Page 23 of Pack Scratch Fever

AVERY

Maddox and I race home as fast as we can.

When we got the text from Poe that Piper was in Heat and asked for us, we were out at a restaurant, giving Poe time alone with Piper.

He needed to make up for his behavior with her anyway.

But now, Piper needs us.

“Fuck, I hope he’s taking care of her,” Maddox growls, stepping on the gas pedal harder than he needs to. He runs a few red lights, but I don’t say anything as we make our way through town.

“You know he is,” I say. “You know he wouldn’t mess this up.”

But internally, I’m panicking.

I had imagined Piper going into Heat. We even planned a room for her.

But now? Right now, when the three of us aren’t there for her?

“Fucking bullshit!” Maddox slams on the brakes behind a car that stops at a yellow light. “ Go !”

I’m ready to run home if that will get me to her faster.

I’m so devoted already that even if she just wants Maddox and Poe, I’ll sit outside her door and make sure she’s alright.

I’ll clean all her nesting blankets even if she never touches me again.

“Hurry,” I grit out to Maddox, who finally just swerves around the slower car.

My inner Alpha has always been less dominant and more submissive.

I always want to please and worship, never take.

And I can’t do any of that if I’m not near Piper.

In reality, it only takes Maddox ten minutes to get us home, but it feels like an eternity.

“Sweet fuck,” Maddox murmurs as we head to the front door. “I can smell her from outside.”

Lemon bars and spicy mint waft down the driveway, and I’m instantly rock hard.

Get to her.

Worship her.

Maddox and I make it to her nesting room only to find Poe outside the closed door, pacing. His pupils are blown, his eyes nearly black, and his chest is heaving.

“She’s sleeping,” he says softly. “Nesting blankets are washing in the dryer.”

“Has she eaten?” Maddox demands. “What does she need?”

Poe nods to him. “Get ice water ready, along with any drinks we have with electrolytes. She’s eaten, but I want a snack tray on hand just in case.”

Maddox nods and heads to the kitchen.

Poe is still blocking the door when I take a step closer.

“I need to see her,” I demand.

His protective instincts are in full swing, and I know it’s not personal.

I would be doing the same thing if I had just knotted her.

He nods at me. “She’s sensitive,” he says. “Her last experience was bad. Someone failed her.”

My chest constricts at his words, and anger rises in me.

“Who?” I growl. “ Who ?”

Poe shakes his head. “I haven’t found out, but I will,” he promises. “And we’ll make sure to ruin that fucker’s life.”

He steps aside, and I slowly open the door to the nesting room.

Immediately, Piper’s scent overwhelms me, so strong I almost stumble.

Sugar. Mint. Lemon.

My cock hardens even more, my knot half inflating just at her aroma.

But it’s not about me.

It’s about the beautiful Omega in front of me, who’s wrapped up in blankets and looking at me with hooded lids.

“Avery?” she whispers.

“It’s me, baby,” I murmur, stepping toward the bed. “Your nest looks stunning.”

“Mmm.” She lets out a pleased sound, then sits up and stretches her arms above her head.

I try not to stare, but I memorize every glimpse of skin she gives me, her chest only barely covered by the blanket that’s sliding down her front. Her brown hair falls like a shiny curtain around her, and her face is flushed pink.

She’s an angel. A literal angel in my house.

I need to prove I’m worthy of her.

“How do you feel?” I ask cautiously, my inner Alpha desperate to come out and please her.

“Achy,” she admits, licking her lips and staring at me. “Needy.”

I can work with needy.

“What do you need, Omega ?” The words slip out of my mouth before I can stop them.

Tell me what you need, just let me give it to you.

And Piper, taking me by surprise, lets the blanket drop from her chest.

She’s even more beautiful than I imagined.

Her breasts are perky and round, the perfect size to fit into my palms. Rosy pink nipples jut out, delicious looking and begging for attention.

A low groan leaves my throat.

I’m at the foot of the bed in an instant, my breath shaky as I stare at her.

“Avery,” she whispers.

I nod, stunned by her beauty.

“You told me before to make you beg for it,” she says lowly. “Did you mean it?”

Her eyes are wild, her scent cloying and thick as she gives me a filthy, wicked grin.

“I meant every word.” My voice is hoarse. I can barely speak to her, not when she’s bare before me and more mouthwatering than I could have dreamt.

My hands tremble as I keep them by my sides, and she notices.

“Get on your knees,” she says. “Get on your knees for me, Alpha .”

There’s no command in her tone, no underlying influence that she produces, but it’s still enough to make me obey her without a second thought.

A rumble of triumph leaves my chest.

This is my way of making sure her every need is met.

I kneel at the foot of the bed while I hear shuffling above me, then a concentrated waft of sweetness hits me.

Piper sits on the edge of the bed, her legs spread while her cunt is bare before me.

Oh .

“You can look,” she purrs. “But don’t touch yet.”

My hands stay resting on my thighs as I take in her body. She’s completely naked, her smooth skin beautiful in the dim light.

“Whatever you want,” I whisper, staring at her glistening cunt, slick with her juices. “I’ll give you whatever you want.”

She breathes heavily above me, her pupils blown and her lips slightly parted.

The scent of her Heat is overwhelming, triggering my inner Alpha, but I force myself to keep my composure.

“If it gets to be too much for you, tell me,” I say. “I’ll always take care of you.”

I hope she understands what I mean. She could have my knot right now if she wanted. I would lock myself inside her all day, giving her as many orgasms as she could take.

“Keep looking,” she whimpers. “Alpha…keep watching me.”

It’s only then that I notice the bandage on her hand, and I’m concerned for a millisecond.

Until she spreads her pussy lips, showing me her opening, and a desperate sound leaves my throat.

“Fuck,” I gasp, balling my hands into fists, my nails digging into my palms.

She smells the sweetest here, all powdered sugar and sweet lemon.

“Do you want it?” she pants, keeping herself open for me. Her pussy lips are soaked in slick, glistening and clear with her arousal.

What a question.

“I need it,” I reply. “I fucking need it.”

“Then beg.” Her words are barely a whisper, so quiet I can hardly hear them.

She’s unsure.

So, I drag my gaze from her beautiful cunt to her warm, vulnerable eyes.

“ Please .”

Her breath hitches, and she spreads her thighs more, her fingers keeping herself open.

My cock aches, my balls swell, and I’m dangerously close to knotting just from looking at her.

“Please,” I say again.

I’m not ashamed to beg, to whimper for her.

She deserves it.

I would stay at her feet forever, just gazing at her if that’s all she wanted.

She moans softly, using a finger to gather up the wetness between her slit. It glistens on her finger when she holds out her hand.

“You want to taste me, Alpha ?”

“I want to do everything to you,” I grit through my teeth. It’s torture in the best way, kneeling on the floor and offering myself up to her. I stare at the finger covered in her slick, swallowing down saliva that pools in my mouth.

Not only do I want to taste and knot her, but I long to bite her.

I want to tie Piper to me forever and give her every part of my soul.

The truth is, I’m in lo?—

“Then taste it,” she says, and I lean forward to clean her finger with my lips and tongue.

Oh, fuck .

She’s all sweet spun sugar and lemon.

I moan around her digit, sucking the slick off it until she pulls her hand away, leaving me to savor her taste.

She looks down at me in wonder, her lips parted, her pupils blown.

It’s an image I want burned into my mind and photographed onto my soul.

“Do you want to taste it from the source?” she whispers, and I nod slowly.

“Yes,” I hiss. “Yes, please, let me. Sit on my face, I want you to smother me, please. ”

My mind is a litany of please, please, please.

She pats the space on the bed next to her. “Then come over here, Alpha .”

The minute I rise from my knees, she grabs my shirt and pulls me to her, crushing her lips to mine.

I stand over her naked form, craning my neck down to suck on her tongue and take everything she gives me. I cradle her face, her cheeks hot and clammy from her Heat, her hypnotizing scent filling my senses.

“Take this off,” she whimpers against my lips, tugging at my shirt. “I can’t…I can’t hold on much longer…”

I pull off my clothing and let it fall to the floor. She lets out a soft moan when she takes in my chest, her eyes roving approvingly over my body.

But then, she scrunches her face and winces in pain. “It hurts,” she hisses, clutching her stomach. “Ah?—”

I hurry onto the nest and lie on my back so my head is resting on a pillow near the headboard. “Come sit,” I murmur. “Let me make you feel good, sweetheart.”

She hesitates, naked and unsure.

I point to my mouth. “Right here, Omega. Right here, let me drink from you. Please. ”

Eyes wide with surprise, she cautiously crawls toward the top of the bed. “You won’t be able to breathe,” she whispers.

“That’s what I need. Drown me, please .”

I reach to grab her hips, and she lifts one leg over my chest to straddle me, her perfect pussy inches from my face.

“Avery—Alpha?—”

“Use me,” I growl, my hips thrusting into the air, desperate for friction. “Use me like a chair. Waterboard me.”

With a low moan, she plants her entire cunt on my face.

It’s glorious.

I lick in time with her groans as she drips obscenely down my face. She bounces on my tongue, and when I can feel her hesitating, I grab her hips and push down.

She doesn’t understand just yet how much I need her.

I crave the sound of her moans more than I need air.

I need to please her more than I need to breathe.

Her release is quick but violent, only taking a few hard sucks to her clit. Her screams are music to my ears as she falls over the edge.

Piper takes and takes from me. She smears her pussy all over my lips and face until my oxygen supply becomes limited and I’m lightheaded.

I push her down harder on me.

I breathe in her slick, my cock feels like it’s going to burst, and I’ve never been more fulfilled in my life.

I’m pleasing her. I’m taking care of her.

It’s what I was born to do.

When she comes again with a strangled cry, I drink it all up, prioritizing her taste over air.

She uses me until she can’t hold herself up anymore. She rides my mouth until she’s a babbling mess and has to move off me to collapse into her nest.

Mission accomplished .

My inner Alpha groans in approval at the satiated look on her face and the beautiful flushing of her cheeks.

I did that .

My own Alpha instincts are on the back burner, no matter how much I may want to knot her. Part of me wants to slam into her and pump her full of my cum, but it’s much better to simply cherish her.

She smiles up at me when I sit up to face her. I run a hand down her soft stomach, mesmerized at the creamy skin in front of me.

“Perfect,” I whisper.

She spreads her legs invitingly, her inner thighs stained with both her slick and my saliva. “Still aches a little,” she croaks. “You could still make it better for me.”

“Then say the words,” I purr. “Say the words, and I’ll give you the world. I promise. Ask anything of me.”

She stretches her arms out above her head and arches her back, letting out a soft groan. “Knot me,” she whispers. “Make it all go away.”

My inner Alpha roars, ready to lose control.

Fuck, yes .

“Of course, Omega. It would be my pleasure.”

My pants and boxers are off in a second, my cock finally springing free. I sit above her for a moment, lying back on my heels and fisting my cock as I take in her form.

Her mouth falls open in an o shape, and she lets out a pleased hum, her eyes wide while she drinks me in.

“You’re so handsome,” she whispers, and I bask in her praise.

She approves of me .

I lean over her, lowering myself on top of her gently.

I kiss her; my face still wet with her slick as we share her taste. When my cock notches at her entrance, she gasps into my mouth and arches her back.

I slide in slowly, savoring the grip her pussy gives me. We each groan at the sensation, and I take my time filling her. Once our hips are touching, I move my nose to the delicate mating gland at her neck and inhale.

Slowly, I begin to move, murmuring praises into her skin.

“Yes,” she hisses, lifting her hips to take me deeper. “Give it to me, please. Please, Alpha.”

My pace picks up, and she matches my thrusts until we’re both gasping.

I’m not going to last long like this inside of her. Her walls grip me tightly, and it becomes harder to move in her as my cock swells.

“Knot me, Avery,” she whispers, and I’m gone.

My balls tighten, and the pleasure temporarily makes my vision turn white. I growl into her mating gland, nuzzling it while she jerks underneath me, her cunt walls fluttering around my knot.

I inflate until she’s stuffed with me, pumping rope after rope of cum into her.

“Take it all,” I groan, grinding against her, my Rut making me bold. “Take it, sweetheart. You’re so good for me, so perfect?—”

She cries out, and it's music to my ears.

My cock locks inside her, keeping us fused together while I shoot my cum into her womb.

But that’s not all I give her. I pour every ounce of dedication I have into my movements, hoping she can understand the depth of my feelings.

It’s more than just knotting her. It’s loving her, cherishing her, and giving her what she needs, always.

When we both finally stop moaning and are left exhausted, I roll her on top of me. I wrap my arms around her, and she nuzzles her face into my neck.

“Alpha,” she sighs.

The word love lingers on my tongue, and I fight the urge to tell her everything that’s been building inside me.

Instead, I purr for her, lulling us both into a gentle sleep.

One day, I’ll make sure she knows the depth of my feelings.