In Name Only (MxMxM)

Chapter Seven

It was Leslie's 21st birthday and also a full moon, but the Alpha still hadn't decided if he wanted to free his omega. Thaddeus was anxious to mate with his Luna and it was making Kellen jumpy. But questions plagued the Alpha's mind. Was it fair to keep mating during full moons if he was unsure about the status of their relationship? It would be difficult to avoid mating, but not entirely impossible. He could leave for the night, and sleep with someone else? It would dispel Leslie's urges, but it would also cause him immense pain. Could he do that to him?

Despite everything, he did care about the man even if it wasn't love. He needed advice but didn't have anyone to turn too. In the past, he'd talk to James, but he couldn't with this. What was he to do, walk up to his best friend and say, "I mated your brother but I'm straight. We agreed to an open relationship so I've been sleeping with women. It's hurting your brother and causing him to drink. The affects of me sleeping around is making him weak?"

He was sure James wouldn't understand. He loved his little brother. Last thing he wanted was a rift between he and his beta/best friend because he hurt his family.

Rejecting him was still a possibility. But could he really put Leslie through the pain of rejection even if it meant he could find someone that would love him in a way that he couldn't? Did the ends justify the means? He knew Alphas would be lining up for the omega. Leslie was an attractive guy. If he had to admit it himself. His skin was light creamy chocolate. It came from being biracial. His hair was soft and curly in which he kept in a messy bun. It's been times he'd even gotten lost in his emerald eyes. They always made him look mischievous.

He continued to sit in his office, avoiding his chosen. He needed time to think things through. And he knew Leslie had questions he wasn't ready to answer just yet.

Kellen was lost in thought when he heard a knock at his office door and by the faint aroma of arousal, he knew it was his mate. When the moon was up, Leslie would be in full heat. It would be damn near impossible to avoid mating with him. Even though the sent of his omega's heat was faint, it made his canines slightly extend. Damn he smelled delicious.

"Kellen" the omega softly spoke as he entered his office.

"Can we talk for a minute?"

The alpha stood up and walked around his desk to meet his mate.

"Sure, but before we talk, I have something for you." He said while walking toward the wall safe.

He opened the safe, took out a small velvet box and walked back to his mate who was standing in the middle of his office nibbling his bottom slip. Seeing him do that made his wolf burst with need. He had been trying all morning to reign his horny wolf in.

He presented his mate with the box. "Happy Birthday, Les." The omega smiled excitedly.

"What is it?"

"Open it and see." Kellen couldn't wait to see the look on Leslie's face. He spotted the gift on a business trip two months ago and instantly thought of Les.

When Leslie opened the small box, he clasped his chest. "It's beautiful, Kellen." The omega smiled widely with tears in his eyes. He had never seen anything so elegant. "When did you? Thank you so much for the lovely gift."

"The business trip I took a few months ago, I spotted it in a shop and thought of you, and you're welcome. Here, let me help with it. Turn around."

The close proximity had the omega dripping and forming slick at his entrance. His heat was starting, but after the conversation they had a couple of days ago, he wasn't sure how Kellen would handle it. It's why he wanted to talk to his alpha.