I didn’t sleep between them last night. 

Half of me regretted it, the other half, knew that it was for a good reason. The separation allowed me to keep a clear head longer.

I stayed in the sanctuary of my den, curled up around all the scents that made me feel comfortable, settled, stable.Maybe it was that comfort that finally coaxed my heat out. 

Only a couple of hours after closing my eyes did the telltale signs ease their way in. The shivers were first. No matter how many layers I piled on, I just couldn’t get warm enough. Despite it being called a ‘heat’, Omegas mostly felt cold. It was the job of their Alphas to keep them warm. Give them something to do in the beginning when it was too soon for mating. It made them feel useful. 

With my teeth chattering, it became nearly impossible to actually get some rest. If I was smart, I would have made my den in front of the fireplace.

No…that was too exposed. I wouldn’t have been able to find the peace in seclusion that I really needed. And it would have sent the wrong message to Leo and Anders.

The old musty smell of the decrepit mattress was beginning to break through the potent aroma of the Alphas’ clothing, piercing holes in the stability and safety I had created. Too much of reality was poking its way in. 

Fuck.

I huddled closer, grabbing one of Anders’s undershirts and burying my face in the fabric, inhaling as much as I could. If he knew what I was doing right now, he’d never let me live it down. 

That little hit of Alpha calmed me down a bit, just enough to catch the faint sounds of footsteps snapping twigs and leaves just outside the cabin walls. Likely Leo doing rounds. He and Anders were getting antsy around the time I turned in for the night. It couldn’t have been only my hormones going wild. Their instinctual need to protect the den probably kicking in with the increased release of my pheromones. 

Knowing they were out there did make me feel a bit better, just that much more comfortable. Though all of that went out the proverbial window as another chill swept over me. 

At this point, holding out alone would be stupid and pointless. I had two perfectly eager Alphas outside and waiting, completely happy with the idea of being used. 

Frustrated after another whiff of the god awful mattress, I shimmied out from underneath all the fabric, grabbing one of the blankets to wrap around my body before shuffling over to the door. 

Quietly, I opened the door, peeking over into the living area. 

Anders stood near the glowing fire, staring into it with an intensity that signified he had been lost in thought. Of course, the moment I started shifting around in the room, all his attention focused on me. Still, he didn’t acknowledge me, seeming to wait for my first move. 

He looked damned good in the firelight. The blue of his eyes not getting lost in warm cast the way his fairly pale skin had. The beginning of a beard dusted along his strong jaw, up his pronounced cheeks, and blended together around those deliciously pink lips. 

The bastard was handsome, I’d give him that. 

“Where’s Leo?” I asked, finally breaking the silence. 

Not looking up from the fire, he answered a short, “Outside.”

“Go get him,” I commanded, sounding every bit like a haughty Omega. Fuck it, who cares? I’m in heat and I’m fucking cold, I get to be demanding. 

Anders glanced up at me briefly, eyes seeming to twinkle before he gave a small nod and disappeared out the front door. I watched and waited from the doorway of my den, probably looking ridiculous all wrapped up in the blanket. I sure as hell wasn’t going to stand there naked.

A few moments later, the door opened and Anders walked in with Leo following close behind. Those green eyes frantically searched around, likely assessing for any threat before settling on me. 

The two of them, their hulking figures eating up the space, waited for me to give the next command. In their eyes, though guarded, I could see the eager hope, the desperation to be let in, to be given permission. 

“I’m fucking cold,” I told them. 

Leo’s eyes immediately went to the fire that was hosting a pretty substantial flame, but that wouldn’t help me. And I sure as hell wasn’t going to deconstruct my den just to move it there. 

I jerked my chin, gesturing them over. Quickly, they approached, pausing at the entrance of the doorway, eyes devouring the den. 

They were so eager. So ready. 

I stepped back and nodded, welcoming them into the space. 

The moment they stepped through the doorway, everything just felt…right. I stood in the center of the den, staring at them, studying them as they studied me. Their offerings were in neat piles next to the door, all of their clothes and belongings perfectly placed along the lumpy mattress. 

When their eyes found their way back to me, waiting, I raised an arm and pointed to the door. “Close it.”

Seeming entranced by the command, Leo slid a hand back and pulled the door closed, eyes never leaving me. 

“Take off your clothes.”

The Alphas immediately complied, tugging their shirts above their heads revealing the bodies the Force had molded them into. Bodies I had seen plenty of times, but it was different. Something about seeing them undress in my den, under my command sent a little spurt of wetness in my back passage. The first indicator that the heat was changing. My need to be warm would soon be overshadowed by something else. 

Leo’s shirt fell to the ground and I growled at him. He froze, fingers poised above the button of his pants before he slowly moved them away, bending down and picking up the shirt. 

He watched me cautiously before approaching, slow and deliberate with his movements, before holding the fabric out to me as an offering. I snatched it from him, losing the blanket as it fell to my ankles. I didn’t care, I had something better.

I sunk my nose into the fabric and inhaled like it was some kind of drug and I was desperate for a high. 

My nose tingled as my eyes rolled to the back of my head, drinking in the woodsy musk. It was delectable. 

I pulled my face away, too floaty to be embarrassed before Anders did the same, offering me his shirt instead of discarding it. I held them both, relishing in the mixed scents. Rain and wood. Ice and dirt. Their opposing natures were absolutely lovely. 

Naked now, the Alphas waited. Their bottoms had found their way onto the mattress and I was okay with that.

Looking them both in the eyes, holding their shirts to my chest, I tilted my chin up in a supercilious manner.

“Good. Now, I said I’m fucking cold.”

The Alphas pounced.

What semblance of control I had before was wholly surrendered to the onslaught of the Alphas. Those words, the invitation I had given them, it gave them the permission they needed to take over. Now I could do nothing but accept what they offered as my Alphas. 

My Alphas.

That ownership curled in my gut, twisting and churning in a way unfamiliar but completely welcome. It fulfilled a need I hadn’t known existed, some forgotten instinct awoken in the presence of need. 

Goosebumps danced across my skin until their hands chased away the chill, leading me down into the nest, and laying me between them. Our bodies instantly entangling in a familiar way, though not overtly sexual. Despite those fires being tempted, my heat had yet to turn completely.

Instead, I shivered, desperate for more of their touch, welcoming it as they spread my legs, hands caressing my thighs, lips grazing my neck, my shoulders, my chest, anywhere they could reach. 

“Are you still cold?” Anders whispered, tongue licking a path along the shell of my ear. My body trembled, warring with itself, but still unable to ignite.

“Fucking freezing,” I chattered, turning to press my face into the warmth of Leo’s chest. The smooth expanse of his skin smelled like the heart of the forest, lulling me into a sense of calmness.

The strong beat of Leo’s heart momentarily ensnared my attention with its confident stutter that betrayed the excitement of being close, of receiving permission, of entering the space that was ultimately mine.

I didn’t blame him. From the vehement way I’d rejected them both from the moment I met them, this turn of events was fairly shocking for all three of us. 

I didn’t expect to cave so spectacularly, even though the odds were truly working against me. Most Omegas wouldn’t have even put up a fight, graciously accepting the company of any Alpha that appeared even the slightest bit decent. The result of slim pickings, unfortunately.

No. I need to stop comparing myself. It’s always the same internal battle, the same worry about how different I was in comparison, how wrong it was. 

Maybe Anders was right…maybe I’m this way because I needed two Alphas to balance me. Some small part of me gave in to the idea just a little bit, settling into the rightness of being complete. 

And there was no denying that the three of us made this circle of fate and destiny complete. There were none before them and there will be none afterward. This budding sensation and the unbreakable bond of golden threads that connected our souls would inevitably future together whether we wanted it to or not. 

The more I fought against it, the more idiotic it seemed. I mean, why fight it in the first place?

Right?

Daring to let myself go and exist with these two males, my tongue freed itself from the confines of my lips, striking a path along Leo’s throat slowly, tasting and savoring the flesh beneath and marking him as mine. 

It wasn’t sexual, it was primal in every way. 

He trembled in response, eyes closing briefly, throat bobbing in brief ecstasy. This type of vulnerability would never have been shown to me if Leo wasn’t serious about this, about me. To show throat to an Omega, in the presence of another Alpha?

What more confirmation did I need? I mean it doesn’t get more point-blank than that. 

“You see it now, don’t you?” Anders whispered along my jaw before nuzzling into the crook where my neck and shoulder met.

“I do,” I murmured, letting myself enjoy the sensation of his nose skimming my sensitive skin. 

Slowly, ever so slowly, the chill began to dissipate, replaced by the familiar hum of something else.

It was much too soon for the two Alphas to sense the shift, thankfully, which meant I could hold on to my sanity for just a bit longer. 

Their hands brushed against me all over, as if they couldn’t get enough. The gestures were comforting and after a while, I began returning them. Something neither Alpha expected but had clearly hoped for if the way both of their scent glands swelled in reaction was any indication. 

Should I feel guilty for denying them for so long?

Hell no. They were not–are not entitled to my body, my den, nor my affection. I shook that idiotically discriminatory thought right out of my head. Somehow the Church found its way back into my head. All these little ideals are instilled in us as a society and no matter how much we fought against it, they still managed to show themselves.

Leo whined softly at the sudden change in my scent, likely souring with the direction of my thoughts. 

I can’t think about the Church right now. That was a worry for another time. Right now, I had to survive this heat. 

My fingertips drifted up the sculpted and scarred ridges of Anders’s abdomen, appreciating the muscular physique properly.  Every dip, curve, and puckered wound was branded into my memory. 

Where did he get all these scars? He wasn’t a full-fledged Force soldier. Was it training? No, some of them seemed much too old. 

I showed each one extra care, circling them before leaning down and placing gentle kisses. The vibrating hum in my core started to thrum in earnest, as the fires of that oh-so-familiar lust. 

He grabbed my hand, bringing them to his lips as he watched me, blue eyes glowing bright now. It wasn’t a trick of the light, they were actually glowing. A sign of how far gone he was. 

I glanced behind me to Leo and saw equally bright green orbs, radiating that same unnatural light. 

How far could I take them before my own body succumbed?

Spreading my legs wider between them until the backs of my knees hooked around each of their hips. The position locked them in, close to me. Close to each other. 

One of my hands drifted down until I cupped my soft erection, gently wringing it in my hand to evoke the budding pleasure that would soon take over.

Both males zeroed in on the movement, already reacting to brush my hands away and bring me pleasure themselves. 

“No. I don’t trust you to please me yet. You might hurt me,” I told them sharply. I knew very well that neither actually would, but the immediate snarling at the idea brought a smile to my lips. 

Oh yeah, they were far gone. 

Good.

“I’d feel better…safer…if you showed me you could be gentle. If you could use each other, I’d be pleased.”

Without hesitation, Leo reached over my head to pull Anders in close. Their lips met with open-mouthed fervor, still showcasing consideration and control in their movements. They were giving me a demonstration of how tender they would be with me. I grinned, enjoying the show, bringing my cock to full hardness. 

When both males panted with the exertion after pulling back slightly and staring deep into each other’s eyes, I hummed in approval. Palming my cock one last time, I unhooked my legs. 

Their eyes lost focus for each other and instead settled back on me. I tilted my head toward Leo, “Sit up.”

Leo obeyed, sliding up into a sitting position, his thick brown cock standing tall, gracing the world with the girthy sight of him. Heat blossomed within me in earnest. It took considerable concentration to shove it back and maintain control.

I leaned my head on his muscular thigh, gazing up past his cock to his glowing eyes. 

“I welcome you into my den. I welcome you into my heat. I welcome you into my body,” I whispered. Though I looked at Leo alone, the words were intended for both of the males. 

Leo inhaled sharply, cock twitching and scent gland swelling along his neck. 

“Now that I’ve welcomed you, you’ll please me, right?” I asked. 

“Yes,” Leo whispered. 

“Yes,” Anders croaked from behind me. I hadn’t forgotten about him. I could still feel his warmth and the wet tip of his erection pressed against my back.

“Good. Now Leo, I want you to say still. Do you understand? If you move, you might hurt me.”

He swallowed noisily before nodding. 

“Anders,” I said glancing over my shoulder. “Lick me, I’ve gotten messy.”