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Louis gets bored after touring.

Just five days into his much needed break and he already misses being on stage. The best part of the tour was performing but also staying close to his fans, exploring new cities and being able to collaborate with great musicians all over the world.

Spending months on tour was not enough, he wanted to experience that life forever. But alas, he has to get new music out if he wants to keep touring.

His new album was pretty much done with. He has experimented with new sounds not having lost the essence from his previous work. Louis is very proud of the result and he can’t wait to show it to the world. However, there is one thing standing between now and the release of his album: promo season.

Now, Louis despises promo season especially when it involves interviews with people who only know about him from headlines that, more often than not, are untrue. Sitting from twenty to thirty minutes multiplied by eight times every day is—to say the least—exhausting. Even more so having to endure the same stupid questions no matter how many times he’s asked to blacklist them: ‘Are you ready to settle down?’, ‘Have you found a lucky alpha to bond yet?’, ‘Will you retire once you’re bonded to be a stay-home omega?’, ‘Is it true that you spend your heats with some of your band and crew members?’, ‘Are you on suppressants?’

It surprises him to still be asked the last two, especially after calling out reporters several times for being invasive and mostly, ignorant. One would think that the press in the twenty-first century would have more critical inquiries but apparently the sex lives of omegas give them more clicks.

The only promo season he enjoys is when Nic—known by the rest of the world as Nicholas Hoult—, his childhood best friend, promotes a new movie or series he’s in. Then, Louis happens to be another guest and the spotlight is not on him anymore.

That’s why he doesn’t hesitate to accept Nic’s invite to the screening of his new movie.

“It’s going to be a small event, but there’s still going to be press, you know, big names and all.” Comes the voice from the speaker on Louis’ phone.

“Yeah, yeah. No worries, mate. You know how I always go under their radar in these things.” Louis flips over the cheese toastie he’s making for dinner. “They won’t even know I’m there.”

Nic laughs. “Do let me know when you arrive, though, I want you to meet a co-worker.”

“You make it sound like I’m meeting Greg from HR, but I assume you’re gonna introduce me to another Oscar nominee…am I wrong?”

“Emmy nominee so far, sadly. But trust me, you’re gonna love him!”

The party is quiet when Louis arrives. He’s supposed to walk the red carpet, but thankfully Anya Taylor-Joy has arrived two minutes before him and the alpha has all the attention on her so it’s easy for Louis to slip away without being noticed. He’s guided to his seat by a kind old lady who recognises him and tells him her children love his music. He thanks her with a smile and promptly signs a paper for her pups.

The screening starts shortly after. Louis enjoys the movie for the most part, especially the moments his friend steals the spotlight, and he makes a mental note to watch the movie again once it officially premieres. When the lights of the theatre are on again, there’s a standing ovation for the cast and crew that Louis happily joins.

He spots Nic almost half an hour after the screening has ended, waiting for the alpha to talk to whoever he needs to talk to before going to congratulate him.

“Nic!”

“Lou, you made it!” The alpha envelops him in a strong embrace. “How did you like it?”

“Amazing, mate, as always.” They both take a flute of champagne that a server offers them in passing. “Sometimes I forget you’re not the nerdy pup that protected me from bad alphas anymore.”

Nic rolls his eyes. “As if you’d need protection. You’re one of the strongest omegas I know, and I’m not saying that lightly. But anyway, how’s the break going?”

Louis then tells Nic his plans for the short break he was granted and what’s to expect for the upcoming months towards the album release. “I’ll probably do a show here in Los Angeles before going back home to do a few shows there. I’ll let you know so you can choose which shows you’d like to attend.”

Nic grabs Louis’ shoulder and squeezes it gently. “Of course, Lou. Count me in. Oh, I just spotted the friend I wanted to introduce you to, are you okay with that?”

Louis shrugs. “Sure. The more famous actors I know, the more fancy events for me to crash,” he smiles, taking a sip of his bubbly drink.

They walk through the room towards a table where everyone is chatting, except for a man sitting there who is casually taking pictures with his phone of everything around him. “Seb, hey,” Nic greets. And that’s when Louis finally recognises the man. He’s none other than Sebastian Stan, the main star of some of Louis’ favourite movies. And some of his dreams too, but that’s irrelevant.

The alpha is meticulously dressed in an all black suit. His face is covered in a beard which—combined with his hair—makes his jawline look quite strong. Louis is mesmerised by his scent as well. He can make out some rich notes of citrus mixed with cedarwood. Just Louis’ weaknesses.

“Nicholaaaaas!” Sebastian stands up. “Come on, let’s take a selfie.”

“I swear to God, mate, you’re obsessed with taking pictures.”

Sebastian snaps a few shots after Nic stops talking and he invites Nic and Louis to sit at his table. Then he extends his hand towards Louis. “I apologize for my rudeness, I sometimes don’t know what’s going on around me. Sebastian, nice to meet you.”

Louis is known for not being shy around alphas, particularly the good looking ones, but he kind of short circuits when Sebastian takes Louis’ small hand into his noticeably bigger one. Louis brushes his hair out of his face with his other hand and replies, “Hi, I’m Louis.”

The conversation with Sebastian doesn’t last long, seeing as he’s one of the producers of the film so he’s got people to meet and places to go. Once the alpha excuses himself, Nic turns to Louis.

“So?”

“So…” Louis echoes.

“Ah, come on! You got all coy all of the sudden, and I know that look. I know you liked him. Not even meeting Cillian Murphy got you like this.”

Louis blushes remembering five years ago when Nic introduced him to the actor in the same fashion as he did with Sebastian tonight. He can admit it didn’t get him the same reaction, and he hates how much Nic knows him to notice that.

“Yeah, sure. He’s proper nice and fun, and it was sick to get to meet him, yeah.”

Nic huffs. “Cut the crap. You’re not in an interview talking about your neighbour. Did you like him?”

He can’t lie to his best friend. The alpha knows him as well as he knows himself.

He whines. “I want to have his babies so bad!”

“I knew it!”

*

It’s just Louis’ luck that he meets Sebastian constantly after their first encounter. He doesn’t mind, he just finds it amusing. It reminds him of his time at school when he would learn a new word and suddenly everything he read or saw had that word. Except that now, everywhere he goes, he’s met with that scent that captivated him all those weeks ago and that smile that can go from sweet to sexy in mere seconds.

First, the movie screening, then their paths coincide at a restaurant very close to Louis’ house; the third time Louis spots Sebastian at the park where he takes his yoga classes, and the last time they bump into each other at a café. In none of those times they engage into conversation, only a polite exchange of greetings—sometimes from afar—and a constant state of fluster on Louis’ part.

On this occasion, they meet at the Late Late Show. As part of his album promo, Louis gets the chance to be invited as a guest to several TV shows. This is the first of them. He’ll be interviewed, and he’ll perform the first single live.

Louis arrives at the CBS studios early for rehearsal, and then he takes some minutes to get ready for hair and make up. He’s begged his manager to not get him involved in that game where they make people eat disgusting things and to please blacklist any heat or suppressants mentions from the interview. Louis can only pray the producers listen to his requests.

As he makes his way to the room where they’ll film his introduction segment, he recognises Sebastian’s back so he pokes him on the shoulder to announce his presence.

“Hey, fancy seeing you here,” Sebastian greets him.

“Exactly my thoughts! I didn’t know you’d be here, and it’s kind of funny how we keep running into each other now and not before.”

“I guess luck is finally on my side.”

Louis’ face heats up at Sebastian’s words, but he can’t think of any sort of retort because they’re both rushed into their respective places by a producer of the show.

The interview is a living hell for Louis and for the first time it is not because of invasive questions on his personal life. The only person to blame is the hot Romanian sitting by his left, making Louis nervous with his soft touches—though accidental—and his soothing voice. Every time Sebastian speaks, Louis turns in his direction to show he’s listening, but as soon as the alpha makes eye contact with him, his eyes darken and cause in Louis a feeling he can’t quite describe. He silently hopes it doesn’t escalate quickly because he wouldn’t like to produce slick under the gaze of the man of his dreams but most importantly, on television.

“Sebastian,” Charles starts. “You turned forty recently, congratulations.” When the audience applauds, Louis does as well. “On your birthday, you shared this photo of you as a kid, care to share when it was taken?”

“Yeah, uh, it was from a road trip. We used to make a lot of those when me and my siblings were younger.” Louis loses himself in Sebastian’s story, all the hair touching and hand gestures fascinate him and he can’t take his eyes off the alpha. He sees how much Sebastian loves his family by the way his voice softens when he talks about them. “Uh, that photo was probably taken in Florida, I think. I was probably eight at the time. No care in the world.” He ends his story with a smile and turns to the audience who cheers for him.

Louis wipes his palms on his trousers out of nervousness because he knows it’s his turn now.

“Now, Louis…you’re the only child in your family—” He nods. “—and you’re an omega.” He freezes mid nod. “I’m not one to judge but this photo shows a very loved and spoiled pup.” The host finally shows a picture of Louis as a kid. It’s from his fifth birthday and he’s wearing a bowl cut and denim dungarees. He usually doesn’t pay attention to the photos he was taken as a child but now he fully analyses this one and he notices the roseness on his cheeks, probably from the cold as the picture was taken in late December. He braces himself for what Charles will say next. “And in your new single Change—out now on all digital platforms—you sing ‘everything changes outside but I feel the same inside…’ Would you say you’re still as loved and, perhaps, as spoiled as you were when you were a five-year-old omega?”

Louis chuckles, relief going through his veins. “Definitely loved, I wouldn’t know about the spoiled thing.” He hears Sebastian laughing to his side. “Yeah, I—my job is not usual so I’m away most of the year so when I, uh, when I finally go home and visit my parents and grandparents they treat me very well. I don’t want to say I’m spoiled!” He covers his laugh with his left hand. “This might be used against me in the future. So I’ll just admit the first part, yeah.”

“You don’t think you’re spoiled?”

“I don’t,” he says sincerely. He sees Sebastian still smiling at his answers.

When the cheering of the crowd subsides, the host continues. “Sebastian, your family comes from Romania, right?”

“That’s right. We came here when my youngest brother was a newborn so I’d say we’ve lived here for over thirty years, but we still visit Romania now and then.”

“Lovely. Because I want to try something here. How would a person try to win the affection of their love interest back there in Romania? Say…how would you try to win Louis over?” Charles quickly pats Louis’ knee while asking the question.

And wait, what?

Please don’t say anything embarrassing, Louis thinks. “He’d probably bite me.”

In a swift movement, and even before Louis fully registers what he’s just said, Sebastian mimics going after Louis’ bond spot, and it gets a fit of giggles out of him. Sebastian moves back to his seat and quietly asks Louis if he’s okay while the audience is still laughing at his antics. Louis assures him he’s fine.

“I said that because of Dracula, by the way.”

“Sure,” Sebastian smirks.

The three of them continue talking about the guests’ projects and some other anecdotes of them with phone apps. When the floor manager calls ‘cut!’ Sebastian leans into his space and whispers “Bite or not we’d make cute babies, don’t you think?”

Fucking hell.

*

It’s only a matter of time before the media starts talking about Sebastian and Louis as a couple.

Of course they would. These people can’t see two individuals spending even two minutes together without creating a timeline of a non-existent relationship. People get a hold of a photo of him and Sebastian talking during Nic’s film screening—and they purposefully leave Louis’ friend out of the shot—which kind of amazes Louis because they didn’t talk that long and there was still someone quick enough to take that photo. There are other photos of them going in and going out of the same places, and he knows they’re from different dates but the public doesn’t know that. And the last proof of their relationship is their appearance on the Late Late Show.

It’s absurd, but it is what it is. Some of the assumptions made in the articles are hilarious and Louis wishes he had Sebastian’s number to laugh at them together. His fans are taking it with humour, already knowing the origin of the rumours and how the media works. They make funny memes, though, so he saves a few.

At least the articles are mentioning his single and his upcoming album, so there’s that.

*

The rumours continue for a few days until it’s time for him to make another appearance alongside Nic to the after party of an awards ceremony that neither he nor Nic were required to attend. He’s learned over the years living in Los Angeles and being part of the music industry that the after parties are somewhat more important than the actual events, and therefore there’s a lot of media presence at them; however, Louis is not worried about it because he only has to pose for some pictures, not enough time for a quick chat with the reporters.

There’s a Kendrick Lamar song playing in the background while he drinks at the bar. Nic has excused himself to go to the loos and hasn’t come back yet. When he’s drinking the last remains of liquid in his glass, he feels a person coming closer to his left side. He turns and finds Sebastian already looking straight at him.

“Are you following me?”

“I’d say it’s the other way around.” Louis places the glass on the counter and asks for two more. “I reckon I’ve seen you more in a month than my own mother.” They both laugh while the bartender announces the drinks are ready. “Care to join me?”

“I mean, I already have my own, but I can’t say no to such a kind invitation.” Sebastian finishes his wine and takes the gin Louis is offering. “And about us meeting constantly, the only downside to it is that we never have a chance to talk because apparently we’re a couple now.” He finishes with a laugh.

“Oh my god, I was just about to mention that. I hope you don’t mind the articles, for my part I think they’re hilarious.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah, and it’s not because I think the idea of us being a couple is absurd because I mean, look at you.” Louis gestures to Sebastian’s body. “But I think the fact that they care so much about the love life of an omega speaks volumes of where we stand as a society. I could be solving hunger, and they would still only care if I have an alpha or not.”

Sebastian gives him a sad smile. “Yeah, I don’t feel the need to deny anything because somehow that’s adding fuel to the fire. I feel bad, though, about what you’ve just told me. I wish there was something I could do.”

“As long as you’re not a knothead and you treat everyone respectfully, you’re doing your part, don’t worry.”

“I’m not and I do.”

“You’re safe then. Now, do you want to see the memes of both of us?”

After laughing at the media’s expense and finishing their drinks, Nic joins the pair only to let Louis know that he’ll have to leave early, but he tells him he can stay and keep enjoying the party. Not one to ever refuse a chance to keep partying, Louis says goodbye to Nic and asks Sebastian to dance with him.

Louis feels very comfortable with the alpha. He’s got a humour similar to his, and he’s a good conversationalist, apart from looking like a Greek God and smelling heavenly. Louis is so at ease with Sebastian that for the remaining time at the party, he doesn’t leave his side, only taking quick breaks to hydrate or to go for a wee.

Sebastian gets particularly close when they play a reggaeton song, turning Louis around and grabbing him by his hips, bringing Louis’ back close to his chest. The alpha’s firm grip doesn’t miss a beat when Louis changes the rhythm, and he knows Sebastian is worked up by the quick breaths emanating from his mouth and the arousal palpable through his scent.

They stay dancing through a few more songs until Sebastian asks, “Do you want to get out of here?”

Louis easily agrees, not caring if people see them leaving together. They already think they’re fucking…might as well.

*

Sebastian’s house is big but not as obnoxiously big as one would expect from a Hollywood star. As soon as they get out of the car, Sebastian takes Louis’ hand and guides him through his house, pointing out the rooms as they pass them, but obviously having a specific spot in mind. After making their way through the house, they reach the backyard where there’s a pool illuminated by the house's lighting and some extra lampposts.

“You’re not drunk, are you? Do you mind having a swim?”

“No, not drunk at all. I think I sobered up on the ride over here. I can go for a swim, but I didn’t bring any clothes with me.”

Sebastian’s nose scrunches. “What’s wrong with what you’re wearing?”

“Well, for starters, these are my favourite trousers and—” he doesn’t get to finish his sentence as he’s pushed to the pool by Sebastian who joins him moments after. He quickly swims to the surface to jokingly scold the alpha for throwing him. The water is warm which is welcomed as it’s closer to 2am and the air has started to cool down.

Sebastian swims closer to him. “Ești frumos,” he says in a low voice.

“God, your accent is so sexy, but I didn’t get that.”

“I said you’re beautiful.”

“Oh, thank you.” Louis feels his face and neck go pink under the alpha’s gaze.

Sebastian smiles as he cups Louis’ head. He pushes back the omega’s hair until his face is clear of everything. “I’ve seen you on stage you know? I’ve seen how you stand there like you’re the boss and you look so sexy while doing it. But you’re so much more than that. I’d like to know you off stage, and so far I like what I see.” Sebastian closes the distance between the two of them in a slow kiss. Instinctively Louis locks his legs around Sebastian’s hips causing a growl from the alpha.

Louis has seen it all in movies. He’s seen how the first kiss is supposed to be this sort of magical situation, how one’s supposed to feel like that is where one belongs, how the moment feels life-changing. He’s seen it all and yet he’s surprised to find it’s all true. Sebastian’s kisses feel like they’re what Louis has been looking for all of his life. They’re his pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

The alpha starts exploring Louis’ body while he’s still kissing him, taking his hand under the soaked clothes to feel Louis’ skin. Sebastian runs his hand over Louis’ back until reaching his bum and Louis whimpers. In a sudden movement, Sebastian hugs Louis tightly and submerges them both underwater without detaching their mouths. In order to maintain his balance, Louis unlocks his legs from Sebastian’s body and blindly searches for the alpha’s neck for support.

When it’s become too much, they go to the surface for air. The moon illuminates Sebastian’s face in a way that is unbelievably unfair because he looks ten times more handsome, especially when he’s looking at Louis like that.

“Let’s go, I’ll give you a change of clothes.”

*

“Here’s a t-shirt and sweatpants,” Sebastian says, handing him the items. “I hope they’re not too big on you.”

“Oi! I know I’m not as tall as you but I’m sure I’ll manage. I like clothes to look bigger on me anyway,” Louis says with a shrug.

“The bathroom is over there. Come meet me in the living room when you’re ready, alright?”

“Sure, thanks.” Louis rushes to the bathroom once he’s alone to take off the soaked clothes and enters the shower.

Once he’s clean of any pool water and changed into Sebastian’s clothes, he makes his way to the living room where the alpha is already waiting for him with two cups of hot beverages.

“I didn’t want to assume but I’d say you prefer tea over cocoa.”

“And you’re absolutely right.” Louis takes a sip from the cup. “Thanks, love, this is perfect. And thanks for the clothes, once I’m done with my tea I’ll call for a car.”

Sebastian hums. “You can stay the night, I don’t mind. The guest rooms exist for a reason and it’s a bit late even if you’re used to the night life.”

“Cheers, then! But I’m not sleepy yet, should we watch a movie?”

“Sure.” Sebastian reaches for the remote to turn the TV on. “What do you fancy?”

Louis pretends to consider it. “Oh, I know! We should definitely watch The Bronze.” He hides his giggle behind his teacup.

Sebastian’s eyes go comically big at Louis’ request. “Noooooooo, why do you want to make me suffer?”

“Do you hate it that much?” The omega laughs.

“I mean, it’s not that I hate it, you know. But it’ll be weird watching it, you know, with you because I want you to have a good impression of me.”

“Aw, you don’t need to worry about that. So far you’ve impressed me with your conversations, with your dance moves, with your kisses.”

As soon as Louis finishes speaking, Sebastian goes for his mouth to give him small kisses while tickling the omega’s abdomen. Louis laughs loudly, but he follows the alpha’s lips happily.

“I think I have a better idea,” Sebastian says after his final kiss. Louis composes himself and rests his hands on his lap waiting for the alpha to tell his idea. But honestly, what is better than sharing kisses while watching a movie? “What if we forget about the screen version of Lance Tucker and I show you the few tricks I learned while filming?”

And…okay, that’s definitely better.

*

Their clothes are discarded on the floor as soon as they make it to the main bedroom. Sebastian is the first one to get on the bed, and Louis stays back observing the picture in front of him. The alpha is definitely gorgeous, and seeing him naked from head to toe, hair still wet from their time in the pool, chest heaving quiet breaths, it makes Louis’ small cock to twitch in excitement.

Sebastian pats the bed as an invitation to Louis who is quick to join him there. Sebastian doesn’t waste time by taking Louis’ face in his hands and kissing him fiercely. Louis whines at the dominance shown by the alpha. He feels so content here in Sebastian’s arms that he’s not afraid to let himself fully go. This is the most cherished Louis has felt in a long time.

Their scents intensify with every kiss and tender touch, making it easier to get submerged in arousal. Without taking his mouth off Louis’, Sebastian starts caressing his body up and down, paying special attention to Louis’ nipples until both rose buds are hardened enough. He then makes circular movements on Louis’ tummy and slowly goes down and down to finally reach the omega’s hard cock. Louis lets himself get lost in all the pleasure going through his veins, submitting to the alpha’s mercy. Sebastian maintains a firm grip on Louis’ cock, pulling back from the omega’s mouth to sing praises to him of what a good boy he is.

Satisfied with the hardness of Louis’ cock, Sebastian continues to explore the omega’s body until Louis eventually feels the alpha’s calloused fingers caressing the folds of his cunt.

“You’re so wet for me, huh?” Sebastian whispers in Louis’ ear. “Are you ready for my cock, gorgeous?”

“Yes, please.”

“What, darling? Tell me what you need and I’ll give it to you,” the alpha says without his fingers retreating from Louis’ hole.

“I need your cock, alpha,” Louis begs.

“You still want the Lance Tucker experience, babe?” He begins to stand up.

“No,” Louis quickly pulls him into a bruising kiss, keeping him on the bed. “I don’t want him, I want you.”

“Okay, yeah, I’ll give you just that. Lemme, uh, lemme get a condom.”

“I—I’m clean and on birth control so if you’d want…”

Sebastian lowers his voice even more. “You sure?”

“Please, I want to feel you.”

Sebastian nods and Louis watches as the alpha uses his already wet fingers to open Louis and get him ready. Being an omega has its perks and one of them is how their bodies function while having sex; they have different spots to be stimulated and it makes it easier for the omegas to get wet and for their partners to prepare them. Louis is glad Sebastian knows how to work his fingers, he’s never felt so close to orgasm so quickly but he doesn’t want to come like this.

Louis hums. “I’m ready for you, come on, fuck me.”

He shakes in anticipation and observes how Sebastian approaches his hole with his stiffening dick, finally making contact by rubbing their parts together. A pool of their juices is formed in Louis’ pussy lips; Sebastian’s precome pooling with the slick originated after fingering Louis. Sebastian tightens his hold on Louis’ hips while thrusting against the omega’s cunt. Louis contemplates the look of Sebastian at their union and how careful he is of only sliding his prick against the omega’s cunt but not entering it yet; Louis feels his hole pulsing against the alpha’s cock, his whole body trembling with want. In a particularly sharp movement, the alpha presses too hard until he’s nestled inside Louis’ hole.

Sebastian moans and Louis’ breath hitches. He has never had someone as big as Sebastian.

“Thanks, babe. That’s quite the achievement.”

“Oops, I didn’t know I said that out loud.”

Sebastian chuckles. “Ești drăguț.” He pecks his nose. “Tell me when it’s okay to move.” (You’re cute.)

“You’re alright. I like the roughness of it.”

After reassuring the alpha it was okay to move, Louis feels Sebastian moving gently inside of him, dragging himself in and out of his cunt. Louis clenches around the alpha’s cock, both of them letting out a groan at the sensation.

Sebastian takes a hold of Louis’ legs in his veiny hands, pushing them almost at the level of the omega’s chest which allows his cock to go deeper. “You feel amazing, babe, your pussy is perfect for my cock.” Louis feels Sebastian taking his hand for him to feel how his belly is bulging. “Can you feel me, love?” Sebastian grunts. “Can you feel your alpha inside you?”

“Yes, alpha,” Louis moans. “Fill me up so good, fill me with your pups.”

Sebastian groans, pulling his dick out and turning Louis so he’s on his front. He bottoms out again, this time fucking Louis harder, the loud sound of skin on skin echoing in the room. His thrusts become erratic, completely feral…Louis attributes this to the mention of him getting pregnant.

“You’d like that, alpha? Breeding me so everyone knows I belong to you?”

“Jesus…fuck.”

It seems that’s the right thing to say as Sebastian quickens his thrusts, but doing it oh so carefully in order to still bring pleasure to Louis, whose toes curl at the sensation of his orgasm approaching.

“I need to knot you, sweet omega. Please let me knot you.”

“Claim me, alpha.” Louis pleads, squeezing his pussy tight around the alpha’s cock.

Sebastian’s knot finally pops, locking them together; the alpha moans into Louis’ neck as he empties himself inside the omega, and the sensation is so pleasing that it causes Louis to come undone.

Louis, drowned in lust and the smell of their scents together, doesn’t register the strong bite on his neck.

*

Louis has never been this well rested on tour. Hotel beds don’t meet his standards of cosiness and make him miss the comfort of his nest at home even more. That’s why he usually sleeps on the tour bus—a fact that the media uses to imply he sleeps with his band but Louis doesn’t want to think about that because he finally can say he could sleep in an unfamiliar bed. He stretches his arms and legs while still laying on his front, the sheets too soft for him to get up and take his morning shower. Sinking further into the pillow, he realises the smell is not the neutral scent used in hotels but rather a very particular one with citrus and strawberries, cedarwood and vanilla. As if Louis’ own scent had been mixed with another.

It’s then that the events of last night come to his mind and play under his eyelids like a movie. Him going with Nic to a party, him bumping into Sebastian Stan again, him dancing with Sebastian, him going home with Sebastian, him—

He blindly reaches to his cunt in search of answers and opens his eyes in alarm when he realises it’s still gaping. It’s quite a miracle he doesn’t experience any soreness with how loose his hole is.

Suddenly, a pang on the right side of his neck makes him frantically get up and go straight looking for a mirror.

“No, no, no, no, please don’t be it.” He turns on the lights of the en-suite and he sees it, in all its mighty glory: a bond mark.

*

It’s some minutes later after he’s carefully yet desperately woken up Sebastian that both of them sit on the bed to talk about it. Sebastian has offered him a robe considering the clothes from last night are reminders of what has happened between them, and Louis’ clothes are still drying after their pool shenanigans.

“Relax, wait here.” Sebastian disappears into the hall only to come back a minute later with a glass of water. “I put the kettle on for you, in case you want, uh, some tea to feel better.”

“Thanks. I just…I can’t wrap my mind around it. I’m very careful with these things and I just…I let you bite me, just like that.”

“Hey, no,” Sebastian soothes his knee. “It’s my fault for falling into my instincts and not thinking about the consequences. Surely the bond will fade—”

“Yeah, it can fade but it takes a lot of time, or so I’ve heard,” Louis sighs. “But I’m about to start my album promo so that’s not an option, it’ll still be visible. I can’t let people see me with a bond and no mate in sight. This really couldn’t happen at a worse time.” He rubs his temples trying to relieve his headache. “Let’s have that cuppa you mentioned, yeah? I can’t and I don’t wanna talk about this any further.”

“Of course, babe,” Sebastian gets up and offers his hand to Louis. “Just know that you’re not alone in this and we’ll find a solution.”

*

Louis leaves Sebastian’s house well into late afternoon after the alpha insisted he had to eat something and offered to cook them dinner. They also exchanged numbers in order to be in touch while they figure out what’s gonna happen.

Louis gets in touch with his personal assistant and his team to share the news. As expected, everyone freaks out and calls for an immediate meeting with Louis, Sebastian, and the alpha’s representatives. They’re very insistent on the fact that Louis cannot leave the house until the day of the meeting. In the meantime, Louis calls Nic to update him on everything happening and his best friend expresses all his love and support, as well as offering any kind of help Louis might need. If Louis wasn’t experiencing the worst moment of his life, he’d feel grateful.

Having a singing career as an unbonded omega was challenging. Louis has had to face all sorts of obstacles and nasty looks just because he doesn’t have a life mate. Now, he’ll have to face them as a bonded omega who doesn’t actually have a mate but was dumb enough to let himself be bitten. The media is going to tear him to pieces.

In the meeting, his public relationships team gets straight to the point: Louis can’t be spotted as a bonded omega without a mate. If he had been an anonymous person, someone nobody cared about, he would’ve gone with it just fine. As it is, the media and his fans will move heaven and earth to find the alpha that has bonded him. So the best idea is for the alpha to step up and be in a relationship with Louis.

“No way.”

“Louis, please listen,” his assistant says. “We’ve already discussed it with Sebastian’s team—” Louis sees the alpha nodding “—and this will benefit you both in the long term.”

Someone from Sebastian’s team intervenes. “We’ve planned out a timeline that will allow the bond to fade without any severe repercussions, and when the time comes, we’ll release a statement saying you’ve decided to go on separate ways.”

“Louis,” Sebastian finally says. “I know this is not ideal but I’d rather we do this instead of whatever it is that will come your way the moment the media finds out about this, and you know they will.” The alpha looks very guilty about what he’s caused, expression lines on his forehead more noticeable under the white lights of the room they’re in. His voice is deeper than usual which Louis has learned after years of watching his movies means he’s extremely serious about what he’s saying. Louis has no other alternative than to accept the help he’s offering, even if he thinks in the bottom of his heart that it will eventually backfire.

Louis huffs. “Yeah, okay. Let’s do it.”

*

Nothing says ‘relationship goals’ more than following each other on Instagram, so that’s the first thing their teams ask them to do.

Louis is very familiar with Sebastian’s content from lurking on his profile every now and then. He knows the alpha is very private and doesn’t share much except for the odd selfie when there’s a promo event, so any activity on his profile will alert his fans there’s something going on and they’ll do the rest of the job.

After getting that out of the way, they make their first appearance as a couple. As they’re trying to make it as organic as possible, they decide a simple shopping outing will do the trick. They meet at Sebastian’s place and from there they go to the closest grocery store. They didn’t call the paparazzis, but with Louis’ album on the verge of being released and the popularity of Sebastian, they expect fans—or even the odd pedestrian—will spot them and share on the Internet they were together.

They repeat the same formula a couple of times with great success. Gossip sites pick up their story, and their names trend on Twitter every other day. Nobody has noted the mark on Louis yet because he’s been careful to only wear turtleneck sweaters, taking advantage of the autumn weather.

Louis’ album is finally released. It immediately charts in the number one spot worldwide and allows him to go back home to England to play a few shows there and make some appearances. Sebastian is brought up a few times, but he dodges the questions as he’s learned to do so after years in the industry.

Louis knows he has to have the media on his side if they want to pull the whole thing off, and it takes a great effort to not reply to the reporters’ remarks with ‘why the fuck do you care’. He’d say he’s doing a good job so far.

Once the high of the promo has quieted down, he flies back to Los Angeles where his team greets him with a wonderful surprise.

“You’re doing a joint interview with Sebastian where you’ll confirm your relationship. It’s for that morning show you went on to promote Change, remember? The one with the two ladies.”

“But that’s in New York,” Louis groans, but not at the prospect of being on that show because he knows the hosts are both omegas and they’re incredibly delightful. He also knows that they’ll respect whatever script is handed to them to get a successful interview, but he dreads the idea of having to fly again to be there on time. “Why did you fly me here if you knew I was needed in New York. Do you know if Sebastian is already there?”

He hasn’t had much communication with the alpha the past few weeks. They exchanged some texts, and Sebastian called him to congratulate him on the album. Louis has been yearning for a bit of attention from the alpha but he understands their schedules don’t allow it.

“Well,” his assistant replies almost too eagerly. “He’s been filming a new show in Los Angeles. He’ll join you here so you both can be interviewed in the comfort of—what media and people think—is your home together.”

He lightens up at the prospect of seeing Sebastian soon, even if it’s to continue their charade.

*

“And now, joining us for an exclusive interview all the way from California, a pair…how would you describe them, Lauren?”

“Sexy,” she laughs. “Extremely gorgeous, of course, but they’re both successful as well, Kate.” Her co-host hums in agreement. “One of them was recently nominated for an Emmy award…”

“…and the other has a new album which has lasted in the top 3 most selling albums of the past few weeks,” continues Kate. “Please welcome, Sebastian Stan…”

“And Louis Tomlinson!”

The audience goes wild as the camera shows Louis beside Sebastian, sitting close together. Louis exhales loudly and feels Sebastian’s hand on his right thigh, and it immediately calms his nerves. He offers the alpha a small smile.

“Thank you for having us,” Sebastian says. “We’re happy to be here even from a distance.”

“Thank you for being here with us, we know how busy your schedules are, so we feel extremely lucky that you’re together talking to us. Now, Louis, you’ve recently released Faith in the Future with great success getting a number one spot globally almost immediately after release and you remain charting all over the world…what does it feel like?”

The interview goes on about the reactions that Louis’ album generated as well as some ‘leaked’ photos from the set where Sebastian is filming his series. Louis knows he can’t get too comfortable with the questions because he’ll have to use the first opportunity he has to hint at his and Sebastian’s relationship just like they practised. When Lauren mentions how many of his fans are up even at early hours, Louis sees that chance and takes it.

“That’s why I wish we would’ve been a couple of hours later on the show, you know, so my fans wouldn’t have suffered. And for me to be properly awake.”

Everyone laughs. Louis pouts.

“No worries, babe, we’ll go back to bed in a minute,” Sebastian caresses his cheek with his free hand—the other one still anchoring the omega. Louis blushes at the attention.

“Aren’t they the cutest?”

The audience awws.

“So Louis, can we take this as the confirmation of months worth of rumours of the two of you being together?” Kate asks cheekily, sticking to the script.

“Um, yeah. Seb and I…we’re together. Been together so long that we recently decided to take the next step.” His hands fidget out of the frame of the camera.

“How so?”

“I mean…” Sebastian arranges himself on his chair. “Yeah, I know everyone thinks this is a recent relationship, but we’ve been together for a long time. And I just couldn’t wait to ask him to marry me and, luckily for me, he said yes.”

“Are you planning the wedding soon?”

Louis laughs. “That’s the thing. With our busy schedules, me going on a world tour, Seb here being the Hollywood star that he is, we decided it would be best to just…bond already and wait to marry at another time.”

The hosts’ fake gasps can be heard through their in-ears when Louis proudly shows the healed mark he’s sporting over his shoulder.

Lauren recovers from the shock and asks, “So now you’re bondmates just waiting to be married?”

It isn’t unusual for couples to marry first and bond after, still following the tradition from centuries ago, but in present times it’s more common to find couples who decide the bond is just enough for them and they see the marriage as something still special but not required. That’s the route their teams planned out for them to tell.

Sebastian answers. “Yes. Louis is my fiancé, but now we’re unified by something stronger. We’ve decided to wait maybe for late spring next year—when the first leg of my love’s tour is over—to say ‘I do’ and belong to each other in all ways possible.”

He uses the hand caressing Louis’ thigh to grab the omega’s hand and bringing it into the frame for everyone to see how he kisses it. Louis doesn’t know how a simple gesture can fluster him this much.

And God, Louis knew Sebastian was a good actor, but even he, who is part of the act, thinks the alpha’s words are true.

After getting more ‘hot details’ about their union, the hosts decide to keep asking about their professional plans in the near future. Louis can finally relax…this, he can do.

Sebastian still holds Louis’ hand.

*

Sebastian concludes all his projects at the end of November and will start filming abroad in the month of March, which gives Louis two full months of this pretend relationship before he’s off for tour in February. They had said in the first interview they offered together, and the many more that followed, that they were considering June as the perfect time to marry but that they’d still have to consider a change in the schedule.

Spending time with Sebastian is not a hard task for Louis, on the contrary. The alpha is very charming and very easy to talk to. The real problem is what Louis realises on one of their outings. Louis is starting to catch feelings.

Sebastian has joined him in several of Louis’ routine activities, such as yoga in the park, pottery class or grocery shopping. More often than not, with paparazzis in tow to keep selling the image of the doting and loved up couple that everyone expects from them.

That morning, though, Sebastian texts Louis asking him to join the alpha for dinner at a private restaurant where neither fans nor photographers will bother them.

Sebastian is already there by the time Louis arrives, and he looks amazing wearing a black hoodie over a black sweater with black trousers and, yes, black boots; the only colour mismatching is the grey in his beard. He’s honestly Louis’ wet dreams come true. Louis is glad Sebastian didn’t go for a more formal outfit as he’s decided to wear a blue plaid shirt, black jeans and a burgundy sweater—nothing too fancy.

Dinner goes splendidly. Conversation flows easily between the pair, only quieting down when either of them has to dig into their food. They talk about their plans for the last weeks of the year including Thanksgiving which is only a few days away.

“I usually spend it with my friends since my mom has insisted I don’t need to visit her on every holiday.”

“I like how close you are to her,” Louis says and notices how Sebastian’s cheeks go red under his scrutiny.

“Oh, stop. I’ve always been teased about being a mama’s boy,” the alpha laughs.

“No, no. I mean this in the kindest way possible. I’m very close to my family, and I know not everyone is lucky enough to have that. So when I do meet people who not only have a solid family but they’re also as close as you are with them…it’s nice, that’s all.”

“Well, thank you. For both the words and not teasing me,” Sebastian says. “But going back to the topic, this year my friend Paul is hosting dinner and I thought you might want to go with me? If you’re free, that is.”

And for a moment, Louis lets himself dream.

He dreams that Sebastian and him date normally, they fall in love, and they plan to bond with no other motive than to seal their love. He dreams that they don’t have an expiration date and that holidays with friends and family will be a frequent recurrence. He dreams that the alpha in front of him is as crazy about Louis as he is about Sebastian, and that this invitation is to show him off to the world as his partner for life.

“Of course. Count me in.”

Louis prays he doesn’t wake up from his dream.

*

Life flies by when one is in love, Louis notes. One second Sebastian and him are playing board games with the alpha’s Hollywood friends after watching a game of American football on Thanksgiving day, and the other Louis is decorating his Christmas tree.

Louis is ready to isolate from the world in the upcoming weeks to enjoy his family to its fullest. Except, there’s a small inconvenience…his heat is coming up soon.

Now, Louis is used to heats, he embraces them and is not ashamed of it. He started having them when he was sixteen years old so almost half of his life he had to deal with heats and everything that comes with them. When he started his career, travelling from one city to another and then from one country to another, he looked for an alternative to allow him to have the least amount of heats possible to not see his work interrupted. His doctor recommended a shot that lessened heats from six to two a year, and for the last few years he’s expected to have them during his summer and his Christmas holidays. With everything happening with his album, his accidental bonding, and his pretend relationship with Sebastian, he forgot the day was approaching.

For one, he’s glad he’s having a heat because that means he didn’t get pregnant during the bonding—he already has too much on his plate to add a baby on top of it. But there’s also the fact that now that he’s bonded, heats will be hell if not spent with ‘his alpha’.

Louis is at his parents’ house sharing afternoon tea when the heats app alerts him of his upcoming cycle. His mum notices his change of demeanour and asks him what’s wrong. “It’s nothing.” He pockets his phone. “I’ll tell you later, don’t worry.”

After they finish eating, everyone goes back to their usual evening activities and there’s only Louis and his mum in the kitchen drying up dishes.

“Alright, spill,” Claire urges.

Louis sighs. “My heat is in a few days and I’m freaking out ‘cos the bond will make it unbearable.”

“Not if you ask your alpha to help you,” she sing–songs.

“What? Mum, no! You know I can’t. We’re not actually together, that would be…counterproductive.” The prospect of him asking Sebastian to help him out is completely scary considering their bond hasn’t started to fade yet. Mating again would only solidify it.

His mum takes the towel in his hands and guides him to sit with her at the kitchen table. “Baby, I won’t pretend and say that I understand what you’re going through because I don’t. Bonding with someone has always been your dream since you were a small pup. And I get that dreams and goals change, but I know in my heart that the way it happened was not what you expected and you’re still hurt from it.”

Without his permission, tears start forming in his eyes.

“I told you when you confessed to me what happened,” Claire continues, “and I’ll say it again. You bonded because your omega thought it was the right moment with the right mate. So I don’t see how asking your al—ahem, Sebastian to help you will hurt. From what you’ve told me, he’s a respectful and caring alpha. You can worry about the future later, okay?” She kisses him on his head and leaves him to his thoughts.

It’s not that Louis procrastinates, but he waits to ask Sebastian about spending Louis’ heat together until the day before. He knows the alpha is currently in Europe, so it wouldn’t be difficult for him to get to England if he decided to accept Louis’ request. Or so he hopes.

“Hi babe, good to hear from you!” Louis can hear the smile in Sebastian’s voice. “How are your holidays going?” The two of them dive into conversation for a while, sharing with each other the things they’ve been doing with their respective families. It’s when Sebastian asks about Louis’ plans for his birthday that the omega approaches the subject at hand.

“I’m afraid I’ve got to miss the celebrations for it.” He bites his bottom lip, worried how to say the things he wants to say, regardless of the several times he’s rehearsed them in his head. “And amongst other things, that’s why I called you, to ask you a favour.”

“Of course, Lou, whatever you need. You name it.”

Lou. His family and friends have called him that since he was a pup, but his heart still skips a beat when Sebastian says it.

“I was wondering if you’d help me go through my heat which starts tomorrow. And I know it’s short notice, but I was psyching myself out on ways to ask you. And now the time has come but don’t worry about travelling, I can send a private plane for you if you don’t have one—why haven’t I asked that, do you?—and now you probably think I don’t give a fuck about the environment using private planes left and right but—”

“Louis.”

“—I promise you I only use it for emergencies like this one because I’m very aware of global warming—”

“Louis, babe, you’re rambling.”

And that shuts Louis up. “Sorry, I'm nervous.”

“It’s okay, omega. Breathe for me, come on.”

Not only the breathing calms his nerves but also Sebastian’s reassuring voice and his words of encouragement.

“Better?”

“Loads, thank you. And sorry for being like this.”

“Please don’t apologize.” Louis hears a long sigh on the other side of the phone. “Look, I would love nothing more than to be there for you and help you but I—I can’t.”

Louis lets the words sink in. The alpha said no. His alpha said no.

Sebastian’s voice interrupts his thoughts again. “You know it would only do us harm, right? I mean, we have to let the bond fade so you can go back and live your normal life again. I’m really, really sorry I can’t be there for you but please let me know when it’s over and then I can pay you a visit, okay?” There’s a strain in his voice, like it’s painful for him to say the words out loud.

“Sure.” Louis replies dismissively.

“Lou…this is for our own sakes. Don’t worry, you’ll be alright. I gotta go but please call me.”

Louis locks himself in the heat room after the call. Claire has brought him dinner without making him go downstairs, probably sensing how the call went. She’s also stocked the room with food and water enough to last a few days. She hugs him, tells him she loves him, and leaves the room with a sour face.

As soon as his mum shuts the door, Louis cries.

*

Louis recovers consciousness slowly. He doesn’t remember much about his heat but he feels incredibly calm, not as anxious as he had heard bonded omegas get when spending heats without their mates.

With heavy lids he opens his eyes and is surprised at the sight in front of him. He’s not in the heat room but instead he’s in a smaller room with cream walls and chairs in front of the bed; said bed in which Louis lies on his back gathering his surroundings. He frantically turns to his sides to see if he has company and relaxes as soon as he sees his mum sitting to his right.

“Mum?”

“Oh goodness, sweetheart. You’re awake!” Claire says with a wobbly voice. “I was so scared, my darling.”

“Why? What happened?”

She strokes his hair and holds his hand. “You dropped during your heat, love. Your body didn’t take rejection well, and its defence mechanism was to put you under. We didn’t realise until day two when we couldn’t hear any noise coming from the room. We knew you wouldn’t be lucid enough to reply but after no response from you, your father decided to knock down the door and that’s how we found you.” She lets out a sob. “You were so pale and I thought I had lost you…I called the ambulance right away. That was five days ago.”

Louis doesn’t register he’s crying until his mum hugs him, whispering sweet nothings in his ear.

He never would’ve thought he would get to this point. He’s had such a great year touring and finally releasing another album, having the time of his life discovering new places and new people…and one thing, one single thing has torn everything apart.

He needs to talk to the doctors to see if there’s anything he can do to prevent dropping again even though he fears the solution won’t sit well in his heart. And that’s when it clicks…Sebastian is not there.

*

So Sebastian is indeed there at the hospital according to his mum. The alpha flew right after Louis’ family took him to the hospital per the doctors’ advice. As Claire has said to him, Sebastian was extremely worried about Louis and did everything the doctors said to get Louis back and, of course, it worked.

Sebastian was not the only person notified…the press now knows too. His team assures him they did everything they could to prevent the public from finding out but allegedly the press hired an inside source from the hospital who confirmed the news about his drop. Now everyone and their grandma know that he’s a rejected omega. Headlines of a failed engagement and speculated break-up have circulated over the last couple of days, so now Louis and Sebastian have to figure something out.

The alpha is currently in front of Louis. He doesn’t look like he usually does, larger than life and with a sincere smile on his face. No. Sebastian looks defeated, like he’s lost something and can’t get it back. His freedom, Louis supposes.

“So I wanted to thank you for helping me recover,” Louis clears his throat. “I know that must’ve been hard for you.”

Sebastian lifts his gaze and his demeanour softens all of the sudden. “I…it was my fault after all, that you were in that position. If I hadn’t been so selfish…”

“Stop. It’s useless to ponder about what we could or couldn’t have done. It’s already in the past and now I reckon it’s imperative that we focus on the future, right?”

Louis knows what he has to say next. He knows it’s the best solution for everyone; however, he wants to hold onto it as long as he can. He keeps hoping that this is just a bad dream and he’ll wake up in Sebastian’s arms, in their bed after making love; he keeps hoping the alpha loves him and cares about him beyond being his responsibility. He keeps hoping that one day his heart won’t be shattered to pieces after he finishes this. It was a matter of time, he bitterly thinks.

“And about the press…I think by now whoever had an ounce of faith in us as a couple has finally lost it so…I consider it best to go with it—like we already did in the past—and confirm the break-up rumours.” Louis shrugs his shoulders, a bit restricted by the hospital gown he’s wearing. “This won’t be a burden to you anymore, you’ll finally be free from me and the bond and whatnot.”

“What?” Sebastian laughs but there’s no humour behind it. “What are you on about?”

“Like I said, it will be better for both of us.”

“No, Louis. What’s that about being a burden for me? You’re not. You’re definitely not.”

“So what, you’re gonna let me drop every time I spend my heats because you can’t even stomach spending them with me? How’s that fair? Just take your freedom back and forget that any of this happened.”

“But I don’t want to be free from you!” Sebastian yells. “And I definitely don’t want to forget anything about it. I didn’t spend your heat with you because I knew it would mean more for me than you, and I’m sorry…I’m so deeply sorry that I couldn’t think of the consequences of you dropping. I thought I was saving myself from heartbreak, but everything went to shit the moment I heard you were at the hospital and that you had been so close to…to…” The alpha takes a sharp intake of air and continues. “You’re ingrained in me, okay? You’re everything I’ve wanted in a partner and more. You’re intelligent, beautiful, caring, funny…of course I had to fall for you. I’m forty now, you’d think by now I would’ve found my perfect match, but it didn’t happen because none of them were meant for me…you are. And I was so close to agreeing to go and spend your heat together, but that would only make the bond stronger, and I knew you weren’t mine to keep. I know it’s not ideal that we stay together, but I beg you to not end this right now, not when you’re still recovering. I’ll give you all the space you need from me but please don’t think I’m asking for freedom because you are not a burden. You’re everything I love, and that’s why I ask you to please think of your health first and then…I don’t know…we can—”

“Sebastian?”

“I’m sorry,” the alpha murmurs.

“Please look at me,” Louis says and Sebastian does as told. “You silly, silly alpha. If I asked you to spend my heat together it was not because you were my only option, it was because you were the only one I wanted…I still want, I mean. I—I think the reason for my drop was not the fact that an alpha had rejected me, but the fact that the love of my life didn’t want to be with me and oh my god I don’t know what’s with all the tears lately,” he quickly wipes his eyes. “I just want you to know that you’re everything I’ve ever dreamed of in a partner as well and that, if it’s okay with you, I’d like for us to be that. For real this time.”

“Oh god, yes please!” Sebastian reaches the bed and goes for a hug, careful to not mess with the wires.

They stay in the embrace for a while, Louis’ heart and mind finally at peace even though he knows the both of them have a long way to go. “We’ll figure it out, yeah?”

“We’ll figure it out.”

*

Louis is discharged from the hospital a week after waking up with instructions of absolute rest. He figures he doesn’t want to face the world after what happened, so he’s okay with that.

The media, as expected, forgets about his drop when another poor soul falls into their radar. They only mention him a few days into February when he’s set for his next world tour, putting special emphasis on the fact that Sebastian will come with him for the first dates in Europe before the alpha flies back to the States to film his new project.

What the media doesn’t know, however, is that they came to that agreement so the couple could spend Sebastian’s rut together.

After coming clean with their feelings and having several talks reassuring each other that they’re in it for the long haul, they decide to strengthen their bond before embarking again into their usual—and occupied—schedules. And the only way to achieve that is to mate again, this time taking advantage of Sebastian’s rut that is set to begin any time now.

“All ready, babe?”

“Yeah, pretty much,” Louis replies from where he’s settling on the bed, completely bare. He stretches his arms towards his alpha. “Come here, I wanna cuddle you before you go all feral on me.”

Sebastian chuckles. “You say that as if you’re not dying to have my knot in you again, huh?” He sits on the bed behind Louis, pressing their bodies together.

Louis feels Sebastian’s breath against his neck and it makes him giggle. “Stop! I know you want it as much as I do.” He turns back to look at the alpha in the eye. “Because you do, right? You’re sure you want this?”

“I should be the one asking you that. Are you sure you want to be with an old man?” Sebastian asks in a low tone as he presses light kisses on the omega’s face. Louis can smell his arousal already and he can’t help but whine.

“You’re only ten years older. And you’re sexy as fuck so of course I want you, my body is literally begging for you.”

Sebastian doesn’t let pass two seconds before he claims Louis’ lips in a fervent kiss. They both fall from their sitting positions to their backs with a soft thud, Sebastian immediately caging Louis’ frame. This time it is Louis who rushes into collapsing their mouths together again, moaning at the feeling of Sebastian pressing their cocks together. Louis breaks them apart to see his alpha’s eyes—there’s already a fogginess in them indicating Sebastian is on the verge of rut. Louis knows he’s doing his best to be gentle with him as long as he can, and while he appreciates his mate’s efforts, he’s ready to be claimed in the most lustful way.

“Alpha…it’s time to let go.”

“Alright, omega.” Sebastian growls. “After this, we’ll be together forever.”

“Forever,” Louis echoes.

Sebastian takes Louis’ hand that’s clutching the sheets and guides it to his chest. “As long as this heart beats, it’s yours.”

“As I am yours.”

They get lost in each other completely, reiterating their love and commitment. Once again, their scents become one.