Page 39 of Pack Scratch Fever

AVERY

Piper stays in bed for two days.

Maddox, Poe and I do rotations, checking on her and making sure she takes her meds.

In between, I continue my classes at LCC, and Maddox does his cybersecurity work from home.

But all I want to do is curl up in bed next to her and soothe myself with the sound of her breathing.

I give her space, though. Poe insists we do, even though the three of us are dying with anticipation to be near her.

Piper, in her own way, is like a feral cat. If you get too close, she’ll run.

So, we offer her the space and time she needs.

“I’m going to kill her parents,” Maddox announces the second day she’s here. “I really am.”

“There’s a more convenient way to take them down,” I say, not wanting my packmate to end up in prison. “I wouldn’t be surprised if her father is committing some type of tax fraud.”

Maddox scoffs. “Even then, he would end up in a fancy prison. We have to do something worse than that. Maybe I can hack his bank records and move all his money into cat rescues around the world or something.”

“He probably is committing tax fraud,” Piper’s amused voice calls, and she pads into the living room, dressed in paw print leggings and a black loose shirt. Color has returned to her beautiful face, and her aroma is sweet and lemony. “But it would be more trouble than it’s worth.”

Hate is a strong word for me; it truly is. My parents were emotionally absent, and at times, neglectful, but they weren’t downright evil the way Piper’s parents are.

It’s unforgivable in my eyes, and it’s safe to say I fucking hate them after what I heard in the hospital.

“Hey, baby,” Maddox says smoothly, shutting his laptop and moving it to the coffee table in front of him. “Is everything okay?”

“How are you feeling?” I add.

I don’t want to sound as obsessive as Maddox, but I need to know.

I’ll take whatever information about herself my Omega wants to give me.

“Better,” she sighs. “I’m ready to visit the rescue today.”

Of course, I knew an illness couldn’t keep her down for long.

That rescue has her whole heart, just like she has mine.

“I want to go back to work,” she adds, heading to the couch, “but I know my doctor’s note said I have to wait a week. So, I guess I’ll just visit.”

“Damn right, you’re going to listen to those doctors,” Maddox growls. “Try to work at the rescue all day and I’ll kidnap you.”

I turn to him. “Okay, that’s a bit much,” I say, but Maddox smirks.

He loves toying with Piper, and the scowl she gives him only makes him grin.

“Fine,” she huffs. “Well, I was going to ask if you wanted to go with me.”

She probably shouldn’t be driving either, but I know she’s too proud to ask us for that much help.

I wish she would. I would do anything for her, anything she asked, but I know it’s still difficult for her to accept help.

“Of course,” I say. “We are both planning on going later anyway.”

“Still?” she asks, frowning. “I talked to Blair, and they have more than enough help. You don’t have to do all that anymore.”

“I truly enjoy it, Piper. I don’t have class today, so I can make the trip. Besides, I miss Snow.”

“Snow?” she echoes.

“Oh, the white kitten we dropped off that we found in the backyard.”

Piper’s gaze softens. “You named her Snow, Avery?”

My cheeks burn. “I did.”

Her grin is so wide it makes my breath catch. There’s a fondness in her eyes I’ve never seen before, and I commit the image to memory.

“Baby,” Maddox says gently, patting the couch cushion between myself and him, “come here.”

Still smiling softly, Piper sits, settling comfortably between us.

I can’t breathe.

Lemon and mint swirl around me, potent and heady, making my cock twitch. My jeans are tight enough that she would be able to see my hard-on if I shifted the wrong way, so I clear my throat and attempt to adjust myself before it becomes a problem.

Thankfully, Piper doesn’t notice. “You’d think I haven’t been here the last few days,” she chuckles, leaning back against the cushions and sighing.

I recognize another sugary, honeyed scent.

Her arousal.

It’s not as strong as it was during her Heat, but it’s there, and I sling my arm lazily around the couch, trying to look unaffected from the potent scent.

Judging by the dark look Maddox shoots me, he senses it, too.

He’s the one to make the first move, gently moving a lock of chestnut hair out of her face. “Is this okay, baby?” he asks quietly.

She nods and angles her body so her head is against his shoulder.

Maddox’s arms immediately come to wrap around her front, and he turns so he’s facing me, his back against the armrest of the couch, his legs stretched out along the cushions.

Piper reclines against him, her back to his front, and lays her feet on my lap.

I will my erection to go away.

We’re just cuddling.

But Maddox begins to purr, and I follow suit.

Our rumbles echo throughout the room while Piper sighs against Maddox, her feet twitching in delight. “This feels incredible,” she whispers, her socked foot brushing in my lap.

She brushes it directly over my hard cock.

Piper stops moving her foot, keeping that delicious pressure right in my lap.

“You’re hard, Avery,” she whispers.

“Of course he is,” Maddox murmurs in her ear. “We’re always hard for you, baby.”

The room fills with the scent of lemon candy as my cock aches for attention.

Maddox brushes Piper’s hair away from the back of her neck and kisses her skin, and she closes her eyes and gasps.

“Fuck,” she hisses, and Maddox chuckles wickedly, while I focus on the delicate skin of her mating gland. It’s red and swollen, and I’m tempted to claim her right on the couch.

But then she pushes on my cock again with her foot, and I close my eyes and groan.

“Look at that,” Maddox whispers to her. “Look at how you affect us.”

I try to keep my breathing even, desperate to stay calm and not moan pathetically just from Piper’s foot.

“Show me, Avery,” she orders. “I want to see how hard you are.”

It’s impossible to resist her, and I fucking love when she tells me what to do.

She moves her foot while I unbutton my jeans and let my cock spring free, the head leaking with precome.

Maddox buries his face in her neck, and she lets out a deep moan.

My cock twitches in time with the sounds she makes, and my balls tighten when I notice the wet spot that stains the crotch of her leggings.

“Piper,” I whisper. “Please tell me what to do. Tell your Alpha what to do, please .”

“Fuck, that’s hot,” Maddox mutters. “Tell us what you want, baby.”

“Touch yourself, Avery,” she commands, her eyes burning into mine. “Touch yourself until your knot swells, until you’re almost about to come.”

“Holy shit,” Maddox hisses.

Piper doesn’t need to tell me twice.

I live for her pleasure.

I gather the precome with my thumb then wrap my fist around my cock, jerking slowly, my eyes never leaving Piper’s. She watches intently, only closing her eyes when Maddox reaches to gently rub his palm down her breasts through her shirt.

Her nipples stick out, but I force myself to keep all my attention on her face, memorizing the hue of her beautiful hazel eyes.

But then she arches her back and cries out against Maddox, and I hiss at the sight before me.

A dribble of precome leaks from my cockhead, and I use it to lubricate myself further.

“Alpha, how close are you?” she whispers as I fist my cock for her.

“Close,” I grit.

“Get closer,” she orders, and I shudder. “But don’t come.”

“Look at you,” Maddox whispers proudly to her. “So beautiful when you take control.”

The wet spot on her leggings has spread to the inside of her thighs.

I’m close, so fucking close…

But I stop right at the edge, fluid slowly leaking from me. My balls, my cock, and my back ache, but she’s worth it.

Pleasing Piper is worth it.

Maddox murmurs something I can’t make out in her ear, and then he presses his palm against the soaked spot of her leggings. He continues to press while she grinds against his hand, thrusting her cunt right onto his palm.

I’ve never been so jealous of another man.

I’m not even touching my cock now, but the sight of her falling apart makes the tiniest bit of cum spurt out of me.

“Going to come,” she chokes out. “Avery, watch me while I come, but don’t you dare come yet.”

“Yes, Omega,” I whimper. “Please come. Please .”

Piper lifts her hips and screams, and the sound is music to my ears.

I watch as she comes apart from grinding against Maddox’s palm and bite my lip to keep from falling apart myself.

Maddox grinds against her, his crotch pressing against her ass, groaning. “Holy shit. Fuck, baby, you’re edging me too, just from that.”

My vision blurs, my ears ring, and I think I might die if I don’t come.

But I hold on, just for Piper.

If she wants to control me, I’ll be her obedient servant for the rest of my life.

“Both of you,” she moans. “I want both of you.”

Maddox groans. “Fuck yes, baby. However you want. Tell us.”

Her eyes fall to my cock, then she turns to angle her head toward Maddox. She leans in and kisses him, and his eyes widen in surprise, but he kisses her back fiercely.

I dig my teeth into my lip to keep from coming.

When she finally pulls away, her breathing heavy, she sits up, still in her soaked leggings. “Stand up. I want both of you in my mouth.”

When she shucks out of her leggings and pulls off her shirt, I’m convinced I’m having a wet dream. She lets the clothing fall to the floor, her soaked pussy out and dripping. Maddox and I move off the couch to stand in front of her as she sits on the edge, her eyes blazing.

“Closer, Avery,” she murmurs. “Show me your knot.” Then, she turns to Maddox. “Both of you. I want to taste both of you.”

Maddox’s breathing is heavy as he works his belt off and frees his cock from his black pants. His cock is already swollen and half knotted just like mine.

“Yes,” my Omega whispers, pleased. “Yes, this is what I wanted.”

“Take what you need, baby,” Maddox says in a strained voice. “We’re yours.”

Piper’s scent grows sweeter as she eyes us, then she reaches up to grasp our cocks, one in each fist.

Maddox and I groan at the same time.

“Closer,” she demands. “I need you closer.”

Standing side by side, I slowly push my cock into Piper’s open mouth, while she fists Maddox’s length. Then, she switches, her hand giving me attention while she swallows Maddox’s cock.

I can’t believe this is happening.

“Shit,” Maddox groans. “Baby, can I touch you?”

Without hesitation, Piper grabs Maddox’s hand and places it against the back of her head. Then, she grabs mine and does the same, and we tangle our fingers in her hair.

Soon, we’re taking turns in her mouth, our cocks wet with her saliva while she sucks and fists us.

I’m in heaven.

“Fuck, I’m not going to last,” Maddox groans while she jerks him. “Shit, I’m going to come?—”

Piper releases my cock with a pop and opens her mouth as Maddox pumps his cum onto her tongue. The sight sends me over the edge, and I roar as I spill all over Piper’s beautiful face and mouth.

Maddox and I chase our release until there’s nothing left, but Piper keeps working us both, torturing our thick knots.

“You can keep going,” she says huskily. “I know there’s more.”

I’ll do whatever she asks of me.

She continues to lick and suck, moaning around each of us, taking control of our pleasure.

Maddox and I can only moan in response, each of us twitching and jerking at the feeling of her mouth and hands, until it happens again.

She makes me erupt a second time, along with Maddox. We whimper in unison while she drains our balls of cum, taking everything she wants from us.

She may be sitting beneath us, but we might as well be on our knees for her.

Finally, she releases us and collapses on the couch, naked and breathing heavily.

The sight is breathtaking.

The three of us are a mess, soaked in cum, sweat, and slick, but I sit next to her on the couch anyway, vowing to buy a new couch tonight. Maddox joins me on the opposite side of her, panting.

“Wow,” she breathes. “That was…wow.”

“I don’t know what the hell that was,” Maddox admits, “but damn, do I like an Omega that takes control.”

She bursts out laughing. “Yeah, I’ve never done anything like that before,” she admits, giggling. “But we should do it again soon.”

It’s the first time I’ve heard her giggle, not just chuckle or laugh, and my breath catches.

Her scent is sweet, but in a different way than her arousal.

It’s the aroma of her joy.

I love you. I want to tell her. I love you. I want to mate you.

Now is not the time to tell her, though.

But when Maddox and I help clean her up afterward in the shower, I write it on her skin over and over with my fingers.

Maybe one day I’ll be brave enough to tell her.