Chapter 42

ACE

Before I knew what I was doing, I yanked Doe into a standing position and pushed her up against the tiled wall of the shower.

I had no control over my movements. My body was incapable of doing anything besides slamming my cock against her ass and lower back.

I wasn’t even inside her, and that felt so wrong, but I couldn’t stop.

Doe’s little noises of pleasure spurred me on, making me move faster and harder. I was losing myself in the need to breed this perfect omega in front of me.

~I need to be inside of her.~

~I need her on her hands and knees with her pussy spread out for me so I can ram her full of my cock and seed.~

~I need her panting against me, tits bouncing, jaw dropped in pleasure, neck bared in submission—~

A piercing whine filled my blood with ice. I froze, panting like an animal. I’d never hated and loved a sound more.

Loved because it meant my mate needed me, craved me, which pleased me to no end.

Hated because it also meant that she needed something from me, and I wasn’t giving it to her. I was failing her in some way.

I ripped myself back as another one of her whines forced me out of the rut that had almost taken me under. I slowed my breathing, my lungs searching for fresh air that was nowhere to be found.

~Holy fuck, that was intense.~

In my need to mate with her, I had almost forgotten what ~Doe~ needed. Guilt wrapped around my throat, but I was thankful I’d at least been able to pull myself out of my rut when Doe needed me.

That was a good sign. It meant that my love for her was stronger than my bestial instincts, even when she was in full heat.

I promised myself I would not lose sight of her needs again.

Doe’s shrill whimpers intensified when I stepped away from her, upset over the loss of contact, so I knew she wasn’t whining because I had hurt her.

No, something else was bothering her…

I launched into action. I grabbed her by the nape of her neck, lifted her, and spun her around to face me.

Doe whimpered and almost doubled over as her lower belly cramped, but I kept her upright so I could search her for damage.

One of her hands was gripping her stomach while the other blindly reached for me. It took me a moment to realize why her eyes were squeezed shut, why she was crying.

She couldn’t see. The shampoo I’d put in her hair had traveled down her face and was pooling in her eyes.

~And the award for worst mate on the fucking planet goes to…~

“Oh, baby, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. Here, move under the water.” I maneuvered her body under the spray of the showerhead.

Doe shrieked and jumped away, and I realized the hot water must’ve felt like fire against her already sweltering body.

“~Shit!~ Doe, fuck, I’m sorry.” Christ, I was really fucking this all up. I grabbed the shower knob and turned the water as cold as it could go. “Come back to me, sweetheart. I’m sorry. Shh, come here.”

I pulled my shaking mate back against me and put us both back under the now ice-cold water.

This time, instead of screaming, she let out a relieved sigh and collapsed onto my chest, allowing the skin of her mate, combined with the freezing spray of the shower, to cool her blistering flesh.

Securing one hand around her so she wouldn’t fall to the ground, I hurriedly used my other one to scrub the soap from her face and hair.

~And what did we learn today, class? Take care of your mate, and ~then~ fuck her until she collapses.~

Doe still had her soapy eyes squeezed shut as she nuzzled and kissed and licked my chest, making it much more challenging to remain focused on the task at hand.

I was sure her eyes must still hurt but, thankfully, the feel of her mate’s body against hers was enough to distract her for a bit.

“Hurts,” she whined between open-mouthed kisses and little licks. “Ace. Hot.”

The pain in her tone felt like a spear through my gut.

“I know, baby. Just hold on. I just gotta get this damn shampoo out of your hair, and then we can go to your nest, yeah?”

Apparently, that wasn’t good enough for her.

The next thing I knew, her fingers were wrapped around my cock, squeezing it tightly, trying to tug it forward to where she hurt the most: right between her legs.

I grunted and jerked forward. My lust was so intense that I was riding a thin line between sanity and delirium. ~What am I doing again? Why aren’t I inside her yet?~

Doe seemed to be wondering the same thing. “Need you. Mate. Please.”

~Shampoo. Get the fucking shampoo out of her eyes.~

Doe wasn’t thinking clearly. Even with her eyes still burning, she sucked one of my nipples into her mouth and then kissed her way down my stomach.

She tried to drop down onto her knees, no doubt to take my cock into her mouth, but I grabbed a fistful of her hair to stop her.

I was tempted to let her fall to her knees, then finish washing the shampoo away while she lapped up my cum with that pretty pink tongue. But I wasn’t sure I could stop myself from entering another rut.

My mind was already flooding with images of me fucking her throat.

I grabbed her under her armpits and lifted her back up. Before she could protest, I hiked her up my body, wrapped her legs around my hips, and pushed her against the wall of the shower.

Then I lined myself up and started to rub my cock against her slit in gentle thrusts.

Doe instantly forgot her fight. Even though I didn’t push into her, which we were both desperate for, she didn’t seem to mind so long as I made sure to brush up against her clit.

I groaned at how wet she was, how easily I was able to slide through her folds. Her inner thighs were coated in omega slick. It dripped salaciously between us and down the tiled wall.

~Don’t get distracted.~

As Doe started to jerk her hips against mine, I grabbed the detachable shower head from the wall and used it to wash the soap from her hair and face.

She didn’t like it when I sprayed water over her eyes to get the soap out, but that was quickly overshadowed by her incoming climax.

My girl was so sensitive that it only took a few thrusts to send her spiraling.

“Yes! Ace…,” Doe moaned, tilting her head back, thrusting her tits out like a fucking offering.

She was so perfect. And so. Fucking. Sexy.

“Ace,” she gasped. She dug her nails into my shoulders. “Ace, I’m going to… I’m going to—”

She sounded so overwhelmed.

My hips picked up their pace. “That’s okay, baby. You can cum if you need to. I’m almost done here.”

My permission was all she needed to fly over the edge. She gasped and shuddered against me. She was so damn beautiful, I could hardly stand it.

As she came back down from her high, I washed the last of the soap away, and her eyes blinked open, gazing lovingly at me.

“There are those beautiful brown eyes,” I murmured as I brushed her wet hair out of her face.

“Alpha,” she whispered, staring up at me in wonder.

My chest rumbled in satisfaction. “That’s right, perfect girl. And you’re my omega.”

Now that she was no longer in pain, everything in my body roared to life once more, and I could no longer ignore how ripe and ready she was for me.

I lifted her fully against me, just barely remembering to turn the water off in the shower before I rushed out of the bathroom and carried her to the bedroom.

There, I dropped her on the bed and crawled on top of her. I didn’t even care that both of us were soaking wet or that we didn’t have the chance to get cleaned up the way that I’d been hoping.

All I knew was that I needed her. And more importantly, she needed me.

Realizing where she was, Doe moaned with delight and arched against me, smiling brightly.

I was so proud of Doe for making her nest. It was the perfect place to make her mine officially.

And with that realization, I let my instincts take control, fully prepared to claim my mate once and for all.