His Isolated Omega Luna

Chapter Thirty One

“I do want you, Axel.” Cassandra murmured against his lips, wide blue eyes so full of honesty.

Axel suddenly pushed his hands roughly under Cassandra’s back and dipped his head while a rush of desire ravaged through his body. He dragged her up for a frantic kiss and he forced Cassandra’s mouth open with determined flicks of his tongue and the desperate moans of longing poured out of her with such intensity, they resonated along the walls of Cassandra’s mouth and vibrated into his own.

Axel couldn’t stop himself from sliding in and rubbing his full hard length against her when her knees fell open. They were still locked together when Cassandra arched her back to meet the thrusts. Cassandra’s scent proved that she was clouded with need and Axel moved his hips up and down against her until he could hardly take a breath from the suffocating power of want that muted all his other senses.

Axel caught the hint of a fresh burst of slick that rose up between their bodies and he sucked on Cassandra’s tongue, inhaling as much of it as he could through his nose. He recognized it almost immediately as the same delicious smell he had sensed once before. It was potently sweet and so sticky, he could almost taste it.

Axel ran his wet tongue along the seam of Cassandra’s lips and thought about how easy it would be to just slip one hand inside her sweatpants and reach in to feel the sensual glide of thick, warm oil drench his fingertips. Axel pulled back to look down at the image of pure beauty writhing beneath him. Her face was turned to the side, her eyes softly closed in shameless pleasure as she gasped at the sensation of Axel's leaking erection when it pressed into her again.

Axel stalled.

There was no way Cassandra was ready for Axel to bite her… he had to be sure.

Axel had already waited a lifetime for her.

“Cas, baby, we need to stop.” Axel mumbled, willing himself to let go. Axel clutched his fingers deep into Cassandra’s hair to distract himself and fill his hands with something else. “I don’t know how much longer I’m gonna be able to keep fighting this.”

The omega opened her eyes.

“Then don’t fight it,” Cassandra said impulsively. She was now so close, Axel could feel the warm temptation of the inside of her mouth lightly caress the tip of her tongue again. Axel stared back into that deep blue gaze.

Just for a moment, he wanted to let himself believe Cassandra was giving her consent to let Axel turn her over and sink into her.

“I have to...” He breathed out at last, forcing himself to pull away. He sat back on his heels. “I don’t want to hurt you.”

“Axel…”

“No, Cas.” Axel screwed his eyes shut with determination and shot off the bed. He headed straight out without saying another word or even looking back.

As soon as he was safely in the bathroom he shut the door with his back and leaned heavily against it, scanning the pools of soapy water and sullied clothes that still littered the floor. His head was swimming and a dull ache was pulsing against his temples from the inside.

Axel fell forward, gripping his hands tightly around the wash basin while he deliberately inhaled heavy breaths through his nose and blew them out through his mouth to try and calm his breathing. He felt a wave of nausea sweep against the insides of his stomach when he drew in the moist air that still filled the room.

Axel bent down and picked up the damp shorts and balled them up in his hand. He stared at them for a moment before closing his eyes and lifting them up to his face so he could breathe in the potent scent without the need for Cassandra to realize just how close he was to losing it.

He had no idea how long he had been there, when he heard a tentative tap on the door.

“Axel?”

Axel opened his eyes again, quickly loading everything into the tray at the bottom of the shower and rinsing his hands in a pile of dissolving foam.

“Be out in a minute, Cas.” He called back, forcing his voice to remain steady. He couldn't let Cassandra know just how demanding it was for him to keep pushing down all the alpha breeding instincts that had been dormant for so long.

It tore relentlessly at his conscience, but he wasn’t lost yet and he was hoping Cassandra would be ready to mate with him before that need conquered the desire to protect her.

The alpha made sure all the screwed up folds of divine temptation were stashed away safely before he opened the door.

Axel passed Cassandra outside and dropped down onto the bed, covering his face with both hands. He felt the edge dip down next to him and opened up his fingers. He glanced over to see Cassandra just watching him with no idea why all that passion had suddenly come to an end when she had been so close to letting Axel f**k her.

Cassandra snuggled up against him and Axel screwed his eyes shut again when he slipped his arm around Cassandra's back. He pulled her in until she was so close to his body.

They seemed to fit perfectly together with no space between them.

“I’m so sorry, Axel. I didn’t mean to upset you...”

“Hey. You didn’t. It’s just somethin’ I gotta deal with. It’s fine.”

“It’s not fine. It is me, I know it is.” Cassandra said. She rested her head on Axel's chest and took the chance to ask him what he really knew about her being different. She could feel Axel’s heartbeat racing against her side. “Do you know what Lucas was trying to tell me? I don’t understand what it all means.”

“Not really,” Axel replied carefully. “I know all I need to know.”

“But what am I?” Cassandra said quietly, rubbing her face into the space under Axel’s arm where it was wrapped around her. Axel’s heart melted at the sadness in her voice she tried so hard to hide, but she couldn’t keep anything from Axel - not anymore.

“I don’t know who I am…” Axel lifted Cassandra's arm up and kissed the back of her hand. He kept it pressed against his mouth when he replied. The words vibrated over Cassandra's skin and made her whole body tingle.

“It doesn’t matter who you were, Cas. It only matters who you want to be now and I was kind of hoping that it might be with me.”

“Axel,” Cassandra replied, without hesitation. “I don’t know how I feel about everything else, but I can’t imagine my life without you in it.”

Axel smiled and closed his eyes. He traced his fingers up and down the soft skin of Cassandra’s arm while they lay there together until everything else just seemed to fade into insignificance.

***

LaVey had already set his dreadful plan to capture Cassandra in motion by the time Gabriel had even made it out of the building. He picked up the file on Axel Harrison and headed down to the club room hidden away in the basement underneath his office. It was still early, so there were only a few regulars waiting for them to open up and a couple of security staff lost in conversation by the main door. He was surveying his squalid little empire when he heard someone come up behind him.

“Sir, one of the new betas refuses to comply. What do you want me to do with him?” LaVey turned to face him with an enduring sigh.

“I don’t care,” He answered indifferently. “Do what you want, but don’t leave any marks.”

LaVey gave a familiar nod to one of his clients sitting by the bar and dipped his hand into his pocket to retrieve his phone. He tapped in a number and moved to one of the darker corners so he wouldn't be disturbed. “It’s me. I need you to do something for me. Meet me at the club in an hour and wear your best suit. I want you to look nice.” The voice on the other end of the line must have questioned the order because LaVey snapped a cold reply. “Because you work for me, and your job is to do what I say. If you really want to know, there’s someone I want you to impress.”