His Isolated Omega Luna

Chapter Thirty

Gabriel left Lucas behind at the coffee bar with a ten dollar bill and the promise he would give some serious thought to everything that was said between them. By the time he reached the corner he had already made up his mind and he bypassed the bank and headed straight back to LaVey’s office.

The criminal looked very surprised to see him back so soon. He opened his mouth to speak, but Gabriel was way ahead of him.

“LaVey, listen. I know what I said earlier, but I think I need some time to reconsider. Some new information has come to light recently and it seems I may have been a little hasty in my judgement of this Axel Harrison.”

“What the hell is wrong with you, Gabriel?" LaVey glared at him. "You come to me for help, and I offer you my services out of the goodness of my heart and now you tell me you need more time?!”

Gabriel was quite intent on keeping the promise he made to Lucas, and just nodded. LaVey didn't even attempt to acknowledge it. Gabriel needed the reassurance he wasn't going to approach Cassandra until he was sure Axel was definitely no good.

“You do understand what I'm saying, right? Please don’t do anything until I get back to you. I swear I'll pay you well if I decide to go ahead with it, but just hold off for a while. I want to speak to my sister again,” Gabriel added firmly.

“I think I understand completely.” LaVey forced out, narrowing his eyes at Gabriel’s back when he turned to leave. He managed to keep the fake smile fixed on his face until he was certain Gabriel had gone.

The space he left in the doorway was quickly filled by a man in a dark suit. LaVey looked up at him expectantly, leaning back in his chair and crossing both hands over his stomach. “Well? What is it?”

“I have the information you requested, Sir.” The man answered, depositing a paper folder on the desk in front of him. “There’s a file a mile long on this Axel Harrison. Seems like he did a stint a while back as a one-man wrecking crew. Trail blazed his way across the mid-west by the looks of it. Assault mostly, one public order violation and… slightly less impressively - he has a few traffic offenses. Minor infringements mainly such as unpaid parking tickets and one gas station jump. I don’t think the authorities have any idea where he is.”

“Excellent…" LaVey replied. "I can’t say it was unexpected. An uncoupled alpha with anger management issues... how predictable.”

The disinterest was evident in the dull expression he made absolutely no attempt to hide.

“It also appears the man you wanted followed earlier was intercepted by someone. They spent some time in conversation, but we couldn’t get close enough to hear what they were saying. Do you want me to send someone else after him?”

LaVey shook his head.

“No. I don't think that will be necessary. It would seem I don’t really need Gabriel after all.”

“Surely it would be useful to have him on side though, Sir.”

“It’s of no consequence...” LaVey sighed, waving his assistant away. “Now I know where this lovely young omega is hiding and how I intend to lure her in. I just need to make sure that bloody love-struck i***t she’s got wrapped around her little finger rises to the bait, so I can get him out of the way long enough for me to get to Cassandra.”

LaVey pushed the file away and picked up the piece of paper with the address of the apartment building scrawled on it. Gabriel left it at their first meeting. He slowly ran his finger along the edges, mouth curving up into a sinister smile. “That precious little thing is going to make me a great deal of money.”

***

Axel forcefully pushed all the lustful thoughts aside and let Cassandra settle on the bed. He turned his back to her, pulling out one of the dresser drawers to retrieve a clean boxer, a pair of sweatpants, and another shirt. Axel was still stark-bollock naked, so he hurriedly slipped into one pair and Cassandra tried very hard not to smile when he unintentionally wiggled his ass to pull them up.

The room suddenly felt far too warm again, and the pounding in his veins returned with a vengeance.

Axel rubbed his fingers through his hair to try and coax it back into place before passing the sweatpants to Cassandra. He nodded towards the towel, a silent suggestion that maybe it would be much better for both of them if she put them on. Axel dropped them over her hand but Cassandra seemed so intent on studying Axel’s chest and shoulders, she made no attempt to take them. Axel gave her a few seconds, gently shaking his head at just how adorable Cassandra was like that, and sat down next to her. He carefully eased Cassandra back against the pillows.

“Come on, give it,” Axel said, positioning himself between Cassandra’s feet, nudging them apart so he had room to move. Axel grabbed back the sweatpants and helped Cassandra to push her legs through the holes. She seemed to be completely helpless while Axel slid them up her thighs. He couldn’t be sure if it was because she was nervous, or because she wanted an excuse for Axel to get close to her again. He was hoping it was the latter.

Axel hesitated when his hands brushed against the edge of the towel where it was still draped across Cassandra’s lower body. Cassandra watched while Axel slowly pushed the material higher to cover up the bit he was desperate to get his hands on, but he still held back.

It never ceased to amaze Cassandra how this man who should have embodied everything she had ever once been afraid of had more patience and sensitivity than anyone she had ever known.

Everything about Axel made the omega feel so wonderfully safe, like she was the only thing in the world that mattered. Cassandra felt her vision start to blur when her emotions struggled to be set free. It definitely wasn't getting any easier to deal with the uncontrollable response her body seemed determined to force on her whenever Axel kissed her.

Cassandra might not have had any experience with being touched like that, but she knew this was something different. She longed for answers, not sure if Axel would be able or willing to give them to her. Cassandra started to dab at what was left of the soapy water and drying slick, so Axel quickly turned his face away.

“Axel...” Cassandra said quietly, twisting her fingers round the edge of the towel. “I don’t really know why this keeps happening to me... I mean, I know what Lucas said and everything,” Axel slipped his hands into Cassandra’s and pulled them into his lap.

“I’m not really the one to ask about that. Lucas seems to have a much better handle on it than me, but you can read my book if you like. Honestly, I only haven’t mentioned it at all because you totally freaked out when you saw those pictures,” Cassandra breathed in a deep sigh.

“I know... I'm sorry.”

“Sorry for what? Stop saying that, Cas. You got absolutely nothing to be sorry for… ever.” Axel promised. He curled his thumbs around Cassandra’s and squeezed. “I totally understand. Let me tell ya, there was some s**t in there that f****d with my head for a while.”

Axel let out a long breath when he thought about what Lucas said about Harrison babies and quickly closed his mouth.

“Like what?”

“Nothing, Cas,” Axel said with a soft smile. He patted the back of Cassandra’s hands. Axel was struggling to identify the strange warmth that suddenly flooded through him without warning, and reluctantly blinked it away. “Nothing you need to worry about, baby - Cas.” He quickly corrected himself and sat back. Axel didn’t even want to think about the level of psychoanalytical crap Lucas would have managed to attach to that.

Axel waited hesitantly for some reaction but Cassandra still seemed to be completely focused on watching the movement of taut muscles under his skin while Axel stroked her. He reassured her by leaning in and planting a tender kiss on her hair. His pulse hadn’t slowed at all since they left the bathroom and his exposed skin was starting to itch where the perspiration continued to leak out and run down his back.

Axel made a weak attempt to try and stop the fire that was burning inside him from rising up and consuming him completely when he watched Cassandra pull up the sweatpants and discard the wet towel. Cassandra sucked at the inside of her cheek, looking away when a blush spread across her cheekbones.

“It only seems to happen when I’m with you,” Cassandra whispered. Axel grinned through the growing concern Cassandra’s physical response to him was becoming unnaturally intense.

“Hey, I can’t help it if I’m irresistible.” Cassandra didn’t say anything. She was staring at the sharp curve of Axel’s canines where they were now clearly visible underneath his wide smile. They were hypnotizing. Cassandra could almost feel her resolve weaken. She imagined how those little white daggers would feel when they broke the surface of her skin while Axel rutted into her and filled her with a knot. Axel mistakenly took her silence for something else. “I’m just kiddin’. I know you don’t want me to say stuff like that.”

Cassandra only managed to look away when Axel’s smile faded. His top lip dropped back over his teeth and covered them again.

“Please don’t keep telling me what I want,” Cassandra said, sliding her fingers across the back of Axel’s neck and linking them together. “You sound just like Gabriel.”

“Hey, there’s no need for that.” Axel frowned.

“Sorry, but you know what I mean. Everybody seems to think they know what’s best for me, but he doesn’t know what’s in my heart… and neither do you.”

“No I don’t, Cas.” Axel shook his head, but he didn’t pull away. “I don’t, because you haven’t told me.” Cassandra gave Axel a gentle tug where his arms were still wrapped around her and pulled him down until they were only inches apart.

“You know what you do to me.”

Axel dropped low until he was almost completely covering Cassandra’s body with his own. He teased Cassandra’s thighs apart and pressed his hips down to hold his omega fixed beneath him.

“Sometimes I just need to hear it.” His hushed voice spread out between them and Cassandra used the hold he had around her to pull herself up. She pressed an affectionate kiss to the corner of Axel’s mouth.

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