All Chapters of Fusillade: Chapter 31 - Chapter 39

Lexus was done—fucking done. This was the last time he would stand by while another alpha abused and berated his omega. His claws and fangs were drenched in cooling gore, the remnants of the bastard who had dared to force Azrin into a public submission. The scene replayed in his mind, the way the brute had snarled, forcing Azrin to bear his throat. When Rin hadn’t complied willingly, the alpha had drawn blood, bringing talons and teeth into the fray. Lexus had been helpless, trapped in the crowd, his fury boiling over as he watched the freckled omega get torn into.But then, the hag had intervened. The assailant had been thrown off his feet, bodily hurled away from Azrin by her sheer strength before Lexus’s father whisked the injured omega away. Normally, Lexus would have followed immediately, his instinct to protect and comfort his life companion taking precedence. But not this time. This time, he had business to attend to and a very permanent statement to make.“Lexus, did you kill

The thing about locking yourself inside of something is, you need to be sure someone couldn’t or wouldn’t unlock it. Azrin was confident Lex knew the Brunet would show up to intervene sooner or later. He was also certain Lex didn’t think the omega had the ability or resources to unlock the damn cellar door himself. Unluckily for the young alpha, Azrin had rallied Marina to his cause.The omega waited impatiently, pacing back and forth, as the clan alpha used her blood to undo the intricate seal. Being the curious restless creature that he was, Azrin began to ask questions. “Why have such a multifaceted seal on the cellar of a house that’s hardly used?”“Azrin dear, Lexus had every intention of riding out his first rut unattended. We made every effort to make sure he would be contained,” The matriarch gave him a flat look.“Ok, I understand that. But that’s an external seal, He’s unable to effect it once inside,” Azrin redirected, resisting the urge to roll his eyes.“Because he knows

They both glared harshly at each other, fangs bared in open aggression. Neither was willing to back down, and the tension of the situation was exacerbated by the rancid perfuming of the blond’s new scent. It wasn’t horrid in the sense that Azrin’s omega was rejecting it. (Because he certainly wasn’t.) It was horrid in the sense that he wasn’t sure he could fix it. Honestly, he wasn’t sure he could fix them. Try anyway; we need alpha to understand.Azrin could pump out all the pheromones he wanted. Like he was currently attempting to do. However, it wouldn’t have nearly the effect it could have had if he’d been able to sync his maturation with the alpha. While setting the world on fire was a conversation, they’d both had many many times. He hadn’t realized the smell of it would be so fucking awful. The Brunet couldn’t help but scrunch his nose at the odor. “I’m trying to help you,”“I don’t want you-“I know you don’t. Believe me, I know I’m the last one on the planet you want. I under

Fuck, this was stupid, and if anyone found him out here, there would be hell to pay. Lexus snarled to himself as he continued to dig through the abandoned library. There wasn’t much here to be salvaged, and what he’d found so far were things Azrin already had in some form or another.The alpha was in forbidden territory, scavenging an abandoned human encampment that was implicitly and undeniably off-limits to vampire-kind. Not that Lexus gave a shit about the rules, but the fact that he was here…Doing this, hell, he was fucking whipped. The worst part, though, was that the fucker he was doing this for didn’t even fucking know about it.Lexus had no intentions of changing that fact anytime soon. Not with his recent arrangement courtesy of the council and his dam. However, that wasn’t going to stop him from doting on his omega, even in secret. His freckled vampire had a penchant for human memorabilia, and among them, books were his favorite to dissect.The brunet would fill pages with n

Azrin let out a horribly unattractive snort (while Lexus sat proudly with a feral grin) as he recognized the code imbedded in Lex’s shackles. It was his damn birthday. Not Lexus’s. Oh no, it was without a doubt the omega’s. He was sure someone somewhere would have scoffed at them, if they’d been watching this play out like some sort of vintage reality show. Like, no shit it was your birthday. That’s common for couples! Are you stupid? Yes, yes, he was. It would have taken him days to figure this out. Actually, he’s not even sure he would have, and Lexus’s smug disposition let the omega know the blond was thinking the exact same thing. Azrin’s one saving grace, was the fact he hadn’t expected the alpha to know the exact time he was born. Like, who pays that much attention to something they heard in passing? Lex, apparently.“Your brain done stalling out? If so, can we get this show on the road while I’m still sane?” The alpha snarked, entirely too pleased with himself.That was fine,