As soon as Dyllen saw who their envoy was, he knew they were in for trouble.
He had never met the king before but the resemblance to Linus was striking. Looks like Skye had been right, perhaps the old alpha was getting sentimental and wanted to reconnect with his son.
Whatever the reason, all Dyllen wanted was for the royalty to do what he wanted then get the hell out of there. Their little garrison was not set up for this kind of visitor and just who the imposing alpha was would come out soon enough.
Reniel, one of Brite’s new alphas, led the small group from the rough entrance of their village through to where Dyllen was training his kids in the clearing at the centre of all the houses.
Where the fuck Brite had run off, he had no idea, and he cursed the other alpha for leaving him to deal with this shit. Their horses were already being led off to the stables and Dyllen wondered why the hell they wou
“Did I do something wrong?” Dahliaasked after Dyllendidn’t immediately speak.They sat side by side on a large tree stump that Skyehad commandeered to be a bench in his garden.One day,it would be sheltered by a huge apple tree, but for now,it offered them a degree of privacy while everyone else finished up dinner in the mess hall.“Nah,” Dyllenreplied easily, amused that’s where her mind first went.“I just wanted to talk to you about Kadence.”Dahliastiffened up at the beta’s name and Dyllensighed, wondering where to start.A moment of thought didn’t help him and he decided to speak his mind, muddled though it might come out. She was a smart girl; she’d figure out what he was trying to say.“You can ignore him as much as you want but it’s not going to get him to stop. Not now, after all this time.
“But to be so unprotected amongst a group of good-for-nothing sell swords…” the fool trailed off as his eyes finally settled on Linus. His expression morphed from confusion to surprise to disgust. “You! You’ve forsaken His Majesty to become one of them?!”“Shut your fucking mouth,” Dyllengrowled out, cutting across the conversation as he stopped in front of the table where his kids still sat. He turned to cast his scowl at the idiot making a scene, feeling a headache coming on. “Now tell me one fucking thing, who the fuck did you tell on your way here?”The other alpha’s lip curled up in contempt even as he stepped back at Dyllen’s words. A display of disdain to not seem like the intimidated coward he was.“Teruo,” Enjisnapped, looking increasingly incensed. “Answer the question. Did you tell anyone, ANY ONE at all?”“Of course,
Slowly, Dyllen’s wandering hand began to move again.It travelled lower to cup one of the omega’s ass cheeks and kneaded the flesh.Eiciangasped, not expecting that level of arousal to shoot through him. Dyllenmoved to press kisses to his jaw, working his way back to his mouth.Slick dripped down his thighs and he could feel the wetness pooling on the blanket where he sat straddling Dyllen’s waist. A small gasping moan tumbled from his own lips as a thick finger inched around to probe at his hole and he tightened his grip on his alpha.“Easy,” Dyllenmuttered as he moved to mouth at his neck, leaving Eicianfree to make sounds. “Just relax.”There was no pain when the solitary finger breached his hole, only an odd stretching sensation that quickly morphed into heat and pleasure. It was like nothing Eicianhad ever felt before and he shuddered in Dyllen’s grip a
Dyllenpaced slowly along his patrol line, desperately trying to keep his focus on his task.Kadencetrotted along beside him, looking uninterested. The beta had started out full of alertness due to his worry but it quickly morphed into tired boredom.Unlike Dyllen, who was wide awake and far from bored.Memories of Eiciansitting above him, body flushed with his pleasure, eyes blown black, and lips puffy,haunted him. As did the musical sound of his omega’s moans, playing in a loop through his head.It had been pure torture to have such a sexy little thing bouncing in his lap and not take care of his own needs but his need to look after Eiciankept him in check.Right up until Eicianopened his sinful lips to utter those words. Nothing could have stopped Dyllenafter being asked- no, begged- like that.After that, it had been a mission to not throw him to the bed and swarm over him, pre
“Dyllen!” Linussaid, appearing in the doorway looking relieved.“I just wanted to chat, if you’re free…?”“Sure thing, let’s go!” the other alpha grabbed his arm and yanked him from the house.Dyllengrunted at the force but let himself be dragged away. The look of complete desperation on his friend’s face had Dyllenfeeling a little less stupid over his own drama.“Is it okay to leave him?” Dyllenquestioned as they strode in a random direction, bypassing the mess hall where everyone was gathering for food.“Yep, I can’t be fucked arguing with him anymore. Teruo’s always been an incompetent idiot but I can’t believe he’s still employed in the palace. If anything happens, it’s my father’s fault for coming when we weren’t prepared,” Linusgrumbled, looking ruffled. He was dressed but h
Eicianslowly became aware of where he was.When he stretched out his hand, he found no warm body on the bed beside him. He must have fallen asleep on Dyllenstraight away afterwards. Disappointment flashed through him when he realizedthat Dyllenwasn’t still in bed with him until he remembered that he had the second night watch.Ah, well, he could stay in his warm nest and doze until the alpha returned. He realized that the alpha must’ve cleaned him down while he slept. The thought sent embarrassment coursing through him but more than that, warmth flooded at the sweet and considerate action.He was just drifting back off to sleep when a knock interrupted him.The door opened almost immediately after and he groaned when a familiar chirpy voice greeted him.“Morning, Eician!” Skyewasn’t the biggest morning person but he was always chirpy once he’d woken up. “Com
Eicianfollowed him, shivering as they left the cosy warmth of the kitchen.He wanted to go back to the kitchen fire or even better, curl up in bed with Dyllen.With the alpha taking the second night watch, he’d been hoping Dyllenwould come back for a morning nap before his second shift and he could somehow get away with staying curled up in bed all morning.Instead, they were trudging over the frosted ground towards the stables. As they approached, he spotted three of the UAalphas standing beside the horse enclosure fence with three of Dyllen’s kids. Though he supposed, they were kinda his kids too.He missed a step at the thought and stumbled, catching himself before he fell. It left a warm feeling in his chest that matched the heat building in his cheeks.“Careful,” Skyecautioned as he waved to his mate as they headed past them. “It’s slippery with the ice.”Af
“That’s the alarm!” Eicianexclaimed, sitting up on the bedin alarm.“It is,” Dyllenagreed as he armoured up lightning fast, years of practicein similar situations making the task easy.Once done, he pulled open their bedside table drawer and reached in to grab out a long, sharp dagger. He’d had the blade for as long as he’d been on the road, jokinglynaming it ‘Dyllen’s Claw. It was deadly sharp so it could cleanly skin and gut game they found on the road.“Take this,”holding out the knife to his omega, he waited for him the grab it.Eician’s hands shook as he took the weapon but he clenched it tightly and didn’t ask any questions. All he did was nod, that look of grim determination taking over his beautiful features even as his limbs trembled with his fear.Whoever called omegas weak was a fool.Eicianmight be