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Reese
I didn’t trust the fairy. I didn’t trust anything affiliated with this fucked up place, but what choice did I have? I dressed myself in silence and did my best not to give away how nervous this whole situation made me. Why were the fae so involved in this? What stake did they have in the future of our species? It was all so confusing and I couldn’t make sense of any of it.
I looked over at my pack. Trevor was helping Cade with his cloak, both appearing far more comfortable about this than I was. In fact, Cade seemed downright giddy. That didn’t surprise me much, radical traditionalists always preached of a time when shifters would reject the laws of man and reclaim their place in the Faelands. I struggled to get a feel for what Trevor was thinking most of the time. It seemed like most of our interactions involved him trying to keep the peace or calm me down, I hardly knew the guy. That was almost entirely on me, though. I haven’t felt myself since I was taken and I wasn’t exactly in the right headspace to be getting to know the man I was suddenly shackled to for life.
“It is time.” The fairy said as he sprinkled a large circle of earthy gray dust in the kitchen. “Step inside.”
Cade walked right into the circle and Trevor was about to follow, but I hesitated. I couldn’t do this, right? I had already been kidnapped, raped, impregnated, and trapped in an oversized prison cell with two complete strangers—was I really about to have all that but in an entirely unfamiliar realm with no way for me to get back home?
“Reese?” Trevor took my hand and brushed his thumb across my knuckles. I felt the mate bond humming between us, so strong and clear. It made me trust the alpha far more than I should and I wished I could get rid of it so I could think for myself again, but it was there to stay. I wanted to follow him even if it meant being held hostage in a foreign realm.
“Sorry...it’s all just happening too fast.” I said, feeling dazed and disembodied. It was a feeling I would get before all this, but I seemed to lose my footing on reality more often these days. I was aware of everything that had happened, but it all felt distant and blurry.
“I know.” Trevor cupped my face in his hands. His touch was so soft and gentle despite how big and rough his hands were. It was hard to hold onto the fact that those were the same hands that held me down to rape and bite me, but I couldn’t let myself forget that. I couldn’t keep letting myself ignore just how dangerous this man was. “I’ll keep you safe. I promise.”
The Reese that existed before the bite would find it laughable that I believed his promise. I barely gave alphas who were on blockers much trust, let alone the ones who stayed off of them and let themselves be controlled by their instincts. This trust was artificial and it never would have existed if he hadn’t mated with me against my will, but I couldn’t seem to convince myself to reject it. This mate bond was going to get me killed if I didn’t try harder to fight it.
With my heart pounding and my throat feeling tight, I stepped into the circle. Cade reached out to touch me, but I jerked away. He was likely just trying to be a good pack mate and reassure me, but I wanted nothing to do with him. I wasn’t bonded to him the way I was with Trevor, he couldn’t get away with being a monster as easily. I didn’t even want to look at that brainwashed piece of shit anymore.
“I recommend taking a deep breath and holding it in 3…2—” The fairy’s warning was cut off by a sickening whoosh that made my stomach churn and my eyes feel like they were going to fall right out of my skull.
For just a few seconds that felt like a whole lot longer than that, I felt as if I was free falling into oblivion. I gasped for air as my feet materialized onto a circle of soft grass. I grabbed Trevor’s arm the second I sensed his presence next to me and clung to his strong, solid figure for dear life.
“Please refrain from vomiting in the circle, shifters.” The fairy stepped out of the grass circle, his boots crunching in the sparkling white snow. “Follow me, now.”
I groaned and rested a hand on my queasy stomach.
“Are you okay?” Trevor put his hand over mine. “The baby?”
“It’s fine.” I spat out with a little more aggression that I really intended.
As the nausea subsided I glanced up at Trevor whose deep brown eyes were filled with worry for me and our baby. I could almost get lost in the gaze of my alpha if it wasn’t for the fanatical little omega clinging to the fur coat on his back. I couldn’t have Trevor without Cade, not that I wanted Trevor at all, but if I did he’d come as a package deal with that brainwashed lunatic.
“Are we done with the touchy feelies, gentlemen?” The fairy sighed, looking bored with his long arms crossed over his chest. “I do have other business to attend to.”
Trevor
Cade held my hand tight as we followed the trodden path through the snowy woods. He rubbed his cheek against my shoulder, marking my jacket with his scent. He smiled sweetly as our eyes met and I couldn’t help but smile back. He had this innocence to him, like a boy who hasn’t had his first bitter taste of a cruel world yet. It was a contrast to Reese, who was so broken and jaded behind those icy blue eyes. I already loved them both so much and would do anything to protect them, I just wished they could find some common ground and so we could bond as a pack.
I glanced back at Reese who was purposely lagging behind. He was disgusted by my pull to Cade, but I couldn’t help it. They were both my omegas now and I couldn’t imagine being apart from either of them. I wanted him by my side to keep him warm and safe, but he was the type who needed space. I kept having to remind myself to leave him alone and let him come to me when he was ready, but it was getting even harder to honor his wishes the further along in his pregnancy he got. His hormones were already driving me crazy and he wasn’t even very far along yet.
“Look! Nymphs!” Cade tugged at my arm, pulling my attention away from Reese. “Can you believe it?”
They were hard to spot at first, but he pointed out the little blue creatures fluttering around the trees, knocking snow off as they buzzed while Cade’s hazel eyes sparkled with wonder. I didn’t know much about the Faelands, to be honest, but seeing how much joy it brought my mate gave me some appreciation for it.
“Try to refrain from pointing, pup. They don’t much like that.” The fairy said.
“Oh, sorry.” Cade shoved his hand into his pocket shamefully. I squeezed his hand to reassure him, which seemed to make him happy.
My nose twitched.
There was a faint smell in the air that caused the hairs on my neck to stand on end. It didn’t feel quite like danger, but there was an intensity to it that made me uneasy. The scent felt like a neon sign warning me to stay far away.
“This doesn’t feel right.” I said, reaching out to Reese in hopes that he would take my hand and stay close. He just rolled his eyes, but shuffled to my side anyway.
“We are near another pack’s territory.” The fairy motioned us along impatiently. “Don’t worry, the path won’t take us through it.
“How many packs are here?” I asked, grabbing Reese’s wrist and squeezing tight when he tried to pull away. I could feel my alpha instincts crawling under my skin, demanding that I protect what’s mine. A few drops of urine spilled out against my will as I fought the urge to mark my omegas. My cock was hard and straining against tough leather, preparing itself for the fight to mount and dominate another alpha.
“Not as much as the doctor would like.” The fairy mentioned Dr.Jacobs with such disdain. Did he not approve of this? If he didn’t, why was he allowing us into his realm to begin with? “As it turns out, there aren’t many unmated alphas out there who are fertile enough to achieve the grand scale repopulation effort he had hoped for.”
Cade remained tight lipped as we followed the fairy. He clearly had his own opinion on the matter, but had the common sense to keep his mouth shut. Now if only I could get him to do that around Reese…
I loosened my grip around Reese’s wrist as the musky scent of the other alpha dissipated. He pulled his hand away, but the rest of his body remained close to me. The smell must’ve shaken him a little, too.
The air smelled fresh and clean as we took a turn into a path that looked rarely traveled. My anxiety lifted in a way it never had before. This was unclaimed land. Even in the city where shifters weren’t supposed to claim territory, there were violent packs who ran their own chunks of town. I never realized just how much that influenced me until now. I itched to shift and stake my claim.
We arrived at a clearing in the woods. In the clearing sat a cabin made of log and brick. Smoke billowed from the chimney, filling my nostrils with the comforting scent of a wood burning stove. It looked warm and comfortable, a perfect place to keep my mate and our babies safe and happy.
“Welcome to your new home.” The fairy said in the most unwelcoming tone possible. He seemed so bored with us, like he couldn’t wait to drop us off so he could get back to more important things. “You may be excited at the prospect of freedom, but do not be fooled. You are as trapped in this land as you were in that little piss covered den you lived in before. There are wards walling off your territory to keep you contained.”
To my surprise, I wasn’t concerned about that at all. I was too excited about the possibilities of the unclaimed territory to be the least bit bothered by its limits. There were two things that mattered to an alpha more than anything in the world—mates and territory. It felt more difficult to even care about human frivolity now that I had those things.
I discarded the leathers and furs, I wouldn’t need them for where I was going. My human mind faded into the back of my mind as the wolf took over. I nuzzled both of my mates once before trotting off to mark my territory.
Cade
The fairy left us shortly after Trevor ran off. I longed to join the giant gray wolf and stretch my own wolf’s legs for the first time in weeks, but marking the territory was something alphas did alone.
I stood naked in the kitchen, chopping meat and vegetables for a stew. We were told we would get a delivery of meat and vegetables once a week. We could do whatever we’d like with them, but if we wanted extra we had to farm and hunt. I fantasized about the garden I’d tend to in the spring and how happy I’d make Trevor with my cooking. He often cooked for us before, but the apartment made us all a little crazy. Now that he had territory, it would be hard for him to push back his alpha instinct. Maybe he’d finally let me be the perfect omega for him.
Reese sat on the sherpa rug in front of the wood burning stove. He actually surprised me by removing all his clothes with me, but I wasn’t surprised that he ignored my suggestion that we get some food on the stove for our alpha who was likely to be hungry after his hard work. I added in all the ingredients and prepared the stew to simmer, stealing short glances at Reese as I did so.
He was so beautiful. He was a picturesque omega with that angelic face and soft body. His nipples were swollen and puffy, soon he would grow tiny little breasts to feed his baby. His bump was barely noticeable and would likely go undetected by most, but I could see it. It was so subtle that it could be confused with just a bit of bloating, but I knew better. He was perfect, I could see why Trevor called out his name when he knotted me.
Once my stew was simmering on the stove, I knelt down next to Reese on the rug. He narrowed his eyes, so I exposed my neck to him. He may have been an omega, but he was my alpha’s first mate. When Trevor wasn’t here, I needed to submit to Reese.
“You don’t have to do that.” He grumbled, turning his eyes back toward the fire. Flames flickered in the reflection of his eyes. How poetic.
“Yes I do.” I wished he would nuzzle my neck and accept my submission, but he just continued to stare at the flames.
I laid on my back and spread my legs, inviting him to do what he would like to me. A whine that was more canine than human caught in my throat as he turned his head to look at me.
“What the fuck are you doing? I don’t even know what this is, Cade!” He tried to look bothered, but I could see something click for him. “If I do what you want, will you leave me alone?” I nodded and whimpered. “ Fine .”
Reese sounded irritated, but he couldn’t hide his arousal as he positioned himself between my legs. He cocked his head as he looked down at me, his eyes settling on my stomach that was still flat and smooth. He reached down and pressed his fingertips against my belly with the lightest of touches. I arched up into it, chasing the closeness I desired. I could feel our pack bond between us, frayed and weak, but still there.
He gasped, his eyes wide with surprise as a short burst of pee left his cock and splashed onto my stomach. I peed a little myself, finding great pleasure in him marking me. I was desperate to smell of my alpha, but I wanted Reese’s scent on me too. It would please Trevor to come home and find that we marked each other like this, that we were finally functioning as a true pack.
I mixed our piss around with my fingers and reached out, anointing Reese’s chest with it. He sat back on his heels, his face flushed and chest heaving. We had our one, beautiful moment, but I could see he was letting his tainted human conscience get the best of him once more. He shook his head and rubbed his eyes, groaning with disgust.
“Reese—” I reached out, but he slapped my hand away.
“No.” He stood up and turned his back toward me, clenching his fist. “This place—”
“Is where we belong.” I sat up on my knees and kissed the skin between his ass and thigh. I could feel his muscles twitch beneath my lips. He took a few steps away, putting some distance between us.
“It’s fucking with my head!” Reese turned around, his teary eyes contrasting with his reddened chest and stiff cock. “This isn’t who I am.”
“No.” I crawled over and kneeled at his feet. “It’s who you’re supposed to be.” I was surprised that he let me get as far as to nuzzle his inner thigh and take in his scent, but he stepped away once more.
“I’m not an animal!”
“No, you’re better.” I resisted the urge to crawl to his feet again, I didn’t dare displease him anymore than I already had. “We are better than any human and any animal, we are the future.”
“If we were the future, why are we dying?”
Before I could enlighten him, the front door swung open and Trevor stood in the doorway. His eyes were glassy and manic, his cock stood hard and glistening. I scrambled over to my alpha and sat at his feet. He pulled me up and inhaled my scent.
“You smell so good.” His voice was hoarse and gravely as he lifted me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist as he carried me to the nearest wall and pinned my back against it.
I scanned the cabin for Reese as my alpha fucked me, but he was nowhere to be seen. The bathroom door was still open, so he was likely in the bedroom. Maybe it was for the best, he was too sensitive to handle our alpha when he was like this. My eyes rolled back as Trevor finished inside me, filling me with the most concentrated version of his perfect, heady scent. I wished he would’ve knotted me so we could stay like this a bit longer, but he slid out of me and carefully lowered my body back down.
“Where’s Reese?” He asked as the high of his orgasm faded. I shrugged. “I should find him.”
I felt disappointed as he left me standing there all hard and aching with his cum dripping from my hole, but I had to shake it off. I was happy that I pleased him. I longed to use his release to stroke myself, but I wouldn’t. I was never supposed to pleasure myself, I would only find pleasure if my alpha gave it to me.
My hands shook as I stirred the pot on the stove. I was a good omega and I was happy here. A tear fell down my cheek, but I wiped it away. This was where I belonged. This was my pack and I belonged here. I was happy. I sniffled and wiped away more tears as they escaped. This was everything I ever dreamed of, so I was happy, wasn’t I?
I put the cover back on the pot and took a deep, quivering breath. I could hear Trevor and Reese talking in the bedroom, but it was too muffled to make out. I felt alienated and longed to be included, but surely Reese would come around soon. Then we could all just…be happy.