Page 30 of Match (Damselverse #1)

Chapter thirty

Halle

M y Omega’s eyes flutter open, and the first thing she finds is the sleeping face of a beautiful Alpha.

Penn nestles his face on a pillow just across from me, and my heart pounds when my gaze memorizes those handsome features.

A face that was almost gone forever. I squeeze back tears as I remember what those Alphas did to him.

His left eye is bruised, but he’s still beautiful, still perfect. I reach my hand across, tracing his full lips with my fingertips.

With his cheek pressed to the pillow, they look even more enticing as I brush the soft skin of his lower lip, enjoying the sensation of his hot breath on my finger.

My finger circles back around to his upper lip, drawing over the peaks of his Cupid’s bow as I rest it against his carved philtrum.

The Alpha stirs, and soon his eyes open, resting on me. It takes him a few moments to wake up, but when he finds me stroking his lips, he grins.

Chiseled dimples appear on his cheeks, and my Omega’s heart pounds faster.

“Good morning, princess,” he whispers.

I smile back. “Morning, Alpha.”

His eyes spark at the word Alpha, and then he studies me for some time.

Dane and Aiden are still asleep. Dane warms my back while Aiden keeps my feet nice and toasty.

Penn purrs, and it affects his voice. “Waking up to your face is how I want to start all my days, Halle.”

“Ditto,” I reply.

And I mean it. Not another moment apart again.

My old pack are finally history, and we never have to worry about them again.

If only my grandmother could see how happy I am. A tear beads in the corner of my eye.

Penn rises up on his elbows and drags me closer, burying us both beneath the blankets as he presses my face to his chest.

My Omega settles, breathing in his fresh peppermint scent. He still smells like a brand-new paperback fresh off the shelf, just one with a bit more kick to it now.

Now I listen to his heartbeat, grateful that we all got to him in the nick of time. That heart could have stopped forever.

“They’re long gone. You’re safe now, princess,” Penn whispers, his voice husky so as not to rouse the others.

I think he wants this moment alone with me.

“They’re gone. You are safe. Just as I promised.”

I sniff, and he presses me into his chest again to staunch my tears. “I thought they were going to kill you.”

Penn’s arm stills as he brushes his hand through my hair. Then he sighs, burying his nose into my messy mane.

“Yet they didn’t succeed. We’re together.”

We are. Let’s just focus on that.

My breath trembles as I say, “I’m sorry she hurt you again. I…I never knew…”

Knew that the woman who used to torment me once broke Penn’s heart.

The Alpha growls slightly at the memory of that woman, and then he grips my chin, bringing my gaze up to his.

“You’ve nothing to be sorry for, Halle. She came way before you.”

“And yet, she’s still a part of your past and mine. It seems she hurt us both.”

Penn’s eyes harden as Lucia’s face flashes up before us through our shared bond, and I reach across to smooth the furrow between his brows.

“She’s gone. She won’t get to us again,” I say.

Penn meets my gaze. “I never loved her, Halle. You’re the only woman I’ve ever cared about.”

It's exactly what my sensitive Omega needs to hear right now. I may never have cared about my old Alphas, either, but it still hurt when they chose her over me.

But knowing that she once had my Penn, too, well…she can barely suppress her jealousy. And rage.

Another heat spike trembles down my spine, resting deep in my gut, and my Omega squeaks in pain.

Penn gets right to work, slipping his cock between my slick thighs as he puts my Omega at ease.

He thrusts gently, the soft strokes of his dick lulling me. His purring doesn’t stop as my Omega focuses on the sound and the sensation of him inside me.

When he knots me, my Omega sighs, brushing a kiss on his shoulder. When I meet his eyes, they glow beneath the blankets, and it’s just the two of us.

My fingers find his lips again, and he kisses each of them reverently as he runs a hand down my leg, bringing it back up so that my knee rests against my chest.

Now, he quickens his pace, and my Omega appreciates the new angle.

“Where did you learn that move?” I whisper.

The Alpha purrs. “In a book.”

My eyes find his shining pair. “You read smut?”

His mouth curves. “Plenty, princess.”

Well, it looks like I finally found out what his favorite genre of fiction is.

I bite my lip, running my fingers through his curls as I yank him closer, matching the thrusts of my tongue with his cock.

When his knot stretches, my Omega exhales in deep satisfaction. And just like that, she drops back to sleep.

It is hands down the best sleep I’ve ever had.