Chapter 10
“So am I,” Mason retorted.
Kian was about to respond when Blake opened the door. “Hey! Come on in.”
Mason stepped forward without uttering a word and pulled Blake into his arms. He planted his nose right against Blake’s neck and sniffed in the calming omega scent. The tension instantly melted away. He almost growled a warning when he felt another alpha pushing him aside and nosing into the other side of Blake’s neck, but he stopped in the nick of time when he realized it was Kian.
The three of them remained in the same position for the next few minutes until Mason was calmed enough by Blake’s scent to pull away. Then, he ignored Kian, who was still clutching Blake tightly. Instead, he gave Blake a sheepish smile and offered the omega a bouquet of a dozen champagne-colored roses. He smirked when Blake put the flowers up close to his nose and raised his eyebrows in astonishment.
“Surprise.”
“These are chocolates?” Blake asked.
Mason grinned when he smelled the delighted scent coming off Blake. “Yeah. Dark chocolate with champagne filling.”
Blake’s eyes widened a little more. “Incredible. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
Kian broke away from Blake seconds later and offered the omega a huge gift-wrapped flat box. Blake’s eyes darted back and forth between Mason and Kian.
“What’s this? It feels heavy.”
“Open it,” Kian replied while closing the door behind them.
Mason’s palms grew clammy as he walked next to Kian. The two of them trailed after Blake, who was leading the short distance toward one of the couches in the living room. He ignored the heavenly scent of something cooking in the kitchen. Instead, he observed Blake’s expression closely as the omega tore away the wrapping paper to reveal a plain brown box. Mason could tell Blake was curious about the contents as the omega pulled the lid up. However, Mason’s heart sank when Blake simply stared in silence at the box’s contents.
“Oh, fuck. You hate it. Blake, I’m sorry,” Mason apologized and reached out to take the gift away.
He didn’t expect Blake to jump onto him and proceed to kiss him like a starving man. The kiss was uncoordinated. There was too much saliva and teeth involved, but it was the most fantastic kiss he’d ever experienced. He loved Kian, and their kisses always drove him insane with an overwhelming amount of lust, but the one he’d just shared with Blake was a smidgen better. His dick had gone from flaccid to steel-rod hard in two seconds flat.
He thought his erection couldn’t get any harder, but he was wrong. When Blake pulled away and jumped on Kian to push the other alpha onto the couch before pressing their lips together, he discovered he had an unexplored voyeuristic kink. He enjoyed watching Kian and Blake making out with each other. He groaned deep in his throat when he detected the sweet scent of an aroused omega mixed in with the smell of his and Kian’s musk.
It was even better when Blake lay flat on the couch and tugged him and Kian closer, so the two of them were on either side of Blake as they kissed one another. Fortunately, the couch was wide enough. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to accommodate three men their size. Their tender three-way kiss was so intoxicating, Mason was certain he’d be able to get drunk from it. He whined when Blake moved away from him and Kian. He focused on Blake’s beautiful violet eyes. The color was darker due to the omega’s arousal, but those eyes were still so enchanting.
Kian smiled at Blake while scratching the back of his head. “So, you like the gift?”
Blake nodded. “Yes, I do. Thank you, alphas.”
Mason and Kian moaned almost at the same time. It was the first time Blake had addressed them as “alphas.” Mason loved it, and it made him want to bite Blake’s neck to form a bond with the omega. However, he reminded himself he and Kian had agreed to do a proper courting of their omega. They would go through the ritual until the end, no matter how desperate they felt to claim Blake as theirs.
Kian beamed at Blake. “You’re welcome.”
“How did you both manage it?” Blake gestured at the sepia-toned painting, which showed the three of them from behind, walking hand-in-hand. Mason and Kian’s faces were turned toward Blake as they smiled at the laughing omega, whose head was tilted back slightly and looking upward at the clear blue sky. “This painting is so life-like. It’s breathtaking.”
“It is,” Mason agreed. “Anyway, there was this painter at the carnival. I approached her while you and Kee were busy playing one of the games. Kee’s job was to distract you for as long as possible while I negotiated with the painter. I hired her for the duration of our time there. I wanted her to take as many photographs of the three of us as possible before turning one of them into a painting.”
Blake gaped. “That’s…I…no one has ever done something so awesome for me. Thank you. Both of you.”
“You’re welcome,” Mason and Kian responded at the same time.