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ALPHA’S PRIDE
IRRESISTIBLE OMEGAS
BOOK 4
NORA PHOENIX
Alpha’s Pride (Irresistible Omegas Book Four) by Nora Phoenix. Copyright ©2018 Nora Phoenix
Cover design: Vicki Brostenianc
Edited by Jamie Anderson
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CONTENTS
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Character and Acronyms List
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Sneak Peek of Beta’s Strength
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Acknowledgments
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ALPHA’S PRIDE
Can a stubborn beta and a sassy omega tame their proud alpha?
Alpha Bray wants a sweet, pliant omega who will bear him an alpha heir. But he doesn’t want one now. He’s too young to settle down. That’s why hooking up with Kean is perfect.
Kean thought he could keep things casual with Bray, but when he starts yearning for more, Bray makes it clear he’s not interested. When Ruari, a single-dad omega, arrives on the ranch with his baby, Kean instantly connects with him. He breaks things off with Bray to pursue Ruari, leaving the alpha confused and angry.
Ruari doesn’t hesitate when he and his baby are offered a safe place at the PTP ranch. He’s in desperate need of support, and meeting Kean makes him want to stay. But when Ruari runs into the alpha-father of his baby, things get complicated fast.
Bray, Kean, and Ruari try to figure out where they each fit as sparks fly, tempers rise, and a stubborn beta and an equally sassy omega prove to be more than a match for a slightly arrogant alpha. Meanwhile, they and their fellow pack members have to take a stand against a rising threat to the pack. When trouble comes, the pack fights back, but it will come at a cost.
Alpha’s Pride is an MMM mpreg romance and the fourth book in the continuing Irresistible Omegas series. All books need to be read in order and are not stand alones. The love story between Bray, Kean, and Ruari ends on a soft cliffhanger in this book and will continue in the next book.
CHARACTER AND ACRONYMS LIST
Meet the men of the PTP Ranch/the Hayes pack:
The Pack Alpha and his men
Lidon Hayes (alpha, pack alpha)
Palani Hightower (beta, second-in-command)
Enar Magnusson (beta)
Vieno Hayes-Kessler (omega)
Hakon Hayes (alpha-heir, newborn)
Grayson and his boys
Grayson Whitefield (alpha)
Lars Magnusson (beta, Enar’s younger brother)
Sven Whitefield-Magnusson (omega, adopted younger brother of Enar and Lars)
Bray and his men
Bray Whitefield (alpha, Grayson’s oldest son)
Kean Hightower (beta, Palani’s older brother)
Ruari (omega)
Jax (alpha, Ruari’s newborn son)
Bray’s team (the ones who are part of the pack):
Adar (alpha)
Isam (alpha)
Bray’s team (not part of the pack):
Brett (alpha)
Farran (alpha)
Jay (alpha)
Workers:
Ori (alpha, Lidon’s cousin)
Jawon (beta, Lidon’s cousin)
Servas (omega, Lidon’s cousin)
Urien (beta, Lidon’s cousin)
Other pack members:
Maz (alpha, OB/GYN resident, coworker of Enar’s)
Rhene Hightower (alpha, Palani and Kean’s youngest brother)
Lucan Whitefield (beta, Grayson’s middle son, Bray’s younger brother)
Sando Melloni (omega, Prof. Melloni’s son)
Not on the ranch:
Professor Ricardo Melloni (beta, Sando’s father, discovered the Melloni gene)
Naran Watkins (alpha, private investigator hired to find Melloni)
Duer Hovart (beta, union lawyer, helped Lidon in his suspension hearing)
Dane Whitefield (beta, Grayson’s youngest son, brother to Bray and Lucan, physically and mentally disabled)
George York (alpha, Prime Minister, leader of the CWP)
Bennett Wyndham (alpha, “Big Bennett”, notorious crime boss, leader of the militant wing of the AWC, Ruari’s father)
Karl Ryland (alpha, second in command of the white collar division, former coworker of Lidon’s, involved in the militant wing of the AWC)
Morton Baig (alpha, the doctor who administered the fertility drug to women, including the McCain women, sit on board of Lukos)
Jeffrey Ortner aka Jeffrey Baig (alpha, Morton Baig’s brother, director of polling company that committed election fraud)
McCains (Abby, Rosalind, and Gillian, three omega women with sons who had the Melloni gene)
Abbreviations/terms:
AWC: Anti Wolf Coalition, political party that also has a militant wing, determined to stop the shifters from returning
CWP: Conservative Wolf Party, political party that wants to restore the old ways and bring shifters back. Leader is Prime Minister York
Lukos: pharmaceutical company that produces medicine that counter the effects of the Melloni gene. Formerly known as Maiitsoh and Ulfur.
X34 aka Mollison: heat suppressants that are stuck in clinical trial, developed by Lukos
X23: fertility drug that caused the Melloni gene, developed by Maiitsoh
PROLOGUE
Seven months earlier
The club thumped and vibrated with the low bass of the music, and Bray sighed with contentment. He’d worked his ass off the last few weeks, trying to impress a rather demanding employer, and he needed this break. A night of fucking was exactly what he craved after spending long days on the job.
It wasn’t easy, running your own security company when you were this young. Despite him being an alpha and rather big, people tended not to take him seriously. He hated it, this patronizing look in the eyes of older alphas when they looked down on him, choosing to employ a more established firm, even when it charged them double. Their loss, Bray kept telling himself, but it stung.
All he wanted was a shot so he could prove himself. His father had sacrificed a lot to raise Bray and his brothers, and he wanted to make him proud. And since his brother Lucan was a beta and his youngest brother Dane—also a beta—had physical and mental disabilities due to an oxygen shortage at birth, he felt it was his job to prove to his father his sacrifices had been worth it.
“What’s your plan for tonight?” his friend Jesse asked, leaning back in the black, soft seats of the club’s lounge where they were relaxing.
“Fucking,” Bray said, his mouth breaking open in a smile. “Lots and lots of fucking.”
“You got anyone lined up?” Jesse asked.
Bray shook his head. “No, but I regi stered a few days ago when I knew I’d be able to make it, so I’m hoping someone has requested me. If not, I’ll scout the back rooms to see if anyone wants to play.”
The lounge of the club was meant for socializing and dancing, though plenty of couples got their kink on here already. You were supposed to head to the back rooms for the more intimate follow-up, a route Bray knew well. Oh, he’d had a few greedy little omegas on their knees under the table, sucking him off, but he respected the club’s rules enough to take them to the back if he wanted more.
Jesse nodded. “Same here. There’s bound to be a horny little omega who needs an alpha, right?”
Jesse knocked back his beer, and Bray kept himself from frowning. He never drank when playing, and even though Jesse wasn’t a serious player by any standard, it still wasn’t smart to drink if he wanted to engage later on. Maybe he’d better keep an eye on his friend to make sure he didn’t overdo it on the alcohol, or he’d have to report him to the club. That would suck, but Bray took safety seriously, especially in sex and scenes.
Jesse had always been more of a drinker than Bray, who liked a beer but rarely drank more than that, even back in high school where he and Jesse had become friends. They’d stayed in touch ever since, though they’d had little chance to hang out lately. Bray worked fourteen-hour days, and Jesse was trying to work his way up in his father’s investment consultancy.
If you saw Jesse now in his brown leather pants with his bare chest, you would never believe he rarely wore anything other than a suit during the day. The same could be said for Bray, whose standard attire was also a lot more conservative than the tight leather pants he was sporting, which made his cock look even bigger and his bare upper body stand out like a freaking wall, as one omega had described it. Hopefully, his pants would do their job again tonight and attract a horny little omega, as Jesse had put it.
Bray emptied his Coke, and as he put it down, his phone buzzed with a message. His heart sped up as he read it. The club had matched him with an omega who had requested an alpha to help him through his heat. A slow grin spread across his face as the implications of that request sank in. That meant a solid fuck fest for at least twenty-four hours, probably longer. Exactly what he craved.
He quickly typed his reply and rose. “I’ve been matched. Have fun, man. See you next time.”
Jesse quirked an eyebrow. “Next time? You won’t be back later?”
Bray couldn’t help but smile all over again. “My match is an omega in heat. I’ll be lucky to come up for air a day from now.”
“Damn, lucky bastard,” Jesse muttered. “You always get the good ones.”
Bray shrugged. “My rep has preceded me. What can I say?”
His cock already grew hard as he walked through the lounge to the back room they’d assigned him, and it wasn’t because of the various couples and groups around him who were engaging in all kinds of sexual activities. It had been him and his right hand for far too long, and he couldn’t wait to sink himself into a tight, hot ass. Damn, he needed the release.
He loved these kinds of encounters. No need for small talk or awkward conversation or even negotiation. Both parties knew exactly what they signed up for. Hell, he didn’t even introduce himself half the time, since it wasn’t a date. It was an itch to scratch, a hole that needed filling, simple as that. And it worked well for both alphas and omegas, since the club did thorough vetting on all its members and assured omegas they’d be matched with an alpha who would respect their limits.
Someday, he’d find himself a sweet little omega who’d bear him an alpha son, but for now, he was happy to keep things casual. Extremely casual. Sure, he wanted a family at some point, but not right now. He had time to get serious later on, not when he still had so much he wanted to enjoy first. Like everything the club had to offer.
He opened the door to his assigned room with his club key card and let himself in, his eyes immediately catching sight of the omega waiting for him, stretched out on the bed on his back, already naked, his hard cock making a wet spot on his stomach. Bray’s breath caught in his lungs, and he swallowed as his cock grew even harder.
He looked young, so young. Younger than Bray had expected, but he had to be twenty-one, or the club wouldn’t have admitted him. His body was slender and tight but well defined, his abs on perfect display in the pose he’d struck with his hands behind his back. Just then, he shifted on the bed, his hips restlessly moving, even as his eyes sought Bray’s.
Bray inhaled deeply, the intoxicating smell of the omega invading his system. It was rich, heavy, pure sex, and it went straight to his cock. God, the guy smelled good. Bray had never smelled anything like him, so hypnotizing.
“What’s your name?” he asked, forcing himself to go through the motions and not jump on him instantly.
“Check the sheet,” the omega said, his voice thick with want and his body shaking.
Bray nodded, understanding that talking was becoming hard for the omega, about to be overwhelmed by his heat. He rushed over to the dresser where, as usual, a piece of paper was ready for his signature. Omegas prepared this beforehand, and alphas had to read it and sign it before doing anything else, then slide it under the door for the club’s attendants to find it. It was a safeguard for everyone, so limits and expectations were well communicated when both parties could still give full consent.
He read through it quickly, in a hurry to get things going. That smell was making his cock leak in his pants, for fuck’s sake. Maybe he’d been more desperate for a fuck than he’d realized if this omega had such a strong effect on him.
The omega wanted to stay anonymous, he saw. Not unusual in cases like this, but more than fine with him. At least the guy wouldn’t expect roses and Valentine’s Day dinners after. It also protected both parties in case of a pregnancy so omegas couldn’t demand custody payments, and alphas couldn’t claim parental rights.
The omega had also requested plain vanilla sex, which made sense if he was in heat. Many omegas weren’t clear-headed enough to use their safe words if they needed to, so the club didn’t allow heavy scenes during a heat. This omega had asked for no scene at all, just oral and penetrative sex. Bray’s smile widened. His night just kept getting better.
He signed the paper and hurried over to the door to slide it back to the club’s attendants, who would put it on file. Out of habit, he checked to see if the camera was on. It was an unmonitored feed that would never see the light of day unless one of the parties claimed something had happened. The club kept it stored for ninety days, and after that, it would be destroyed. It was another safeguard for all parties involved that Bray appreciated.
Behind him on the bed, the omega moaned. “Alpha…”
Bray peeled himself out of his leather pants, wishing he’d worn something he could take off faster. Finally, he was free, and he dropped his pants on a chair in the corner. God, the boy was beautiful, he thought as he made his way to the bed. Wavy brown hair, stunning blue eyes, and a body that begged to be worshipped. But more than anything, his smell got to Bray, invading his every cell. He wanted to own him, bury himself inside him, and not let go.
