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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

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Geoff Askew: Now, Holly, thank you for joining us. You were down trackside for the testing today. What can you say about the first day of testing here in Espana?

Holly Buchanan: I think things are going pretty well for all the teams. There’s an air of cautiousness, as there so often is on the first day. The drivers aren’t all pushing themselves fully. Especially the rookies. But there were no major accidents, and so far, it looks like no major blunders in terms of car development.

Geoff: I definitely see what you mean about them being cautious. Do you think that’s the same attitude we’ll get tomorrow?

Holly: I don’t. It doesn’t take long for these drivers to settle in. Now that they’ve had a few laps I anticipate them pushing the cars much closer to the edge for the next couple of days. Much closer to what we’d expect to see in qualifying.

Charlie Amor: I can’t wait to see it.

“Night, Mr. De Clare.” Someone called from across the hotel lobby. I didn’t know them, so I just lifted a hand in acknowledgement. It was three in the morning, so it had to be someone from one of the teams.

Staying up this late wasn’t my favorite thing to do, but there was a lot to catch up on. Still, I’d pushed myself to go as fast as possible because I knew what was waiting for me in our suite: a tempting little Omega who had given me permission.

I swore the second she said she didn’t care whether she was asleep or not was the moment all the blood in my body went to my cock.

Beck still sat awake on his laptop, the glow illuminating him in the dim kitchen. “Thought you’d be asleep.”

“Got some late data from the testing. Just going over it.” Then he smirked. “Vanessa’s in your room. Wouldn’t tell us why she was so insistent at first, but we got it out of her.”

I pulled a bottle of water from the fridge and drank. “How’d that go?”

“River’s got this idea that she’s hiding kinks and desires, and I think he’s right. Every time we say something about it she turns pink. It’s adorable. But she didn’t say no, and she did admit what she said to you. So it’ll be fun.”

All those possibilities unfolded before me. That could be fun. With the time we had, I had no problem getting her to unleash everything she’d ever been forced to hide. I shook my head. “It doesn’t feel real, does it?”

“No,” he said. “It doesn’t. Like some kind of delirious fever dream.”

“Let’s hope we never wake up from it.”

Beck rubbed his eyes and closed his laptop. “She’s already been fucked twice, so she’s completely out. And just to give you this thought, she’s not opposed to more than one of us waking her up.”

I groaned. That would be… “Have a good night, Beck.”

He chuckled. “Don’t stay up too late.”

My room was awash in the light from the windows, in that way that hotel rooms always seemed to be. Nessa’s hair flared across the pillows in a dark starburst. She faced away from me, fast asleep. Perfect.

I stripped my clothes off and took a quick shower to rinse off the day, making sure to keep the room as dark as I could so I didn’t wake her. She would wake up, but not yet. Slowly, I pulled the blankets back?—

Fuck me .

She was already naked. I’d been planning on simply fucking her, but now I needed more. Her scent hovered in the air, tantalizing. Warm, sugary caramel and the sharp sweetness of pineapple. And I hadn’t tasted her yet.

I brushed my fingers along her thigh, testing just how deeply she was asleep. She didn’t move. All right. My cock was achingly hard, but it would have to wait, and it would be worth it. I stroked myself anyway, savoring the pleasure of anticipation.

Slowly, I settled my weight on the bed, making sure my movements were even so they didn’t jostle her too much. She stirred when I turned her to her back, but didn’t wake. I loved the way she looked like this. So relaxed and at peace. Fucking gorgeous.

Until she’d said those words, I hadn’t fully realized how deeply I craved something like this. Able to bring pleasure unexpectedly. Like when I’d had her at my mercy with her mouth on my cock. Something clicked in these roles between us, and I couldn’t wait to explore them further while also making sure she was as strong as she could be when we weren’t in the bedroom.

Vanessa made a small sound, settling further into the bed and allowing her legs to fall apart. I couldn’t hold myself back anymore. Pushing her thighs wider, I licked up her center, and the world got brighter. I held back a groan. As good as she smelled, she tasted better. Like the best dessert you’d ever had in your life. The kind that you remembered forever and pined after for just one more taste.

Except I’d always be able to taste her.

There were traces of the others with her, and it didn’t bother me. Instead, it felt right because she was ours to pleasure. I would never be angry about my Omega being taken care of by my packmates. Especially when I was the one who would likely be the busiest.

Shoving that thought out of my head, I took my time with her, teasing her clit with my tongue and drinking her in long, slow pulls. One day I wanted to stay in bed doing nothing but finding out every little motion that made her moan. Did she like it with just lips and tongue? Or did she like fingers too? Maybe a little of both.

Like her body was aware of my attention, her pussy grew wetter. She was straight honey. Nectar. If I died with her flavor on my tongue, I would be the happiest man in existence. But I needed more. I wanted her breathy moans and the shock of her waking with me inside her.

One final, slow taste of her pussy had me feral with need. I just managed to keep my movements slow and smooth, settling beside her even as she stirred. I pulled her leg back over my hip, fitting my cock against her entrance and sinking in deep, and my Omega moaned before she gave me that gasp I craved.

My little one was waking up.