Chapter eight - nyaft
He's not taking my calls or reading my text messages. Fuck, what do I do?
The Pirate & The Omega Thief Reading -Chapter 1 Part 3
Finishing up the reading of Chapter 1, plus a little insight into the inspiration for the story.
Chapter Twelve - TL
"Do you want your dad to kick me out of bed?" He scooped her into his arms, kissing her cheek as she giggled. "No spear. Think of something else while I’m away, and if I can find it, I’ll get it for you. How’s that?"
She sighed dramatically, clearly unimpressed with his compromise. "Okay, I guess," she mumbled. "But I really want a spear."
Leo had no doubt she meant every word.
It had been six weeks since he and Jason got hitched. The only ones who knew were Talos and the kids, who had been so ecstatic they refused to leave his side. Leo had taken a full week off just to spend time with them, a decision that had apparently shocked the staff, according to Talos.
In the weeks since their marriage, he had learned a few things. The twins had Jason wrapped around their little fingers, but Jason was also a good father, one who knew when to discipline and when to let things slide. Leo had also come to realize that, despite being inseparable, the more time he spent with them separately, the more their unique personalities shone through.
One thing was certain: Xander was fiercely protective of Sera. Together, they were downright mischievous, and every day felt like the start of a new prank war. Like the other morning when Leo had stumbled out of bed, still half-asleep, and walked straight into a Saran-wrapped doorway. That had definitely been Xander’s idea. Or the night Jason had to work late, and the kids filled the bathtub with soap, creating a mountain of bubbles that flooded the entire bathroom. That one had Sera’s name all over it. Leo had barely managed to call a clean-up crew in time before Jason got home.
Chapter Eleven - TL
"You enjoy being tortured, I see," Leo whispered against his skin, moving to the other nipple, torturing it far more and longer than he did the other.
Jason twitched, thighs clenching, his entire body tightening beneath him. "Please, Husband, no more," he gasped, his voice breaking, utterly wrecked.
Leo pulled back, meeting his gaze, hungry, commanding, unwavering. "Don’t ever forget it again."
Jason didn't speak. Didn’t dare. His lips parted, his gaze glassy with need, body taut, breath ragged. And then he surrendered, surging up and crushing their lips together in another searing kiss, shattering whatever was left of Leo’s restraint.
Chapter Ten - TL
Maybe that was why his family had treated him like he was defective.
A disappointment.
Despite everything, Jason had always pushed forward. He had tried to stay positive, to carve out a place for himself in a world that had already decided he was less-than. He had spent his entire life proving himself, throwing everything into his career, into building a future for his kids. He showered them with love, encouraged their creativity no matter how insane it sounded to him. Maybe he was overcompensating, but he wanted to make sure they never felt the way he had growing up.
And getting married and finding a mate was never part of the plan.
But now he was married.
Not just to anyone, but to Leonidas Devereux. A tycoon. An exceptional man who could one day break Jason’s heart when he found an omega who fit him better than Jason ever could.
Maybe that was why their vows had been so simple. No elaborate declarations. No grand gestures.
Just words spoken with quiet certainty.
Yet…
Chapter Nine - TL
"Leo and I have something to tell you both," Jason said, looking at Sera and Xander.
He and Leo had talked about it, but he felt the kids deserved to know what was happening. This was a major moment in their lives, and they had a right to be included.
"We’re getting married," Leo announced before Jason could even finish gathering his thoughts.
Chapter Eight - TL
Leo’s gaze flicked toward the kitchen, where Jason stood with his back turned, focused on preparing dinner. He moved with effortless grace, his lean, toned body shifting fluidly with each motion. He had the kind of swimmer’s build Leo liked. Not too much muscle, not too little, just enough to feel solid beneath his hands.
The thought stirred something at the back of Leo’s mind. A flicker of memory. The press of warm skin. The sound of breathy moans. A body writhing beneath him, nails dragging down his back, pleading for more.
Yeah, definitely my type, Leo thought, pinching the bridge of his nose as he tried to shake off the erotic thoughts creeping in about the twins’ father.
"Papa, watching it?" Sera’s small voice pulled him from his thoughts.
"Yes," he answered automatically, not even bothering to correct her. He had given up trying. Both she and Xander were dead set on making him their father, and strangely, the idea didn’t scare him as much as it probably should have.
Chapter Seven - TL
"Marry me."
Jason’s brain short-circuited. His ears started ringing.
"I must have heard that wrong. Say that again?"
"I said marry me. I’m being serious." His tone was casual, like he was discussing the weather. "It will be for one year. I’ll pay you five million and give you a home in any district you choose."
Jason blinked at him.
What. The. Flying. Fuck.
He stared at the man, completely stunned, genuinely wondering if something was wrong with him. Who offers marriage and millions to a complete stranger?
Is this guy crazy? Does he not realize this is real life and not some reality show where people get married in 2.2 seconds after meeting? Wait. Am I on a reality show and don’t know it?
Chapter Six - TL
"Have you found the guy from six years ago?" he asked.
Another unanswered mystery lingering in his life.
"No. Honestly, sir, it’s like he dropped off the face of the planet."
Leo narrowed his eyes, clearly unconvinced. "In a time when everything is online, you’re telling me you still can’t find one person? Should I start looking for a new special assistant?"
"Try it," Talos said, without an ounce of fear. "No one else can handle your demanding ass."
Leo shot him a look. "You're real mouthy today."
Chapter Five - TL
Yeah, he had been attracted to the guy at first sight. Who wouldn’t be?
The man was tall, with ink-black hair and blue eyes as clear as the sea, a sexy beard that Jason could easily imagine running his fingers through on a lazy Sunday while resting his head against that broad, muscular chest. Jason hated to admit it, but even while he was tearing into him, his eyes had been drinking him in, standing there effortlessly composed in an expensive suit that probably cost two of Jason’s paychecks.
They would never fit.
Fuck, what the hell am I thinking? He and I will never meet again.
The elevator stopped, and the doors slid open to his floor. Jason shoved the man from his thoughts...for now.
Chapter Four - TL
He didn’t speak often about wanting a family, but the ache had always been there. Quiet, steady, buried beneath work and duty. For one fleeting moment, he’d thought fate had cracked that door open. Just enough for him to feel what it might be like to have someone who was his. Someone to love. Someone who would love him back and never betray him.
Not like before.
He had given his heart once, trusted someone enough to imagine a future. But that trust had been shattered, leaving behind scars he rarely let anyone see. Since then, he had learned to want in silence. To dream quietly, without hope.
And yet, this child, this moment, had pulled that dream into the light, if only for a second.
But now he was watching someone else live it.
"Daddy, I'm fine. And guess what? I found Papa!" IcXander said excitedly.
Chapter Three- TL
The strange thing was that the doctors did an excellent job of mending him because, as he matured, the scars seemed to fade away, as if everything that had happened to him during childhood and his teenage years existed solely in his mind. He believed it was because he was an unbound omega, but he knew he had not been born with the healing abilities that most had. His older brother, Ian, had followed in their mother’s footsteps, becoming a scientist. A researcher, to be exact. His sister, Willa, had done the same with their father, and worked for the same law firm, pursuing law as if it had been embedded in her DNA. They were business lawyers and known as the toughest father and daughter litigators winning their clients millions of dollars even if they are in the wrong. Jason wouldn’t deny that out of his two siblings his sister was the most spoiled and annoying. From childhood, she would cause trouble and blame it on Jason, smirking whenever his parents scolded him or his brother beat him until he was bloody. She’d whine and bully her way to get what she wanted and no one would question things. Her ploys didn’t just work on his parents, it included everyone in his family. It was as if she had cast a spell on them.
Chapter Two- TL
Leo sat up, pinching the bridge of his nose as hazy fragments of last night crashed into him. A sharp exhale escaped his lips, his chest rising and falling beneath the weight of memories. A lightly muscled, writhing body pressed against his breathless, broken moans—a sweet voice, raw with need, calling for him as if he were a god.
Heat flowed across his skin, so intense it sent a shiver down his spine.
It all started so simply. Leo had spent the evening finalizing a lucrative business deal with foreign dignitaries at the Luxe Horizon Hotel. The negotiations had been exhausting, extending late into the night, but the reward had been worth it. On his way out, he’d run into his friends Julien Ellis, the sharp-minded owner of Onyx Sentinel Cybersecurity, and Avery Shaw, the mastermind behind the Luxe Horizon Hotel and several of Valleywood’s most elite restaurants. Both men were at the bar, celebrating their successes, with drinks flowing as freely as their laughter. They had coaxed him into staying, insisting one drink wouldn’t kill him.
Chapter One - TL
It’s just one night. What could it hurt?
Jason shuffled through the dimly lit corridor, squinting as he tried to make out the numbers on the room doors. Had Tracy said 609 or 906? He couldn’t remember. Although he was tempted, knocking on every door to ask if they were the escort his friends had paid for was out of the question. That would be utterly humiliating. Just as he turned the corner, he collided face-first into something solid and unyielding, like a wall.
“Fuck,” he groaned, his eyes stinging as tears blurred his already unsteady vision. Sharp pain radiated from his nose, the unfortunate casualty of the collision. Instinctively, he pressed his hands against the solid surface, trying to regain his balance, but his knees buckled the moment he stepped back. There was no stopping it; he was about to become very well acquainted with the floor.
Chapter Three-cbd
"Uncle Chase," two cutie voices called out, making Chase stop just before he opened the door to his office. The two cuties hugged him as soon as they got close to him, pulling a smile on his lips.
"Hey there, babies," he said, hugging them back. "What are you two doing here?"
"We're sick, so Daddy kept us from school," they said together.
Chase leaned back, quirking a brow, looking at the two cuties and knowing they were perfectly fine. Seaphis and Amara were children born from a god of death and a reincarnated human who later gained the ability to see the dead, so there was no possible way they were sick. Seaphis and Amara were mischievous at almost three years old and little magical geniuses with advanced speech and an IQ over one hundred and sixty, causing Anubis and Star to enroll them in a special school for their kind in the immortal realm.
Chapter Two- Claimed By death
One of the other reasons he liked coming to Nocturne was that since the new owners took over three months ago, his ability to see life and death disappeared. Chase would find it odd and want to investigate if it didn't enjoy the reprieve from knowing when someone would die. Chase wondered if it had something to do with the odd-looking runes the new owners added to the establishment.
Besides that, he liked the 1920s ambiance, with a tiny touch of modernity, at the Nocturne. Some of the previous owner's antique furniture was replaced by standing and sitting, spanking, and bondage benches that were currently being used. Shibari ropes of all colors and sizes did not seem out of place or take away from the mood and were displayed on the walls.
Story Worlds That Are Connected, Not Your Average Fairy Tale
When the universes work together :)
