A different sort of hunt

[low_key_angel]

Gabriel was used to being odd man out, the only Omega born to his small, powerful pack. But with two older brothers who were both Alphas, they were usually more concerned with their own power plays than Gabriel and his search for a mate.

Because heat when you were unmated? Sucked.

Michael would probably prefer to chain him up once a year and let him sweat it out, which is probably why he left home as his heat started to near.

If he was going to find a mate, it was going to be on his terms.

What he didn't expect was to catch a tantalizing scent at the local bookstore. Something that called up images of sunlight and pine trees and cool shade.

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[fromfryingpantofire]

Sam couldn't help but laugh softly at Gabriel, kissing the back of his neck again. "That's what you said last time," he reminded his mate. He carefully maneuvered them onto their sides again, a much more comfortable position for the time being.

[low_key_angel]

Gabriel chuckled, pressing back against his mate as Sam shifted them to rest on their sides again, arms and legs tangled comfortably together. "Hey, this is new for me too." The wolf was content, happy and finally Gabriel wasn't dreading the rest of his heat.

"But I think it'll be better next time. A little calmer. Always starts out frantic before things even out a little."

[fromfryingpantofire]

"It also won't matter as much next time if it doesn't take long in between," he noted, stroking Gabriel's stomach again. "So, it's always been like that for you?"

[low_key_angel]

Gabriel chewed at his lower lip for a moment, breathing in the reassuring scent of his mate. Heat was difficult for unmated Omegas, and being forced to deal with it alone was worse, craving contact when none was to be had. It was more than the mating, it was needing touch, needing to be near another wolf and he’d always been isolated. He reminded himself firmly that was his past before answering. “For the most part. I was usually locked downstairs to deal with it on my own. Michael had the bright idea of bringing chains into play when he caught me escaping one year. It was bad enough I was an Omega, but one who wound up knocked up and unmated?” He snorted derisively.

“The first few hours were always a blur, clawing at the door before I had to take care of things myself. Usually by the second day things were easier. I could eat, grab a few hours of sleep here and there."

[fromfryingpantofire]

The hand stroking Gabriel's stomach paused, tension going through Sam's body. "He chained you during your heats?"

His voice had gone dangerously low, very clearly unhappy with the idea. Even though he had talked not long ago about pinning Gabriel down during sex, that was a thing of mutual desire, not of trying to control Gabriel's needs or his desire to mate.