Beast Within - Part II

Tags: Exhibitionism/voyeurism, outdoor smut, rut sex.  

The winter months had come and gone, and the promise of spring sweetened the air. Every paired couple looked forward to spring and the fertility gatherings that would happen in stages. The newly mated couples would begin the Spring Festival season with a full weekend of being at one with their mate in nature. The fields were already set with borders of fabric that kept everyone else out and gave the couples what little modesty could be provided on an open stretch of land.
 

After their weekend of thorough mating, the next group would celebrate, and on it would go through the entirety of spring until eventually the Elders themselves would have their turn. It was in its essence what Lena had dubbed a sex festival. Long before she ever participated in the Mating Run, Lena had taken a great deal of pride in scornfully reminding her mother that it was a glorified orgy.

Of all the objections and heated arguments she’d had with her mother over the years, Lena was surprised by how quickly the chess board had been flipped. In light of Kara Danvers being her mate, suddenly Lena needed to be chaperoned everywhere by her older brother Lex, or worse, her mother.
 

While every other couple had spent months getting rigorously and intimately acquainted with their mate, Lena had been thwarted left and right by her own family, and her frustration was building to combustible levels. Every plan she made with Kara was hindered, from simple dates to more romantic dinners, and their relationship felt distinctly long-distance with most of their talking being through text.
 

Though Kara hadn’t complained, Lena could feel the tension growing between them. The animosity of her mother and brother wasn’t exactly helping, though they of course thought otherwise.
 

With only one day to go before the Spring Festival began, Lena finally cracked, and packed a bag with the intent to sneak out of the house to go to Kara. She made it down the steps and across the lavish foyer, but her hand had no sooner eased the door open than Lillian’s voice echoed through the house, disembodied and ominous like the ghastly omen she was.
 

“Why on Earth are you creeping around in the middle of the day like some common home invader?”

“To increase my chances of escaping without you or Lex glued to my side.” Lena called out to the sharp footsteps now approaching her from the hallway.

Lillian appeared with a sarcastic slant to her lips and a haughty raised eyebrow as she looked Lena over. “The last time I let you out of my sight you brought home a stray.”

Lena was appalled by the flippant remark and sputtered incredulously, “Kara’s not a stray. She’s—”
 

“Fine,” Lillian cut in smoothly, her hand dragging through the air as she compromised with a note of disgust, “She’s a mongrel. Which is why I’m trying to influence the Elders into allowing bereaved spouses the chance of finding a new mate among themselves on a separate run. By my calculations you can have someone more befitting your stature in another year or two.”
 

Lena laughed, a sardonic and hushed exhalation that conveyed her emotions succinctly. “I’d say you’re out of your mind, but this is just normal behavior for you at this point, isn’t it?” She accused, the jut of her chin sharp enough to be considered a threat. “I like her, and that more than anything should be your main concern.”
 

“Just because you like something doesn’t mean it’s worthy.” Lillian sighed in that dry, dramatic way that just oozed disapproval and leveled Lena with a look that said she should know better. “I’m simply looking out for your best interests.”
 

“You mean your money and reputation.” Lena fired back as she dropped the bag from her shoulder to cross her arms. She stared defiantly at her mother as if daring her to deny it and scoffed when Lillian rolled her eyes.
 

“Don’t be so naïve, Lena,” Lillian shrewdly persisted with pinched lips and narrowed eyes. “These are direct benefits you indulge in, and one day so will your children. Then you’ll understand why it’s important to find the right mate. Someone who fits.”
 

“Someone who fits.” Lena mocked right back and squared her shoulders to stand her ground. “You were perfectly content to let me be hunted down by those brutes and now that I have a mate that I’m actually happy with, you want to upend all of the laws and traditions you insisted were the pinnacle of our society.”

Lillian looked amused at her outburst, and Lena had half a mind to continue, but that would mean less time with Kara and that felt worse than losing an argument with her mother. “No, you know what? I’m not going to stand here and discuss your hypocrisy. I’m going out.”

Lillian’s gaze flicked to the door, then the antique clock on the wall, and she smiled as if that actually pleased her in some way. “Well, if you must, I can’t stop you.”

That set alarm bells off in Lena’s head and she could practically taste the machinations that must have been afoot as she insisted stubbornly, “I won’t be back until very late.”

“Suit yourself.” Lillian stated, and motioned towards the door as if to encourage Lena out of it faster.

Lena’s eyebrows furrowed into a dark frown and she hesitated with one hand outstretched towards the handle. Lillian didn’t even flinch, and Lena huffed out a breath and spun around to hiss, “Why aren’t you fighting me on this? What am I missing? Have you done something to Kara?”

“Paranoia doesn’t look good on anyone, Lena, even a Luthor.” Lillian berated, and went so far as to pick up Lena’s bag to hand it to her with an airy, “I haven’t done anything to your unfortunate alpha.”

“Not yet at least, but all in due time.” Lex stated as he strode down the stairs in a crisp new suit and smirked at Lena as if he was in on a private joke.

Naturally that sent Lena’s hackles up and she bristled instantly. “And what’s that supposed to mean? What horrible plan have you concocted?” She demanded crossly, her eyes darting from her brother’s smug face to her mother’s more glacial one.

“Oh, she didn’t tell you, sis?” Lex asked innocently, his head tipped to the side with a slow grin as he informed her wickedly, “Mother invited Kara over for a family dinner. Mercy should be here any moment.”
 

“I changed my mind,” Lena deadpanned with a sickening lurch in her stomach. “Death’s kinder than subjecting Kara to this.”
 

Lillian’s eyes lit up at the suggestion and she smiled wider when Lex muttered, “If that’s the case I can always add a dash of something special to her meal.”

“Don’t you dare!” Lena cried, her fists balled as if she might just thump him for even joking about it.
 

Lillian stopped the dispute with a critical glance down Lena that ended with a succinct, “Don’t bicker. It’s wasting time you don’t have. Our guest will be arriving any minute, Lena, and I’ve seen inmates dressed better than you currently are.”
 

“Well that’s fitting, considering you’ve been treating me like one,” Lena smartly replied, but she didn’t stand around to bicker with her mother, not when she wanted to be the one to greet Kara at the door.
 

She rushed off to her bedroom to change and threw on the first dress she ripped off a hanger – something short, black, and much to her dismay, even a little funereal.

The bell chimed as she was frantically trying to zip herself up, so there was no chance to pick a different option.
 

Her hair was a little ruffled and she had no time for make-up, but she glossed her lips as she hurried down the stairs.
 

Despite her speed, Lex already waited in the foyer and he opened the door when Kara knocked.
 

From what she could see around the obstruction of Lex, Kara was wet from head to toe. 

“I’d ask if you forgot your umbrella, but there isn’t a storm cloud in the sky,” Lex drawled with a straight face, unblinking as he let Kara in and eyed Lena. “Well, don’t just stand there, sis. Get a towel.”
 

Lena suspected this was a scheme on Lex’s part, and she wouldn’t put it past her brother to have to turned on all of the sprinklers before Kara’s arrival so she would have to get sprayed if she wanted to be on time. 

It might have also been a ploy to keep Lena away from Kara, because as she approached to greet her, Lex grunted out, “Lena, the towel.”

She shot him a glare of warning and then hurried off to grab a towel from her bathroom upstairs. By the time she returned, she found Kara standing stiffly in the parlor across from her mother and Lex.
 

Lena rushed into Kara’s arms without even taking the time to check her out.
 

“Lena,” Kara squeaked out in surprise when she kissed her in front of her family.

It was such a forceful kiss that it almost knocked the glasses from her face, and Lena prolonged it until her mother cleared her throat in agitation.

Lena took in the alpha’s appearance, from her navy button down to pressed green slacks, and her eyes might have lingered a little too long when she came to the bulge just under the belt.
 

“I’ve been missing you,” She explained and gave Kara another squeeze, both to breathe her in and because she wanted to make the most of the opportunity to touch her.  
 

The subtle change in her omega fragrance gave insight into her private thoughts and Kara’s pupils dilated as she stared back at Lena with the kind of awe she had only ever seen mates share in movies.

“I’ve missed you too,” Kara whispered, and despite the heavy and disapproving glares of Lena’s family, the alpha still smiled and laced her fingers through Lena’s in a show of solidarity. 

Protective and potent pheromones diffused around them and Kara stood straighter despite having a towel draped over her shoulder. Soft spatters of water dripped from her clothes.

Lillian stared at it as if she held Kara personally responsible for every droplet that landed on the polished wood floor. “Normally I’d offer any guest a seat, but I wouldn’t want to ruin the leather. I’m sure you understand.”

“Sure,” Kara murmured, her jaw hardening imperceptibly as her eyes shifted to Lillian.

Lex smirked, and in the guise of checking the time, clicked something on his watch that immediately drew Lena’s attention. 

Not ten seconds later, Mercy was striding into the parlor completely dry, wearing a killer set of heels and a dress to match. She didn’t bother with courtesies, her gaze intently on Kara to suss out the alpha who refused to shrink under her scrutiny.

Lex turned to offer his arm to Mercy and appraised her with his eyes. “Now that we’re all here, let’s eat.” He suggested, and led Mercy down the hall and towards the dining room as they whispered among themselves.

“I’ll just inform the kitchen we’re ready.” Lillian lilted, but before she could walk off and feign total ignorance of Lex’s scheme, Lena rushed after. 

Kara was barely out of earshot before she turned to her mother with growing contempt and hissed, “So when I use my phone I’m an annoying millennial, but when Lex rigs the sprinklers to his watch to torment my mate, that’s perfectly reasonable?”
 

“Your brother has always had a refined sense of humor.” Lillian insisted, but there was a twinkle of mirth in her eyes when she flicked them back to Kara, who tried to subtly towel off without drawing attention to herself. “Take our guest to the dining hall before she embarrasses herself by ruining the varnish in the parlor.”

Lena frothed in anger but strode off with her head held high, and all but melted when Kara flashed her a bright smile. “Hey, let me help you with that,” She whispered, and gathered the damp towel to adoringly run it over Kara’s face and shirt.


“Thanks,” Kara murmured, and brushed her nose against Lena’s neck to huff at her scent. “You look beautiful.” 

Lena blushed a pretty pink when Kara’s hands settled on her hips and the alpha’s eyes roamed down her figure in hunger.

Lena lowered her own hands just a tad to Kara’s belt with the intent to cup her through the towel under the pretense of patting her dry. Her fingers were just about to graze Kara’s crotch when Lex let out a yell for them to hurry up, and Lena stepped back, flustered over her own boldness.
 

“I guess we’d better join them or he might set off the indoor sprinklers, too.” Kara joked under her breath, her eyes sharp and smile soft as she offered Lena her arm.
 

Lena accepted it with the idea of being extra affectionate just to rile her family—but to her annoyance, everyone else was seated when they walked in, and she and Kara would have her mother sitting between them. 

 “Kara, any dietary restrictions I should know about?” Lillian asked with a certain gleam in her eye, which promised she would start cooking with new ingredients if only Kara had an allergy to them. 

“No, I don’t have any food allergies.” Kara answered with a wide-eyed glance at all of the dishes on the table that expressed her excitement. “Wow, this looks amazing. You really went to a lot of trouble.”

The alpha’s stride was confident, with an extra bounce in her step that seemed to irritate Lillian.
 

Kara pulled out Lena’s chair for her first and then she sat down. Her beaming smile made Lena’s heart race, not just because she loved her mate’s smile, but because adrenaline pumped through her bloodstream with the fear that her family would do everything in their power to ruin Kara’s happiness. 

Lillian began serving the appetizers, a cheese board and oysters, and when she was done passing the plates around, her attention drifted back to Kara. 

Kara poured sauce onto an oyster and lifted it to her lips. She was on the verge of swallowing it when Lillian came out with, “I see we’re skipping the part where we’re thankful for our meal and just going to town on it instead.”

Mercy sneered and eyed Lillian with a glimmer of amusement in her eye. “Is this her approach to everything?”

“I’m sure Lena will find out tomorrow.” Lex intoned dryly, and Kara half-choked on the oyster and brought a napkin to her lips as she turned a vivid shade of scarlet.
 

“Oh please, the only time any of you have been thankful at the table is when you’re trying to impress the Elders.” Lena snapped, softening her features when she glanced at Kara across the table. “You’re fine,” She insisted, and went so far as to slide her foot under the table to comfort the alpha. “Oysters are best eaten freshly served anyway.”
 

To prove her point, Lena picked up an oyster and held Kara’s gaze as she tipped her chip up to slurp the seafood down with a noise of enjoyment. It wasn’t until she wiped the juices from her lip with a finger and licked it clean that she noticed Kara’s hanging jaw and her mother’s intense glare.

“Lena I expect you to conduct yourself at a higher standard when we have guests.” Lillian bit out, her hand tight around the stem of a wine glass. “Save your other appetites for when your family isn’t present.”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Lena replied with a touch of frost to her voice, and lifted a glass of water as she murmured, “Has the early onset dementia started?”

Lillian smiled coldly and took a great deal of pride in informing the whole table, “The foot you’re clumsily trying to caress belongs to me.”

Lena pulled her foot back so fast the whole table rattled from the force of it and she burned in humiliation when Mercy barked laughter.

Lex picked at some cheese and side-eyed Kara in that sly way of his before he supplied, “Perhaps your IQ is lowering to match your mate’s. I’ve heard it can happen.”

Lena was about to tell him to shut up when Kara surprised her with a slight but awkwardly loud laugh. Everyone at the table turned to observe her, and Lena watched curiously as Kara shrugged at the sudden attention and met her gaze.
 

“He’s funny,” Kara stated easily, as if she wasn’t at all offended, and couldn’t smell the hostility that came off Lena’s family in waves. “I suppose anyone who is bald by twenty-five needs a good sense of humor.”

 
Lena almost sputtered out her mouthful of water. She never expected Kara to have it in her to challenge any member of the Luthor family, let alone Lex, but the alpha seemed more at ease than ever. 

“Balding is hereditary, much like your visual impairment and weak alpha demeanor,” Lex hissed in return, his face beginning to transform with the first signs of anger. 

“Now, now, she can’t be all that weak, considering she tore apart her competition at the Mating Run.” Mercy noted in her velvety, smooth tone as she passed the cheese plate off to Kara again. 

Kara helped herself to more cheese and crackers and leaned back in her chair with such bravado that it made Lena’s panties wet. 

“I have no doubt she’ll be just as bold and brave when we partake in the Spring Festival tomorrow,” Lena announced and squared her chin in a stubborn lock as she waited for her mother to argue. 

Lillian’s face reflected her displeasure and her nostrils flared as she smoothed her palm over the table. “Are you certain you want to participate?” She asked as she side-eyed Kara and then confided, “It’s a stark contrast to being shielded by darkness in a forest. You’ll be out in the open and on display to the other mated pairs who attend. ”
 

Before Lena could point out her mother’s hypocrisy in objecting to the Spring Festival, Kara handled it.
 

“I already purchased our tickets.” Kara shrugged and her body language showed how comfortable she was with declaring, “It would be seen as strange if we didn’t attend, don’t you think?”

“That depends on your intentions,” Lex cut in much more seriously and exuded his own alpha pheromones to knock Kara down a peg. “What do you plan to do after you attend this disgusting little breeding festival with my sister? I don’t think you’ve earned the right to contribute to the Luthor blood line just yet.” 

“My intentions?” Kara repeated, and tipped her head to the side as she regarded Lex with narrowed eyes. The corners of her lips quirked into a barely contained smile and she unfurled her own protective and much more potent pheromones to smother his out. “The same as every other alpha who participates: I found my match and I intend to be with her. As for the right to continue my blood line with Lena, I earned that the night of the Mating Run.”
 

Lex seethed beside Kara and made no attempt to hide the way he bared his teeth and snarled at her quick and cavalier response.
 

Kara seized his momentary inability to speak and continued smartly. “I’m surprised you’d call the Spring Festival disgusting, Lex, considering your father was such an advocate for it. And you and your mother have such a rich history and reputation of upholding all the Luthor traditions. I thought you’d appreciate Lena following them.”
 

The smile on Kara’s face was the equivalent of a non-verbal checkmate, and she popped a cracker with a thick chunk of cheese into her mouth. Her face lit up as she chewed and she lifted another before Lex snagged the plate from her reach.

Lena could have kissed her alpha if Kara was within arm’s reach. The scent of her was borderline indecent from breathing in Kara’s pheromones and she scooted back from the table to prevent anyone from noticing. 

“Let me get the next course,” She offered and gathered up the appetizer plates with a rosy blush on her cheeks. 

The conversation over dinner was much more limited, though throughout the meal Kara kept finding ways to one-up Lex.
 

Lena could see her brother growing cross and that brought a feeling of dread to her stomach, but it didn’t match all of the excitement that was already fluttering there. 

At some point, Mercy turned the talk to more particular matters of their relationship. “So do you intend to have children right away, or wait?” She asked, as mellow as always in her line of questioning, even though Lex instantly reacted like it was absurd to even discuss it.

“They aren’t ready for that,” Lex insisted and threw down his napkin with a smug sneer. “Lena is conducting cancer research out of her best friend’s garage, and as far as I know, Kara has no job prospects.”
 

Anger left blotchy red marks on Lena’s pale skin and she stabbed at her dessert with pointed aggression.
 

How dare he humiliate her at the table by suggesting they weren’t ready for children when a third of the newly mated pairs were already proudly announcing pregnancies? Lena wasn’t keeping score, but she did feel a pang of envy every time she saw pictures or read updates on how quickly some of the couples were moving, and she had yet to see Kara alone since the Mating Run.
 

Sadness drifted over Lena like a wet blanket, smothering her fire with a cold resignation, until Kara cleared her throat and set her fork down. “With respect, you don’t get to decide what we’re ready to do, and I have a job.” Lena met the alpha’s gaze with curiosity, and felt less upset when Kara reassured her with a smile. “Cat Grant personally chose me to be her assistant out of hundreds who wrote in for the job.”
 

Lillian laughed dramatically until everyone turned to stare at her and she raised her eyebrows mockingly at Kara and lifted her wine glass. “Oh you’re proud to be someone’s lackey. I thought you were joking. My mistake,” She uttered and sipped at her wine with a slow smirk.
 

“The mistake is all Lena’s for allowing someone so inferior to claim her in the first place.” Lex hissed, his hand so tight around the fork that it bent in his grip.
 

“Well, if you believe that, then you’re saying your precious traditions are faulty.” Lena snapped, all pretense of the meal demolished as she seethed across the table, “By that logic maybe Mercy made a mistake.” Her gaze flicked to Mercy to make it clear she thought the omega could do better than Lex, but her efforts to stop this nonsense only inflamed her brother's temper.
 

Lex slammed his palms on the table hard enough to make the plates rattle and stood so abruptly the chair screeched across the floor behind him. “I am the alpha of the house, and while you live here you will respect me!”

Kara was on her feet in an instant, ready to protect Lena from his wrath as she snarled, “Don’t speak to her like that.”

Lex scoffed in Kara’s face, not the least bit intimidated by her as he leaned into her face to grunt out, “She’s my sister—”
 

“And she’s my mate.” Kara fiercely stated while she stood her ground. “You have no right to try and keep us apart and she doesn’t have to live here, because I rented an apartment for us.” She turned towards Lena, her hard jaw and clenched fists loosening as she informed her, “I wanted to look at places with you, but you could never make it, so when I found one I thought you’d like, I didn’t hesitate.”

The tension bothered Lena and she froze up from all of the shouting. Her brows were drawn inward in a wince and she swallowed down the urge to cry. Kara’s presence was her only solace, despite how embarrassing it was that her mate had seen her brother scream at her.
 

 “Lex, apologize to Lena,” Lillian demanded with impatience and flared her nostrils in rage. “You might be an alpha, but in this household I’m in charge.” It seemed to pain her mother to make concessions on Kara’s behalf and yet there was a glimmer of newfound respect in Lillian’s eyes as she raised them to stare at the alpha. “Perhaps I misjudged you, Kara. I assumed with your nearsightedness and your bumbling behavior that you couldn’t be much of an alpha, but it’s clear you’re stronger than you first appear.”

That was a borderline compliment coming from her mother and Lena stared at her in worry as she waited for a punchline, but instead Lillian walked off and poured expensive Scotch into a glass for Kara. 

“I’m sorry,” Lex hissed from between his clenched teeth, and like all of his apologies, it lacked sincerity. 

Lena raised one shoulder in a shrug for him and then followed her mother as Lillian led Kara off to the sitting room. 

Part of her was suspicious and she hovered close beside Kara, in case her mother was planning to do something awful. She bumped into Kara’s back when the alpha came to a stop. 

“You’ll have to forgive Lex. He’s burdened with living up to the legacy of his Father,” Lillian intoned, and waved Kara over to a seat, where she reluctantly sat down. The leather squeaked beneath her damp pants and it was only when Lillian turned on her heel to no doubt have another word with Lex that Lena saw the first glimpse of the shy, awkward alpha she had known over the years.
 

Kara hid her grimace behind the glass of Scotch as she shifted to get comfortable. She sniffed the amber liquid with interest before she sat it aside on the coffee table without so much as a sip. “I think that went well, don’t you?” She remarked after a moment, and Lena choked on a laugh as she hurried over to join her.
 

“I think it was one of the worst experiences of my life.” Lena deadpanned and reached out to entwine her fingers with Kara’s as she supplied in a whisper, “Don’t get me wrong. I knew they would hate you. I just didn’t think they’d be so quick to make it known.”
 

“I think the whole town knows they hate me,” Kara teased, as if she wasn’t at all bothered by that fact. “I survived my first Luthor family dinner. As far as I’m concerned, it was a success.”
 

“That sounds like something you’d find on a t-shirt,” Lena mused, only to laugh when Kara’s face lit up at the idea. “Why am I suddenly picturing you wearing one for every family event?”

“We could make a whole collection, even onesies that say I’m a little Luthor on them.” Kara grinned, infectious and warm as she leaned closer to Lena to murmur, “And Lex thinks I have no prospects. Wait until I start a Luthor clothing line.”

“Oh, you’ll deserve not only a t-shirt, but also medal if you can put up with them longer term.” Lena chuckled and soaked in the opportunity to cuddle on the couch with Kara until they were interrupted. 

They finalized their plan for the spring festival, and then Lena hurried her alpha to the door before her mother or brother could take a cheap parting shot at Kara.
 

The next morning, Lena woke up before anyone else so she could sneak out an hour before she told her mother she would be leaving. She put on a short black sun dress with red and pink flowers on it. It might not have been her favorite outfit, but it had thin straps and did wonders for her cleavage. 

Lena met up with Kara a full block away from the house and grinned when she noticed the alpha had brought her favorite coffee and bagels for breakfast. The back of Kara’s car was packed with a giant cooler, blankets and sleeping bags, and all of the other essentials they would need for the festival. 

“Looks like you really came prepared,” Lena noted as she glanced at all of the extra pillows and items she knew were meant for her comfort. 

When her attention returned the alpha, she realized Kara had been gawking at her breasts and a blush spread over her face the instant they made eye contact.
 

“I want it to be better than our first time together,” Kara confided, her glasses fogged from the heat of her face. The scent of the alpha was much stronger than usual, and it seemed like Kara had become twice as bashful because of it. 

Lena had almost no experience with alphas in ruts, but she recognized the distinctive signs that Kara might be about to enter into one. She almost doubled over from the pheromones Kara emitted when she pulled open the door and climbed into the passenger seat.
 

Her hand stilled on her seatbelt, and instead of buckling up, she moved across the seat to kiss Kara. They were sitting on a quiet street corner, and Lena was impulsive about straddling Kara’s lap.
 

“Kara, I think you’re in a rut,” Lena breathed out in wonder as she rubbed her face against the alpha’s neck.

After all of the sex deprivation, it was like Kara was making it up to her in the best of ways. Her cunt was already fluttering deep inside as if her muscles were clinging to Kara’s erection. 

Kara fumbled for a shopping bag in the backseat, which held a bottle of suppressor chewables and a huge pack of Ultra Thin Alpha condoms.
 

“I am,” Kara complained with a whine and tried to get the cap off the suppressor bottle one-handed. “I came prepared, because — I didn’t — I didn’t want to assume—”

Lena grabbed the bottle of suppressors and flung it aside, then she reached for the pack of condoms.
 

“Did you really think I’d want to use these?” She laughed in disbelief and dropped them back into the bag with the receipt. “Kara, you’re my alpha and we don’t have to use protection. I also don’t want you taking suppressors when we can just work through your rut the natural way.”

Kara groaned from that and placed her hands on Lena’s hips to give them a gentle rock.
 

Lena had to lean forward to avoid the steering wheel, and she could feel Kara’s stiff cock pressing against her pussy. She had half a mind to reach down between them and take it out, except a few of her neighbors came out of their homes to get their papers.
 

The sight of old Mr. Edge in his bathrobe waving to her was enough to make Lena move from Kara’s lap. 

“Are you sure you don’t want to be careful, at least until we’ve moved in together?” Kara asked, and while that sounded like the adult and responsible approach, Lena shook her head. 

She wanted Kara’s rutting cock inside of her and had thought of nothing but her alpha since the Mating Run.

 “Your rut isn’t in full swing anyway, so I’m not worried about any surprises we can’t handle.” Lena insisted with a shrug and a smile, then glanced around at her neighbor’s house one more time to see old Mr. Edge still standing in the driveway. “Hey, do you think we can go now?”

“Oh yeah, let’s head out,” Kara agreed and pulled away from the curb and onto the road, and Lena had never been so glad to leave her quiet little neighborhood. 

They arrived at the festival grounds early to claim their spot and set up. Lena allowed the alpha to flex her muscles and carry in all of the items they packed while she took charge over spreading out their blankets.
 

Other couples started to arrive, and not for the first time, Lena began to worry about the awkwardness of having sex in such a public setting. She glared at the alphas who had tried to chase her down during the Mating Run, at James Olsen and then Ben Lockwood, and finally waved to Nia who was sitting further away. 

Kara toted out the last stack of pillows and then flopped down beside Lena with a soft grunt.  
 

Perspiration beaded on Kara’s forehead and she puffed out her cheeks dramatically as if she had exerted herself, but Lena knew better than that. Kara had barely broken a sweat when she chased the other alphas through the forest during the Mating Run, because her stamina was unparalleled. The clammy scorch of her skin was from her rut taking hold, and Lena affectionately gathered one of the face towels Kara had thoughtfully brought along and wiped her forehead with it.
 

“I’ve heard that alphas can stay hard for days when they’re in rut.” Lena coyly whispered and tried not to grin when Kara blushed at the suggestion. “Do you think it’s your body's way of saying you missed me?”
 

Kara’s bashful grin was as bright as her cheeks and she leaned over to kiss Lena. “Well if it is, I can’t blame it. I mean I did miss you a lot. I don’t think I’ve ever texted someone so much in my whole life.”


The emphasis wasn’t lost on Lena, nor was the outline of Kara’s thick erection encased in her jeans. She itched to touch it, to feel its solid warmth in her palm and hear the breathy noise Kara would exhale from her touch.
 

The sound of laughter and voices stopped her from acting on her urges, and she cast a curious glance around at everyone else.

More couples were arriving, and Lena noticed that some of the other omegas were glancing at Kara with interest. The alpha’s potent pheromones were obviously calling to them, though Kara was oblivious.

James seemed annoyed that his mate Lucy was glancing in their direction, and in an effort to block out Kara’s scent, he took his shirt off and flexed for the new arrivals. Lucy reacted no doubt exactly as James wanted, with jealousy that spurred her into running her hands over his abs and laughing at every word he said.
 

Ben was off to the side with a shy omega named Lydia, but even at a distance Lena could feel his eyes on her and she shifted to turn her back to him. She inadvertently got an eyeful of Veronica, who brazenly removed her own shirt to recline semi-nude on her blanket so that Andrea would stop turning to check Kara out.
 

“Everyone always talks so highly of this event, but I wasn’t sure what to expect.” Lena confessed with a touch of insecurity to her voice that she couldn’t mask. She distracted herself by getting a bottle of water, but she had barely twisted the top off when Kara sat up to search her eyes.
 

“Hey we don’t have to do this,” Kara stressed, like she would lug everything back to the truck without question if Lena wanted that. “We can go back to the apartment and I can show you around and we can have a romantic weekend, just the two of us.”

The thought of waiting at least half an hour to get busy with Kara was what swayed Lena into staying. 

“No, I don’t want anyone to think we’ve chickened out,” Lena insisted and sipped her water as she situated herself on the blanket beside Kara. “Besides, I’m not sure I can wait another minute to be close to you.”

The live band began to play and that was a welcome diversion, one that gave Lena the chance to slide her panties down her legs. She did it discreetly and passed the pair to Kara, so that the alpha could feel the sticky arousal that covered the material. 

If they decided to leave, all of the others might assume that Kara was aggressive enough to beat them out at the Mating Run but not alpha enough to breed at the Spring Festival. 

In years past, Lena had heard rumors of alphas who were publicly shamed for backing out and Lena refused to end up in that position. 

Lena draped a blanket over Kara’s lap and undid the fly on her jeans. She continued to drink from her water bottle while pulling Kara’s cock out and covertly stroking it. 

No one was the wiser, though the alpha’s rut scents strengthened the more she rubbed Kara’s dick. 

 
Somewhere between offering Kara a cold water bottle of her own and listening to a few more songs, Lena worked up the nerve to peek at it. She raised the blanket just a few inches and saw a river of desire drip from the head of Kara’s cock. 

“Have any of the other alphas ever seen you, like in the locker room?” Lena whispered under her breath, and when she stole another fast glance at Kara’s swollen shaft, she remembered some talk she had overheard once while she was standing around waiting for one of her classes to begin.
 

An alpha had been talking about cocks and absurdly described his as a monster – and while Lena had rolled her eyes at the time, she wondered if such a word applied when it came to Kara’s girth and length. 

It seemed much thicker than she remembered from the night of the Mating Run and she chewed her bottom lip as her nerves got the better of her. 

“God, I hope not,” Kara remarked with a hint of embarrassment, her eyebrows drawing together as she considered, “I mean, there are private stalls, so I doubt it. Why do you ask?”
 

“No reason,” Lena blurted and wrapped as much of her hand as she could around Kara’s shaft under the blanket to distract the alpha from her unconvincing lie. She squeezed as she stroked, and Kara exhaled a low moan that was drowned out by the music.

Lena subtly looked around to see if anyone else was fooling around yet and was surprised to see they weren’t.

Despite all of their bravado, Veronica and James still had their pants on and their omegas weren’t touching them. Nia and Brainy were feeding each other fruit and laughing, and the other couples were all sitting together with their hands entwined.
 

Lena impulsively straddled Kara’s lap to kiss her, and nobody suspected her devious plan as her dress fanned out around her thighs. She tugged the blanket off of Kara and lowered her bare cunt onto the alpha’s erection to trap it between her wet pussy lips.
 

It took all of her willpower to resist pushing Kara’s cock into her opening, but she glided over it instead and let the head press into her a little more when she felt the alpha’s hips jump. 

“Easy,” Lena whispered and licked over Kara’s bottom lip, sucking on it with force as their pheromones wafted around them.  
 

 She knew how much Kara wanted to thrust, could sense it in the tension of her muscles, but Lena shied away from the wide tip every time. 

Kara huffed against her neck and grabbed at her waist, and Lena whined as she sank down, just barely spreading her cunt on the alpha’s cock. She halted when the broad tip lodged against her opening, and felt the restlessness of Kara’s fingers ruffling her dress when her hole clenched. The soft puckering over the sensitive head of Kara’s erection was enough to draw a groan from the alpha.
 

“Oh, I know,” Lena whispered against Kara’s lips, and brought a soothing palm to the alpha’s cheek as she teased her with the slippery warmth of her twitching cunt. “You want to be inside me so badly it’s all you can think about. It’s the only thing that’s starting to matter, isn’t it?”
 

“Lena,” Kara whined, her hips jerking as she fought to control herself.
 

“Shh, don’t let anyone know I’m about to take your cock.” Her sympathetic tone was meant for the both of them as she kept her cunt barely wrapped around the very tip of Kara’s erection. She wouldn’t let the alpha inside, not yet, not until they were almost out of their mind with need. “I want this to be our secret, Kara. Let’s see how long we can keep it.”
 

It was deliciously naughty to be in the middle of a crowd of people who were unaware of what they were doing, and she enjoyed the thrill of being the first omega of the bunch who would have her cunt stuffed. With Kara beginning her rut, it gave them a unique opportunity to almost show off, and Lena was finding out that she wanted the other alphas to see how inferior they were to Kara.
 

Brushing her lips over Kara’s, Lena swapped the alpha’s moan with one of her own and a breathy, barely audible, “Look.” She caught the hem of her dress and raised it just enough for Kara to see her thick shaft between Lena’s legs. Her pussy lips spread further as Lena sank down on her alpha’s cock and she gasped at the pleasurable stretch.
 

Lena lowered herself inch by slow inch until she was halfway there, but Kara couldn’t wait any longer and forced her down all the way with a strained grunt. She trembled from the sensation of being so full. Her cunt ached due to Kara’s girth and she tried to conceal the way she moaned by kissing Kara harder.

 

“You feel so warm and tight,” Kara groaned into her mouth, and Lena whimpered as her inner walls gave a subtle spasm.
 

“You’re bigger than before,” Lena confessed, her hands resting on Kara’s shoulders as the alpha smoothed her palms over her hips and subtly tried to rock her back and forth.
 

Lena stayed still instead and began to intentionally clench her cunt around Kara’s thick cock. They locked eyes and shared breath, and Lena knew her alpha was fighting every primal urge in her body not to pin her down and thrust into her.
 

“Should I make you come like this?” Lena asked, her teeth scraping seductively over Kara’s jaw as she worked her cunt in steady pulsations. Kara groaned, her eyelids heavy with lust and her hands tight on Lena’s hips.
 

“Secretly, in front of everyone?” Lena prompted with a mischievous smile on her lips. She was playing with fire, riling Kara’s alpha to put her in the mindset of staking claim all over again, only this time for all to see. 

“I changed my mind,” Lena stated, relaxing her cunt seconds before Kara might have come, just to raise her dress up and throw it off as she declared brazenly, “We should let them see that you’re filling your omega’s cunt.”


The lustrous pink of her pussy was just visible around Kara’s thick veined shaft. She bounced as much as she could, slowing her motions as she lowered herself down. Soon it was much easier and she was moaning and putting her whole body weight into it.

 

They had an audience, but Lena was too fixated on riding her alpha to do more than glance around. Her cunt was almost sloppy wet and Kara sat back and directed her. 

 
“God, Lena, just like that, bounce a little faster,” Kara groaned and it excited Lena to witness the change in her alpha and the confidence emerging. 

The scent of alpha and omega envy polluted the festival grounds as Lena followed all of Kara’s requests. She played with her nipples and worked her tight cunt muscles on Kara’s cock. Her breasts began to jostle as her momentum picked up and then Kara started to thrust.
 

It was so forceful that Kara settled her hands underneath Lena and held her up while pounding into her, loud enough for the slapping noise of it to travel even in such a crowded place. 

Lena shook from it and gritted her teeth together to stop herself from whimpering, although an erotic moan burst from her as Kara’s cock rubbed a thrilling spot inside of her pussy. 

 
Kara’s breaths were short and sharp, and her thrusts hard and fast. If the alpha hadn’t been holding Lena up by the backside, her ass would have looked as red as her cunt. Warm slick spilled onto Kara’s pants and Lena fisted her hands into her shirt, tearing off a few buttons as Kara bucked wildly.
 

“I’m close,” Kara husked, so lost in the moment that she didn’t take her eyes off Lena. “Rub your clit, Lena. I want us to come together.”

Just hearing those words was enough for Lena’s cunt to begin a slight spasm and she hurried to massage her clit with two fingers. She felt untamable and free with Kara’s cock pounding into her, and her skin flushed from the heat of the sun and everyone’s eyes burning into her as she began to quake.
 

“Work your cunt like before,” Kara commanded. The nearer she got, the more dominant the alpha became and Lena was surprised by how much she loved it. 

She squeezed Kara’s length with her velvety muscles and moaned as her thighs and hips began to jerk. Lena rubbed her fingers furiously over her clit, and a strangled groan broke free as she threw her head back and went rigid as her cunt clamped tightly around Kara’s length.

“Yes Len-uuhhh—” The pleasure in Kara’s cry rippled through the crowd and Lena whimpered as the alpha shot thick ropes of seed into her cunt. 

Kara held her still and kept her cock buried deep as she caught her breath and kissed Lena so fiercely her lips stung afterwards.

“God I’ve missed you so much,” Kara murmured, rubbing her face against Lena’s cheek as she massaged her hips with eager hands.

It was only once her high began to mellow that Lena hid her face against Kara’s neck and peeked at the crowd.
 

James was sitting in stunned silence, but he had grabbed Lucy’s hand to coax her into rubbing him through his pants. Nia and Brian were conspicuously now under a blanket and caught between watching and averting their eyes, but Nia smiled when she saw Lena glance her way.

“Everyone just watched me ride you,” Lena whispered, torn between embarrassment and pride.

“They’re still watching,” Kara informed her, not nearly as subtle in the way she looked around to murmur into Lena’s ear, “Ben is stripping off and Veronica certainly enjoyed seeing us.” Kara sounded vaguely amused, but the strong scent of her was unmistakably possessive as she let out a growl that must have been directed to the other alpha.

Lena stole a glance at Veronica, and was surprised to see the way the alpha was fisting her own cock as Andrea watched enraptured. The scents around them were shifting. Lust carried in the air, but there were still sharp notes of envy and Lena perversely wanted them to last.
 

“You should strip off too,” She encouraged Kara, freeing her shirt buttons to help push the fabric off.

The sight of Kara’s abs drew a moan from Lena and she gasped when Kara lifted her off her cock. Slick and seed poured from her and Lena rubbed it into her gaping entrance when Kara stood up in her haste to remove her pants.
 

It was such a bold move to put herself at the center of attention and Lena could practically taste the desire of the other omegas when Kara was fully naked. Jealousy filtered through the air, and she could see the confusion on Kara’s face as she picked up on it.
 

“It seems that you’re not just physically stronger than the other alphas, but apart from all of that muscle, you also possess something else they lack.” Lena’s meaningful glance was directed at Kara’s cock, and yet the oblivious expression on her alpha’s face was endearing. 

 
Kara’s erection hardened and the tiny furrow at the tip leaked trickles of excitement. The distinctive rut scent that came from the alpha put Lena in a much needier state. Her hand meandered between her clit and opening, and her index and middle fingers parted her lips. She spread herself and let Kara see inside of her gorgeously aroused cunt. 

From all around, she heard audible groans that pulled Kara’s attention away from where she wanted it.

Kara’s pheromones reacted to the other alphas, who were all staring as Lena moved into a low bend to present. She clenched her entrance to entice Kara and listened to a startled sound that came from her, followed by a growl of warning. 

Lena pressed her face into a pillow, but she could see boots a few strides from their blanket and Kara’s scents forbade the person from venturing any closer.

“You’re my alpha,” Lena reminded her and exposed her cunt again with her fingers, then squeezed as if to emphasize that fact. “Please, Kara, I would really love to have your knot inside of me again.” 

Kara gave another, far more vicious snarl that rumbled like thunder and her scent strengthened to levels that all but threatened anyone that came near Lena. Other omegas shivered from it, and the scent of arousal wafted through the air as alphas stopped lusting after Lena and turned their attention back to their mates.

 

Lena watched the boots make a hasty retreat and whined for Kara when she felt the alpha’s hands land on her waist.
 

Kara’s short nails bit into her pale skin and Lena moaned erotically when the alpha mounted her with enough force to pin her down.

 

“Kara.” The breath stuck in her lungs as Kara pounded into her tender cunt, the stretch much more extreme in this submissive position. She reached for her alpha blindly, and whimpered when Kara leaned over her to hold her in place with a firm hand on the back of her neck. The slam of her hips stung Lena’s ass and yet it was an addictive sensation as Kara’s cock plunged roughly into her sopping hole.

Before she had been in control of how much she took and how fast she took it, but now Lena was under Kara’s command and the rut made her bolder and more aggressive.

With everyone watching, Kara was deep inside of her and Lena wondered if the spring festival was more of a way for couples to demonstrate that they belonged together after the Run than it was just to reconnect. She knew everyone would be shocked by Kara’s performance, because even Lena was in awe when the alpha began to pound into her with steady and hard thrusts.
 

Her pussy sounded so wet, and her passionate, raw moans did nothing to hide the loud smack of it. Kara’s cock was absolutely buried in her, and when she glanced up all she could see was the thick shaft between her legs, its width pushing them outward. 

“I’ve been wanting this for months,” Lena whimpered and she didn’t care who overheard her desperate confessions. “I think about it every night.” 

The words affected Kara more than Lena expected, and she whined as the alpha’s cock seemed to swell.
 

“We’re not going to be apart anymore,” Kara asserted, her strong thrusts rocking Lena forward until she was gripping at the sheet beneath her. “I know you’ve needed me.”


There was a possessiveness to Kara that Lena’s inner omega responded to and the alpha’s hands moved from her shapely hips to firmly squeeze her ass cheeks. Kara spread them in her grip, forcing them apart so she could see both of her intimate openings, and Lena trembled from being so on display. She could tell that Kara loved seeing her delicate hole spread around her cock, because the alpha slammed into her harder, her hips almost jerky from pleasure.
 

“I do, I do need you,” Lena insisted, her cunt fluttering with greedy insistence to receive her alpha’s seed. “Please Kara, I need this—”
 

Kara’s hips smacked into her at a rapid pace, and then she stilled with a groan as her cock throbbed. Lena whimpered from the surge of warm seed that filled her tight channel, and mourned the loss of Kara’s thick shaft when she pulled out. She was surprised when her alpha held her open to admire her messy cunt, and gave a keening whine when Kara inspected the deep blush of her inner muscles.
 

The other alphas would see how much she submitted to Kara, and she didn’t care because she knew none of them would say a word when her own alpha was the strongest among them.
 

Kara’s hands smoothed over Lena’s backside in reverence. She used her thumbs to massage her seed into Lena’s swollen pussy lips and rumbled in adoration, “You’re so slick and pretty and ready to take my knot.”
 

Lena waited for it, and her teeth embedded in her lower lip to stifle the sound of her longing, but Kara didn’t push back inside. Instead, the alpha leaned over her to clasp her by the throat and pulled her up for a heated kiss that ended with Kara whispering, “Tell me how you’d like to take it, Lena.”


She considered all of the many shameless positions that would make a statement about where she and Kara stood as a couple — but in the end she moved onto her back.

“Like this,” Lena whispered and beckoned the alpha into her arms by crooking her finger. She reached up to sensually rub Kara’s cock with her own arousal.
 

It made Kara painfully rock hard and it was difficult to hold off when the alpha groaned and growled, but Lena was flaunting Kara’s equipment.
 

No other alpha was as good as Kara and she wanted them all to remember that. She stroked hard with her fist until she felt the first twinges of excitement that came before release. 

“Give me your knot, Kara,” Lena pleaded and slowed the motions of her hand to a gentler caress.

It was different when they connected this time. Kara showed restraint as she blanketed Lena with her body and pushed slowly back inside her sensitive cunt. The alpha took her time, letting Lena feel every exquisite inch as she nestled into her wet warmth.

 

 Kara stayed deep and kissed her, bracing her arms on either side of Lena. The thrill of being watched was gone, replaced with the sudden and irrefutable knowledge that Kara adored her and would do anything for her.
 

 Their scents reflected their connection, fragrant and sweet with the familiar spice of protectiveness she associated with Kara.

 

 She wove her arms around Kara’s strong back and held on with a low moan as the alpha rocked forward to stimulate her clit. Lena tipped her head back, bared her throat for her alpha, and Kara licked and sucked at the pale skin until Lena’s cunt began to spasm. Pleasure spread throughout her body, pulling her muscles taut, and she groaned when Kara’s knot forced her pussy to open wider. She felt impossibly tight from it and Kara shuddered above her, gasping as the first hot pulse of seed released into her. 

Euphoria hit them simultaneously and Kara melted into her embrace with a syrupy moan. Lena nuzzled into her alpha lazily, and bestowed kisses with soft lips while Kara’s knot expanded and secured within her cunt. Hormones rushed through her blood and brought Lena a tremendous high that she was sure Kara experienced too.
 

The festival faded to the background as they coiled around one another, expressing so much through touch without saying a word. Music filtered through the air, and carried a building crescendo of other couples moaning as they began mating.
 

Lena’s skin warmed from the scents of sex in the air. She laughed when Kara huffed at her neck, the soft puffs of her breath tickling sensitive skin. 

“You know, I think I’m becoming a big believer in the importance of tradition,” Lena remarked.
 

She felt Kara stiffen inside her and could hear the grin on her lips as she husked, “Maybe we should start making some of our own, even if we just do it in small ways.”
 

“Sure, instead of Taco Tuesdays we could just have Field Sex Fridays,” Lena teased, her grin bright as Kara chuckled and nipped at her neck playfully. “Though I suspect we’ll get arrested if it’s during the day.”
 

Kara rolled her eyes and tucked some of Lena’s hair behind an ear as she looked down at her affectionately. “Hear me out, what if we went camping every full moon to um—you know, connect like we did our first time?”
 

“Oh I see,” Lena smirked, her fingers threading through Kara’s golden hair to pull her closer. “Someone’s got a taste for being outdoors.”
 

 The alpha turned a bright and beaming pink and Lena loved that even in the middle of publicly knotting her she could still pull the shyness out of her alpha. She stroked Kara’s cheek and raised a dark brow as she mused, “And would we be connecting in the dirt or on blankets? I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m honestly not opposed to getting a little messy with you.”
 

Excitement lit up Kara’s eyes and she exhaled in a rush, “Whatever you want, but we’re definitely bringing a tent because I want to actually snuggle you without getting stabbed by twigs.”
 

It was endearing to see how enthusiastic Kara was to commemorate the night they became mates, and Lena had to admit there was something wonderfully romantic about it. “We’ll see what the next full moon brings.” She lilted, tracing her thumb over Kara’s lower lip before she leaned in for a kiss.