Vincenzo

I knocked twice on the door to Eric’s room before I let myself inside. He was lying in the center of his bed with tiny shorts on that looked like silk and a slim-fitting shirt that I couldn’t wait to peel off him. Judging by how it clung to his skin, it would take some effort to remove it. It was meant to hug every curve and show the outlines of his stomach, eliciting desire from any alpha who looked at him.

Thankfully, I was the only alpha who looked at him. “Fuck, baby. You look good.”

Eric bent his leg and let his knee drop to the mattress, creating an image worthy of a centerfold. “I’ve been waiting for you.”

A week was too long to spend away from him. Desire for his ass burned under my skin, and my fingers twitched to touch him. My cock strained against the zipper of my pants, desperate to be buried in his depths. I had no doubt that Eric was slick, ready, and stretched for me, prepared exactly how I preferred. It would just be a moment, and I could be wrapped inside his channel with him panting beneath me. But not in this room. This wing was for the harem, and his room was cramped and he deserved a room fit for royalty.

I leaned over the bed and gave him a quick kiss before sliding my arms underneath him and scooping him up. “You’re coming with me.”

He giggled and wrapped his arms around my neck. “Where are we going?”

“My room.” I yanked the comforter off the bed and tossed it over him to keep him shielded from prying eyes. Then I carried him to the other side of the house where the family suites were located.

“Oh.” He rested his head on my shoulder, and I could scent his slick. “I haven’t been in there before.”

My guards followed, and we passed a handful of the household staff. No one stopped us. No one was gonna question what I was doing within my own home. Word might get back to my father or my brother, but that was tomorrow’s problem.

I’d never brought an omega to my rooms before, and until a moment ago, I didn’t even know it was my intention to do so now. The past few weeks had been so fucked up, and I craved that closeness of this omega, craved the comforts of my own space. Putting the two of them together made sense.

We passed a few of the alphas on the security team on the way, but none of them gave me a second glance. They knew Eric was mine, and if I wanted him in my room, that was where he would be.

Once we were away from prying eyes and in the privacy of my suite, I could barely get him to my bed before his mouth was glued to mine. It had been too long between visits. Eric’s lips locked on mine, his tongue danced against my own. He let out a long moan and went pliant in my arms as if a kiss from me was all he needed.

I dropped Eric onto the mattress and took a step back, just far enough to pull off my clothes while his delicious aroma coated the air. Despite never being in this space, he didn’t look around. He had eyes only for me.

Because that was his role as a harem omega. To cater to the alpha who had an appointment with him. Or was it because he was truly enraptured by me?

I could practically taste him on my tongue before I even touched him. And as soon as I leaned over his body and finally kissed him the way he deserved to be kissed, all the tension I’d been feeling seemed to completely evaporate out of my pores. My lips pressed and my teeth nipped and our tongues danced as we fully reconnected after being apart for too long. “I missed you, baby.”

Eric lifted his chin toward the ceiling as I licked along his jaw and down to his shoulder. “Me too. So much.”

I drew a figure eight over his shoulder then sealed my lips to his skin, sucking hard enough to leave a mark. I wanted to mark him. I wanted him to wear a reminder that he was mine and no one else’s. It wasn’t a ring, but it meant just as much to me. “I hate being gone for so long.”

“But you’re here now.” Eric dragged a finger down the center of my chest and kept going until he landed on the tip of my cock. “And I can think of a few other places you could be…”

My mouth landed on his again as I tugged his tiny little shorts down to his knees so he could kick out of them. Once his cock was free, I wrapped my palm around it and gave it a few firm strokes as I positioned myself between his thighs. I slipped my free arm under one leg and folded him in half so I could line up my shaft with his wet opening. “You ready for me, baby?” I was already poking at his tight hole before he even answered.

When we had appointments, Eric was always lubed and ready for me before I arrived. Whether he used toys or his fingers, I didn’t know. Someday, I’d take the time to truly savor him and stretch him with my tongue and my fingers, but today was not that day. I couldn’t wait any longer.

“I’m ready, Vincenzo. I need you.” He lifted his other leg, placing his calf on my shoulder so he was fully accessible and in my favorite position. His gaze never left mine. His eyes were hooded with desire, glazed over with lust.

Doing my best not to rush things, I released my hold on him and kissed him again, gently this time. Just the soft, open-mouthed pressure of my lips over his as I breached his tight muscles and slid all the way inside him.

We had no need for condoms. As a harem omega, Eric was clean and tested regularly. He was on suppressants to prevent pregnancy to ensure we needed no barrier between us.

Eric moaned and dug his fingers into my shoulders, holding me in place as he lifted his hips to take me as deep as possible. “More, alpha.”

His skin was warm where it touched mine. His fingers threaded into my hair, giving a little tug. He knew how I loved his touch.

My hips began to move on instinct, pulling almost all the way out before slamming back into him, sliding through his slick channel as it massaged every inch of my dick. Sex with Eric was never just sex. It was almost a spiritual experience as my entire soul was connected to his, intertwining with him as he clenched around me.

We fell into a comfortable rhythm of moving with our mouths and bodies connected in so many ways. And when we couldn’t hold back any longer, Eric pulled me even closer, grinding his cock against my abs until he was releasing onto my heated skin. His entire body pulsed with his climax, milking my own cock until my knot was expanding and I was shooting deep inside him. “Take my seed, baby.”

He started thrusting again, his hard cock leaking even more. “Always, Vincenzo. I always want it. Fuck, baby, you fill me so good.”

I shifted my weight just enough so I was lying beside him, still locked inside his tight ass as he cuddled into my side. I didn’t want him to leave my bed—not now, not ever. My family didn’t normally bring omegas into our private suites, but Eric wasn’t just one of the omegas.

He was my omega, and I wanted him to stay.

It was unorthodox, and against the rules that weren’t ever spoken out Enzod or even written down anywhere.

Members of the family didn’t keep members of the harem as their partners. The harem omegas were employees to be used for our pleasure. They were not potential husbands. They were not treated as equals. They were not ours to keep.

Today’s conversation with Lorenzo made it clear that he was already starting to think of who to pair with me and Orsino, maybe even Jeremiah, in order to further our family’s power. I should have been helping him weigh those decisions.

But I was here, making love to an omega who held no power in the family but had complete power over me.

A smarter man would have sent him away.

Yet, I spoke the words that shouldn’t have left my lips. “Will you stay with me tonight?”

Eric went completely still, his face against my chest and his eyes closed. “Are you sure?” he whispered as if afraid that someone would come and find us, take him back to the harem where he belonged.

“Of course, baby.” I rubbed down his back, cupping his ass and pulling him tighter to me. “I want to spend every minute with you before I have to work in the morning.”

He kissed my chest as he nodded against my skin. “Yes. I’ll stay. Thank you, Vincenzo.”

Even if I suffered the wrath of my brother and father both, I would not regret a moment spent with my omega in my arms.