Page 80 of Omega's Heart

Oh, okay. Well, what did Kaden know about omegas anyway? “I thought you might like the power,” he said, changing tactics in mid-mission. “But yeah, I can see you wouldn’t want to let that go to your head.”

Felix actually had the balls to roll his eyes at Kaden, but Julius perked up. “What do you mean?”

Kaden shrugged. “In the Army, it was always the executive assistant who set the general’s schedule. If you wanted regular access to him, you had to stay on her good side.” He cocked his head as if thinking. “If I remember correctly, my colonel lost his exec because she got mated—married, I mean—to one of the majors that used to report to him. Of course, he’s not a major anymore,” Kaden added judiciously. “After all, she wasn’t going to pick someone who didn’t have promotion potential. It really was a smart choice of hunting ground for her.”

Julius’s eyes went wide, and Felix closed his, the apparent victim of a sudden headache. Kaden didn’t care, he just wanted his betrothed out of this apartment and across the hall, so they could get better acquainted.

“Think about it,” Kaden said, then crooked his finger at Felix. “Wanna come help a soldier out?”

Felix opened his eyes and gave him a hard stare, then sighed. “What kind of trouble have you gotten into now?”

Kaden grinned and held out his hand. “It’s the trouble I want to get into that I’m interested in.”

“You okay here on your own for a bit?” Felix asked Julius.

The tiny blond nodded. “I’m going to watch some TV.” He suited actions to words and switched his seat from the kitchen table to the couch in the living room. “You two have fun.” He picked up the remote and began flipping through the stations, but by his expression, he was still chewing over Kaden’s words.

Felix shook his head and took the hand Kaden still held out to him. “You’re a jerk, you know that?” he said under his breath, but it was half a chuckle.

“Got him to stop arguing with you, didn’t I?” Kaden tugged on Felix’s hand. “Come keep me company.”

“You’re lucky I love you,” Felix complained but he followed along without complaint as Kaden led him across the hall and into the apartment.

The door closed behind them as Kaden levered himself out of the chair and pushed Felix gently against the wall. “Missed you,” he said.

Felix raised an eyebrow but he still bent his head, a smile curving his lips as Kaden took his mouth in a kiss that rapidly went from “welcome home” to “damn you’re hot”. Kaden held back a growl of excitement as Felix’s breathing sped up and the omega made a small, urgent noise deep in his throat.

This. This was amazing.

Eventually, Felix pushed him off. “We can’t.” But his voice was hoarse and he sounded like he was beginning to regret his decision.

Kaden laughed and stroked his betrothed’s side—ribs, waist, hip, thigh. Lysoon, his thighs. Kaden loved his thighs. These next weeks were going to be the death of him. “How’s the planning going?”

“Good, I think. Holland is taking me to the city tomorrow to look for cloth for my mating tunic.”

“Don’t worry about cost.”

“Holland’s paying for it, he says. Our mating gift.”

Kaden raised his eyebrows. “Really? Then definitely don’t worry about cost.”

Felix smacked him on the shoulder, then draped his arms around Kaden’s neck. “I don’t want to be greedy.”

“Holland’s well able to look after himself.” Kaden let his weight come to bear against his betrothed’s body, excitement coursing through him as Felix’s breathing sped up. “I can’t wait to see you in it.” Even though he knew it wasn’t a good idea—they had to eat and he’d promised—he worked his fingers in under Felix’s t-shirt and spread his hands over the warm skin of his waist. “Can’t wait to see you out of it,” he whispered and leaned against Felix in a way he’d figured out always got him a kiss. Some alpha-omega thing that he didn’t understand, but whatever—Felix seemed to speak that language perfectly.

It worked like a charm. Felix bowed his head and gracefully accepted Kaden’s hungry attack on his mouth and Kaden cursed the time still left before they were mated. The White River alphas were idiots—Kaden had never seen anything as sexy as Felix was, so willing and eager to please. It made Kaden want to devour him, and protect him, and move mountains and enclaves just to see him smile.

If he kept this up, though, they were going to be in trouble, because he already didn’t want to stop. “We should get something to eat,” he whispered in Felix’s ear. “Do you want to go out?”

Felix shook his head, flushed and panting. “No, I’ll make you something.”

“You sure?”

“I want to.” Felix looked away briefly, with that unusual shyness he sometimes showed when he had an opportunity to play into his omega nature.

Kaden gently turned him back so they were face to face again and raised his eyebrows.

“I like looking after you,” Felix finally explained.