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Amelia's POV

The cave air tastes of violence and testosterone—Vex's familiar storm-charged scent clashing with Captain Kain's predatory musk. They circle each other with the careful grace of apex predators, and I'm the bleeding prey trapped between them. My pulse hammers against the claiming marks on my throat, each beat sending heat through my veins that has nothing to do with fear.

"Verification of complete claiming may be required," Captain Kain says, his amber eyes dissecting me like I'm a specimen under glass. "To ensure no coercion or temporary bonding has been employed."

The words hit me like ice water. I know exactly what he's demanding. He wants a show. Wants to watch Vex fuck me until my body proves what my mind refuses to accept—that I belong to the Chimeric alpha who claimed me in this mountain prison.

Behind me, Vex radiates heat that seeps through my torn clothing. His massive hands settle on my shoulders with deceptive gentleness, fingers spanning nearly the width of my back. I feel the hard ridge of his arousal pressing against myspine, already thick with anticipation of claiming me for an audience.

"Proceed with your verification," he rumbles, one hand sliding down my spine with possessive slowness. The claiming marks at my throat ignite at his touch, sending liquid fire straight to my core. My body responds instantly—nipples hardening beneath thin fabric, wetness gathering between my thighs despite my revulsion at the situation.

I know what's coming. What has to happen. Fight, and Kain drags me to the breeding facilities where dozens of alphas will use me until I break. Submit, and I stay here with the devil I know. Neither choice offers freedom, but at least with Vex, I understand the rules of my captivity.

The Feline captain settles against the stone wall, arms crossed over his powerful chest. "Show me the legitimacy of your claim, Chimeric."

Vex's grip tightens, claws pricking through fabric to the skin beneath. "Turn," he commands, voice dropping to that primal register that makes my knees weak and my inner omega whimper with need.

I turn in his hold, now facing him instead of our observer. It's still degradation, but at least I don't have to watch Kain's expression while I'm being violated. The scent of Vex's arousal hits me like a physical blow—dark and overwhelming, triggering responses my suppressant-damaged system can't control.

Heat blooms across my skin. My body floods with unwanted desire, the blood bond ensuring my omega biology recognizes its alpha regardless of what my rational mind wants. I hate how my breathing quickens. Hate how my skin flushes. Hate most of all the way my body leans into his touch like a flower seeking sun.

"Your body knows who you belong to," Vex declares, loud enough for our audience. His claws extend with deliberate precision, not enough to cut but sufficient to shred. The sound oftearing fabric echoes off stone walls as my remaining clothes fall away in ribbons.

Cold air hits my exposed skin, raising goosebumps across my breasts and belly. My nipples tighten to painful peaks, and I can't tell if it's from temperature or the way Vex's yellow eyes devour every inch of newly revealed flesh. I should cover myself. Should show some goddamn dignity. But strategy overrides shame—I need him to want to keep me more than Kain wants to take me.

When Vex's hand moves between my thighs, I'm already disgracefully wet. The first touch of his fingers against my slick folds draws a gasp that bounces off the cavern walls. Behind me, I hear the shift of fabric as Kain adjusts his position for a better view.

"Already dripping for me," Vex growls, fingers pushing inside me with brutal confidence. The stretch burns and I welcome it—physical pain to distract from the emotional humiliation of being displayed like a prize animal. "Show him how your cunt opens for your alpha's touch."

I bite my tongue to keep from crying out as he works two thick fingers inside me, scissoring them to stretch me wider. The wet sounds of my body's betrayal fill the space between us, obscene and undeniable. My inner walls clench around his invasion, omega instincts trying to pull him deeper despite my mind's rebellion.

"Verification requires demonstration of complete claiming response," Kain observes, voice clinically detached. "If the blood bond is legitimate, the omega's body should accept full penetration with enthusiasm regardless of conscious resistance."

The words make my stomach clench with dread and my pussy flood with fresh arousal. The blood bond has rewired myresponses until humiliation and desire have become inseparably tangled.

Vex spins me around without warning, positioning me so I'm forced to face Kain while Vex's massive frame cages me from behind. Now I have to watch the Feline captain's face as he witnesses my defilement. The humiliation burns through me, sharp and acid-bright.

"Watch carefully," Vex commands us both. "See how thoroughly she's been claimed."

His hands map every inch of my exposed skin with territorial possession. Rough palms slide up my ribs, cup my breasts with just enough pressure to make me gasp. When his thumbs brush across my nipples, they harden to painful points that throb with each heartbeat. I see hunger flicker in Kain's amber eyes as he watches another alpha mark what he came to claim.

"See how responsive she is?" Vex taunts, rolling my nipples between his fingers until I arch against him involuntarily. "Every part of her recognizes her true alpha."

One hand remains at my breast, kneading and teasing while the other slides lower. When he finds the slick heat between my thighs, I can't stop the whimper that escapes. He's touching me like he owns me, fingers spreading my wetness until the scent of my arousal fills the cave.

"Look how wet she gets," Vex continues his taunting commentary. "How her body opens and weeps for me. Your kind could never satisfy an omega this thoroughly."

The head of his cock presses against my entrance, hot and ridged with texture that sends sparks up my spine. With one powerful thrust, he's inside me, splitting me open on his massive length. The sudden invasion forces a cry from my lips that echoes off stone walls. I'm impaled in front of the Feline captain, claimed in the most primal way possible.

"Look at her take me," Vex growls, establishing a rhythm that's deep and deliberate. Each thrust punches the air from my lungs, my body rocking forward with the impact. "See how a true alpha fills his omega."

My face burns with shame as my body responds eagerly to every stroke. The ridged texture of his cock drags against sensitive spots inside me, sending unwanted pleasure spiraling through my core. Each thrust pushes me forward slightly, my breasts bouncing with the motion while Kain watches with predatory intensity.

"Your transport was taking her to breeding facilities," Vex pants as he drives into me. "Dozens of alphas would have used her until she broke. But look at her now—responsive, healthy, perfectly claimed by one alpha who knows her worth."

The claiming marks on my neck pulse with heat, broadcasting my status with physical evidence neither alpha can deny. Each time Vex's cock hits deep inside me, the marks flare brighter, sending cascades of sensation through my nervous system.

"Felines only have one cock," Vex continues, punctuating each word with another powerful thrust. "But Chimerics evolved something special for omega pleasure."