Page 4 of Ensnaring Their Rabbit (Heat, Prey, Love #7)

CHAPTER 4

brYNN

I didn’t mean to shift back to my human form. It was the last thing I needed. But, fuck, my body just wouldn’t listen. It hadn’t listened to me since that fucking asshole injected me with something that kickstarted my heat early. It had only gotten worse the more I ran, the more scared I became, and then when I saw the two wolves that fought off the bear and–fuck–killed him, my body and brain decided it was the perfect time to shift back to human.

Which, body, it really wasn’t. I was so much more vulnerable in this form. My rabbit might be small, but it was fast and agile in a way I wasn’t. Especially now when all I could think about was getting a knot in me ASAP.

Someone whined, and after a horrifying moment, I realized it was me. This…was terrible. This was why I always took heat suppressants. I didn’t want to deal with this on the streets, but it had to be better than here, in this jail with hundreds of feral alpha criminals chasing me.

After the blackness took over, I eventually woke up in a dark and damp cell, sore, hungry, and scared out of my mind. I don’t know how long I was kept there, in the empty cell with nothing but a dirty mattress on the floor, not even a blanket. No one came to get me, not for a long time, possibly even longer than a day. All I knew was that my stomach started to cramp from hunger as I shivered constantly from the cold.

When the cell door finally did open, things only got worse. Two guards dragged me out and down the hall. I tried to fight, but I was too weak. All I could let them do was take me to a small examining room and strap me to a gurney. I was helpless as a man in gray scrubs drew blood and did like a thousand tests on me. I was helpless when they injected me with the serum that eventually kick started my heat.

Even then I still wasn’t given food, and they just threw me into the cell. I eventually passed out from exhaustion and the beginnings of my heat. When I woke up, I was lying on the floor of the prison, naked, with a collar around my neck and my heat wreaking havoc on my already abused body. An alpha in prison guard clothes came then, laughing at me. He forced my switch, and then I was running for my life, clearly the prey in whatever fucked up game this was.

“Hey, little rabbit. It’s okay, you’re safe now.” I jumped at the sound of a human voice and scrambled back even further against the wall. Somehow, so lost in my own need, I didn’t notice one of the wolves shift back to human.

The huge–and very naked–alpha crouched in front of me, his expression soft, and his voice low and gentle. As terrified as I was, I couldn’t take my eyes off the alpha. His tanned arms were covered with tattoos, his bare chest in a sheen of sweat. His dark hair was cut short and a little uneven but somehow it worked for him. His dark brown eyes were foggy with lust, but he was managing to hold himself back from touching me.

My eyes drifted down…further…and I got a good look at his massive and very erect cock. My mouth watered. Any control I had over my omega side and my heat was gone once I got a good look at the monster between this man’s legs. My rabbit didn’t give a fuck that we were kidnapped, collared and set out as prey for a bunch of alpha criminals. It didn’t care that this man was one of those alpha criminals, and probably in here for something really bad. All it cared about was that knot filling him immediately. Please and thank you.

I took a deep breath through my nose, and immediately I was intoxicated with the most amazing scent I ever smelled. It wasn’t just coming from the man in front of me, but the other one, who was still in his wolf form. They smelled similar, and by how identical their wolves were, I was assuming they were brothers, but they each had a distinctive musk. One that made me heady and had slick leaking out of my hole and down my legs in ridiculous amounts.

The tiny bit of human brain that was fighting my omega side disappeared completely. My rabbit’s plan was to present himself to this alpha and get some relief, and it was starting to sound like a really good fucking plan.

With a whine, deep in the back of my throat I tilted my head to the side, acknowledging his dominance. It wasn’t something rabbits did to each other, but instinctively I knew it was the right thing to do with this wolf, and by the way he growled, his pupils dilating, it was the right call.

“Little rabbit,” he said again, almost a warning.

“Alpha, please.” Tears ran down my cheeks, and I had no idea why. Ugh, dumb ass heat. “Please, please, alpha.”

I managed to push myself up to all fours and turned so I was presenting myself to the wolf. He growled again, causing me to shiver but not in fear. More slick dripped from my hole. A big hand cupped my hip.

I pushed back into his hold, already panting.

Somewhere far off I heard sounds. A roar, more growls. Loud pounding footsteps. The sounds of animals fighting. But none of that mattered now. I had my alpha. All he had to do was fill me…

The scent of the other wolf filled my nose, and I wanted him, too. Why wouldn’t he shift? The other wolf approached low and slow, not as a threat, but to tell me he wouldn’t hurt me. I knew I should be scared, but I wasn’t. I tilted my head back so his cold and wet nose could be buried in the crook of my neck, and he could scent me. Despite the situation, I found myself relaxing as the one alpha pet my side and the other scented me.

“That’s it, my sweet omega. You’re already being so good for us. You know you belong with us, don’t you?”

I couldn’t speak, but I made some kind of agreeing sound, nodding my head rapidly.

Just then something crashed just around the corner and new smells infiltrated our little bubble. Danger smells. I squealed and tried to run away, but the human alpha held me tight.

“No more running, omega. We’ll protect you.”

I hissed. No. No. He didn’t understand. I had to run. They were coming. They would hurt me and the alphas and…

I screamed as I was lifted roughly off my feet and thrown over the broad shoulder of the alpha. “Easy now, little rabbit. We’ll tear apart every one of those fuckers to protect you.”

The words made no sense. Why? They didn’t know me. I didn’t even know their names, and they didn’t know mine. I was their prey. Yet, somehow I believed them. Which…probably should have terrified me, but instead it only made me more horny. Later, if you asked me why I submitted so easily and just melted into the back of this alpha and let him carry me like a sack of potatoes through the prison, I’d blame my heat. There was no way the completely rational survival focused Brynn would have ever allowed this. I stand by that. I might’ve been an omega, but I’d been taking care of myself all my life. I never needed a big strong alpha to care for me. So yeah, it was definitely the heat that was messing with my mind and my instincts. It was my heat that had me biting into this alpha’s trap and sucking his flesh like a fucking lollipop.

The alpha just chuckled, deep and dark, and patted my flank. “Take what you need, omega. We’ll get you to safety soon.”

The other alpha howled then and took off down the hallway, sensing danger I couldn’t quite comprehend. The one holding me cursed under his breath and took off after his brother.

I should be worried. I should be at least looking out for danger to alert my new protectors. But the way I kept bouncing over his shoulder was turning me on even more, and my dick was leaking, mixing in with my slick and leaving both me and the alpha a mess. I moaned and desperately tried to get some friction that just wasn’t there. Fuck, I needed his knot!

“Fuck, little rabbit. You need to stop that, otherwise I’m going to take you in this hallway, no matter how dangerous it is.”

That didn’t sound bad to me. “Please, alpha.” I begged, and humped him again. The alpha slapped my thigh, hard enough that I cried out.

“None of that. Your scent is already making it hard for me to fight my wolf and my rut, don’t make it harder. I won’t take my mate here. It’s not safe. And not without Riven. We claim our mate together for the first time.”

Mate? I wanted to ask what the fuck he was talking about when the other wolf, Riven I guessed, let out a low and guttural warning growl. I tried to turn in the alpha’s arms to see, but he quickly put me down. He had me positioned between two walls, so I wouldn’t be seen right away if anyone came. Of course they could smell me a mile away, but it was better than nothing, I supposed. Grabbing my chin, he tilted my head up so I was looking him directly in the eyes.

“Stay. Don’t move unless someone who isn’t me or the other wolf, Riven, comes here. Then you run like hell. Understand?”

I wanted to bristle at the orders, but it was in my best interest to listen so I gave him a sharp nod. My whole body ached, and I was getting hotter by the second. As soon as the alpha ran after his brother, who seemed to be in a fight with someone outside of my vision, I slumped against the wall and palmed my dick. I needed some relief. It didn’t matter how dangerous it was, I felt like I would die if I didn’t get relief immediately.

I sucked in a deep breath, gulping in every last bit of lingering alpha scent. Most of the alphas here smelled off. A little sour, just wrong. While the two wolves didn’t smell natural exactly, their scent didn’t turn me off at all. I started to pump my cock while I kept one ear on the fight, hoping they were okay.

My hole was so empty. It needed a knot. I knew there would be no real relief until that happened, but maybe my fingers would take the edge off?

It would make running even harder but did that even matter anymore? I was dead anyway. My only chance of surviving this was the two wolf brothers, and even then…I didn’t know them at all. They could easily use me and then kill me. I found myself willing to take the risk.

I bent over, the fingers on my free hand just teasing around my hole. Instantly they were covered in slick. I pushed two in, already knowing it wouldn’t be enough.

In the distance I heard some shifter scream, maybe some kind of primate. It wasn’t a bear, big cat, or wolf, that I was sure. The howls that followed were all wolf, though. My wolves. I closed my eyes and started to fuck myself with my fingers as I jerked myself off with my other hand.

A little voice inside my head reminded me that we were still in danger. That I needed to be alert. But I couldn’t concentrate on anything until some of this pain went away. Just a little relief, and then I could focus on surviving. I’d be quick.

I channeled all my energy on coming. The quicker I did it, the quicker I’d get my senses back enough to focus. At least, I hoped. The pleasure began building up, and just as my orgasm reached the peak and I began shooting all over my hand, I heard a noise. A little gasp, followed by a “fuck.” I quickly dropped my still halfway hard dick and fell into a crouch. I wished I could shift, but it seemed like that part of me was locked away. I concentrated on my senses then, and that’s when I noticed the different smell. There was a little bit of that sourness the others had, but it wasn’t as strong. He also smelled like dirt, and the outside air and the city, something none of these prisoners would smell like. There was no animal scent either. It was a human.

I stayed perfectly still even though the human obviously knew where I was. Why was he here? I thought back to my panicked run through the prison. I wasn’t paying a lot of attention, but I was pretty sure I hadn’t seen any humans or guards around at all. I vaguely remembered them all locking themselves on the other side of the steel walls, leaving me on this side, vulnerable and alone. So why was a human here now? I heard footsteps. Human ones, but I knew it wasn’t the alpha wolf from before. These were heavy, like he was wearing boots, and uneven like maybe he had a limp. They were coming from the opposite direction the alpha went.

The human came into my eyeline. He was wearing a guards uniform. He also had a gun, cuffs, and a taser on his belt and some kind of remote in his hand.

“Oh fuck. I can see why these animals went feral for you. You really do look delicious.”

He took a step toward me, but I wasn’t taking any chances. One of the first things you learned growing up in the shifter slums was to never trust a human, and I sure as fuck wasn’t trusting one with a gun and a taser and whatever else, while I was naked, in heat, and vulnerable. Humans didn’t go through heats or ruts like shifters did, but from what we all heard growing up, they were still affected by omega pheromones when we were in heat. They tended to end up in their own version of rut where they lost all control and would attack the omega. And unlike the alpha shifters who grew up learning how to control their ruts, even if some of them were pure shit at it, the humans had no way of knowing what was happening, and it made them even more dangerous to a vulnerable omega who wasn’t in a position to defend themselves. We were always told to make sure no humans were around when we were in heat. And now a fucking prison guard was following me, his eyes already unfocused and reeking of lust and precum.

I ran in the direction I could hear the wolves had gone in, since they were my only help. I made it about five steps when the most excruciating pain I ever felt rocked my body, causing me to collapse to my knees, as jolts of electricity rocked my body.