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“Fuck,” said Evan. “Dance with me first.”
“Sure,” I said as Ian grumbled in annoyance. Evan took me by the arm, leading me to the dance floor as Ian went to grab a drink. The room was dark except for the lights flashing around the dance floor.
His hand snaked around my waist, pulling me to him as we slow-danced in circles, matching the other couples who were dancing in threes and some even in fours. The feeling of Evan’s strong body pressed against mine made me throb like crazy between my legs. I wanted him despite the protests in my brain. His short, wavy hair covered half his eyes, giving him a sultry look that made my heart tremble.
“Do the omegas go crazy over you during cuddle sessions?” I asked. I felt just a tiny bit jealous that these alphas had to cuddle with other omegas, even though they’ve only cuddled me for the past few nights.
“Some do,” he answered gruffly. Then he tilted his head in a knowing look as he gazed into my face. “But I’m a professional, and I’ve never kissed an omega here.”
No matter how steamy things got last night between Ian and me, he never once tried to kiss me on the lips, so I believed him. We came close a few times, but he would pull back, leaving me to wonder.
“Why not?” I asked.
“Because kisses are powerful,” he said. “Once an omega goes into heat and you never see her again, the heartbreak after that is ten times worse if you’ve built that type of connection. If I kissed you…I will never let you go.”
Chapter 10
Olivia
DancingwithIanwaslight and easy as Evan’s words replayed in my brain. He didn’t play around when it came to omega’s feelings, and I appreciated that about him. But I wondered how much of that was true.
“Has Evan ever kissed omegas here?” I asked Ian, giving him a look to tell me the truth. It’s not that I didn’t believe Evan, but an alpha male that hot should have at least enjoyed a couple of kisses.
“I haven’t seen him get all crazy to kiss so fast. He takes his time, why?” asked Ian, deftly spinning me around the dance floor. He was swift on his feet and seemed to know what he was doing when it came to dancing, unlike myself. With Evan, we moved slowly to not mess up, and we bonded over the fact that we both sucked at dancing.
“I was just curious, that’s all,” I said.
“It means that he doesn’t want to break your heart,” explained Ian. “Don’t overthink it.”
When he dipped me during the dance, he lowered his lips to mine, and my heart rate sped up. He kissed me like that, holding my lips for a full thirty seconds before releasing me. When I straightened back up, I was breathless and a little dizzy doing that while dancing.
“And you’re an expert at kissing,” I accused, narrowing my eyes jokingly.
“Not at all,” he said with a smirk, leading me away from the dance floor and towards the long dinner table piled with different varieties of food. I was impressed as I took in the mini-cakes, a small fillet, rice, and salad set up neatly in front of each chair placement, exactly for the same number of people here at the dance. I wondered what happened to the leftovers if someone wanted to skip dinner.
But I was definitely not one to waste my food.
Taking a bite from the steak, my mouth watered for more right away. It was so tender and burst in flavors on my tongue. I quickly dug in without hesitation, hungry from all the dancing.
“Thank you all for coming,” announced Henry after ringing a glass cup with a silver spoon for everyone’s attention. Brett was sitting beside him with a permanent smirk on his face, watching the omegas with hawk eyes like he always tended to do. When his gaze fell on me, I looked down, shrinking down in my seat.
“What’s wrong, Livvy?” asked Ian, touching my shoulder. “I can smell your scent changing.”
“Nothing,” I said, hushing him so we could listen to Henry’s speech.
“I encourage you all to stay unified in our mission to create the strongest nation Howl’s Edge has ever known,” said Henry to loud clapping and cheers from everyone. “That is all I have. You can go back to celebrating our mission.”
Great. The mission is to get knotted and have babies for these alphas.
“Ian,” I said, finishing up my plate and wiping my mouth with the handkerchief.
“Yes?”
“Thank you for giving me a chance at life,” I said in a low voice. “You know…”
He blinked quickly to show that he understood.
“You’re welcome. But please don’t mention it anymore.”
