Page 34 of Fortune Fae Academy

She had burned with power, enough power to bring us here from the Collegium’s dungeons.

Now, though, she had been weakened. I wasn’t sure how, or why, but one of her memories had returned to her. This one was when I had first called her as my Omega.

I had been a different fae back then, but that didn’t mean I was off the hook.

This was the consequence of my actions and I would take my punishment silently and willfully.

And as Axel and I had already decided, we would ease Gina into her power. Both of us taking her at once would overwhelm her and play into Amell’s plans.

We would give her what she needed from an Alpha one at a time.

We would guide her, show her how to control her gift, and when she was ready, we would share her.

We hadn’t discussed who would be abating her appetite first, but it was evident now that the Alpha to taste our Omega again was not me.

I understood that.

I accepted it.

Still, I involuntarily flexed my muscles, wanting to rip Axel away from her. Already, he demonstrated why he was the better Alpha as he tenderly coaxed her legs open. He didn’t even look my way once, as if I was inconsequential to their pairing.

He wanted to punish me, too, and perhaps I wanted this as well.

I needed to make amends.

I needed to earn forgiveness.

My jaw clenched when he buried his nose between her legs, making her arch. She wore a silver dress crafted from the Web. Evidently, that hadn’t included anything underneath.

She willingly spread her legs for him as he kissed her clit. The Dust she had been bleeding into the atmosphere immediately redirected.

Into him.

He took in her power with ease, but he didn’t devour it. Instead, I watched with a sense of interest mixed with jealousy as he carefully wound it into a ball in his chest.

He was storing it for her just like a Beta would.

It was something I couldn’t do unless I managed to rewire how my biology worked.

We all had roles to play in this mate-circle. I would learn mine.

For now, though, I had to pay my penance.

I felt that penance with a stab of need as Axel dimpled her thighs with his fingers, keeping his claws retracted enough not to scratch her. The position spread her open, giving me a perfect view of his tongue lapping up her slick.

He took his time slowly licking her, moving with her hips as she sought more pressure.

“Axel,” she pleaded, the sound of her desperation making my cock throb.

Unable to resist, I unwound my arms from my chest and stroked myself.

The friction didn’t give me any relief. Instead, it made me want to shove Axel aside and plunge into my Omega.

As if he sensed the stray thought, he immediately abandoned Gina’s sweet pussy and turned on me, snarling. “She said you were to watch.” He ripped my hand off of my dick. “That means youwatch. Nothing else.”

A growl rumbled in my chest and the urge to take out my need on him flared, but then Gina’s fragrance spiked, mixing with Axel’s strong spice.

I glanced at her, then wished that I hadn’t. Her legs were still spread and her slick soaked onto the edge of the bed.