They had discovered a wild strawberry patch near where Lejend was building his cabin away from the main compound area and they had covered it to protect it from the birds.
While Dyllen enjoyed the sweet autumn fruits, he knew from experience that omegas all generally had a sweet tooth. If Eician was anything like Skye was with honeycomb, he would rather the omega enjoy the fruit instead.
From the corner of his eye, he watched as Eician stopped, spoon venturing back to the bowl for another helping, and blinked at his own bowl. After a long moment, the still half asleep omega turned to Dyllen and positively beamed at him.
Dyllen froze in surprise at the look of pure bliss on the omega’s face as he popped one of the extra strawberries into his own mouth.
It took a great effort of will to ignore the happy noises Eician made as he ate but Dyllen was aware that his own heart had pic
If Eicianreally couldn’t have kids, then he’d probably felt like a useless omega at some point or another.Wasn’t bearing children the entire point of being an omega?They were the ultimate parents.Not that Dyllencared one bit- hell, he was fucking terrified of babies. As far as he was concerned,that didn’t change his interest.But that’s not what Eicianwould have heard.No, he heard an alpha he seemed to like calling him useless.No wonder the omega had fucking bolted.He had hit a sore point of the omega’s past as surely as Kadencehad hit a point of Dahlia’s.Dyllenhad already put together Dahlia’s quiet personality together along with the unusual choice of name for an alpha girl and worked out that her parents were hoping for an omega.“Looks like Pafucked up his chances for a mate. Getting kind of old for se
Eiciansighed as he watched the sun rise over the trees surrounding their village.While the forest had been cut back a great deal, the trees were still close and they loomed tall and ominous in the dawn light. He hadn’t slept at all and exhaustion weighed heavily on him.After a night left alone to his thoughts, he knew he had overreacted to Dyllen’s words.When the alpha had spoken, all Eiciancould comprehend was the meaning that had followed him throughout his teens and into his adult life.It was like all the voices, all the pain from the past had overlapped with the present.What was the point of being an omega when he couldn’t even bear children? Wasn’t that the entire purpose of being an omega?Growing up so sickly he had little to do with children his age and the couple that adopted him were getting on in years, their own children all grown and starting their own families.As mu
“There you are! Are you okay?” Skyecried and Eicianjumped as he was pulled roughly from his thoughts.The omega engulfed him in a hug, squeezing him tighter than he would have thought possible. Skyebrought up his hand and a familiar silverglow overtook it as he frowned down at him, obviously checking him over in his worry.“You’re freezing!” the raven haired omega exclaimed as he dropped his hand and pulled Eicianto his feet. “That blanket isn’t thick enough to be outside in, come inside and I’ll put some tea on. You didn’t sleep, did you? What about eat?Here, let me grab you a snack before breakfast.”Skyedashed about the clinic as Eiciantook his usual seat on the other side of the long table that made up Skye’s main workspace.Linusappeared in his lose sleep pants, hair tousled from sleep and his bare chest showing off th
Dyllennodded and slowly they set out in silence.Eicianled them into the sparse forest, stepping carefully through the dewy undergrowth until they were surrounded by the tall trees.There was something calming about nature, the melodic call of the birds and the soft rustle of leavesastheir only companions.“I’m sorry,” Dyllenfinally said, and Eicianglanced at him but the alpha wasn’t looking at him as he approached the pebbled banks of the river.He stopped at the edge of the water and stared out into the clear depths.Eicianjoined him, momentarily distracted by the flash of silver scales in the river. Small fish darted about the rocks and plants he could see lining the riverbed and it almost seemed as though they were playing.“I shouldn’t have taken my frustration at Kadenceout on you,” Dyllen continued after a moment. “I didn’
“You taste like mint,” Eiciansaid with a small giggle of sudden elation.Happiness buzzed through him like a drug and he finally thought that maybe his future was looking bright.“That’s better than what it could have been,” Dyllenmuttered dryly. He moved away, making no move to kiss Eicianagain and the omega pouted.“Is that okay? I’m not sure what’s okay for you and what makes you tense.Although you stopped stuttering a while back.”“That’s because I’m comfortable around you, as long as nothing else flusters me,” Eicianreplied as he leaned close, trying to chase Dyllenfor another kiss. “And it’s fine, more than fine even. The alpha was never…affectionate with me. Just don’t grab me or pull me.”“Shit, so when I pulled you onto my lap?” Dyllenasked, looking alarme
The clacking of wood hitting wood drew Eician’s attention as he left the clinic.Glancing over at the large space left clear for training, he spotted the sweating forms of Dyllenand Linusdancing around each other, practiceswords in hand.Dyllen’s kids sat off to the side watching the sparring match with interest and Eicianpaused, considering.Skyehad tasked him with gathering some moss that grew on trees close to the river that wound through the sparse forest surrounding them. The task would take some time so Eiciandoubted that the omega would mind if he dallied for a few minutes.Part of him wanted to watch Dyllen; it was fascinating seeing him in his element and Eicianwould never turn down a chance to admire the man’s muscled torso that was on display. However, more importantly,he wanted tospend a few moments with the teenagers Dyllenhad adopted without the alpha
Dyllen stood there for a long moment, staring down at the omega, waiting for something.What, he wasn’t sure. But there was no fear in Eician’s eyes, and he remained relaxed even with Dyllenstanding so close.Small hands reached up to cup his face, guiding him down as Eicianrose onto his toes to meet him. Their lips pressed together, gently at first, then Eicianpushed closer to demand more.Their lips parted to deepen the kiss and finally,Dyllenmoved, bringing his arms up to wrap around the omega, tugging him closer.A breathy gasp met his actions as their bodies pressed together and Dyllenreveledin the feeling of closeness.Unlike when he had surprised the omega,Eicianwas completely relaxed in his armsnow. In fact, he was eager, pressing himself even closer to him and wrapping his arms around his neck.When Dyllenpulled away, Eicianchased him,
“Dahlia?” Dyllenrepeated in surprise.That was the last person he expected to help, not because she wouldn’t but because he didn’t expect Eicianto ask another alpha, albeit a girl.“She sprained her wrist yesterday and came to the clinic to get Skyeto heal it. He’s started wearing a lot of Linus’s clothes now that his morning sickness has started. You know, for comfort when he’s feeling sick. So we were talking about it and she offered to bring me one or your shirts. I didn’t think she would actually do it and now,I owe her a fresh batch of sweet rolls.”“She stole my shirt to give to you in exchange for sweet rolls?” he repeated slowly.A nod against his chest was the only reply he got from Eicianwho seemed about ready to sink through the bed in embarrassment.“You could have asked me, I would have given you one.”