HUNTER

 

Three days later…

 

There was a certain comfort in not having to head to the construction site. I’d gotten so accustomed to swinging that sledgehammer that I didn’t notice how exhausted it left me at the end of the day.

Of course, it wasn’t much more comfortable spending all my time in my apartment.

Saxon visited me to make sure things were all right. He had as much at stake as I did. With the fight looming, I could sense the amount of anxiety he was feeling.

Outside of Saxon, I didn’t have much else to occupy myself. The last few days of the fight were spent preparing for the biggest moment of my life.

It was late in the evening as I sat on my couch. In the darkness of my apartment, I stared out the window and looked into the city.

My eyes started to close from fatigue. A sudden knock at my door stopped me from dozing off completely. I figured it was Saxon coming by to make sure I got my rest for the evening.

When I opened the door, I was surprised to see York standing there. His clothes were as unkempt as they usually were. His face was slightly dirty but still handsome. Underneath the grime of living in the slums, his blue eyes shimmered like they always did.

He gave me a polite smile and combed his blond hair over his head with his hand.

“Hi,” he said. “Can I come in?”

“Of course.”

I stepped aside and let him into my apartment. I immediately noticed him rubbing his hands together. I wanted to do something to deal with the uneasiness I sensed from him.

“Do you want something to eat?” I asked. “Something to drink?”

“I’m fine,” he sighed. “Thanks. I… I wanted to see you.”

“You know I always enjoy seeing you. I’m glad you’re here.”

We moved over to my couch. York didn’t look at me, instead looking out the window and toward the city.

“That’s a nice view,” he said.

“It’s one of the perks. I’m lucky to have a place like this.”

“You can see a lot of the city from here. It makes you realize how big Dirge really is.”

“There are a lot of people out there. A lot of Alphas. A lot of Betas. A lot of Omegas.”

“A lot of people who need help. I wish I could help them all.”

I laughed softly at York’s comment.

“I know,” I said. “That’s just who you are. Wishing you could help everybody when you know that it’s not possible.”

“That doesn’t mean I shouldn’t try.”

“No… You should definitely try.”

York finally turned and looked at me.

“Have you been in your apartment this whole time?” he asked.

“There isn’t much I can do without straining my injuries. It’s best for me to rest.”

“And you’ve been alone?”

“Saxon comes by to visit me from time to time. He keeps me company.”

“Saxon… He’s quite an interesting character.”

“Interesting character,” I said. “That’s one way of putting it.”

York smiled softly. It was such a relief not to see him so concerned like he had been lately. He was attractive either way but when he smiled, I couldn’t help a feeling in my chest when I looked at him.

“I spoke to him the other night,” York said.

“I know. He told me.”

“What did he tell you?”

I paused for a moment. Saxon hadn’t given me the specific details about the conversation he had with York but I knew enough to know what Saxon was trying to get at.

“I don’t know what Saxon said,” I said. “But I think I’ve been around him long enough to know that he had the best intentions.”

“Right…”

York looked down and shook his head. His eyes focused on the ground, York kept talking like his mind was somewhere else.

“I’ve lived in Pandora all my life,” he said. “I knew there were other parts of Dirge but I was never able to make it out of the slums. I’d gotten so used to struggling to survive, living in the shelter the way I did…

“When I met Rip, he gave me an opportunity to make some real money. Some gold that would really help out with the shelter.”

“York, you don’t have to—”

“I know. I just wanted to tell you something.”

I nodded and let him continue.

“It wasn’t any fun. I let Alphas have their way with me. Sometimes I would drink so I wouldn’t have to think much about it. But when it was all over and I saw the money, it was all worth it. Not for the money itself, but for what I knew I could do for Ruby and all of the others in the orphanage.”

York looked up at me. A half-smile on his lips, his eyes started to glaze over slightly.

“You were different,” he said. “You didn’t treat me like a piece of property. You didn’t treat me like something you purchased with silver, even though you did. You treated me… You treated me how every Omega dreams of being treated by an Alpha.”

I put a hand up to his cheek and brushed away the tear that trailed down from one of his eyes.

“I care about you,” he said. “I know why you’re going through with this. And I know I can’t stop you. You’re an Alpha. That’s just who you are. I understand that now.”

“York, if there were any other way, you know I would do it. But I refuse to let you live the life you’ve lived for so long. I know you wouldn’t want the Omegas in the shelter have to go through what you did.”

“I know. That’s why I’m here. I wanted to tell you…”

His throat shifted as he swallowed. He clenched his jaw as another tear trickled down from the corner of his eye.

“…I’m going to be there for you,” York said. “I believe in you. I believe you can do this. I will be by your side no matter what. I know Golden is dangerous. I know Valentine wants you to lose because he stands to gain everything. But what you have to gain, what we have to gain… It’s so much more. And I know that you feel the same way.”

“I do.”

Seeing the emotion on York’s face was too much for me. It hurt me to see the overwhelming emotions now coming out of York. I reached forward and pulled him closer to me. I wrapped my arms around him and held him against my chest. His sobs were muffled against my chest as he leaned against me.

“Everything will be all right,” I said. “It will be my last fight. I will walk away on my feet, proud, just like an Alpha should. And I will return to you.”

He slowly pulled away from me. He looked up at me with those mesmerizing blue eyes of his. The feelings I had for him burned in my stomach. My chest tightened. All of my injuries were gone. I couldn’t feel anything except for what I felt for York at this moment.

“I want to be here for you,” he said. “Let me be here for you… Alpha.”

His face slowly drifted toward mine. I closed my eyes as our lips locked together. I held him close as our kiss became deeper.

There was nothing left for him to say. York had already done enough. All either of us could do now was get lost in the passion that now consumed us.

He reached his hand down and stroked me through my underwear. I had been lounging around my apartment this whole time, so I wasn’t wearing anything else. That made it easier for York to grip my length.

I gasped into his mouth as the pleasure started to surge through my body. York put a hand on my chest and forced me to lean back against the couch. His eyes locked on mine, he whispered to me as he lowered his head down between my legs.

“Please… Let me…”

I raised my ass just enough to let him peel my underwear down to my knees. My hard cock popped up before him.

York didn’t waste a second before taking me into his mouth. The wet warmth of his tongue sent a shudder through my spine. I sank into the cushions of my couch while he continued to pleasure me.

Back and forth, York bobbed his head with a skill that would make any Alpha blush. The loud smack of his tongue against my shaft echoed through the silence of my apartment.

I reached a hand down and ran it through his blond hair. I massaged the back of his head to let him know how good he was making me feel.

York had gone down on me so many times before that it wasn’t an issue for him to take my entire length. He swallowed my cock and took my tip down his throat. The soft gagging sound he made was like music to my ears.

I writhed on the couch. My heart thumped in my chest. Sweat started to drip from my forehead. It felt like my whole body was on fire even though York was doing all of the work.

“York… York, I…”

My words trailed off. My breath got caught in my throat.

York pulled his head up and looked into my eyes. He gasped a deep breath and wiped the spit from his chin. The seductive stare he gave me told me he understood without saying a word.

He stood up before me on the couch and removed all of his clothes. Seeing his body with the moonlight shining in through my window was nothing short of hypnotizing.

“Let me take control… Just relax…”

He got onto the couch and straddled me. My cock pointed near his entrance, I could feel the heat emanating from his opening. I wanted nothing more than to drive myself inside of him.

York kept his eyes locked on mine as he gripped my length. He guided my tip toward his asshole. Just a touch was enough to let me feel how much he was dripping. As my cock pushed inside of him, his eyelids flickered. He kept them open though as more of my cock disappeared inside of me.

I let out a deep, satisfied sigh as I impaled him. York was so tight, so wet, so warm. It was a perfect fit. I would have been perfectly happy for him to sit on me like this.

But he wouldn’t have it so easily.

York wrapped his arms around my neck and bounced softly on my cock.

“Tell me if it hurts,” he whispered. “Tell me if you need to rest. Your injuries—”

“My injuries are just fine, Omega. Don’t stop.”

A slight smirk on his face, York continued to bounce on me gently.

The couch cushions squeaked softly in rhythm. He grew louder, whimpering from the pleasure that was now surging through the both of us.

I gripped my hands on his waist and held him as my hips started to move on their own. The loud sound of my hilt slapping against his ass was loud enough for my neighbors to hear but I didn’t care.

I kept thrusting into him as my end was in sight. York had trouble keeping his eyes open before eventually closing them. He leaned forward and wrapped his arms around me. Our sweaty bodies pressed against each other as I rifled my cock into his asshole.

My breaths were short. My heart raced. I pounded my cock into York before whispering into his ear.

“I’m coming… I’m coming…”

“Come inside of me, Alpha…”

I followed his words like a command.

My muscles tightened. I held my breath for just a moment before exploding.

My orgasm slammed into me hard. Violent spasms made me jerk back and forth on my couch. My cock throbbed as thick pulses fired from my tip and filled him up. I held York in place and emptied everything I could into him, enjoying the feeling of his asshole tightening around me.

The feeling of my climax subsided and my orgasmic thoughts cleared. I regained my breath. My vision returned.

The pain of my injuries came back to me. I leaned back against the couch and did my best to recover.

York pulled away from me as he straddled me. He looked into my eyes with no expression on his face.

I didn’t know what he was thinking. It didn’t matter though. Ever since I met him, everything I’d done was for him. The fight tomorrow night would be no different.

I was an Alpha. He was an Omega. I was going to let the entire city of Dirge know that nothing would stop us from being together.