Sweat coated his back and chest. Liam continued pumping in and out of Eli’s ass. Each time their bodies connected, it felt like their inner beasts, their souls touched.
He switched the angle of his thrusts. Eli arched his back and cried out. Liam smirked and focused on aiming for Eli’s prostate.
The Omega practically shredded the sheets as Liam hammered him. His last push, made Eli gasp. Liam shoved his hand between Eli’s legs.
One squeeze to Eli’s prick and the Omega shattered. Hearing Eli’s screaming out his name, triggered Liam’s climax.Every muscle in his body locked into place. Liam’s balls tightened against his body. One last push and his mind floated.
The room fell away from his line of sight. Liam shattered. He filled Eli’s ass with his seed. Visions of Eli and him walking around the lodge filled his head. They were accompanied by a little girl, holding both their hands. The phantom girl was smiling up at him.
With a groan, he pulled his softening dick out of Eli’s ass. They both collapsed into the bed. Liam gathered his Omega close to his chest. He pressed a kiss to the side of Eli’s neck.
He licked the spot that connected Eli’s shoulder and neck while he pondered on his vision. Could that be a glimpse of their future?
Liam never thought he wanted children before and yet he contemplated them now. His old man died a monster but before his dad lost himself in his grief, he’d been a decent father.
Liam would raise the kid growing in Eli’s belly like his own but they wouldn’t stop there. They could have another child, or perhaps two.
“Bite me,” Eli whispered, reaching for his hand.
“You sure?” He asked.
Liam needed Eli to be certain about his decision. Steve forcefully mated Eli against his will, so the mating bond between them was weak to begin with. It wouldn’t be the same for them. Liam could feel Eli’s wolf, curling contently in the arms of his bear.
They were two parts of the same whole. Soul mates.
“I am. Liam, I don’t want to keep running forever. My place is here with you.”
Liam unsheathed his fangs. He didn’t ask Eli again. He plunged his teeth into Eli’s skin. The Omega cried out but Liam held him steady.
Post orgasm bliss might cushion some of the initial pain but not all of it. To his credit, Eli didn’t struggle or move away. Liam’s grizzly reached for Eli’s wolf. The two beasts fused into one.
A golden rope formed between them, shining, thick and bright. Their mating bond. Seeing it, made them both gasp. Liam released Eli’s neck and retracted his fangs. He hugged his mate close to him. Liam never wanted to let Eli go.
“I’ll make you a promise,” he said to his mate.
He considered his next words carefully. “I’m not Steve. That part of your life is over. You’re mine to own now, Omega. Mine to cherish and protect. I’ll make sure no one would ever harm you or your baby again.”
Eli twisted in his arms. Liam loosened his grip so Eli could turn and face him.
“I’m yours,” Eli whispered. “I’ll be devoted and loyal to you until our dying day.”
Eli’s words felt like a wedding vow, but their bond was so much deeper than the concept of a human wedding. Eli rested his head against his chest. Liam found himself touching Eli’s flat stomach. Eli looked at him with sleepy eyes.
“Steve put this baby in me,” Eli said.
The Omega looked suddenly awake. Wary.
“That’s where you’re wrong,” Liam said. “This baby’s ours. I’ll raise him or her like my own.”
Eli blinked at him. The Omega studied him for a few seconds. “You mean it?”
“Of course I do. Haven’t I told you before? The baby’s father doesn’t matter.”
Liam kissed Eli and he took his time. Eli no longer looked worried. Good. He didn’t like seeing his Omega looking distressed.
“Maybe he or she would like a sibling,” Liam added.
It was a bold suggestion. They’ve only known each other for a little while, and yet Eli felt like the missing half Liam had been searching for his entire life. Destiny led Eli to him for a reason. To make him whole.
After his parents died, Liam and his brothers were left broken. Their inner grizzlies had never been the same again. The entire town turning against them didn’t help.
Being called monsters made them start seeing themselves as one. That wasn’t true at all. It only took one person to change his entire perspective.
Eli didn’t see him as the son of a vicious killer. Eli initially came here, seeking sanctuary. Eli was also everything Liam thought he could never have. A mate. A shot at a dream he never dared uttered out loud to himself or his brothers.
Liam wanted a family to anchor to his savage beast, a mate to soothe his violent impulses. Laughter bubbled out of Eli. A good sound.
Liam made it his private mission to give Eli a reason to laugh every single day.
“Wait. You’re serious?” Eli asked him, wide-eyed.
“I know you want more children,” Liam said.
Eli had spoken about it before. Didn’t his Omega know Liam paid attention to every little thing Eli did or say?
“I do.” Eli bit on his bottom lip. “When I was with Steve, I scared for my baby and my life. I always imagined if I had a caring mate and protective mate, I wouldn’t be so terrified to want more.”
“You have that now.” Liam reminded him. “You’ll always be safe with me and my brothers. They might not look it but they will always have my back.”
“That’s right.” Eli smiled. “And yes, I want more kids.”
Liam felt like he needed to bring something up.
“You know about my family history,” Liam began.
“I do and you don’t have to tell me. I understand the fears you’re harboring.”
Eli traced his fingers down his arm.
Liam raised an eyebrow. “Yeah?”
“Liam, you’re never going to end up like your dad. You’ll never turn Rogue.
