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~~~One Week Later~~~
The morning sun had draped the room in hues of orange and pink, it was beautiful in its own right but Noah paid it no mind as he looked down at the pen and paper at his desk. It had been a little over a week since he had come to the estate, the weekend had come and gone and he had not left to see Kai. He wanted to but at the same time he was tired, his eyes held heavy bags, his back hurt even with the sitting. The idea of getting on the train and going home just to have to come back slipped through his brain and was unpleasant to think about.
He tapped the pen against the desk, he wanted to tell Kai sorry. Wanted to tell his best friend what all had happened in the week that he was absent from the apartment. And at the same time he wanted to tell him not to wait, not to hold his breath for the coming weekend. The walls of the estate felt suffocating and the weight of his tasks milled about in his brain.
After the meeting with Connor on that fateful day it felt like he had been thrown to the wolves of the estate. Every morning he was to be wake at 6 sharp and go down to the kitchen to check that Adrian’s breakfast was ready. Then he was to go back up the stairs and make sure that Adrian was awake. Breakfast for Adrian was held at 7 and then he would be bathed and ready for the tutors at 8, he had a plethra of classes inside and outside of the estate and by the time they were done it was around 5. While Adrian ate is dinner with his father, Noah was to tiedy up Adrians room and then sit for an hour or two of classes himself. He was taught anything from the culture of the higher class, to redementrary math, and to dance a plethora of forms. By the time he was done for the day it was late, he was then to go to Adrians room and entertain him to he saw fit that Noah could be dismissed.
The first two days were rough and the people of the estate were unkind, he found out early on that he was the only beta inside the estate. The other betas on the property never set foot in the estate and instead tended to the gardens or the horses in the stable. The other staff interacted with him as if he was an illness, Connor for his part was the only one to talk to Noah as if he wasn’t dirt under his shoe. Adrian seemed indifferent and only interacted with him straigh to the face in the early mornings or late nights.
The omega seemed to crave affection, though it was trapped behind the walls that he build and what Noah could only assume was ptsd from past interactions with betas. The boy held others at an arms length, Connor seemed to be the closest to him aside from his father and the older maid that would run his bath for him at night.
Glancing back to the paper, it’s emptiness was staring back at him. Sighing heavily he started to write:
~Hey Kai,
I know that I did not come back over the weekend like promised, things have just gotten busy here. Works been good, it hard but I enjoy it for the most part. I am sad to say that I don’t know when I will be back to visit, I am thinking of asking Sir Cromwell if I could invite you for a day.
Anyway, how are you holding up at home? Is everything going well? I miss you
Noah rolled his eyes, this letter sucked, but in his defense he hadn’t really wrote a letter before. There was never a need for such things, no one of importance lived farther then the room away from him all his life. Turning back to the letter he contemplated what he wanted to say.
“Dingggg~~~~Dinggggg~~~~Dongggggg~~~”
The sound of the grandfather clock from the drawing room below him sounded loud as every. ‘Shit must be almost 6 already’, Noah did not have a clock in his room. He had a pocket watch in his work slacks but it wasn’t always the most accurate. On his second day he had found the back drawing room, usually used for important meetings, nestled in the back of the estate and incidentally right under his room. The clock in there was always on time and would chime 3 times at every 15 minutes till the next hour, it was an annoying sound at night but it was helpful in the mornings when he was listening for how much time he had.
Abandoning the letter he moved to pull in his brown slacks and green short sleeve, the butler had dropped off clothing for him at the end of the second day. He didn’t want to ask how they had gotten his size, don’t look a gift horse in the mouth his nanny would say. Brushing his hair out of his face and moved to Adrian’s door, placing his ear against the wood he heard nothing.
‘Good’, he sighed as he moved out of his room and into the hallway. A maid was dusting the vases and placing flowers of a variety of colors, she looked at him as he moved down the hall and to the stairs. He almost bumped into a young girl who was dusting the railing, “sorry” he whispered. The girl didn’t even acknowledge that he was there, she was the same as the rest in this place.
As he got closer to the kitchen he noticed more maids cleaning and whipping down windows and such. ‘Something must be happening’ his brain supplied as he opened the heavy door to the kitchen. It was loud in the kitchen, one of the heavy set cooks was yelling at two young lads who were peeling potatoes in the corner. “Peel these better, look at these patchy spots, this will not do”, the woman continued to yell and Noah moved to the opposite side of the kitchen. There stood the young cook that was always in charge of Adrian’s meals, she was a middle aged omega with brown choppy hair that she kept up in a bun, she was tall and slender around his height, her eyes were dark brown and hard set as she cracked eggs over the sizzling skillet.
He got about 3 feet from her when she spoke, “the masters breakfast will be ready in 5, go inform him”, she did not turn to him. “Thank you, i’ll let him know”, he waited a minute and like the last couple days the woman pointed to a bowl that sat to the left of her. He reached up quickly and thanked her, the brown bowl held a mix of yogurt, granula, berries, and some for fiber he had yet to figure out. It was the same everyday, and he ate it in 5 big bites quickie before sitting it back down in its place and hurrying out of the kitchen.
His stomach wasn’t as full as he would like but he understood that he was hired help, and they seemed to want him to eat a certain diet. It was helping to make him more lean in some ways, before he had been a little thicker but now he was feeling the fat fall of with the change in diet and the extra movement. He moved past the grand table and up the steps in a hurry to get Adrian up before his breakfast arrived.
He felt like a nanny of sorts and he had asked Connor why he was doing a variety of jobs. The tutors answer was short and sweet, “you are a companion beta, that is what they do”, the companion word was new and felt almost intimate but he knew it wasnt. There had been enough whispers about Adrian's betrothed for Noah to know this wasn’t a permeate affair, him being here that is.
There was a fleeting thought of if he would be present when the marriage happened or if he would be left go before. Shaking his head, he stood back in his room in front of the door that led to Adrian’s room. Knocking loudly, he spoke “Adrian it’s me Noah, may I enter”?
The was a gruff snort that came from the room and Noah took that as the ok to enter. Upon opening the door he was met with the heavy smell of vanilla and caramel, his nose wrinkled but he continued into the room. He was starting to get used to Adrian’s scent but sometimes it was particularly heavy in the morning even with the windows open.
Adrian was layed out on the bed, his blankets formed a nest around him, his bed was a deep walnut color with deep purple silk flowing from the overhead banisters. It made it hard to see Adrian at times but from the omega books he was forced to read he understood that this was a typical single omega nest. He dared not get to close, so he after opening the balcony door to get more airflow he moved to the edge of the bed. He dared not to touched the silk that was obstructing his vision and instead placed his hands behind his back.
A deep purr resounded from within the nest, Noah tried his best to let out a welcoming purr of his own. As a beta it was not as strong or comforting as an alpha but he was told that when approaching an omega in the morning this was common courtesy.
“Sir Adrian, it is time to wake up, breakfast should be up any second now”, he waited for a response but only got a grumple in response. Knowing that he couldn’t do any more he moved to turn away from the bed so he could prepare for the food.
Like lightning a hand reached from between the folds of the silk wall and grabbed his arm, Noah jerked and looked back to see a sliver of Adrians face. His eyes seemed to be almost glowing a soft gold, his jaw looked tense and his grip was firm. Noah turned to face him, raising his left hand he made contact with the hand around his right wrist. The grip tightened, “Sir, you have to let go, the servants will be here”, the foods feel on deaf ears as Adrian growled and pulled his arm forward.
“Come here”, Adrian spoke in a low baritone. Noah felt the hair on the back of his neck raise, the room seemed to shift as the smell of carmel seemed almost burnt. He looked around the room as if a gun were to go off, the grip on his arm was insistent. With nothing else to be done, he kicked of his shoes slowly and used his left hand to push the curtains aside as he knelt to crawl into the omegas cave.
Adrian moved back to made room for him, his scent was so much thicker in here and Noah felt his mind swim. If he was an alpha he would be gone, but he was a beta and inside Adrian’s nest which was strange in itself. Hell the boy had been yelling at him last night about how incompetent he was and here he is being invited into a sacred nest.
Adrian didn’t let him ponder anything as he manhandled Noah into the center of his test, he pushed the beta down flat on his back before climbing on top of him. Noah’s throat bobbed as he looked at the omega on top of him, his short blonde hair was framed in the morning light, his scent was sweeter then normal and there was a short of wetness on his lap now. “H-hey Adrian…. I mean Sir, I don’t….”, he was cut of Adrian growling and slumping down onto his chest.
“Stay”, one command that Noah had to follow, not like he could move with Adrian wrapping his arms tightly around him. Noah stared up at the ceiling, he kept his arms ramrod straight against his sides. It was silent for a minute before the purring from Adrian started, it was soft at first but then picked up after a minute.
‘Its ok, its ok’ he said over and over again as Adrian shifted around on his chest and then started to actively rub his scent glands against him. ‘Stay calm, stay calm’, the mantrum was repeated again and again as Adrian continued to purr and scent him.
He was well aware that the servants were now in the room, he could hear their footsteps and their hushed whispers. The smell of eggs and sausage cut through the smell off vanilla and carmel. The door was opened and closed in quick succession and then it was quiet again.
‘I need to move’, he shifted a smidge and Adrian growled. Noah stilled as he felt the hot breath against his neck, there was a soft caress of teeth and that out him on edge.
“Do not move”, came a voice from beyond the curtain. It was Sir Cromwell, the alphas compand laid over him. He didn’t know if it was for him or for Adrian but based off the fact that Adrian was still moving it wasn’t the latter.
“He likes you, good beta”, the complement washed over Noah and he felt his cheeks flush. Adrian kept purring but was now sucking at his neck and there was a keen wetness between them, ‘what is happening’ rolled around in Noah’s head. Hes mind ran over everything he could remember from the books he read, but there was no ‘what to do if an omege traps you’ in the book.
It was sudden but as soon as Adrian started to rub their hips together Sir Cromwell intervened. “Thats enough Adrian, now is not the time. Noah please go to the bath chamber near the servants quarters”, Sir Cromwell grabbed Adrian around the waist. The omega immediately started to hiss and growl, “Mine, mine, mine, my beta. Let me go, let me go”.
Noah was in a daze but he rolled out of the bed with haste, he watched Adrian fight against his father. His nails were long and he was scratching at the older man, his eyes were bloodshot and red rimmed but the gold in them was fading.
“GO NOW”, was yelled at him and Noah rushed around the bed and out the door. He didn’t stop running as he raced down the halls, around corners, and through door after door. He didn’t stop to apology or ask for directions but after some time he found the bath chamber.
It was empty and Noah was glad because finally alone he looked at himself in the small mirror. His small scent glands on his neck looked red and raised from the rubbing, is one scent gland was turning purple from where Adrian had tired to bite him. His hair was a mess and his clothes were no better, there was a wet spot over his crotch.
It was slick, that was what the wet substance was, he was also hard, the tent in his pants was obvious. “Fuck”, he whispered as he pulled his clothing off. Once they were off he tossed them across the room.
“Fuck, fuck, fuck, shit mmmwhhhh”, he wasn’t one to jerk off but oh how sweet Adrian had smelled. He gripped his dick hestitantly in his hand, he played with the head slowly. His legs shook as he rubbed harder and pushed against the slit as precum beaded on the head.
“Mmmmwwhhhh ahhhh, f-fuck”, he was so close as he rubbed harder and faster. Images of Adrian, of his body on top of him, filled his mind as he leaned over the sink and spilled his release into his hand.
He bent down as he regained his breath, it had been so long since he had last done this and it showed with how fast he came. He came back to his senses as he heard movement on the floor above him.
He was in and out of the bath in a flash and found a spare set of clothing waiting for him outside the door. Moving down the hallways he was stopped by a maid, “Sir Cromwell is waiting for you in the drawing room”.
Noah sucked in a breath and thanked the woman before he turned and walking down the hall to the room. As he entered he saw Sir Cromwell sitting in a chair while a young man seemed to be bandaging his wounds. The man looked older then ever as he turned to look at him.
“It looks like you cleaned up well, come have a seat will you. Best to have a chat before you go about you day, very busy week ahead.”
Noah moved to sit, he did not know what to say. But Cromwell seemed to know what to say, “Sorry for what you experienced, I have never seen Adrian act like that with any of the other Betas. He is near to his heat you see, he must have felt safe with you which is why he wanted you in his nest. He probably wasn’t even conscious of what he was doing at the time, so I apologies for him. That being said his heat should hit by the end of the week, which works out just fine as it will be after the banquet. I must ask that you read up more on omega health as you will be present to help him during his heat, and before you say anything it will be in limited capacities such as feeding him and washing him mostly. Anything you would like to say”.
Noah was in shock, this was all new to him and Sir Cromwell had pushed it under the rug. Sure he didn’t know much about omegas but he didn’t think he would have to help one with a heat.
“Will he even want my help during heat? He hates me”, he didn’t know why that was the most pressing thing on his mind. Hell he had just been molested kinda, but yet part of him enjoyed the affection, he blamed it on being touch starved.
Cromwell chucked, “He seems to enjoy you, I have yet to hear any complaints. He seems to view you as more then a stranger which is good”. Noah didn’t know what to say to that, sure Adrian was kinder now then when he first met the omega.
“I guess but…”, he was cut off by the voice of Connor at the door.
“Noah are you in there, its time for class. Adrian is waiting for you”, Noah startled at the voice and lack of professionalism. But Sir Cromwell didn’t seem to care, “get a move on Noah, we can talk later”.
It felt weird as Noah rose from his seat and moved to leave, Connor was beaming as the door was opened. The alpha seemed oblivious to what had occurred earlier as he guided him away from the room and up the stair.
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Sir Cromwell leaned back in his seat as Noah left, the doctor beside him looked at him.
“They seem to be getting along well, Adrian has need a beta for some time now. Shouldn’t you put a collar on him for his heat?.
Cromwell laughed, “You know a beta can not mark an omega, so what is the point”.
The doctor looked at him skeptically, “You know I mean for the beta, never know what Adrian will do”.
Cromwell faced him with an impassive face, “what happens happens, god’s will be done”