Lucian forced his breath steady, palms pressed against the cool tile of the bathroom sink. The music outside thumped like a warning drum, muffled and distant. Four men crowded the cramped space, their shadows long and threatening under the harsh bathroom light.
"Who… who sent you here?" Lucian's voice trembled, the question barely more than a whisper. He tried to keep his tone level, to sound like he was in control. Inside, his body was a live wire, heat crawling at his skin, pulse stuttering.
The tallest of the four laughed, a low, ugly sound. "None of your business, little omega." He spurted as he surged towards Lucian, his eyes filled with nothing but lust. Another one grinned and added, "Wouldn't have known he was one if the one who ordered never told us he was one." A third sneered, "Scentless? Lucky for us, it means no one will smell your heat." He said as he licked his lips as he looked at Lucian with such intensity that sent shivers down Lucian's spine .Their words scraped like knives.
Lucian felt the wall at his back, the cool plaster grounding him as he tried to focus on anything but the press of pheromones in the air. One of the men reached out, forcing Lucian's chin up so he had to look at them. The hand on his face was rough, when it cupped his cheek, disgust curled in Lucian's stomach. Just then someone tried to open the door.
One of them looked at the door annoyed "the bathroom is busy " he yelled
Lucian closed his eyes as tears formed , he managed to whisper for help. The words were thin, he prayed by the gods for someone to rescue him. The knock at the bathroom door was muffled at first , polite, then urgent. One of the alphas snarled at the sound. "Back off! Nobody comes in!"
Lucian's throat went dry. Tears leaked hot and surprising down his cheeks, and for a moment he stood perfectly still, hollow and small, until the knocking became pounding. The leader's irritation flared and he barked instructions at his minion: "Go deal with it!"
The man at the door halted, fingers fumbling with the lock. When it swung inward, the doorway framed a tall figure in a dark jacket and cold eyes , Hunter.
The leader looked up, sneering. "What are you doing here?, the bathroom is busy do and find somewhere else to take a piss and fuck off" he spat. Hunter didn't answer. His gaze cut past the leader and landed on Lucian.
Something shifted in the room like a storm arriving. Hunter's eyes went dark. The leader opened his mouth to bark orders, but the air changed , thick and metallic, a pressure that slammed into them. A wave of pheromones rolled out from Hunter like a force of nature: deep, restrained, utterly commanding. The room went tight. The leader coughed, clutching his throat. The other men staggered back, eyes watering, their bravado crumbling into panic.
"Why is a dormant alpha doing this in a place like this?" one choked out, bewildered and afraid.
Hunter stepped forward slowly, every movement measured. The closer he got, the more the men shrank away; not one dared to meet his eyes. He stopped in front of the leader and asked, cold and sharp, "Who sent you?"
The leader spat out words between coughs, voice high with fear. "No one sent us! We, we were paid to check that he was… available. They told us to come to the bathroom, that's all.."
Hunter's jaw tightened. He didn't need to shout; he didn't need to strike. The pheromones around him pressed harder, a velvet vice that made the men swallow and confess. Under the weight of that quiet, merciless pressure, the leader broke. "It was, someone paid us. They gave the address and the time. They offered good money." His gaze flicked to the floor, ashamed. "I don't know who, I swear. I only took the job, but that person was a beta , we didn't exchange info"
Hunter's expression hardened into something that looked like disappointment more than anger. He crouched down beside Lucian, moving like water and iron at once. His hand hovered over Lucian's forehead, gentle and warm, brushing away sticky tears and the sweat of fear. Lucian trembled under his touch, the room shrinking down to the space where Hunter's fingers rested.
"Turn my back for one second and you get yourself in trouble, chiquitín," Hunter murmured, quiet enough that only Lucian could hear. There was a softness under the edge, a promise wrapped in warning.
Lucian's breath hitched. He let Hunter lift him as if he were weightless. The other men stumbled toward the door, mouths open, eyes hollow, and fled like a pack that had lost its courage.
Hunter didn't look at them. He carried Lucian from the club as if the boy had been the only important thing in the building: his arms were sure, his movements efficient, protective. "you're safe now mi pecadito"
At home , Hunter gently placed Lucian on the bed , he looked at him and he felt the bulge in his pants . he bit down his tongue ,i have to control myself, he said "rest, ill bring some suppressants for you" he said , just before he could leave , Lucian wrapped his hands around him and his breath hitched
"Hunter......help ...help me" Lucian let out a choked words as he rubbed his head on his back "more.... i need more"
Hunters brows furrowed as he heard Lucians choked out voice. he could hear how much how much he was struggling , could hear the desperation in his voice. damn it
He tried to remove his grip from Lucian but he only tightened , "Lucian damn , stop saying that , youre not in your right mind right now" he said as he tried to control his own racing thoughts, it was hard for Hunter to focus , hard to think straight with Lucian holding in . his whole body wanted to take Lucien right here and then , and it took every ounce of his strength to tame it
Lucian finally let go and took his hand , he placed it on his cheek and he moaned as he rubbed against Hunters hand , he licked the hand seductively and he looked at Hunter with lust full gaze " i wont regret it....."
Something in Hunter just snapped and he was already on Lucien in an instant as his pheremones started to dispense, he leaned in , his breath ghosting over the shell of his ear as he whispered "youre the one who brought this on yourself Mi pecadito"
With that, he closed the distance and capture Lucian in a bruising and dominating kiss