L*ck Me If You Can

Chapter 197

There are plenty of Omegas whose scent is naturally faint.

Some hardly have any scent outside of their heat cycles—barely distinguishable from Betas. Ashley tried to ignore the fact that the fragrance he’d smelled that morning was now completely gone and instead focused on finding another clue.

“Mm...”

A soft moan escaped Koi’s lips. Ashley reined in his urgency and kissed him as gently as he could. Slowly, like it was their first kiss, their tongues tangled and mixed with saliva. He lightly bit down on Koi’s lip, then sucked it in, and soon, Koi responded. His hesitant hands reached for Ashley’s arms, then carefully slid upward to rest on his shoulders. Ashley wrapped one arm around Koi’s waist and lifted him onto the bed.

Haah.

As their lips parted, Koi let out a breathy sigh, tinged with longing and hesitation. Looking down at him, Ashley removed his vest. Up until then, he’d only taken off his jacket—he was still dressed the same as he had been that morning. Feeling embarrassed to be the only one completely naked, Koi instinctively hunched his shoulders and wiggled his toes. In his view, Ashley began to undress layer by layer.

First the vest, then the tie, and then his hands slowly unfastened the buttons of his white shirt. Koi swallowed hard at the sight. Once Ashley had removed everything, just like Koi, he leaned in, and Koi opened his arms without hesitation, waiting for him. A heavy, muscular body pressed down on him. The sudden weight made Koi hold his breath, but soon he embraced Ashley tightly and buried his lips against his shoulder.

“I love you, Ash.”

Koi whispered earnestly into his ear. After kissing his cheek and earlobe back and forth, he cupped Ashley’s face and locked eyes with him, reaffirming his words.

“You’re the only one for me. It’s always been you.”

“I know.”

Ashley, smiling faintly, turned his head and kissed Koi’s palm as he held his cheek. Lips still pressed there, he murmured softly,

“I don’t doubt you.”

“...Really?”

“Yeah.”

Ashley smiled again. But as Koi blinked, still anxious, Ashley pressed their lips together and muttered to himself,

The only one you love... is probably me.

He licked and sucked on Koi’s lips before letting his hand drift lower. His fingers grazed the trembling chest and landed on a nipple that stood out starkly. As he touched and teased it between his fingers, Koi flinched and arched his back. With slow, circular pressure from his thumb, Koi’s breathing quickened and his eyes shut tight. Ashley leaned in and took one of the small nipples into his mouth. As he sucked hard, Koi’s moan echoed above him.

Ashley pinched it between his teeth and licked it with his tongue. Rolling the soft flesh inside his mouth, he felt Koi’s hardened length press up against him.

“Koi, do you like it on top? Or underneath?”

Ashley asked, mouthing around the nipple. Koi didn’t understand right away. It wasn’t the slurred speech—it was the question itself. He blinked in a daze, panting, and Ashley narrowed his eyes with a grin.

“...Ah.”

A sigh escaped Koi’s lips as Ashley pulled away from his chest. Koi wanted him to return, but Ashley didn’t hesitate—he moved downward.

“Koi.”

Ashley called from between his legs. Koi, full of anticipation, answered without a clue of what was coming.

“Y-Yeah.”

His voice trembled as Ashley continued.

“This time, can I go from behind?”

“...Huh?”

Once again, he didn’t understand. But Ashley didn’t explain. Instead, he grabbed Koi’s thighs and lifted them up. Koi gasped, startled as his hips were raised into the air. No way, he thought, but it quickly became reality. Folded nearly in half, with his knees touching his head, Koi clearly saw Ashley lean in toward his lower half.

“Ah...”

Before he could stop him, Ashley spread his tongue wide and licked up his entrance. Koi jerked violently and trembled all over. Still, he didn’t say to stop. Ashley began to lick in earnest.

It wasn’t the first time Ashley had done this, but it was the first time Koi had seen it directly. Watching Ashley’s head move as he licked was overwhelmingly stimulating. Fearing he’d let out an embarrassing sound, Koi quickly clamped both hands over his mouth.

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Even so, muffled moans mixed with his breath escaped through his fingers. His entrance clenched and relaxed repeatedly in sync with his breath. Ashley pointed his tongue and pressed inside. The inner walls gripped his tongue, hot and trembling. He licked, rubbed, and explored the «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» inner lining thoroughly. Something other than saliva overflowed and made his tongue slip.

See? You’re this wet.

Ashley pulled back and checked. Koi’s bottom was drenched. Just as aroused as his erection was the slick, dripping entrance.

It wasn’t a mistake. Even if he had been in a rut, he was completely conscious. He hadn’t blacked out or lost memory. So how could it all have been a lie?

Unable to resist the gap in tension, Koi reached down. It wasn’t clear whether he meant to touch himself or his entrance—but Ashley grabbed his hand without hesitation. Koi let out a disappointed breath.

“No.”

Ashley looked down at him with a smile.

“I said just from behind, remember?”

He guided Koi’s hand down to the backs of his knees. Holding himself open like that, Koi’s entrance stretched tight, fully exposed, inviting Ashley in. Watching the twitching hole plead for him, Ashley pulled out his cock. Koi held his breath and stared. The thick, swollen shaft brushed against his entrance.

“...Ah.”

A stifled sound leaked out. No matter how many times they did this, the pressure was never something he could get used to. But he knew—if he just endured this moment, that euphoric pleasure would follow.

“Haah...”

Ashley let out a breath as he pushed the thick head inside. He wanted to slam into him right away—but he resisted. He held onto his sanity, slowly pushing in, trying not to lose control.

But Koi’s insides ignored that restraint and clung to him, pulling him deeper like they were begging him to give in. Still, Ashley moved slowly, dragging his shaft back and forth, gradually stretching the tight interior. But then, instead of heat rising, he felt something cold stir in his chest.

It was there. The womb. I came inside it, over and over.

My child should be growing in his belly right now.

He pushed in deeper. Withdrawing slightly, then plunging back in, he worked his way to the deepest part of Koi’s belly.

“...Haa.”

A breath—he didn’t even know if it was a sigh—escaped him. Ashley looked down to check. His cock was buried to the base. Koi’s reaction, the way his stomach bulged slightly when Ashley pulled out and pushed back in—it all matched.

So why?

Ashley pulled out again and slammed in harder. “Agh,” Koi let out a short cry. But again, the result was the same.

There’s no womb.

In that instant, Ashley completely broke.

*

What the hell is going on?

After moving the sleeping Koi to a clean bed, Ashley sat by the window, smoking a cigarette, deep in thought.

No pheromone scent. No womb. No mark on the ear. Had his mind completely broken? Had his pheromones made him hallucinate?

All that was left was a test. But Ashley no longer trusted even that. If the test proved he hadn’t been mistaken—then how could this situation exist? An Omega who reacts in no way to an extreme Alpha’s pheromones? It didn’t add up.

Could it be related to Koi not being able to smell?

That didn’t make sense either. If Koi had mutated, then it must’ve been due to Ashley. But how could someone undergo a mutation strong enough to change them and still not respond at all?

Maybe it was because of the mutation.

Then—does that mean he only doesn’t react to my pheromones? Would he react to another Alpha? But Koi doesn’t even know he’s an Omega. If he’d reacted to another Alpha, wouldn’t he have realized something was off?

But he was soaked.

There are rare cases where even a Beta can get wet if they’re experienced or skilled. Is Koi one of those cases? He says he only loves me—but would sleep with anyone?

What the hell is all this?

He was so confused, it felt like the world was staging a play just to mess with him. At this point, the most reasonable explanation was that he’d gone mad from his own pheromones. That Koi had changed because of Ashley seemed less comforting than believing Koi had always been a promiscuous Beta who could wet himself.

It’s better for Koi if he’s just a Beta.

A deep wrinkle formed between Ashley’s brows. If it had all been a mistake—maybe that was for the best. Then Koi wouldn’t be trapped in this hell.

As his emotions settled, emptiness swept in behind.

Then what about me?

He finally admitted the contradiction within himself. He truly meant both things: wanting Koi to be a Beta—for his own good—and wanting him to be an Omega. Even though he knew both desires couldn’t coexist.

Nothing’s going to change anyway.

A bitter taste filled his mouth.

You’ll end up leaving me. You’ll abandon me.

But if all this really was just a delusion...

Ashley exhaled a suffocating breath and covered his face with one hand.

I’m alone again.