Lily was in dire need of a bath to cool down after what transpired last night. She hated to admit it, but she wanted more. Omar’s touch was like a drug to her and she could not get enough of it. She wanted to be close to him always. Inez walked her down to the Turkish baths and had made sure no one else was in there and reserved just for the Luna. It was a beautiful cathedral of mosaics on the wall and hot, communal baths with showers to the side.
Lily disrobed and stepped into the main bath, relishing the warmth of the water. “This feels heavenly. Inez, please join me.”
Inez shook her head. “Luna, I can’t.”
Lily relaxed into the water and could feel her anxiety slipping away. “Don’t be silly. We’re friends and I want you in the water.”
Inez shook her head again. “Luna, I can’t do my job if you don’t allow me to.”
Lily sighed. “Suit yourself.”
She leaned back and Inez put two slices of cucumber on her eyes as she thought back to last night and how skilled Omar was. He was skilled because he had a harem of women to do his bidding. She was his mate, but that didn’t mean she had to like the fact that he was having relations with other women. Instead, she felt great jealousy that her mate didn’t feel the same way about her and deep down past the anger and jealousy, she was hurt. Hurt that he didn’t care enough for her to release the women.
“You like him?” Jade asked her.
“I wish I didn’t,” Lily responded. “It’s this damn mate bond. I can’t stop my body from reacting to him, but I don’t like him. Actually, I despise him for forcing me to stay and making all these women his slaves.”
“What should we do about it?” Jade inquired.
“We will bide our time,” Lily said.
As she thought that, the wooden door to one of the sauna rooms opened and steam wafted out, partially hiding a tall, dark man who was completely naked. His physique was perfect and he looked carved out of marble. He stepped closer and Lily gasped as she realized it was Omar in the flesh. The sight of his manhood tempted her and she could feel her nether region pulsing for him. She wanted him inside her and she was glad she was in water so that he could not smell her arousal. “I thought I had the baths to myself this morning?”
Omar grinned sheepishly. “I am the Alpha, am I not? I’m not able to join my Luna?”
Lily cast a glance toward Inez and she looked uncomfortable. “Inez, please leave us alone.” She scurried away without looking at Omar.
He strolled up to her and looked at her in her two-piece suit. “Can you take your clothes off? I want to see my little mate up close.”
Lily stood her ground. “I don’t think so. You may be the Alpha, but I don’t have to obey all of your commands.”
He stepped into the water opposite of her. “That’s where you’re wrong. You will submit to me, little mate. You will be mine in every sense of the word, but I like a challenge. Have I told you how sexy you are, lately?”
She looked away, getting hotter by the minute as Omar got closer to her and his scent riled up Jade. How much longer could she fight this? “Who did you sleep with last night? Isabella?”
He laughed again. “You have to get used to the fact that there are other women, but none of them are worthy of being my Luna. Even Asaraj can see that. Play your part and we can become a power couple. Asaraj is considering me for a high-level position in his cabinet, where we would need to move to his estate. It would be a great honor for you to named the Luna of one of the cabinet posts.”
Lily tried to get away from him. “I don’t care about Asaraj. Do you know how angry I get when I know I am not the only one for you?”
Omar caught up with her and held her against the wall, sliding her legs around his waist. “I will have to teach you how to be a proper Luna who listens her Alpha.” He easily slid off her top and bent down to take one of her mounds in his mouth. His lips encircled her taut tip and licked and teased it before biting it while his hand massaged the other one. Lily grabbed onto him and moaned softly. It felt so right, but also so wrong. Omar resurfaced and kissed her marking spot, sending her into a frenzy. His canines came out and he grazed the spot and she lost control of her functions. He led her delicate hands to his member and she grasped it, gasping at how large and hard it was, making her insides weak. As she stroked it underwater, he moaned into her neck.
Omar placed his erect member up against her entrance, which was barely hidden by a flimsy bottom. He roughly pushed her against the wall as he ground his member into her, causing her to shout out his name. He growled as he heard this and sped up and she could feel she was close to being crushed against the pool wall, but the pleasure and the pain only heightened her experience. Omar bent down to kiss her, bruising her lips as he inserted two fingers into her roughly, making her claw his back. As he entered her, she moved with him in rhythm, with each thrust getting her closer to her climax. He entered another finger and she pushed down on him as she reached her climax, the euphoria overtaking her.
Lily fell into his arms as she was spent. Omar kissed the top of her head, got out of the water, and walked away. She was angry he could just leave without a word. Lily watched as his sinewy form retreated from her and she knew she would give in to him. There was no denying the mate bond no matter how she felt about him.
***
Omar walked her into a large dining hall and she was awed by how grand the room looked with heightened ceilings and glass-stained windows that drew in an amber light. Omar wanted her to wear a black, sequined evening gown with a heart-shaped neckline and she looked amazing. It was such a stark difference to what she had been doing prior to this. She moved from place to place, always using an alias and taking odd jobs to make money while pawning what little she had. Still, it felt better to be poor and free than rich and kept. Two other couples sat up from the table and greeted them.
Omar seated her and then gestured to the largest man in the room with dreads and his slender, blonde mate. “This is by Beta, Hagen, and his chosen mate, Tinna.” The pair nodded. Omar then pointed to the thin, olive-skinned man and his mate, a short and busty girl with curly hair. “This is my Gamma, Cheng, and his mate, Marquesa. This is my Luna, Lily.”
Lily smiled. “It’s nice to meet you all.”
They all sat down to a rich feast and Tinna asked, “tell me, Luna, I’ve been told you haven’t accepted your title yet. Is this true?”
Omar put down his wine goblet. “I’m not going to rush the girl. We’ve barley known each other a few weeks.”
Hagen snorted. “I don’t know how you’ve waited this long, Alpha. I would’ve bedded her and marked her by now.”
All the men laughed while the women smiled uneasily.
Marquesa cleared her throat. “Well, it took you long enough to introduce her.”
Omar grinned. “I wanted to make sure she wanted me first. After our last encounter in the baths, I knew she was game.”
Lily turned a bright shade of crimson. “The mate bond is strong and I can only trust in the Moon Goddess to know why she put us together.”
“It could be his huge cock.” Cheng said and all the men erupted in laughter.
After lunch, the men excused themselves to another room and Lily found herself in a parlor room with a fireplace, satin ottomans, and tea being served. One of the servants poured her a cup of tea with milk and honey and she shored herself up by the heat of the fireplace. “May I ask if your mates also have other women?”
Marquesa laughed. “Not mine. We are true mates and Cheng would never dare.”
Tinna shrugged. “We’re chosen mates and by law, he’s allowed to take other women. I just tell him I don’t want to see them. It must be hard for you to be mates with the Alpha and know he keeps so many other women.”
Lily took a sip of tea, thinking of a response. “It is. I only want him and it pains me that he has others.”
Tinna took a bite of a biscuit. “You’ll get used to it in this new world. We’re not the feminists we could be before, you know.”
“It’s not all that bad,” Marquesa chimed in, “Tinna here likes to take a guard or two when she fancies them.”
Tinna smiled. “It’s strictly to test their strength. I hear you may be heading to Junta, soon.”
“What is Junta?” Lily asked.
“It’s where Asaraj is. He’s calling his best warriors and most loyal followers for a secret meeting. Don’t let Isabella outshine you,” Tinna replied.
Lily rolled her eyes. “Does she need to go everywhere?”
Both the girls laughed and Marquesa shook her head. “The sooner you accept her, the sooner you will learn where your place is.”
***
Lily was in her room when Omar walked in. He strode to her bed and leaned against her bedpost. "Did you enjoy meeting my Beta and Gamma and their mates?”
Lily nodded. “Do women have so little power over their own lives here?”
Omar’s face darkened. “Is that what you think? That they can’t make decisions for themselves?”
“You won’t let me leave!” She shouted back at him, “and you keep all those women against their will!”
He laughed. “Is that what you think? I did indeed buy them but they are allowed to leave after three months. Do you think your little Inez didn’t like it when I laid down with her? She’s the one that came back for more.”
Lily grew angry and tried to strike him. Omar grabbed her wrist. “Careful now, little mate. You wouldn’t want my wolf, Sudar, to come out. It looks like you need a little lesson right now on who is your master. Get down on your knees!”
As his Alpha command shook her, she got down on the floors and drew in haggard breaths, staring daggers at him.
Omar smiled. “Good little mate. Now, take off my belt and pants.” Lily silently did as she was told and stared at him in his underwear. His scent became stronger and took over her. “Now take it out.” Lily trembled as she could hear her wolf whimpering, slowly taking out his thick, swollen meat. “Good girl,” Omar continued, “now do with it what you will.”
Lily took it in her hands and licked the tip, making Omar shudder. She licked it from the bottom to the shaft and gingerly fondled his balls. She looked up to see his eyes shut and she put the tip in her mouth and sucked it while licking her tongue around it, causing him to moan and grab the back of her head. “Damn, you’re good at this,” he said through short breaths. She slowly inched him into her mouth, changing the suction as she went along until his whole length was in her mouth. She kept it up as he started thrusting into her, saying her name as he went along.
He tensed. “I’m about to come.” She continued sucking and swallowed as he thrust one last time into her. She sat back up on the bed and watched as he pulled up his pants. “You’re learning, little mate, but there’s more lessons before you truly can become MY Luna.