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Her heart was racing and not just because she was right at the peak of her Heat. Although the area reeked of fertile Alphas and sex, Viola had managed to stay hidden and untouched. She was proud of the fact that after almost two days she was still unbred. But who knew for how much longer. She had no choice but to leave her safe, little hiding place to get water. The droning fear to move a single muscle and attract an Alpha’s attention gripped her insides like a cold hand. But her lips had began to crack already and swallowing slowly started hurting because there simply wasn’t enough spit. She needed to find water, quickly.
Maybe she could mask her scent with something to stay undetected. She looked around in her tiny cave. A bit of water ran down the charcoal grey, rough stone walls adding to the coldness of her surroundings.There wasn't even moss growing here. Nothing to rub into her skin to mask her sweet, telling scent, nothing to drink either. Licking the moisture off the walls had only worked for so long. Viola was sweating like she was walking through the Sahara desert. The coldness of the stone around her had helped to keep her thirst and hyperthermia at bay but was no longer making any difference. Maybe she would die from dehydration before the Hunt was over; if she was lucky. She had never had heard of an Omega walking out of the Hunt without being pregnant. Perhaps Viola could be the first one. Or simply nobody had ever reported about it. Maybe there was still hope for a clever girl like herself.
Suddenly she heard steps and the intoxicating scent of an Alpha filled her lungs. She had to cover her mouth with her hands to muffle her deep, animalistic moan her body forced out of her. It was getting so hard to ignore her primal need to be bred by a strong Alpha. She didn't need to know his name or see him again... just get fucked and impregnated. Viola closed her eyes and prayed that the Alpha wouldn't pick up on her scent and drag her out of her hideaway. As he got closer and closer and his scent was getting stronger with every breath she took, her body shook with shivers and a fresh gush of her liquid dripped down her thighs and pooled between her tightly closed knees.
Suddenly the steps stopped. Viola opened her eyes wide in horror. She could hear him taking deep breaths, sniffing for an Omega in Heat he could pump his seed into.
God, she had been so close to surviving this terror without losing her virginity to a stranger. The sniffing ended with a deep growl that sent a hot shiver down her spine. Then steps on the forest ground again, getting more and more quiet as he walked away and Viola almost screamed out her joy. He was leaving, not having found her. Hope blossomed in her chest once again andher determination grew. She would make it out of here, find someone to help her and sue Flint or even the whole US back into the stone age! The thought grew stronger inside her mind. There wouldn't be any more Hunts forcing Omegas,against their will, to service rich, bored Alphas! Never again!
Viola carefully stuck her head out of her hiding place to make sure the air was clean before hurrying to the closest stream, well or just a clear enough puddle to sate her thirst. Her steps were shaky as she placed one foot after the other. Sharp, little stones pierced her soles but she managed the pain and remained dead silent on her dangerous search for water. There had to be some kind of water supply nearby. The air was warm and countless mosquitoes buzzed around her head, trying to take a bite from her.
She shooed them away but no matter how many times she waved her hand against them, they always came back for another attack. Viola snuck through the small forest area that had been rented for the Hunt. They had to make sure that none of the participants died due to a lack of water. Food didn't matter but water had to be provided at any time.
Viola kept her head low, making herself even smaller, although she was already only 5' tall. She crept between thick trees and low hanging branches. The whistling of the birds over her head pierced her ears like they were sitting right on her shoulder. Her senses have been in overdrive for days now, making her nerves thin and sore. Only a few more hours, she told herself over and over again when suddenly she heard a lust-filled scream echoing from the high tree tops.
That would not happen to her! She wouldn't let any Alpha catch her... and if one was lucky enough to wrap his hands around her, she would struggle like an angry cat. She wouldn't give herself up so easily. No matter how much her body wanted to follow her nature, she had always been better in coping with estrous cramps and animalistic needs during her Heats in the past. The best she could come up with in order to survive this Hunt unharmed.
Viola snuck over to a small well with mosquitoes and flies dancing in what she guessed to be the afternoon sun. She couldn't tell what time it was anymore. The concept of time was lost on her after the first couple of hours of being here in this forest. The drugs they had given her were flushed out of her system by the end of day one, Viola was glad that she had still had the sanity to find a hiding place and wait there until everything was finally over.
Now Viola was outside in the open, crouching over the stream and keeping her senses on high alert while bringing one handful of water after the other to her mouth. She winced at every noise she heard and listened for any telling rhythm like another breath around her. The piercing cries of the swallows as they chased each other above her head weren't helping her.
Once the dusty dryness in her throat had disappeared Viola stood up again and rushed back to her stone cave. She could already see the well-hidden entrance and forgot everything around her with her goal so close. Her biggest mistake.
When she was only two steps away from the cave a big hand wrapped around her upper arm and stopped her immediately. Her breath caught in her throat when she twirled around to face her fate. How on earth hadn't she noticed his scent lingering in the air? How could she have been so inattentive?
Viola stared up into an almost surprised pair of pale green eyes under thick, black eyebrows. With every breath she took in, more of his velvety scent flooded her senses.
“Oh God,” she breathed and started to sway in his grasp. He was just as naked as her, his erection stood proudly before her. The Alpha wasn't as tall as some of the others she had seen from her hiding but his height didn't matter. He was stronger than her and would simply take her like the animals they were now that he’d had her.
Viola noticed the almost shocked expression on his face and wondered what he had expected to see when he caught an Omega. Only then did she remember to struggle. She could still escape if she was lucky.
But she wasn't strong enough and he acted too quickly. The Alpha turned her around and pressed her back flush against his chest. Viola bit back a primal groan as she felt his cock against her buttocks. Her body was telling her to give in and surrender to him but her mind still commanded her to struggle until he growled right next to her ear. But a heartbeat later she recognized the sound for what it truly was, an indulgent purr.
She got wetter than she already was. The smell of her slick only turned herself on even more. Fuck!
Viola sighed deeply and her knees buckled. The only thing keeping her from hitting the hard ground were his arms wrapped tightly around her. Her eyes closed as her head rolled to the side, unconsciously offering him her neck for Claiming. Her heart was racing like the staccato beat of a drum roll. Viola still tried to regain control of her body when he started speaking.
“You don't smell of another Alpha. Why not?”
He expected her to talk? She could hardly open her eyes and he wanted a coherent string of words to leave her mouth?! A whole sentence?
“I hid,” she managed to whisper, sounding almost drunk. Well, she was. Drunk on his scent, his presence, and the closeness to him. In the back of her mind Viola noticed that he still hadn’t done anything more than hold her flush against his chest... and that he had an incredible calm voice regarding the situation they were in. He nuzzled her neck and sucked in a lung full of her intoxicating scent. It was almost like he tried to remember her, as if he wanted to etch it into his mind to find her again.
Viola's heart drummed inside her chest, her body burnt from the conflict inside her. She wanted to be free but she also didn't want him to leave her alone, ever again. God, what should she do? Wait, what could she do? His hands loosened around her when she could support herself on her own feet again.
“I'm sorry I purred, I didn't want you to run away,” he whispered lowly right next to her ear. Her knees almost gave in again at the sound of his words. Why was he talking to her? Even apologizing!
“Please... let me go,” she pleaded, looking over her shoulder into his expressive eyes now with heavy lids. He brought one of his soft hands up to her chin and almost tenderly stroked his thumb along her jawline. His breath caressed her sweat covered cheek and sent another shower of tingles down her spine. A little mewl escaped her slightly parted lips and her body pressed itself harder against his.
He was a stranger. She didn't know him, would never see him again after this day. Yet, she wanted him. She needed him! Viola breathed heavily, her body was heating up even more. He radiated heat like a cozy fireplace. Fuck, she wanted to melt into him.
He seemed to feel her surrendering more and more with every passing second. She eventually closed her eyes again and leaned her head back against his shoulder. He was the perfect size for her. She wanted him.
Viola's mind was completely gone by now. Her instincts had taken over, turning her into an animal like all the other Omegas in Heat. She needed him.
There was hot liquid running down the back of her leg and his scent grew stronger. Somewhere in the back of her head she wanted to protest, feel disgusted that he covered her in precum but an overwhelming warmth curled up in the pit of her stomach and moved down between her legs. Viola bit back a deep moan.
He buried his nose in her hair and breathed in deeply. More precum trickled down her legs. She wanted to be his for the rest of her life, bear his children, and be claimed by him.
“I'm sorry,” he rumbled as his hold on her grew tighter, almost too tight, and he moved his head to the left side of her neck. She realized too late what was about to happen. Viola's eyes snapped open in shock. He was actually going to claim her! She struggled against his grasp, futile little attempts as her body secretly craved to be his.
His teeth penetrated her skin and a sharp jolt of pain shot through her entire body. Her scream got stuck in her throat. There was pain, panic, fear but also the feeling of falling in slow motion, warmth, and a tingling sensation running through her body as he archaically claimed her as his own. The pounding of her racing heart became painful with every new panicked beat, blood and saliva ran down her neck and heaving chest. She felt an incredible light headedness when the Alpha drove his teeth even deeper into her flesh just before everything went black at last.
Now she was his. Forever.