, before coming up slowly, a hungry grin on his lips. “Oh yeah, that’s it,” he purred. “Just give in and let me make you feel so good.”

  Briar was more exhausted than ever when Rohan lay down beside him, but he knew the comfortable glow would only last a short time. Before long, the pain would be back, and he’d be begging for his alpha again.

  He lay his head on Rohan’s chest. Their future was so uncertain, but he wouldn’t think about that right now. Wouldn’t think about how they’d get out of the Bloody Fang territory unnoticed, or whether they’d ever have a family together. His eyes closed sleepily, and he welcomed rest with gratitude. Right now, he just wanted to be with his alpha.

  Rohan

  His little omega lay panting on all fours in a sweaty mess. His release coated his thighs and stomach. Rohan had lost count of how many times he’d brought Briar over the edge, but it seemed he would never be satisfied. He could see why an omegas first heat was so prized among alphas. He loved watching the slope of Briar’s back arch as he gave in to release. Loved the way he panted for more, even when he was exhausted to the point of collapse. Rohan was aching to ram his cock into that begging little hole, but he knew he couldn’t risk getting Briar pregnant while they were still in so much danger.

  He only hoped he hadn’t already filled the omegas fertile womb by mating him the night before he went into heat.

  He’d hate himself if he brought his pup into this danger, not to mention put Briar in a vulnerable condition. They couldn't stay down in this cellar forever. They’d have to make a run for it before they were discovered, and an omega in his first weeks of pregnancy was extremely vulnerable.

  Briar collapsed beside him, clearly worn out, but his eyes said he still craved more. Rohan groaned. The omega really was testing his resistance. Seeing Briar in such a state of sexual need made Rohan want to fuck him until he was so sore he couldn’t even walk.

  He gripped his own cock, stroking to ease some of the tension, but he knew even climax wouldn’t bring him any satisfaction as long as there was an aroused omega panting next to him. He wouldn’t be satisfied until his cock was buried in that needy heat.

  “Let me pleasure you,” Briar cooed in his ear, sending a whole new wave of desire crashing into him.

  Rohan shook his head. “You need to try to get some rest.”

  Briar nodded, seemingly eager to obey any order. He might’ve been feisty, but there’s nothing more satisfying to an omega than being commanded by his alpha.

  Rohan kissed Briar’s head. His alpha.

  Briar wasn’t the type of omega to take an order from just any alpha. Rohan knew that Briar felt the bond between them too. It was clear that Briar trusted Rohan by the way he let his body relax against the alpha’s completely unguarded. Rohan hadn’t thought he’d ever have an omega to call his own. Even when he’d belonged to a pack, he’d cringed at the thought of owning and treating an omega the way alphas in his pack treated the poor creatures. But what he shared with Briar was nothing like that. He felt ownership over Briar, yes, but it was a completely protective ownership. Something swelled in his chest. He’d do anything for his omega. No matter what it took, he’d get them to safety.

  He shot up as the trapdoor opened above. He was prepared to fight, but it was only Peregwin who emerged.

  “I brought you some food,” he said, carrying a plate of bread and meat carefully down the ladder and setting it on the floor.

  “Thanks.” Rohan grabbed at the meat eagerly, gulping it down with a jug of water from the tray.

  “Poor thing.” Peregwin shook his head as he looked down at Briar passed out, covered only by a blanket. “I can’t imagine what I’d do if my pack were attacked and I ended up at an auction.” He hesitated a moment, then asked. “Why did you save him? Surely you knew a rogue alpha would be in trouble coming into pack territory for an auction. It doesn’t seem like you traveled all this way just for a sexual thrill.”

  Rohan set the jug of water down heavily. He glanced at Briar. He couldn’t say the real reason he’d come to the auction. Not when he was just starting to earn Briar’s trust. It would all come out later, but for now, he had to continue to nurture the bond between them.

  He looked back to Peregwin, and said half the truth. “Because I think the way alphas treat omegas is disgusting.”

  Peregwin cocked
his head curiously, as if it seemed impossible that an alpha could ever speak this way. A growl rose in Rohan’s throat. He hated the culture he’d been raised in.

  “Look, you might think your alpha is kind to you, but you’re just as enslaved as the omegas tied up for auction—what I’m saying is, if you want to come with us when we leave—”

  Peregwin held up a hand, rubbing his round belly. “I can’t leave my alpha without putting my pup at risk.”

  Rohan nodded. That was part of the reason omegas were so vulnerable to their alphas. In addition to their smaller size, a pregnant omega depended on being mated regularly by the alpha who impregnated him, otherwise he risked miscarrying. And of course sick alphas used the omega’s nurturing nature to manipulate them, holding the health of their child hostage unless the omega did exactly as the alpha wanted.

  Though part of him doubted that Peregwin was staying just for his unborn pup. Something told Rohan that the omega couldn’t see just how toxic his culture was. He didn’t have the energy to try to explain or argue it. Instead, he just said, “I wish you were bringing your child into a better world.”

  Beside him, Briar began to stir, sitting up and rubbing his eyes.

  “Feeling any better?” Peregwin asked.

  Briar nodded wearily. “The fever’s gone.”

  “Good. Eat something. Going through heat is exhausting. The two of you can stay as long as you need to.”

  Rohan shook his head. “I know we’re putting you in danger if we’re found in your home.”

  Peregwin’s lips set into a thin line. “Don’t worry about me.”

  The omega’s courage was unbelievable. But of course omegas had to be brave in the world they lived in. He realized just how cowardly the alphas were in comparison, binding together and using their power to hurt and manipulate the tender creatures.

  “Where are you two running to?” Peregwin asked.

  Briar looked at Rohan, as if wondering the same question. They’d been so pressured to get away that he still hadn’t told him where they were going.