Chapter 27: Get On The Bed And Spread Your Legs

Lilith set down the book she’d been pretending to read, her mind still spinning from what had happened in the library with Sebastian earlier....and stood.

"Where are we going?"

"My room." His smile was sharp. Predatory. "I want to show you something."

She followed him through the estate corridors, her heart hammering. She’d been in Nicholas’s office. Been claimed in the main hall and her own room. But she hadn’t seen where any of them actually lived....their private spaces, the places they went when they weren’t tormenting her.

Lucian led her to the north wing....the restricted Alpha quarters. Past Nicholas’s office, past what looked like Sebastian’s door, to the very end of the corridor.

He opened the door and gestured for her to enter.

"After you, little omega."

She stepped inside and stopped.

The room was chaos.

Not messy exactly, but alive in a way the rest of the pristine estate wasn’t. Weapons mounted on one wall....swords, knives, even what looked like ancient battle axes, all clearly maintained and ready for use. Maps spread across a massive desk, some modern, some that looked centuries old, marked with notes and symbols she didn’t understand. Artwork covered another wall....but not the refined pieces in the rest of the house. These were raw, violent, beautiful. Abstract paintings that looked like they’d been created in fits of passion. Sketches of wolves mid-hunt. A massive canvas that was just slashes of red and gold.

Books were stacked everywhere....on shelves, on the floor, on the windowsill. Not organized like the library. Just scattered wherever he’d finished reading them.

The bed dominated the center of the room. Massive. Dark sheets that looked soft and expensive. Unmade, the blankets twisted like he’d just gotten out of it.

"This is..." She didn’t know how to finish.

"A mess?" Lucian closed the door behind them. Locked it. "Controlled chaos? A reflection of my sparkling personality?"

"Different," she finished. "From the rest of the house."

"Nicholas likes order. Sebastian likes power. I like..." He gestured vaguely at the room. "Freedom to be as unhinged as I actually am."

He moved past her, heading for the desk. Picked up one of the maps and studied it for a moment before setting it back down.

"Do you know why I brought you here?" he asked, not looking at her.

"To use me," she said quietly. "Like you have been."

"Well, yes." He turned to face her, that feral smile back. "But that’s not the only reason."

He moved closer. Circled her slowly, like a predator assessing prey.

"Sebastian fucked you in the library today," he said casually.

Lilith’s breath caught. "How did you...."

"I can smell him all over you. Can smell your arousal mixed with his." Lucian stopped in front of her. "Made you read to him while he sucked your tits and pounded into you, didn’t he?"

Her face burned.

"I’m not judging," Lucian continued. "If anything, I’m impressed. Sebastian’s usually so controlled. But apparently you make him lose that control. Make him do filthy creative things in semi-public spaces where anyone could have walked in."

He reached out, his fingers tracing the collar of her sweater.

"Do you know what that does to me?" His voice dropped lower. "Knowing my brother couldn’t wait. Couldn’t make it to a bedroom. Had to have you right there surrounded by books and history and pretense of civilization."

His hand moved to her throat. Not squeezing. Just resting there.

"It makes me want to do worse," he said. "It makes me want to show you exactly how uncivilized I can be."

Lilith’s pulse jumped under his palm.

"But first," Lucian said, stepping back, "I want you to understand something. My brothers and I....we’re different. Nicholas thinks with his head. Sebastian thinks with his instincts. Me? I think with pure unfiltered honesty."

He moved to sit on the edge of his bed, those golden eyes never leaving her.

"So here’s the truth, little omega. You confuse the fuck out of me."

She blinked. "What?"

"You heard me." He leaned back on his hands. "You confuse me. You terrify me. You make me feel things I don’t understand and can’t control." His smile was sharp but there was something raw underneath it. "And I fucking hate not being in control."

"I don’t understand...."

"Neither do I!" His laugh was almost bitter. "That’s the point. You came here as payment. As punishment. As a traitor’s daughter we were supposed to use and discard. But something’s wrong."

He stood abruptly, pacing like a caged animal.

"Because every time I fuck you, it doesn’t feel like punishment. It feels like claiming." He stopped in front of her. "Do you feel it? This pull between us? This thing that makes no fucking sense?"

Lilith’s throat was tight. "I don’t know what you’re talking about."

"Liar." The word was soft. Almost fond. "You’re a terrible liar, Lilith. I can see it in your eyes. You feel it too. Whatever this is."

He closed the distance between them in two strides.

"Take off your clothes," he commanded. "All of them. Now."

Her hands shook as she pulled off her sweater. Unhooked her bra. Pushed down her leggings and panties.

Stood naked in front of him in the middle of his chaotic room.

Lucian’s eyes moved over her slowly. Taking in every mark his brothers had left. Every bruise and bite and handprint.

"Fucking beautiful," he murmured. "Even covered in our marks. Especially covered in our marks."

He pulled his own shirt over his head, revealing a body that was lean muscle and old scars. Pushed down his pants, freeing his cock....already hard, already ready.

"Get on the bed," he said. "On your back. Spread your legs."

She climbed onto the massive bed, the sheets cool and soft against her skin. Lay back. Let her legs fall open.

Lucian climbed over her, positioning himself between her thighs.

But he didn’t enter her immediately.

Instead, he just looked at her. Really looked. Like he was trying to memorize every detail of her face.

"There’s something about you," he said quietly. "Something I can’t figure out."

His hand moved to her face, cupping her cheek with surprising gentleness.

"And I guess I’m going to have to fuck you senseless until I figure out what it is."