It was hard to hear over the sound of the rushing river, but Rohan could feel every trembling moan he drew from Briar’s body. Rohan wrapped his arms around his mate, pulling him closer as he kissed him deeper, dominating the kiss with his urgent need. Briar’s chest rose and fell heavily against Rohan’s, and he could feel the omega’s body melting into his own, becoming pliant as his submissive nature took over. Even if Briar still didn’t trust Rohan, there was no denying how much the omega craved his alpha.
Rohan bit Briar’s lip, pulling lightly and relishing the whimpering moan it drew. He ran his hands up Briar’s bare arms, feeling his goosebumps and the anticipation boiling under his skin. His omega’s body was so ready for him. Rohan only wished that his heart were so eager.
He pulled away from the kiss to press his lips to Briar’s ear and murmur, “I’m so sorry.”
Briar stiffened, a shudder running through him. He looked away and muttered through clenched teeth, “Just fuck me.”
Rohan exhaled an aching groan as he gave in to his omega’s demand, grabbing Briar by the neck and stealing his lips in a hard kiss. He stripped Briar’s clothes off him and ran his hands over the growing swell of his belly—proof that the omega belonged to Rohan and no one else. His cock throbbed with pressure as he pressed against Briar, rutting against his mate’s soft body. Briar buried his face into the crook of Rohan’s neck, moaning into his skin as Rohan satiated his need to dominate his mate.
In that moment, as their skin connected, it was as though Rohan’s betrayal had never happened. Briar submitted so completely to him. Deep within his soul, Rohan felt the bond he had with Briar, just as he had the first time they’d been together, and every time after that. Rohan kissed him hard, soaking in that moment where he felt united with his mate once more.
He grabbed Briar’s wrists and held them over his head, continuing to grind his stiffness between Briar’s thighs. The omega whimpered with need, biting his lip, cock hard, his expression exploding with desire. Rohan loved seeing him like this, knowing how badly he wanted his alpha. When Briar was lost in this state, Rohan knew he could do anything to his mate. Nothing was off limits.
Rohan let out another groan, grabbing Briar by the waist and flipping him so that he was resting over Rohan’s lap. He’d never understood the desire to inflict pain on a mate, but in this moment, he just needed to own Briar’s body so badly. He was driven by instinct when he brought his palm down against the omega’s round ass, driving a gasp from Briar’s lips.
Rohan paused, worrying he’d hurt his mate, but Briar pushed his ass up higher, as if begging for more, his hard cock throbbing in Rohan’s lap. Rohan let out a groan, his hand coming down against Briar’s ass again harder this time. The omega squirmed and moaned.
“You like that?” Rohan growled, stroking the tender skin of Briar’s bruised behind. “You like having your alpha dominate your body?”
Briar bit his lip, whimpering as he nodded. By the hot flush in his skin, Rohan could tell Briar was embarrassed that he relished this so much and that only made his submission more complete, more irresistable. Rohan ran his fingers over the round curve of Briar’s ass, feeling the omega tense in anticipation. Briar’s cock twitched against Rohan’s thigh as Rohan raised his palm. He took his time to tease out his mate’s need before bringing his hand back down with a hard smack. Briar choked out a moan, his legs trembling as he bucked his hips, rubbing his stiffness against Rohan.
Rohan’s own cock was aching to be plunged into Briar’s tight heat, but he didn’t want this to be over so soon. After all, he had no idea where their relationship would stand once this was over. He would savor every moment Briar gave him.
He took two of Briar’s fingers in his own mouth, forcing small moans from Briar as he sucked the digits, swirling his tongue around the tender skin before bringing the lubricated fingers to Briar’s ass. Briar let out a small gasp and then a moan as Rohan pressed Briar’s own fingers against his tight hole.
“I want you to play with yourself for me,” Rohan said in a husky groan.
Briar shuddered with pleasure as he began to do as Rohan ordered, pushing his wet fingers inside himself, letting out small gasps and moans that made Rohan want to push him down and fuck him until the sun rose.
Rohan spread his thighs open so he could grip his own cock while he watched his omega tease himself for him. Briar’s fingers slowly slipped inside his tightness as he stretched himself open, preparing himself for his alpha’s stiff shaft. Rohan stroked himself faster with each whimpered moan Briar let escape from his lips. The way his mate was playing with himself was so hot, Rohan could barely contain himself. Liquid beaded at the tip of his cock and he used it to lubricate his shaft, aching at the thought of sliding into his mate.
When Briar’s fingers disappeared up to the last knuckle, Rohan let out a deep groan, his hand coming down on Briar’s ass, making it bounce. Briar’s body stiffened, his thighs spread and he began thrusting his fingers in and out faster and faster, moaning with pure need. Rohan spanked him again, loving the way it made Briar’s thighs quake. His omega trembled against him, finally choking out, “Oh, good moon, please, I need you—I need you inside of me.” He finished with a whimper as he plunged his fingers deep inside himself.
“I’ll fuck you when I’m ready to fuck you.” Rohan growled, gripping Briar’s asscheeks tight and spreading them open. “Just get yourself ready like I told you to.”
Briar let out a tortured groan. His cock leaking against Rohan’s thighs. Rohan spread his legs wider, so that Briar’s stiffness hung between them, unable to find any friction. He didn’t want his omega to get any release until he was inside of him.
Briar moaned helplessly as he fucked himself with his fingers. Rohan loved the way his feisty omega was so willing to submit to him. He slid two of his own fingers into Briar’s mouth, feeling his mate moan around them as he thrust them in and out. The sensation of Briar’s delicate tongue made Rohan want to grab him by the neck and force his lips down over Rohan’s aching cock, but he had other plans for his mate tonight.
He drew his slicked fingers from Briar’s mouth and pressed them against his stretched hole, working it open even further as he pushed inside. Briar let out a gasp as he took the new girth, bucking up into Rohan’s touch as his own fingers thrust with an increased rhythm. Good moon, his mate was so ready to be fucked.
Briar
Briar cursed himself for wanting this so bad. His heart still ached from Rohan’s betrayal, but when Rohan put his dominating hands on Briar’s trembling body, all he could do was submit to the pleasure he so desperately craved.
Another stinging blow landed against his cheeks, the pain mingling with the stretching pressure of both his and Rohan’s fingers thrusting into him. Briar felt so owned by his alpha and he hated himself for loving it so much. Briar still wasn’t even sure if he could trust Rohan so why did he crave this so badly?
“That’s it,” Rohan groaned, plunging his fingers deep inside Briar, and spreading them to intensify the stretch. “Get yourself nice and ready for my thick alpha cock.”
Briar moaned, unable to take the torture of waiting any longer. He just wanted to feel his alpha inside him, surrounding him with his strong muscle. No matter how much he told himself not to want it, he ached to feel that closeness of being united with his mate.
“Good moon, I need you,” Briar choked out. Rohan’s cock twitched against his abdomen, wetting it with precum. Briar thought he might explode from how badly he wanted to feel that hard shaft slide inside of him. “Oh, Rohan, I need you on top of me—inside of me—” His words cut off in a whimper as Rohan landed another blow on his tender cheeks. He exhaled a gasped moan as he finished. “—I just need you.”
He thought his pleading would only lead to the alpha teasing him even more, but Rohan exhaled a possessive growl, grabbed Brair by the arms and pushed him down into the wet grass. Briar felt so small under his alpha’s hulking body. So dominated.
He could hardly take in breath as Rohan’s massive cock pushed between his cheeks. It was even larger than Briar remembered, and even after being stretched so thoroughly, it sent a hot ache burning through him as Rohan plunged inside.
Intense pleasure radiated from everywhere in Briar’s body as Rohan’s skin connected with his. Their strangled moans rose over the crashing river and even the wet grass couldn’t cool the heat building between them as Rohan thrust into Briar. Hard. Unrestrained.
In that moment, his soul glowed with the sense of being bonded his alpha. That feeling of love and protection almost overwhelmed him. Tears stung in his eyes. He wasn’t ready to feel that again. Wasn’t ready to want Rohan with every beat of his heart.
Rohan pressed his face into Briar’s neck, slowing his thrusts to an achingly gentle rhythm. Briar just wanted to be fucked hard by his alpha. He didn’t want to have to feel all the tenderness Rohan’s love making expressed. A hot tear rolled down his cheek as Rohan’s breath fell against his ear and he murmured, “I love you.”
Briar bit his lip to keep from saying it back, but he couldn’t control the reaction in his body. Rohan’s cock hit him just right, sending pleasure radiating through him. As he came hard under his alpha, those words radiated in his head.
I love you
I love you
I love you
He could feel Rohan letting go, groans erupting from his chest as he bucked hard into Briar, stretching him deep as he filled him with his seed. Deep satisfaction spread through him that he tried to resist, but couldn’t. Why did he have to love this so much? He needed space to process his feelings for Rohan, but they overwhelmed his every thought.
His body shuddered with the aftershocks of pleasure as Rohan finally pulled out of him, rolling onto his back and pulling Briar into his chest. He lay there with his head over his alpha’s heart, listening to the steady thump thump thump that had always brought him so much comfort. His eyes began to droop, and for the first time in days, he felt safe.
***
Briar woke to Rohan’s hands gently rubbing his belly. The alpha was grinning ear to ear as he said, “You never told me the baby had started kicking.”
Briar couldn’t help enjoying this moment, with the soft sunrise illuminating Rohan’s face as he gazed lovingly at Briar’s growing abdomen. Inside his belly, their child was kicking vigorously as if dancing with joy.
Why couldn’t he just let himself enjoy this? Why did he still have to feel so much hurt over Rohan’s betrayal?
He exhaled a sigh, and said, “I know you would never hurt me—or our child.” Before Rohan could say anything, Briar added, “But I can’t pretend you never lied to me.”
He pressed his lips shut, looking out into the sunrise. He wasn’t even sure what he was trying to say. How could he express how much love and pain he felt toward Rohan at the same time? He wanted this beautiful moment in the sunrise to last forever, but he didn’t know if it was real anymore. Was Rohan the person Briat had thought he was?
Rohan pressed his forehead to Briar’s, his deep brown eyes glowing, and murmured, “I’m willing to spend the rest of my life proving to you that you can love me again.”
Those words made Briar’s heart stop in his chest, and he opened his mouth to say something, but the sound of approaching feet stopped him. He scrambled for his clothes just as Peregwin appeared from the trees, followed by dozens more omegas.
“We’re not interrupting anything, are we?” Peregwin laughed.
Briar couldn’t help smiling too. The air was suddenly filled with excitement that radiated off the crowd of liberated omegas. “Come on, we set up a bridge to get across the river.”
He led the way to the plank he and Rohan had laid across the rushing water, feeling less certain than ever that it would hold. But the river was much too rough to try to swim, and would be impossible for the small children to cross even at it’s calmest.
Rohan gave him a nervous glance before saying, “I’ll cross first.”
The water swelled as Rohan stepped onto the slippery plank. He tread slowly, the wood bending under his weight. Briar watched with his heart in his throat. Despite everything, he couldn’t bear the thought of anything happening to Rohan. He couldn’t help how much he loved him.
Rohan made it to the other side with a confidant leap and turned to smile. “Looks like we’re not such bad architects after all.”
Briar breathed a sigh of relief and began directing omegas to cross, sending parents and small pups first. Everyone showed fear and trepidation at the journey ahead, but an undeniable excitement as well. Before climbing onto the makeshift bridge, each omega stopped to hug Briar, thanking him. Giving them this hope made Briar feel more powerful than he’d ever thought possible.
The sun grew higher in the sky, warming Briar’s face as he watched the crossing. Edrik appeared at his side, a grin on his lips. “You always were the sneaky one of the bunch. I still can’t believe you poisoned the entire Bloody Fang.”
Briar smiled back. “Well, when I see an opportunity, I take it.”
“Do you think when we get to the mountains it will be just like old times?”
Briar’s mind flooded with memories of life in his old pack, of running in the woods with Edrik and their friends, of sneaking fermented fruit juice and laughing under the moonlight as Edrik divulged his latest crushes on alphas from the pack.
Briar shook his head. “It will be even better than that.”
Finally, they were the last two standing on the bank as everyone else had made it safely across. Briar gestured to bridge. “You go first.”
Edrik still grinned as he hopped onto the planks, treading carefully as they’d become slippery. Briar eyed the center of the bridge, noting with concern at how much it sagged and splintered. He pressed his lips together. It just needed to hold for two more crossings.
Edrik had made it halfway when a sudden rush of water swelled down the river bank. The hair on the back of Briar’s neck stood on end as he saw the waves rushing toward the rickety bridge. Edrik took one look at the wall coming at him and rushed forward to get to the other side of the river before the water crashed into him, but he wasn’t fast enough.
Briar held his breath as he watched the water crash into his best friend, knocking his feet from under him. He called out to Edrik, but couldn’t even hear his own voice over the thunder of the river. He grabbed onto the plank, holding it to keep it from washing away. Across the river, he saw Rohan doing the same. Water splashed around him, nearly taking his feet out from under him.
When the swell subsided, he let out a sharp exhale. Edrik was clinging to the slippery wood with one arm, slowly losing his grip. His other arm appeared to be injured as deep pain showed in his face when he tried to lift it.
Briar’s heart pounded in his chest as he barrelled toward Edrik. He couldn’t let anything happen to his friend. Not after they’d come so close to freedom.
He grabbed hold of Edrik’s hand just as it slipped from the plank. Soaked as he was, Edrik was difficult to heave up onto the bridge, but Briar gripped his arm and pulled. He could feel the springy wood bending beneath them as he heaved Edrik up out of the water.
“Hurry!” he said as he felt the wood splintering under their combined weight.
They both rushed as fast as they could across the slippery wood, but Briar could feel it giving way. With a crashing snap, the board broke in half, sending them plummeting into the freezing water.
Rohan
Curse the moon! Why did his omega have to be so brave?
Edrik clung to the broken half of the board as three omegas worked to heave it out of the water. But Briar? Where was he?
Rohan’s heart pounded in his chest as he felt everything he loved slipping away from him. Then, just down the river, Briar’s head bobbed up to the surface. He’d grabbed on to the other half of the broken plank which was being carried downstream quickly.
Rohan plunged into the water, too driven by adrenaline t
o think of what he was doing. He had to get to his omega. He had to save him.
The roar of the river overwhelmed his hearing, and he could barely see as he swam toward the helpless little dot clinging to the floating wood for dear life. Weeds and debris tangled around Rohan’s arms and legs, but he pulled free. He was close enough now to see the terrified look on Briar’s face as the water pummeled him. Then their eyes met and relief spread across Briar’s features. Rohan’s heart leapt in his chest. Despite everything, his omega still trusted him. If he could show Briar that he was worthy of his love, they could have a future again.
He grabbed hold of Briar’s waist with one arm and began fighting his way to the shallows. His strength felt magnified by the hope he’d been given. Briar wrapped his trembling arms around Rohan, sending a surge of protectiveness through the alpha as he battled the choppy water.
Finally his feet sank into slick mud and he stumbled forward, collapsing onto the bank, clutching his mate to his chest. Briar took deep breaths, his entire body shaking. Rohan wanted to be angry at him for risking both his life and their child’s, but he could only hug Briar tight, kissing every inch of wet skin he could find.
Omegas gathered around them, helping them to rise out of the mud. Peregwin’s cheeks were streaked with tears as he embraced them both. Rohan couldn’t bring himself to let go of Briar, even as concerned faces pressed in on them. He held on tight to Briar’s hand, and Briar held his right back. The bond he felt with Briar was overwhelming in that moment, taking over all his senses. But they didn’t have time to sit and gaze into one another’s eyes all day.
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