Page 103 of Want It All

‘Yes,’ I said hoarsely. ‘Fuck,yes.’

Rose wrapped her hands around my knot andsqueezed.

I came with a shout, spilling inside Sebastian as Rose held me tight, the pressure sending the white light of a rut to spark behind my eyes. I shook, collapsing forward, leaning my weight on Sebastian, whose chest rumbled with a contented purr as I slumped.

‘Don’t think I didn’t notice the lack of knot,’ he grumbled, as I caught my breath.

‘You’ll get one soon,’ I promised, pulling out gently and rolling onto my back.

‘Fuck,’ Sebastian said, doing the same and staring at his still-hard cock. ‘That barely took the edge off.’

Rose snorted. ‘Welcome to your first heat.’

After a few hours, Sebastian dozed. Rose took a shower while I checked the snacks; Sebastian hadn’t eaten anything, but Rose and I had, so I replaced what I could and made sure we had plenty of water. Sebastian hadn’t drunk anything, either, which was worrying, but Rose assured me it was normal.

‘We’re built for this,’ she reminded me. ‘You can worry if he goes a full twenty-four hours without food or water.’

I took a shower, too, and wondered if I could coax Sebastian in there. With the promise of sex, I probably could; he loved shower sex, though his omega would hate the idea of washing off scents.

When I was done, I went back to the nest. Sebastian had his head in Rose’s lap; she stroked his hair with her long fingers. I liked her hands; she had pronounced knuckles and a callous on one finger from long hours of – for some unknown reason – hand-writing notes. They were elegant hands,interestinghands, and I loved the way they looked in Sebastian’s hair, on his skin, around his cock.

I loved the way they felt onmyskin, too. Aroundmycock.

And I shivered at the thought of feeling them running through my hair.

‘He’s slipping in deeper,’ Rose whispered to me. ‘His temperature is higher and his muscles are more lax.’ Sebastian whimpered in his sleep; I tensed in response. ‘His pain is worse, too.’ She stroked his cheek. ‘He’ll need a knot soon.’

I’d been so arrogant, thinking I could handle a heat by myself. Rose and I had shared orgasm duty equally – and enthusiastically, it wasn’t exactly a chore – over the last fewhours, and I was already tired – and that waswithoutknotting. ‘I thought preheat was longer.’

Rose shrugged. ‘This first stage can last twenty-four hours or so. But Sebastian’s circumstances aren’t usual. He’s falling into the second stage faster, but honestly, Tris, I think the heat haze could belong.’ She studied me. ‘We need to be prepared, and we need to pace ourselves. I wish I’d thought about this weeks ago. I could have bought some toys for him.’

‘We’ll know for next time. Rose, I –’ My lips twisted. ‘I couldn’t do this without you. Thank you.’

Rose smiled and reached to touch my cheek. I leaned into her palm, closing my eyes as she ran her thumb over my cheekbone. ‘You’re a good alpha, Tristan Grace.’

Sebastian woke not long after, and it was apparent he was in tremendous pain. Rose took him in hand, but his climax barely seemed to register.

‘You’re up, alpha,’ she whispered.

The words seemed to break through Sebastian’s haze; he snarled and pulled her to him. ‘Mine,’ he growled.

Rose petted him, smiling. ‘I’m not going anywhere.’

‘Need you.’

Rose kissed him gently, cupping his face with her palms. ‘Then ask nicely.’

Sebastian snarled again, but I could hear the amusement in it. ‘I need you.Please.’

Rose let him position her on hands and knees, then sighed happily as he dipped down to taste her. He didn’t stay there long; I took it as a sign he really was in the heat haze. He’d told mea few days ago that he’d live with his face between Rose’s thighs if he could, but now he was pushing himself to his knees to take her from behind. For a few minutes, the only sound was the slap of his hips meeting her ass and the wet sound of his cock moving in and out of her, punctuated by their cries of pleasure; a moment later, Sebastian groaned through his release, but the sound was full of pain.

‘Alpha,please,’ he begged.

He made no move to pull out of Rose. ‘Now?’

‘Now,’ he growled.

‘Demanding,’ I said lightly. ‘Rose? Is that okay?’