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"Holy fuck," he moans as he pushes inside me. It's slow, but the stretch of him and fullness after I've been feeling so empty for so long is enough to make my toes curl. "You're so wet. I forgot about slick."

My words come out in panting moans as he pulls almost all the way out before thrusting slowly into me. "One Omega benefit."

The gentle pace does not last long. It's as if with every stroke, Cliff grows more and more feral for me until he's kneeling with my legs wrapped around his waist. He grabs my pillow and shoves it under my hips as he drives into me.

"Look at my pretty Omega. I can't believe you're mine." One of his hands leaves my waist to pluck at my nipple. "But you are. You're mine forever."

He hits a spot inside me that has me seeing stars. The cramping in my abdomen has abated, overshadowed by the mind-numbing pleasure my Beta is giving me with every thrust of his hips.

Though I'm sure half the floor can hear our passion, neither of us bothers to tamp them down.

Cliff licks his thumb and places it on my clit, rubbing small circles in time with his thrusts. The dual sensations have me arching my back, and my moans become fast pants.

"You going to come for me?" Cliff groans as he fucks me so hard my teeth rattle. "I need you to come, Zoe. I want to lose myself in you as you drench my cock."

There's a moment where I feel like the orgasm may be too far out of reach, like my body doesn't want it or isn't ready for it, but that passes as soon as he pinches my swollen clit. Slick floods out of me like a dam burst, soaking him, my pillow, my sheets, and I scream my release.

Cliff's hips stutter as he shouts my name and unloads himself inside me. He collapses, careful to land beside me instead of on top. "Fuck. That was life-changing, Zoe."

The heat living under my skin has faded, and my cramps are no worse than a period now. I feel closer to Cliff than ever before.

CHAPTER 45

Ray

The door slams in my face, and I'm pretty sure my chest cracks open. My Omega is behind that door, in need, and doesn't want me with her.

My Argentavis is losing his mind inside me. He knows that our mate needs us, but I can't go in there.

She doesn't want me.

I know I was a manipulative bastard. I kept the fact that we were scent matches a secret to give myself time to get in her good graces and show her that I would be a good mate to her. I didn't consider that she'd see it as me only being kind to her to get in her pants, but I can see why she does.

Fuck, Viv may actually murder me when she finds out what I've done.

Even though I am locked out of the room when Zoe needs me most, I don't regret coming here tonight. When Oren whispered in my mind that I needed to go see Zoe, that she was in trouble, I was just getting back from an Alpha mixer. I don't know why I bother going to them anymore.

There's no need to try to find a pack. My pack will form around Zoe, and I'm okay with that.

I ran as fast as I could, and when I saw Warren in here, my vision went red. I wanted to rip him limb from limb. I thought they were friends, but over the past few weeks, they've been keeping their distance from one another. I assumed it was because of the Omega secret Zoe's been keeping. After this and the incident where I found him in her room trying to force himself on her, it's clear that there is nothing left to salvage there.

I was fairly certain that Cliff was her bonded Beta when I found out they were together, and this cements it. He's a part of my pack. I'm not disappointed, either. He's a good man, and a soft place for Zoe to land. She's going to need that.

What is her beast? There has to be a reason she's keeping her designation so close to her chest. It's killing me that I don't even know who Blessed her.

The sound of a pleasured moan from behind the door nearly takes my legs out from under me. Maybe I'm a masochist, but I am going to stay here all night if I have to to protect her. Even with the door locked, a desperate Alpha could break into the room.

I knocked Warren out cold, but that doesn't mean he won't wake up and try to get back to her. I refuse to leave her vulnerable. If he does come back, I will take pleasure in laying his ass out again.

Fuck, Zoe smelled so amazing. How could I ever think her decadent pomegranate and honey scent was a pheromone perfume? It's laughable now that I've been treated to the full force of it.

Before I came here, my dad took me aside and warned me about Betas who would try to trap an Alpha with the perfume. A woman can get pregnant by an Alpha, which gives her an immediate place in his pack. Though Beta men can't get pregnant, some still wear the perfume in hopes of receiving a pack invitation.

It's why I was so pissed when I thought she was wearing it. The one Beta my sister was close to was one trying to manipulate Alphas, just like my dad had warned me.

Instead, in the end, it was me who manipulated her.

Cliff's groans should be turning me off, allowing my rigid cock to deflate, but they're not. I can feel my knot expanding for the first time, and it's a sensation full of both pleasure and pain. The fact that her scent is so noticeable that I can pop a knot from outside her door would've been enough proof that she's my scent match if I didn't already know.