Second Assault — Bond And Treason —

Thursday, April 18th. Alexei & Xander's room, 8:40 a.m.

XANDER

When I returned to our bedroom last night, after saying goodbye to Lev and Yaakov, Magnus was already asleep. He had stripped off the clothes, leaving them scattered all over the floor, keeping only the boxers on, and small snores escaped from his half-open lips. He must have been exhausted or the emotions ended up draining his energy, falling into a deep sleep.

He wasn't even disturbed when, forty minutes later, I climbed into bed next to him, having taken a much needed and well-deserved shower. I left a kiss, more like a subtle touch on his chest, before I closed my eyes and surrendered to the world of dreams as well. In the middle of the night, I feel his body pressing against mine, his firm torso caressing my back, and his strong arm encircling my waist, pulling to attract me more to him.

—I love you, kitty — whispered in my ear in a low, deep voice, the lips touching my hearing aid and causing a pleasant chill along my spine.

I smile, although my expression is clouded by the darkness of the room, and I move even more towards him, absorbing his heat and feeling the warmth of his breath on my shoulder and neck. I close my eyes and enjoy his proximity. When I wake up in the morning, I'm practically on top of his body, in contact with all that delicious amount of naked skin.

The only parts that are still in contact with the sheets are my right hand and my toes. I don't even remember when or how the hell I managed to crush him in this way and I feel a little bad, even if he doesn't seem uncomfortable at all. My cheek is flattened against his chest and every time he breathes, a lock of my hair moves, tickling my nose.

I don't want to move, but in the end, I give up and with all the care in the world, stand up. He just shakes and wrinkles the eyebrows a bit, but then his breathing gives away that he is still asleep. I sigh of relief and confirm on my phone that it is barely six o'clock in the morning. I giggle, my brain always playing up and working better than any alarm.

I go to the bathroom and do my usual grooming routine. Clean, dry and dressed, I send a message to Lev and ask him to please take care of sending us breakfast.

I don't know if Magnus is in the mood to eat, but I still want to have something for him, just in case. I leave the cell on the bedside table and sit on the edge of the bed, watching him.

I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing him like that. There have been many times when I have taken advantage of his unconsciousness and admired the perfection of his features. The smooth skin, the firm muscles, the shiny brown hair, the masculine profile, the thin and delicious lips... It drives me crazy.

—Are you done observing? — His amused voice startles me and I put a hand on my chest, trying to soothe my heart. When the hell did he wake up?

—For God's sake, Magnus — I gasp and he opens the eyes, a sensual smile is drawn on his lips —. How long have you been awake?

—Since you climbed down from me — sighs, while extending an arm and his hand closes on my naked thigh —. You look sexy in my clothes, kitty — Yeah, I found out how much I like wearing his shirts. It would be useless to try to dress up some other of his garments, as he outgrows me by far. But the shirts are wide and long enough to reach almost to my knees.

I also love to smell his scent on the fabric and surrounding my skin. It's quite addictive. When I came out of the bathroom, I took out one of his white shirts and put it on. I didn't even have to undo the buttons, my head slipped through the opening without a problem.

His gaze ran down my naked legs with lust, slowly running the tongue over the lips. My Omega begins to purr, responding to his call with excitement.

—You and your early-waking-up habit, kitty — says, glancing at mine with a little frown —. Do you know how lonely I was when you left?

—I was crushing you, Magnus — I respond, unable to stop myself from laughing —. I'm surprised you didn't push me to the other side of the bed yourself.

—If I didn't, it was because I didn't mind — reaching out to me —. Come here — I quickly crawl, my knees sinking into the mattress and the sheet crumpling between my fingers. I step one leg over his body until I am sitting astride him, cross my hands on his chest and rest my chin on top. He smiles —. That's better — leaves a kiss on my nose and with the right hand, buries the fingers in my hair.

I close my eyes and purr again, enjoying his caresses.

—Did you sleep well? — I ask after a while. I hope to address the issue of Fred, but I don't want to drop the bomb from the beginning and make him feel uncomfortable.

say I did — he grimaces and averts the eyes to the ceiling —. I'm not sure how I feel now — I know, I can get a glimpse of his inner

his gaze falls back on me —. I don't know about Angelo or Derek, but Fred truly has feelings for

though sometimes, things didn't work out the way I wanted, but... — a heavy sigh comes from his half-open lips —. Just... Fuck, I

unsure how he'll react. He is silent for a few

How can you expect me to believe that he's suddenly "in love"... — by making the quotation marks with the fingers —. With Fredek? And in all honesty, I don't know what to expect from Angelo. Damn it, the guy miraculously appears in our lives and

movement of my head, processing his words. He's partly right, he barely knows Angelo, and Derek has given him enough reasons to distrust his sincerity.

do ask is that

suggest I do? — his question takes me by surprise, I would never expect him to request my opinion. Even if I planned

I know it's not what you want to hear, but the right thing isn't always what

—But, Xander...

though I know it didn't hurt at all —. Give him time to experience the novelty of what's happening and to confirm on his terms whether Derek and Angelo are indeed

I pinched him with and bites my index finger without

same thing with my thumb — Fred's not a child anymore, honey. He's old enough to make decisions for

right up until the experimenting part — I

stays silent for a long time. His hand returns to my hair and plays with the locks in a distracted way, watching me with eyes half-closed. I lose myself in his gaze, thinking how lucky I am to have such a man for myself...

little brother. Protecting him was and will always be my responsibility and I love him with all my heart, even if I don't always know how to show

him more often — That makes him laugh, and seems relieved and grateful that

the window, but that doesn't take my

before leaning over and kissing me. I sigh happily and allow myself to be carried away, enjoying the emotions that

grandmother once told me that, someday, I would meet a good man, who would love me and would move heaven and earth to make sure I was happy. Our home would be full of babies and I would be the luckiest Omega in the

shattered house, emotion coursing through my veins and thousands of images and illusions, which would overshadow the

possibility of having children at all, but I am sure that everything else has already been fulfilled. The kiss was long and soft.

inside his mouth. His hands hold my waist above my shirt and bring me closer to him. Now I can feel his hardness pressing on my stomach and mine forming a tent under the fabric, as I am not wearing any underwear. He notices and breaks the kiss. Then, a playful smile appears

voice only makes my excitement grow more —. Perverted pussycat — his hand is placed between my thighs and starts to rise, very,

deny that I hoped something would happen — his smile widens and I groan as

index finger, he runs along the length of my erection gently. I moan and

delicious torture, a few knocks on the door cause us to separate. His hand moves away and I release a frustrated sound. The idiot laughs, gets out of bed and I pull the shirt

and puts them on quickly so that he can open the door. One of the henchmen brings a

—Hungry, kitty?

ALEXEI

our bedroom and go in search of my cousin. Xander told me about his message and now I'm on my way to meet him. I feel renewed strength and my steps are firm against

door with a loud bang —. I just heard about Fred and I don't have the bloody words to express my astonishment to you — collapses on the chair

you that a smile wasn't what I had when I found out — I take another whiff and

The guy doesn't waste time going from one cute

his comment upset me, but the truth is, it does... Very much so. He' right, knowing that recently he was behind Xander, picking up whatever crumbs of affection he

believe that Xander is right and this time I'll step aside and let my brother make the decisions. It's his life, as hard as it