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“Do you need a ride home?”

Alicent pulled her jacket together on her chest tighter. She was freezing, standing still as her co-worker, Rhaenyra, locked up the store. It’s not always when they have their shifts synced up but it’s nice when they work together. It’s usually quiet and Alicent likes the quiet. 

Rhaenyra never makes weird jokes. She never uses it as an advantage that she’s an Alpha, while Alicent is an Omega. She never— she never does anything weird like Criston. 

“Yeah.” She said slowly, watching as the cigarette burned slowly between Rhaenyra’s lips. 

It was dark outside, and Alicent wished she could see the stars in the onyx sky, but they were rarely ever visible in the city. 

Rhaenyra had a really nice car. 

(“A Chevrolet Caprice.” Rhaenyra said once, just a few hours after she got the keys to her brand new car. “90s edition, I love it.” She said with a cocky grin. Alicent just nodded, she didn’t know much about cars.)

“Hop in.” Rhaenyra sighed, rubbing her tired bright eyes. They both had twelve hour shifts and it’s been kicking their asses hard. 

Alicent did as the blonde told her to do. She sat on the passenger seat, the pine scent hitting her nostrils instantly. It smelled nice. This is the first time she sat in Rhaenyra’s car and it’s truly nice. Somehow it doesn’t smell like putrid, like Criston’s car. 

“Thanks for giving me a ride.” Alicent blushed, meeting Rhaenyra’s gaze. The blonde set the car, adjusting the rearview mirror. 

The blonde offered her a small smile, a similar lopsided one she always gives Alicent. She’s so polite, something Alicent never guessed in her. She means it when she says that she knows nothing about the blonde, besides the obvious fact that she’s an Alpha. She could smell her from miles away. That woody tone, it makes Alicent’s mind blurry. 

“It’s nothing. I wouldn’t want you to walk home alone in the dark.” Rhaenyra said, rolling out of the parking lot. 

Alicent hummed, her gaze flickered to Rhaenyra’s hands on the steering wheel. She already felt breathless for some reason.

“And why not?” Alicent pushed. 

The blonde raised an eyebrow, keeping her gaze steady on the road. It was so dark ahead of them. 

“Because it’s cold. And– obviously, I won’t let you walk home alone when I can give you a ride.” She explained slowly, keeping her voice just as steady as her gaze. If only Alicent knew how fast Rhaenyra’s heart was beating under her brown leather jacket. 

Alicent hummed again, biting back a bratty comeback. But she let it escape anyway. 

“Because I’m an Omega?” She purred maybe a bit too seductively. 

She saw as Rhaenyra licked her lips quickly, hesitant to answer that. Obviously, Rhaenyra knew that she was an Omega, just as she knew that Rhaenyra was an Alpha. Alicent hasn’t worn a scentmasker since she moved out of her father’s household. 

Rhaenyra tilted her head, biting her lip as she grimaced. Just discreetly. A tiny little grimace. 

“Exactly.” She said, nodding. 

Alicent hummed again, turning her head to look out the window. She couldn’t see anything anyway. So she turned her head back, watching Rhaenyra’s knuckles on the wheel turning whiter and whiter as she gripped it hard. 

She could taste the tension that radiated off Rhaenyra. Her scent changed, her jaws clenched and outlined the jumping muscles on it. It drew Alicent’s attention to it like a moth to a flame. 

“So where am I taking you exactly?” Rhaenyra asked, about ten minutes into the drive. Alicent hummed out her address, her eyes drifting on Rhaenyra’s body. She rarely ever let her eyes wander on the Alpha’s appearance. She was always busy enough with work to even think of looking at her. But— she looked nice. Like, really nice. Rhaenyra caught her gaze and cracked up a smile. “What?” Her blue eyes flickered back to the road, her lips forming wider, even showing some teeth. 

Gods, she was attractive. Really fucking attractive. 

“Nothing.” Alicent shook her head, forcing her eyes away. She looked ahead of herself, feeling her heart-rate skyrocketing. 

She didn’t think that Rhaenyra would be able to tell that she’s getting worked up over nothing, but the way Rhaenyra stiffened and tensed, glancing at her with a wide-eyed expression, she could surely tell that Alicent was getting a bit horny. (A lot. Not just a bit. A lot.)

“I’m—” Rhaenyra’s words died in her throat, eyes flickering back and forth between the road and Alicent. Her pale cheeks were blushed scarlet red now, eyes still wide, just as her nostrils. She was breathing it all in, every ounce of pheromone in the air. It blinded her nearly, making her head fill up with shameless thoughts. 

Alicent cocked an eyebrow at her, not exactly understanding the blonde’s blushed face. 

“What is it?”

She saw as Rhaenyra’s throat bobbed hard, up and down, her huge adams apple moving like a menace. 

“You just— you smell good.” She admitted, clearing her throat. Her knuckles tightened on the steering wheel even more. 

Alicent straightened in her seat, the seatbelt pushing at her breasts. 

“Thanks,” she said slowly, her dark brown eyes squinting on the blonde’s face. 

She looked really good, especially in the shade, outlining her perfect nose and jawline. She had this ridiculously pretty nose that Alicent did notice before, it was hard to not notice. There was this gorgeous hook on the top, as if Rhaenyra was sculpted by Romans. Fucking hot. She looked fucking hot. 

Hot enough to have Alicent breathless while staring at her. 

And unfortunately, Rhaenyra noticed it again and now let out an impatient huff, pulling the car over. Alicent her own knees, watching as the blonde let the engine run so at least it stayed warm inside the car. 

“Why are you staring at me like that?” Rhaenyra huffed, unplucking her seatbelt to face Alicent with her whole body. 

Alicent gulped, noticing that there was zero heat behind Rhaenyra’s tone, just pure interest. 

“I don’t know.”

Rhaenyra clenched her jaw again, her light brows furrowed. Her gaze flickered on Alicent’s face like she was a riddle she was trying to solve. She tried to search Alicent’s eyes, but the brown gaze never met hers as Alicent’s eyes were fixated on the blonde’s lips. Just like that, Rhaenyra’s eyes dilated, her lips tugged into a small smirk. 

“Yes, you do.” She leant closer, tilting her head to the side. Her gaze fell on Alicent like a predator watching its prey. A mountain lion versus a deer. 

Alicent let her lips part away as her gaze finally met Rhaenyra’s siren eyes. There, in her peripheral vision, she could see as Rhaenyra’s shortly cropped hair fell into her eyes, and the way the curve of her brow twitched to shrug the piece of hair aside. It was attractive, she really couldn’t deny that. 

Before she could sense what she was doing, her trembling lips crashed into a pair of soft ones, her breathing catching in her throat. She hiccuped as Rhaenyra’s soft lips started dancing against hers, instantly kissing her back without breaking the contact. There was no pause in her actions, no leaning away for their eyes to meet in silence. No, their kiss was heavy, leaving both of them panting while their hands met each other’s bodies in a hurry. 

Alicent gripped Rhaenyra’s shoulder, her hand trailing up to the back of her neck, grabbing a fistful of her short hair. Rhaenyra gasped as Alicent’s fingers tightened in her hair, scraping her scalp. Absent-mindedly, Alicent undid her own seatbelt, already fiddling with the button of her jeans. She could hear that Rhaenyra was doing the same and a sudden jealous feeling washed over her body, wanting to be the one who unbuttoned the Alpha’s pants. So she grabbed Rhaenyra’s hand, bringing it to her breast. 

Rhaenyra gasped openly into her mouth, her lashes fluttering as she leant away for a brief second, letting her eyes take in the action of her hands as she palmed the perfectly fitting breast in her hand. Alicent arched into it, impatiently tugging down her jeans. She shivered, even though the air felt hotter than before. Rhaenyra gasped again, pinching the hard nipple between two of her fingers while Alicent kicked her jeans off, pushing the blonde back to climb into her lap. 

She nearly bumped her head into the ceiling of the car while climbing, but as soon as she settled on the blonde’s lap, she couldn’t care less whether she hit her head or not. The only thing she could care about was the thing throbbing visibly in Rhaenyra’s pants and she wanted to feel it inside her walls immediately. 

Rhaenyra ran her hands up on Alicent’s sides, counting each rib as she pushed the redhead’s sweater up, tugging it off her, leaving the redhead in nothing but a pair of matching lingerie. It was dark green, a fucking beautiful color, making Alicent’s hair look even more fiery than before. 

“Fuck,” Rhaenyra gasped, her mouth hanging open as she took her in. She watched as Alicent’s chest heaved up and down quickly, while Alicent fiddled with her buttons impatiently. Something in the back of her mind set off the alarms and she quickly reached over to the glove box, whipping it open to grab a little package from there. 

Alicent sighed with relief as she finally unbuttoned the blonde’s jeans, tugging it off until it reached the middle of her thighs. Then her hand shot out, palm pressing into the obvious hardness under Rhaenyra’s boxer briefs. 

Rhaenyra groaned out, the package in her hand almost half-forgotten as she let the redhead tease her a bit. She was already painfully hard, nearly leaking into her boxers as Alicent’s clever fingers found a way under the thin fabric and touched her cock for the first time. 

“Oh god,” Alicent gasped, the tips of her fingers running across the veiny length. She could feel herself biting back a pleased smile, already tasting the stretch it would give her. Impatience washed over her again as she tugged the boxers off, Rhaenyra’s cock sprung free, leaking all over her thigh. Alicent gasped, running her fingers through the dark blonde pubic hair, scraping it to see Rhaenyra’s cock twitch enthusiastically. 

Alicent smiled, feeling herself getting wetter and wetter. She knew she was drenched, she could smell it too, not just Rhaenyra’s thick Alpha scent. 

Rhaenyra watched her through her half-lidded eyes, blush creeping into her cheeks as the redhead wrapped her fingers around the length, and pulled the skin down, making the veins on her cock throb even more visibly. A new patch of pre-come leaked out of the tip, making Rhaenyra groan again. 

Rhaenyra’s impatience took over as she tore the condom package open and rolled it down on her cock, grabbing Alicent by her hips and pulling her closer, until their chests pressed together. Alicent gasped by the sudden strength but she also welcomed it with a held-back moan, feeling as Rhaenyra’s strong grip tightened on her sides, just until the blonde’s right hand left her and slid between her legs. 

Alicent gasped as Rhaenyra instantly went under her underwear, exploring her wetness unapologetically slow. Her face cramped with pleasure, letting her forehead thud against the blonde’s shoulder. 

“Rh–Rhaenyra,” she moaned breathily, her mouth hanging open as she felt two fingers brushing past her throbbing clit, down to gather her wetness and tease her entrance. 

She could hear that Rhaenyra was smiling as she chuckled deep in her throat and it was so fucking attractive, maybe more than Alicent liked to admit. Rhaenyra teased her with those two fingers, the fingers that already felt like they could stretch Alicent out to a point that would have her pant and whimper so she couldn’t possibly imagine the good stretch her cock would give her. 

“What do you want, pretty girl?” Rhaenyra breathed hotly into her ear, making Alicent squirm atop her. Her fingers dipped into the wetness, letting Alicent drip into her palm. She wanted to taste her nectar more than anything, so she pulled her hand out of Alicent’s cunt, bringing it to her mouth. Her tongue instantly swirled around her fingers, humming low in her throat as she caught Alicent staring at her with her pretty wide eyes. 

Alicent gasped, her mouth falling open as if she couldn’t believe that Rhaenyra would want to taste her. Needy, Alicent reached down again, grabbing the veiny shaft to line it up against her cunt. She fingered the panties to the side, pushing Rhaenyra’s tip into her clit. She jolted instantly, her hips rocking forward. 

Rhaenyra was quick to grab Alicent’s hands, bringing to her back while her other hand guided her cock inside the redhead’s cunt, feeling the warmth spreading across her length as she slipped inside her easily. Then Alicent clenched hard, keeping her deep inside, her body tensed and arched back, her fingers digging crescent holes into the blonde’s flesh. 

Rhaenyra groaned, shifting her hips up just a bit, finding enough patience in her body to let the redhead adjust to her size. 

Alicent moaned loudly, her head falling back, letting the Alpha see her perfectly unmarked throat. 

“Fuck, oh,” Alicent sobbed out, her voice high in the back of her throat. Rhaenyra liked the pretty sounds she made, and she couldn’t find herself to care about the fact that she was letting her co-worker ride her in her own car. In that moment the only thing she cared about was the perfect warmth of Alicent’s walls, the velvety feeling around her cock and the scent that made her brain buzz and tingle. “Move.” Alicent moaned out a command, biting her bottom lip as she kept her eyes clenched shut. 

That’s all Rhaenyra needed. She shifted her hips up, her hands grabbed Alicent’s ass hard enough to leave marks and pulled on her flesh, making the Omega whine loudly into her ear with pleasure until she started pounding into her from beneath her. 

Alicent clung onto her, mouth hanging open with the prettiest sounds, her stomach clenched with each thrust as Rhaenyra kept hitting the best spots inside her, stretching her deliciously, filling her up with her pretty cock as if she was just made for her. The scents were dizzying, the air was way too hot to let them catch their breaths, the car windows fogged up, Alicent clawed Rhaenyra’s neck now, letting the Alpha rut into her.

It’s been so long since she’s been fucked like this, if that ever even happened. Probably not like this. Alicent’s sex life was nearly non-existent anyway. It’s probably been years and it feels like Rhaenyra is trying to fuck into her womb and it’s making her mind spiral with pleasure and she’s whining loudly and she doesn’t care that she’s being too loud, she’s just moaning and moaning and Rhaenyra is hitting the best spots inside her. And before she can realize, she’s falling off the edge, coming with a strangled sob catching in her throat, clenching hard around the Alpha’s cock that’s pounding deep inside her still, and she can hear Rhaenyra’s loud groan and feel a burst inside her, knowing Rhaenyra finished too. 

The obscene drenched squeak made her blush further as she lifted herself off the Alpha’s cock, eyes glossy and wide as she watched the softening length stick to the Alpha’s stomach. 

Gasping and already missing the stretch, Alicent climbed off the Alpha’s lap, trying to ease her breathing down. Her chest heaved fast as she grabbed her jeans and tugged them back on, trying hard to avoid Rhaenyra’s searching gaze. She could feel the Alpha’s eyes on her, searching and searching but Alicent didn’t want to look into her eyes. It was too much, if she looked into her eyes she wouldn’t be able to say no to Rhaenyra and she had a deep feeling that Rhaenyra would offer to take her home. She had to think about work ethics, and she just fucked her co-worker. (Not that it mattered with Criston.)

But to her biggest surprise, Rhaenyra didn’t say anything. She just tugged herself back into her pants after pulling off the condom, tying it and throwing it out of the window. Alicent winced at that, she didn’t like littering. Then Rhaenyra set the car, started the engine and pulled back to the road, keeping her eyes focused while she tried to slow her own rapid breathing. She never once looked at Alicent. 

And it was better that way. Alicent knew it was better that way. 

Alicent didn’t say ‘thank you’ after Rhaenyra dropped her off. She didn’t even look at her after she got out of the car. She just walked up to the stairs, jiggled with her keys, opened the door and stepped inside, while knowing well that Rhaenyra wasn’t even there anymore. She drove away before Alicent stepped on the first step of the stairs. 

It was better this way. 

She was always right on time. Twenty minutes before her shift started, she was already dressed into her workclothes, the little Tesco logo above her left breast signaling that she’s a worker there. Which meant that sometimes she had to deal with braindead customers. Usually all she has to do is put the items up on the racks but there are times when she’s signed to sit at the cashiers, not that anyone uses those checkouts besides elderly people anymore. She doesn’t mind that. What she minds is the Alphas surrounding her sometimes like she’s a piece of meat.

Today, as she was putting up cereals on the shelves, she could smell that typical I-am-an-Alpha smell, making her wince while checking through the corner of her eye that there was in fact an Alpha guy standing by her side, acting very oblivious and checking out the exact same cereals she just put up on the shelves. 

The guy picked one, turned it around, then put it down but not back into its place, he put it on the top shelf that Alicent couldn’t reach without a little ladder. 

Exhaling sharply, Alicent tried her best to ignore and continue doing her job. But the guy kept repeating this after every box she just put into its place and it made her anger burn like a rocket in her system. 

“Do you mind?” She turned to him sharply, eyes flickering on him. He looked average. Boring. If it wasn’t for his disgusting scent, Alicent would probably guess that he was a Beta. 

A smirk appeared on his unshaved face, cocking an eyebrow.

“What? Am I bothering you?” 

Alicent clenched her jaw, deciding it’s better if she keeps her mouth closed. She doesn’t want to be fired for having a disagreement with a customer. As her douchebag boss always said, customers are always right. Fuck that. 

She decided that she’ll come back to this shelf after the guy disappears so she pulled on the trolley full of items and walked over to the next aisle. She was working very hard even though the payment was shit. She didn’t care. It was enough. 

She went to the back, getting more items that needed to be put up on the shelves when she caught a glimpse of Rhaenyra standing a few meters away from her and doing the same thing, gathering items into a trolley. 

Alicent straightened up, fixing her posture instantly. But Rhaenyra didn’t notice her so she just pushed her trolley out and continued to go on with her work. It was— a bit weird. She could still remember the feeling of Rhaenyra’s cock, thick and long, stretching her deliciously as she clenched her thighs together while walking, shuddering silently. 

She shouldn’t be thinking about Rhaenyra and her stupidly good cock. She should be thinking about work. Not the ache between her legs. Not the fingerprints Rhaenyra left on her ass. Not the heavy breathing that still echoed in her ears late at night. 

“Keep it together, Alicent. Just, keep it together.” She murmured to herself, pushing the trolley a bit too aggressively. 

Around six in the afternoon, she was having her ‘lunch’ break which meant that she was outside, listening to the drizzle while crouching and munching on a protein bar and drinking redbull, and having a cigarette hanging between her fingers. 

“Oh, you’re having your break too.” 

Alicent looked up to see Rhaenyra stepping out with a ciggy hanging between her lips, already lighting it up. Alicent hummed, looking back at a puddle she’s been watching for the last two minutes.

The twenty minute break was enough for nothing. She rarely had a moment to breathe and now here was Rhaenyra, standing way too close to her and smoking slowly, and Alicent glanced up at her, noticing that the blonde was looking down at her. 

“I guess it’s not a busy day.” Alicent said, slowly standing up. She finished the rest of her protein bar, crunching the package into her pocket while she slurped up the rest of the redbull. 

Rhaenyra watched her closely, nodding. 

“I like your hair like that.” The blonde said, pointing at Alicent’s hair, pulled up into a messy bun. 

Alicent blushed lightly, but she tried to keep her face flat. She hummed, plucking the cigarette between her lips. 

“Are you trying to flatter your way up into fucking me again?” She asked then, tilting her face slightly to see a surprised expression on the blonde’s face. 

Rhaenyra’s lips hung open, her bright blue eyes opened wide and flickered on Alicent, back and forth between her lips and eyes. Then her face shifted, and a small smirk appeared on her lips. 

“Would it be so bad?” Rhaenyra grinned, her charming face coming way too close to Alicent. There was a scent that Alicent couldn’t ignore. Thick and woody and it made her core tighten as she glanced into the blonde’s eyes again. 

She sucked on the cigarette for the last time before putting it out against the wall. She sighed, glancing at her watch. Sixteen more minutes left of her break. Six more hours before her shift ends. And Rhaenyra’s too. 

“Ask me when our shift ends.” She said, batting her lashes at the Alpha innocently. 

She moved past her, giving her a fake smile before she walked back inside, hearing the echo of Rhaenyra’s surprised laugh. She blushed, shaking her head. Perhaps she shouldn’t be doing this, but her inner Omega is craving the blonde already and it’s only been eighteen hours since they last fucked. 

She just hopes their boss won’t know about this— if he will, then they’re both screwed. 

Rhaenyra grabbed her leather jacket, watching as the Omega’s changing room opened and Alicent walked out, wearing her own jacket and backpack. 

“Ride home?” Rhaenyra asked, out of breath as she tried to keep up with Alicent. 

The redhead glanced at her, giving her a little smirk. 

Mere minutes later, they were still in the parking lot, Rhaenyra clutching the red curls while Alicent’s head bobbed up and down, sucking Rhaenyra off. 

“God,” Rhaenyra choked out, the sensation of Alicent’s lips sending her straight to heaven. She could barely hold herself back from busting as Alicent worked her clever tongue over her length, sucking the tip, flicking her tongue over the sensitive flesh. 

Alicent leant away for a breather and thanked the gods that Rhaenyra wasn’t the type to push her head down. She could feel herself dripping down on the seat as she climbed into the blonde’s lap, tugging her panties to the side and greedily grabbing Rhaenyra’s cock to line it up against herself. 

Rhaenyra suddenly reached out, grabbing Alicent’s hand before she could push Rhaenyra’s cock in. 

“Wait,” the blonde’s voice was deep and throaty as she leaned over to the glove box and grabbed another piece of condom like the day before. 

Alicent silently resisted a groan, hating the fact that she cannot feel the alpha’s cock entirely. She sat impatiently on Rhaenyra’s thighs, watching as she rolled the condom on her pretty, wet cock and gave her a quick reassuring smile that now they can continue. 

Alicent rolled her eyes, grabbing her cock, lining it up before she started sinking down on it, shuddering as she took every single inch. 

“Fuck,” Alicent gasped, feeling the beloved stretch again. 

“Oh fuck, you’re so tight,” Rhaenyra groaned out, her hands grabbing Alicent’s thighs. Her head bobbed back, thudding against the headrest as she rocked her hips into the omega’s cunt, feeling every single clench. 

Alicent moaned high-pitched in her throat, her hand shot out to cover Rhaenyra’s mouth. 

“Don’t talk.” She rasped out, resisting her eyes rolling back with pleasure as Rhaenyra fucked up into her faster. Her mouth fell open, pushing her front against the alpha’s as she let her pound into her at a brutal pace. 

The car rocked with them, the windows fogged up, the only thing that could be heard was the muffled groans and high-pitched sobs coming from the two of them. 

Alicent wailed as she came, feeling a sharp thrust that made her slip over the edge. She cried out, biting down on Rhaenyra’s leather jacket. They didn’t take their clothes off this time. Just their pants. Their pheromones merged in the heated air, making them gasp into each other’s mouth as Rhaenyra came too, filling the condom inside Alicent and Alicent hated that piece of plastic keeping her from feeling utterly full. 

She was determined to at least taste it as she suddenly latched herself off Rhaenyra, pulled the condom off and let the come drip all over Rhaenyra’s still erect cock while the blonde gasped, Alicent bobbed her head down, wrapping her mouth around Rhaenyra. The taste was making her mind fucking spiral as she moaned around the tip, sucking it until she milked the last bits out of Rhaenyra. 

Rhaenyra gasped, arching into it, groaning loudly as she became oversensitive. 

When Alicent finally let go of her with a loud pop, she licked the corners of her mouth, moaning at the thick taste of Rhaenyra’s come. 

Their eyes met for a second, enough for Rhaenyra to reach out, grab Alicent by the throat and pull her into a heavy kiss. 

Their lips danced sloppily, tongues meeting tangled with moans and muffled groans. It was heavier than the first kiss they shared. It was— better. Somehow, it was even better. It had Alicent wanting more. Needing more. 

And she simply couldn’t guess anymore whether this was a good idea at all or a fatal mistake. 

At that moment, feeling sore from Rhaenyra's cock stretching her, she didn’t care whether it was a good thing or a mistake. She just let the blonde take her home, they didn’t talk on the drive and once she was inside her apartment, she fell on her bed and slept for nine hours straight. 

“I don’t know, Dad.” Rhaenyra groaned into the phone once she got home, kicked her boots off and patted Syrax on the head. 

“What do you mean, you don’t know? You said yesterday that you’ve met an Omega. What changed?” Viserys laughed on the other end, not understanding his daughter’s words.

Rhaenyra groaned, her mind still hazy from the orgasm she had with Alicent in her car. 

“I don’t know. Maybe I just don’t know her yet.” It was true. She knew nothing about Alicent besides knowing how pretty she is and that she’s an Omega and gives a really good head. And that that sex is amazing with her. Even if it’s car sex. She can’t even imagine how good it would be to have sex with her in bed. Right now, that seems like a daydream.

“Well, get to know her then. You’re a goddamn Alpha for a reason, Rhaenyra. Don’t disappoint me.” He said before ending the line. 

He’s been pushing the fact that Rhaenyra hasn’t mated anyone yet and hasn’t produced children. Mainly because Rhaenyra is getting closer to thirty now and— and Viserys is sick enough to not be able to see his grandchildren if Rhaenyra pushes her time further. 

It’s a bribe for sure, but Rhaenyra feels bad each time. And now— now here’s Alicent who’s perfect and the only bad thing is that they’re co-workers. And the fact that there are rumors about Alicent sleeping with their boss, Criston Cole. 

Rhaenyra wouldn’t know, she’s never seen anything suspicious going on but she keeps her eyes open every time Alicent enters the boss’ office. She isn’t sure that the rumors are true. 

Scratching Syrax’s ear, she stared ahead of herself, listening to the soft purring of her maine coon resting in her lap. 

All she could think about was Alicent. Alicent and her eyes. Alicent and her messy bun. Alicent and her pretty face. The freckles around her nose. The brown eyes. Those— those had Rhaenyra in a chokehold. And her voice. 

It’s not like she hadn’t talked to her before. They did talk a few times. But those talks were always so— nonchalant. Alicent is a person who surrounds herself with the highest walls, never letting anyone near her. Rhaenyra is determined to get closer. It doesn’t matter how long it takes. She wants to know her. Truly her. 

She went to bed thinking about Alicent, she had dreams about Alicent and herself, happily married, living in a castle with little silver-haired children. For some reason, even in her dreams Alicent felt distant. Just like in reality. Alicent in her gorgeous white gown, haunting the castle, carrying her children on her hips, or having one growing under her heart, belly round and warm. Rhaenyra would always stand two arms-reach away from her, never able to touch her. 

She woke in the middle of the night, panting and sweating. She couldn’t understand her dream, whether it was supposed to be a nightmare or not. But the thought had taken root inside her head; Alicent’s belly was round with Rhaenyra’s seed growing inside her. 

That thought haunted her. And somehow— it filled her up with joy and hope.    

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Alicent always kept her focus on work. She was always hardworking, she always tried to give her best, it didn’t matter what the work was. Even back in school when she studied to be a writer, when she got her masters degree in French literature, she did her best. 

But none of it mattered after all, because here she was. Working at Tesco. 

It was sort of a humiliation ritual for her. She knew she could do far more than this, but she had to do this now, and not to think about becoming a writer again. This was her job, this was what she had to focus on. 

And when it’s over, she can think about all the other things she’s been itching to think about but kept herself from doing so. 

“Alicent! Office, now.” Criston stepped out, his body barely leaving the doorframe. 

Alicent flinched at his voice, suppressing a tired exhale. 

She knew what this meant. Something she never guessed that came with the job. 

Rhaenyra slicked her hair back, she was sweating a bit. She’s been lifting the heaviest body lotion boxes all day, putting them from trolleys to trolleys, then unboxing them, putting them out on the racks and shelves and displays. It’s close to the Christmas season now, despite only being the beginning of November. 

All those damned gingerbread scented special christmas edition shampoos and body lotions and body scrubs— Rhaenyra’s head was spinning by the time she sneaked out for a third cigarette break, glad that Mr. Cole didn’t notice her at all. He barely left his office. 

Now that she thinks about it, she hasn’t seen him since she and Alicent started their shifts together. 

Holding a cigarette to her lips, she just shrugged. She didn’t care about him that much. 

She was scrolling on her phone when the backdoor opened and a deep, almost nose-twisting smell hit her face, making her look up to see Alicent stepping out, face flush and eyes a bit glossy. 

Rhaenyra sort of— recognized that look on the redhead’s face, hence why she was so surprised to see it. 

She opened her mouth to say something, but Alicent only glanced at her for a brief moment before she walked over to the parking lot, steading herself against a bin and crouched down, before she started gagging loudly and threw up. 

Rhaenyra gasped, the view of the redhead puking made her lose her grip on the cigarette. She wanted to rush over to her, she wanted to help her, calm her down, do anything— but then Alicent straightened back up, turned around, wiped her mouth and grabbed a cigarette from her pocket. 

Rhaenyra, still gasping, eyes wide as ever, watched Alicent walk over to her and tell her absolutely nothing. They stood in silence that became more and more uncomfortable by each passing second. 

“Are you—” Rhaenyra choked out helplessly, only to be shut down by a single hand tossing over her face. 

Alicent clenched her eyes shut, shaking her head while the cigarette burned miserably between her lips. 

“Don’t.”

Rhaenyra never shut her jaws so fast. She batted her eyes down at her feet, unknowing of what to do. She couldn’t possibly guess why the redhead fell ill, but she wanted to make sure that she was okay. So she straightened up, the alpha inside her urging her to be confident. 

“No, I won’t shut up.” She said, turning to face Alicent fully. Her eyes searched the redhead’s, trying to find any sense between her glossy pupils. “Would you like me to take you home? Right now. I’ll cover your shifts.”

The cigarette between Alicent’s lips froze for a moment, glancing at the Alpha, she squinted slowly. 

“Why?” She shook her head, shoulders raising. 

Rhaenyra gulped hard, lips wetted by her quick tongue. 

“Obviously you need some rest. Are you overworking yourself? Alicent, I assure you—”

Alicent clenched her jaw, turning her face away stubbornly. 

“You just don’t have to assure me of anything. I’m not overworking myself. Everything’s splendid.” She spat the words, throwing the cigarette on the ground. 

Rhaenyra froze, staring at her, mouth hanging open. 

“Alicent—”

She met a pair of sharp brown eyes, causing her to instantly shut her mouth. 

“I’m fine.” Alicent said harshly, turning away from the blonde. She looked back above her shoulder, feeling a burning ache in her throat. “Don’t worry about me.”

Then she ripped the door open and left the blonde gasping for air. 

There, staring at the door, Rhaenyra didn’t know where to put the Omega’s behavior. Hence not knowing her well, Rhaenyra couldn’t even imagine guessing her problem, but it was sure that something was up with her and that wouldn’t stop bugging Rhaenyra for the rest of the day. 

Once her shift was over, Alicent stared at herself in the restroom’s mirror. She felt her skin going itchy, her body filthy. She wanted to scrub her skin until it turned red, she wanted it all off herself. 

The deal was simple. And it wasn’t like that in the beginning. At first, he would be sweet. Gentle, too. He wouldn’t do anything Alicent didn't like. But then, as time passed and Alicent rejected him over and over again, he turned angry. Just— silently raging, and taking it out on her when they did it. Alicent would only use her hands now, she didn’t want him anywhere near her private parts. 

And of course, that wasn’t good enough for him. But she refused and refused and— and then weakness took over her body. And she let him use her. Just like she used him in the beginning. There was nothing in it for her besides extra bonuses that nobody else got among the employees. And she kept it a secret, because— it was humiliating. 

The humiliation that she seeked for some reason. 

She gathered her things and left the restroom, knowing well that Criston was long gone by that time. And a part of her hoped that Rhaenyra would be gone too, so she could just walk home alone in the dark and think of her life, all the things that had taken the wrong turn. So she could think of her father, and his harsh words, the bright future ahead of her that she never cherished enough to achieve. 

Once she was outside, from the corner of her eyes she spotted that dark red Chevrolet, and Rhaenyra leaning against it, smoking a cigarette like a chimney, aggressively taking every puff. She looked anxious. 

Their eyes met as Alicent exited the building and locked up the store. 

“I’m taking you home.” Rhaenyra said, in a tone that indicated that she won’t take no for an answer. 

And Alicent didn’t have in her to say no either. She just nodded, hopped into the car and let Rhaenyra start the engine. But before she grabbed the steering wheel, Rhaenyra glanced at her and searched her face long enough for Alicent to notice and take a look at her. 

“What?” Alicent shrugged, her eyes slow and tired as she blinked. 

Rhaenyra’s mouth opened, the anxious swirl in her eyes took over even more. 

“Are you sure you don’t need a little break?” 

Alicent glanced away, staring at the dark parking lot ahead of them. She did need a break. She’s needed a break for so long she can barely remember when was the last time she had a break. A real break, away from everything. 

“What I need is a long bath and about twelve hours of sleep.” She said then, trying to ease the air between them. 

Rhaenyra stared at her for a moment longer before she nodded, that little crinkle between her brows remaining. 

“I could— you could come to my place.” Rhaenyra said, her knuckles gripping the wheel. 

Alicent glanced at her again, unable to not think of Rhaenyra and her natural need to take care of an Omega. Of her. That was the true meaning behind her words, the possessive need to cradle her. She can’t even imagine how hard it might be for her to keep her pheromones at bay, to keep her inner Alpha from taking over. She sort of admired that in Rhaenyra. She wasn’t anything like Criston. 

“Maybe next time.” Alicent said, her words already turning sloppy. She was just so tired. Exhausted, drained. And Rhaenyra understood. She said nothing else, set the car, rolled out of the parking lot and took Alicent home. 

That was all Alicent needed right now. Breathing in the pine scent lingering in the car, the smell of Rhaenyra mixing with it, she fell asleep on the ride, only waking up to Rhaenyra gently nudging her once they arrived. 

“Thanks,” Alicent breathed, crawling out of the car. Rhaenyra offered her a nod and this time, she waited until Alicent was inside the building, and a few more minutes, until she was sure that the Omega was safe inside her own home. 

She knew that at some point it’ll have to stop. That at some point her life won’t be so miserable, depending on Alpha’s twenty-four-seven. But that seemed too far in the future from where she was standing right now. 

Which— was her bedroom, the little flat she’s been renting. It’s enough. For now, it’s enough. She was looking at herself in the mirror for the past ten minutes, trying to figure what it is about her that makes her look— desirable. Is it her hair? Her face? The large lashes, the even larger brown eyes? Or is it just— the way her body was destined to work? Releasing pheromones that sometimes she can’t even control. 

There, laying on her nightstand was a bottle of pills. Scent-maskers. 

It is that time of the year where she has to take three of those pills per day, just to keep unwanted Alpha’s away from her. Her heat is coming soon, maybe a bit sooner than it should be. Her best guess is that it’s because of the time she’s been spending with Rhaenyra. The Alpha must be triggering her heat cycle, and she’s not exactly delighted by it. 

It’s truly the last thing she wants right now, to be clinging to an alpha because she can’t survive without one being near her. She can survive, but it’s going to be like hell, like literal hell. Her body would be constantly burning, her skin would feel like it doesn’t belong there, her– her cunt would be throbbing all the time, needing an Alpha to take care of her. 

Lately her heats weren’t so bad. It happens every three months, and thankfully, she doesn’t have to work when she enters her cycle. It’s good, it’s really good that she doesn’t have to be in a crowd of people being able to smell her arousal and her needy, thick pheromones.

And she’s been okay with it, she’s been finding ways to keep her inner instincts at bay, to please herself with her own hands or occasionally a toy. But the thought of having to spend this heat alone is somehow bugging her right now. She doesn’t want to spend it alone. Well, she never wants to spend it alone, but this time she has someone who ould— no, definitely not. She shouldn’t think about it. She shouldn’t think of Rhaenyra helping her. 

She surely would help her, all she would need is Alicent innocently batting her lashes at her and Rhaenyra would give in and do whatever Alicent wants, surely. But it would be too easy, too– convenient. 

So, she took one last glance at herself in the mirror, and nodded, deciding that she will spend this heat alone in her bedroom once again. 

She took the bottle of pills and put it in her bag, just after swallowing one real quickly. She hated the taste of it, she always hated it. But she has to push through and somehow make herself forget about how shitty her life is right now. 

Maybe one day it’ll be better. 

Maybe one day Criston won’t need her anymore. 

Maybe one day she can just— publish her writings. And live a better life. With a better future. 

Once she got to work, she gladly noticed that there wasn’t a big rush that day. She would’ve guessed that it would be, people get nuts during Christmas time, even if it’s only the beginning of November. 

She walked across the aisle, heading towards the Omega’s changing room. There a few of her coworkers bobbed their heads at her, giving her a faint smile. They don’t like her that much, which she doesn’t know why exactly, but she doesn’t care enough to ask. 

She changed into her work clothes, grabbed her things that she needed, and then she headed out, walking straight to Criston’s office. She knocked twice, waiting patiently until he signaled for her to come inside. 

Once she opened the door, her eyes went wide, seeing an Omega coworker of hers standing near Criston’s desk. The moment looked like Alicent just ruined it. 

Oh. So— he does it with others too. 

“What do you need, Alicent?” He asked, pulling himself closer to his desk by gripping the edges of it. 

Alicent chewed on her bottom lip, deciding that maybe it’s a good thing that he entertains himself with others, too. 

“What do I have to do today?” She asked, licking her lips. She kept her hands behind her back, so neither of them could see that she’s been picking on her nails. 

Criston glanced at her, then his gaze flickered to the blushed-faced Talya standing near his desk. 

“Um– baby food. Then frozen items.”

Alicent wanted to punch him in the face for that. He knew she hated going in and out of the big fridge. It was fucking cold. 

“Okay.” She nodded, grabbing the doorknob. Before she could open the door, Criston’s voice stopped her.

“Your shift ends at eight today.” 

She frowned, turning around to look at him. 

“No, it doesn’t. I work till—”

Criston cleared his throat, glancing at Talya, then at Alicent. 

Ah. A fucking bribe. Alright. Alicent grimaced internally but kept her face flat. 

“Your shift ends at eight.”

“Okay.”

She slipped out, closing the door behind herself, just to step away and bump into a tall person, making her curse under her nose. 

“Oh shit,” the familiar voice reached her ears and a warm hand landed on her shoulder. 

Alicent looked up, meeting Rhaenyra’s searching gaze. 

“Hi.” She breathed softly, blinking up at the Alpha. 

Rhaenyra offered her a small, lopsided smile, but concern sat in her blue eyes. 

“Hi there.” Rhaenyra’s gaze flickered above Alicent, landing on Criston’s office. Her gaze narrowed as she looked back at Alicent. “Are you okay?”

Alicent breathed softly, nodding. 

“Yeah, everything’s fine.” She bit her bottom lip, heading toward the back door to gather items and start working. Rhaenyra walked with her, as she was going to refill her trolley.

“What’ve you got today?” Rhaenyra asked as she grabbed a large box full of dog food. Alicent winced but her eyes glued to Rhaenyra’s forearms. She was so strong. 

“Um. Baby food first. Then frozen items.”

“Fuck. That sucks.”

Alicent hummed, nodding a bit. She got to work, opening boxes, filling her trolley, walking in and out of the back, occasionally seeing Rhaenyra working and focusing so hard that she kept poking her tongue out. She actually looked quite adorable.

Hours passed and Alicent had to excuse herself to the changing room to take a pill. It would be like that for a while, just until her heat arrives. 

Rhaenyra noticed it too, and mentioned it on their break.

“Are you wearing scent maskers?” Rhaenyra asked, glancing at her while she munched on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. 

Alicent froze, halfway taking a sip of her peach Redbull when Rhaenyra popped the question. She glanced at her with a raised eyebrow, exhaling shakily.

“I am.”

Rhaenyra sucked the peanut butter off her thumb, munching still. She looked really cute. 

“Hm. Why?”

“What do you mean, why?” Alicent snorted, plucking a cigarette between her lips. She lit it up, taking a long drag, stealing another quick glance from the Alpha standing beside her. 

“I like your natural scent.” Rhaenyra said half-heartedly, as if Alicent wouldn’t have known that already.

“Yeah, I bet you like an Omega’s scent who’s going into heat.” She snorted again, rolling her eyes. It was so obvious that Rhaenyra would like that. Alicent would like it too if she could smell Rhaenyra going into rut.

Rhaenyra took the last bite of her sandwich, crunching the paper towel in her hand as she swallowed and cleared her throat.

“You’re going into heat?” She raised an eyebrow, leaning closer to Alicent. The few inches that kept them apart felt even less as Alicent glanced up at her. Rhaenyra’s eyes were alluring, literally making Alicent’s body light up on fire. Especially deep in her belly. 

Alicent choked a little, nodding as she blushed away. 

“Yeah, soon.”

Rhaenyra nodded, glancing at her car sitting nicely in the parking lot. She always parked at the same spot. 

“Do you have anyone to— take care of you?” She gulped, exhaling shakily as she spoke.

Alicent had to bite down on her lip to keep her thoughts muffled. Obviously she had nobody to take care of her, what type of question was that at all?

“No. Only my hands. And some other stuff.” She said confidently, daring to stare into Rhaenyra’s widening eyes. Those damn blue eyes. 

Rhaenyra blushed, a small gasp escaped her as she gulped audibly again. 

“I could um– give you my number. You know. If you want.” She shrugged, her usual pale cheeks now crimson red. 

Alicent stiffened a bit, the idea taking over in her head. She imagined all sorts of ways Rhaenyra would take care of her and it made her clench her thighs together and silently take a glance at her watch, noting that they still have about ten minutes left of their break.

“How about–” she turned to face her, tilting her chin high. Their noses brushed as she looked deep into the Alpha’s eyes. “How about you fuck me in your car.”

Rhaenyra gasped, eyes flickering as she gazed down into Alicent’s demanding eyes. 

“Right now?”

Alicent bit into her bottom lip, nodding. 

“Right now.”

Rhaenyra gasped again, glancing at her car. The parking lot was quite busy, though. Cars come and go constantly. 

“But it’s broad daylight. Anyone could see.”

Alicent knew she would say that. She knows it’s risky. Like very risky. But the thrill— she sucked in a short breath, nodding devastatedly.

“You’re right. It’s not appropriate.” She pouted, glancing up at the Alpha again, while intentionally batting her lashes at her. The puppy-eye technique. 

Rhaenyra groaned, rubbing her forehead. 

“I could– I could drive up on the road and pull aside.”

Alicent’s eyes brighted up instantly as she smiled and bit down on her bottom lip, nodding. 

Rhaenyra nodded too, “Let’s go.” 

“Oh fuck,” Rhaenyra groaned, her head hitting the headrest as she watched Alicent bouncing. “You’re taking me so well Alicent—” a hand clasped on her mouth, her eyes staring into Alicent’s suddenly snapping open ones, surprised by the sharp contact. 

“Don’t talk.” Alicent moaned, her grip tightening on Rhaenyra’s mouth as she rocked back and forth, taking more inches than she could handle. 

They were running out of time. In fact, Alicent was losing her grip on time, and— and she didn’t fucking care because Rhaenyra felt so fuckin good and big, stretching her so well and filling her so deliciously that every single thought in her head simply vanished into a lustful fog cloaking her mind. 

Rhaenyra moved deep inside her, in and out, grabbing her ass like she owned Alicent and it was so fucking hot, letting the Alpha mark her body like that, leaving fingerprints all over her ass that she moaned out loud, unable to hold it back anymore. 

Her hand from Rhaenyra’s mouth fell on Rhaenyra’s shoulder, clutching her as she rode her fast, buckling her hips faster until her thighs started to burn, but she didn’t care, the burning pleasure in her belly was so fast, she could already taste it, she just needed a little push—

Rhaenyra’s hot breath tickled her ear as her eyes rolled back with pleasure, the alpha’s praising words searing her brain deliciously, carving a way in there, a path that will never be forgotten. Alicent sobbed out as Rhaenyra shifted the angle, pushing herself down further so she could fuck up into Alicent’s cunt faster. 

That’s all she needed, Alicent gasped out, her body jerking as her peak washed over her, trembling with sensitivity while Rhaenyra kept thrusting in and out of her, making her moan uncontrollably and her eyes roll back to the back of her head. 

Alicent gasped as the pleasure burnt in her cunt, feeling the Alpha’s cock milking her and stretching her as she clenched and clenched and— Rhaenyra groaned loudly into her ear, her grip tightened on Alicent’s ass as she burst inside her.

“Fuck,” Alicent gasped, feeling the condom pushing at her core as Rhaenyra pumped it full. Her eyes rolled back as she kept rocking back and forth, matching the slow pace Rhaenyra kept fucking her with. It felt amazing, it felt better than anything— even better than their first two times. And gods, Alicent was greedy. It might have been her incoming heat, but she felt fucking greedy over Rhaenyra and she wanted to taste her delicious come again. 

Rhaenyra gasped as Alicent rocked back and forth, turning the pace faster again. 

“Alicent—” she gasped, catching the redhead by her long hair falling over her shoulders. She liked it when Alicent had her hair down, her pretty unruly curls. “I need to change the—”

“No you don’t.” Alicent rushed out the words, pushing herself up until Rhaenyra’s cock popped out of her, tapping wetly against Rhaenyra’s stomach. She reached down, grabbing it by the base before she started pulling the plastic off, careful not to spill her white seed. 

Rhaenyra gasped as she watched the Omega, eyes wide and glossy with lust. The pheromones— Alicent’s last pill must have run out by now, as she smelled fucking sweet. So fucking sweet that it made it hard for Rhaenyra to think clearly. Her inner instincts said to take Alicent right there and fill her up properly, to give her everything she has, every fucking ounce of her come, and make her belly round and pretty. 

But she had to think straight, she had to— she had to come again, because fuck, Alicent was reaching down and pumping her length languidly, so slow that Rhaenyra started whimpering. 

“Alicent—” she gasped, throwing her head back. Alicent’s clever fingers closed around her tip, pumping it slowly. 

“I want to taste you. Please, please—” Alicent gasped against Rhaenyra’s ear, taking her earlobe between her teeth. She was so fucking desperate to taste her again, she wanted it all over her tongue, her fucking sweet come, she want to swallow it all. 

Rhaenyra nodded breathily, gasping as Alicent climbed off her and instantly leant down, greedily poking her tongue out while she pumped the length a bit faster. Rhaenyra hissed with pleasure, groaning loudly. Alicent licked the pre-come off the tip as it bubbled out, humming deeply at the taste. As the sweet scent of Rhaenyra’s come spread on her tongue, something possessive washed over her brain, something animalistic she’s never felt before. She wanted to mark the Alpha, she wanted her to be hers. 

She knew it was her heat whispering to her brain, and she let the thoughts corrupt her instincts as she eased the raging tip inside her lips and started flicking her tongue over it. 

Rhaenyra groaned, her guttural sound resonated through Alicent’s cunt, making her clench her thighs together and whine around the Alpha’s cock, taking her an inch deeper into her mouth. Once she was all the way inside, Rhaenyra made a surprised gasp, looking down at Alicent through her half-lidded eyes. 

“Fucking hell, Alicent— all the way in?” She gasped, as Alicent eased her out of her mouth and chuckled wetly, rolling her eyes. 

“Just enjoy it.”

“Oh, I am enjoying it, fuck—” Rhaenyra groaned wetly, throwing her head back again. She felt Alicent’s fingers dancing across her jerking abs, while her tongue wrapped around her shaft easily, tracing the throbbing veins while adrenaline pumped Rhaenyra’s cock harder. “Just like that,” Rhaenyra gasped, groaning deeply. 

Alicent hummed, feeling her cheeks burning as the corners of her eyes started prickling. Rhaenyra was fucking huge. Like— really big. 

Alicent could feel it reaching the end very soon as Rhaenyra started jerking, her thighs started shaking while her hand gripped the passenger seat’s headrest, her knuckles turning impossibly white. 

“Are you close?” Alicent murmured against her tip, leaning away for a breather while she watched the alpha’s stomach trembling.

Rhaenyra whimpered and looked down at Alicent, nodding with her handsome face flushed deep red. 

Alicent smiled, her pheromones blurring the lines between reality and the time they’ve spent inside the car. She popped Rhaenyra back inside her mouth, bobbing her head up and down as she took her so deep she could feel Rhaenyra’s cock hitting the back of her throat. She groaned around it, knowing how fucking good the ache will feel later, when Rhaenyra jerked her hips up, and made a guttural sound, splashing her seed down Alicent’s throat. 

Alicent swallowed and swallowed, eyes rolling back at the heady taste. Once she licked it all up and cleaned Rhaenyra as best as she could, she leant away, breathing heavily while her cunt ached to be filled again. By her. But as she sat back up, her eyes caught a glimpse of her watch and she groaned out loud. 

“Fuck. We’re so fucking late.”

Rhaenyra, still in an orgasmic state, glanced at her and raised an eyebrow.

“He’s not gonna care. Don’t worry.”

Alicent grimaced, sighing hard. 

“I’m not so sure about that.” She murmured under her nose, grabbing her pants. Rhaenyra must have not heard her as she didn’t react at all, just stared ahead of herself with her cock still out and twitching. “Get back to reality, hello—” Alicent flicked her forehead, frowning at her. 

Rhaenyra gasped, her dilated eyes focusing on Alicent. 

“Fuck, okay. You don’t have to be so bossy.” She grumbled under her nose, grabbing the hem of her jeans. She buckled her belt, rolling her eyes. “You know my offer still stands.”

Alicent glanced at her, watching as Rhaenyra started the engine and pulled back to the road. 

“What offer.”

Rhaenyra licked her lips, eyes focused on the road. 

“That I can give you my number. For times like this. Or anything, really.”

Alicent frowned teasingly, tilting her head. She scoffed a little, unable to keep her smile bitten back. 

“Are you saying that you’d go out with me?” She giggled in the back of her throat, trying to suppress it. 

Rhaenyra hummed, sending her a lopsided grin. 

“If you want to–?” 

Alicent watched her, eyes searching the Alpha’s face. She looked really attractive. Perhaps a bit more attractive than Alicent thought before. She always found her handsome, ever since Rhaenyra started working here. 

“Give me your number.” She pulled her phone out as Rhaenyra parked the car in the parking lot. Rhaenyra gave her an excited grin, typing her number into Alicent’s phone. “Thanks.”

Rhaenyra nodded, still smiling. 

“So— when’s your shift over?” She blinked at her patiently, watching as Alicent exited the car with a small huff. She found Alicent really cute. And hot. 

“At eight.”

“Oh. Same, by the way.”

Alicent faced her abruptly, eyes squinting. 

“Really?”

Rhaenyra nodded, locking the car. She gave her a little grin, biting her bottom lip. She fixed her hair as they walked beside each other, forgetting that they’re still on a time limit. Not that it mattered anymore. They were already late to be back at work.

“Yeah. Eight sharp.”

Alicent hummed, watching her a bit longer. 

“So are you going to ask it?” She tilted her head, smiling amusedly. 

Rhaenyra grinned at her, holding the door open for her like a gentleman. 

“Ask me when our shift ends.” She wiggled her brows, giving Alicent a toothy smile.

Alicent laughed out breathily at that, rolling her eyes. She felt her cheeks heating up as they walked back inside, side by side, almost reaching the back storage room where they could continue their work when Criston’s office door opened and he stepped out with a sharp gaze, searching for a specific redhead. 

Once his eyes fixated on Alicent, his gaze flickered to Rhaenyra standing a bit too near to Alicent. He instantly straightened up and pointed at Alicent. 

“Alicent. Come to my office.”

Rhaenyra twisted around at his voice, frowning as Alicent gasped and met Rhaenyra’s eyes with her own widening ones. 

Alicent silently closed her eyes before she turned around and headed towards Criston’s office. 

Rhaenyra watched her go and suddenly felt an uneasy twist in the back of her neck, unable to put it anywhere. It was weird, even the look on Mr. Cole’s face, it was so unlike she’s ever seen before. He never calls her inside his office just Alicent and Talya which is weird because they’re the only Omegas working there—

She saw as Alicent glanced back at her before she entered Criston’s office and as the door shut sharply behind them, Rhaenyra flinched at the sound, unable to do anything but stare at it for a few more minutes, hoping that Alicent will come out and won’t be crying because she got fired for being late. It would be her fault, all Rhaenyra’s fault. She let it happen, she was the one not watching the clock. She should be the one being fired and not Alicent. 

She didn’t even notice when the redhead came back, she was so lost in her thoughts. 

“Are you snoozing or something?” Alicent flicked her shoulder, eyebrows raising high. 

She had her hair pulled into a bun. Rhaenyra gasped, tilting her head. 

“You’re not fired, are you?”

Alicent snorted, shaking her head. “No. Of course not.”

Rhaenyra hummed, confused as ever. She didn’t understand why Alicent was so panicked about the time then.

The only thing she noticed was the fact that she didn’t smell like a needy Omega anymore. 

And for a moment, Rhaenyra thought it was better not to ask. Not yet at least.   

Chapter Text

Alicent shivered, standing outside in nothing but her work clothes. She forgot to bring a jacket on her break and has been shivering in the rain for at least five minutes. 

“Shit, you’re gonna catch a cold.” She heard a voice coming from her right, then she felt a warm fabric closing around her shoulders. She instantly leant into it, trembling as she smoked a cigarette between her shaky fingers. 

She glanced to her right, seeing Rhaenyra sniffing and looking down at her feet. 

She still had it in her mind, clearer than ever, the look on the Alpha’s face when they exchanged phone numbers and the excitement in her eyes. It’s been a few days and Alicent still hadn’t used the opportunity to call her. Not that she needed her like that yet. Her heat was still incoming, and she only felt a bit hornier than usual. 

“Thanks,” she whispered around the ciggy, giving a nod to the Alpha. 

Rhaenyra has been quiet the whole day. The past few days, actually. Alicent figured that the alpha might be just— disappointed, maybe? Disappointed because Alicent didn’t call her yet. 

They stood in silence, listening to the rain splashing on the asphalt. Rhaenyra took out a cigarette too, smoking in agonizing silence. Alicent listened to the thin paper burning slowly, the soft hiss Rhaenyra made as she sucked in the smoke. The low exhale, the tar’s burnt smell hugging their faces. 

“We both finish early today.” Rhaenyra said slowly, her voice small. 

Alicent glanced at her, trying to ease the miserable air between them, she let a teasing smile tugging her lips. 

“As if six in the afternoon was early.” 

Rhaenyra snorted, rolling her eyes. 

“It’s better than finishing at midnight.”

Alicent hummed. 

“Certainly.”

Rhaenyra shifted, turning half to face Alicent. She looked much taller at the moment. 

“I was thinking—” she started, exhaling nervously. It was enough to catch Alicent’s attention. “Would you like to grab something after we finish up?”

Alicent stared at her, her face dropping flat. 

“Grab something?” She teased, her brows knitting amusedly. She crossed her arms, feeling the smell of the Alpha’s jacket lingering up into her nose. It smelled so fucking good. 

Rhaenyra froze before chuckling nervously. 

“I mean– I’m not opposed to that either. But I was thinking about food.”

Alicent stiffened, then she crouched down, brushing her cigarette against the ground. Holding the little cigarette butt in her hand, she glanced at the alpha, hesitating. 

“Oh. Well I guess we could.” She nodded, feeling her cheeks heating up. She wasn’t so cold anymore. 

She threw the litter in her hand into the bin behind her, then turned to face the Alpha again with a teasing smile. 

Rhaenyra met her smile with her own nervous one, nodding enthusiastically. 

“Cool.” Rhaenyra whispered, offering her a lopsided grin. 

Alicent studied her face a bit longer before nodding, unable to bite back her smile. 

“Cool.” She mirrored Rhaenyra’s expression, rolling her eyes as she walked past the Alpha. 

They sat in a diner, the dim light surrounding Alicent’s face like a halo that Rhaenyra watched closely, unable to not look at her when she looked so beautiful. Effortlessly so, always gorgeous. Even when her eyes followed the plate placed in front of her so tiredly, with a tiniest smile that she offered to the waitress. The soft ‘thank you’ she murmured felt like honey to Rhaenyra’s ears. 

They sat in silence, Rhaenyra nursed a mug in her hand, occasionally taking a sip of her hot chocolate. She had one thing on her mind that has been bugging her and— and she wants to ask so badly. 

“So what’s the deal between you and the boss?”

Alicent looked up at her, startled as she was about to grab a french fries piece and bring it to her lips. 

“What?” Her tone was flat. Something like she tried to deflect. Like she was— like she was trying to hide her own voice to keep her from saying something she shouldn’t. 

Rhaenyra cracked up a small smile, tilting her head. She moved her hands up to the surface of the table, leaning a bit closer to the redhead, searching her chestnut eyes. 

“There's surely something going on. Is he like– is he favoring you?”

A tiny gasp escaped Alicent’s lip before she bit down on her tongue hard enough to make her hiss. She snapped her eyes down, pulling her hands together as if she were to pray. 

“It’s nothing like that–”

“It's been a rumor of some sorts you know. That out of the very few omegas working here, you’re his favourite.”

Rhaenyra hoped that her words would guide Alicent to trust, to show her somehow that Rhaenyra is no threat, that she can be honest with her. Because she knew how to guess the difficulty of being an Omega whilst having an Alpha boss who favors Omegas a bit too much. 

“No, I'm sure that’s not—” Alicent shook her head, avoiding Rhaenyra’s searching gaze. 

“Alicent you don’t have to lie to me. I'm just curious.” She added softly, leaning an inch closer. Despite the redhead sitting on the other end of the table, the distance between them felt short. 

“Okay fine. I slept with him a few times, yeah.” Alicent sighed, leaning back devastatedly. 

Something shifted in Rhaenyra’s brain. Because— what? That’s not what she wanted to hear at all. That’s not what she— that’s simply insane. Mr. Cole and Alicent slept— a few times too— Rhaenyra gasped out, her eyes widening as she fully registered it in her brain.

“What?” She choked out, her voice clipping. 

Alicent snapped her eyes up, meeting Rhaenyra’s wide gaze. Her own chestnut eyes slowly widened out too, as if she just realized that she messed up something. 

“What what. You just asked—” she gasped, pointing at her. 

Rhaenyra scoffed out dryly, her hands moving to spread out.

“But I didn’t actually think that you slept with him! What the hell.” 

Their eyes merged with surprise until Alicent looked away sharply, inhaling through her nose loudly. She stood abruptly, shaking her head, grabbing her bag.

“I— forget it. I knew this was a mistake.”

Rhaenyra gasped, frowning as she watched the redhead walk away. 

“No, Alicent– don’t go!”

It was pointless. The damage was already done. 

Rhaenyra stared at Alicent’s empty seat, the still steaming freshly made french fries on her plate. She groaned out, her head falling on the surface of the table. She messed up real time. 

For the next few days Alicent tried her best to avoid Rhaenyra. But it was so obvious that she was lurking around her. Almost like stalking but with a nicer intend? 

On their break, Rhaenyra finally walked up to her and apologized. 

“I’m sorry.” She started, a cigarette burning between her fingers. She took a rather long drag as Alicent finally looked up at her.

“For what? Taking me out? For fucking me?”

Rhaenyra scoffed. 

“No. I'm sorry for digging into shit that wasn’t my business.” She said, her voice clipping. She wasn’t good at apologizing. Alicent surely noticed that already. 

“Hm. Nice of you. Really.” Alicent scoffed, shaking her head. 

“I'm trying here! Can you be a bit—”

“Be what? You’re just like everyone else, judging. You're judging and you don’t know shit.” Alicent spat at her, eyes wide and dangerous. 

Rhaenyra stepped back, gaping at her.

“I'm not judging you. I'm judging him! How could he—”

“It wasn't his fault, okay? I wanted it first.” Alicent said, inhaling sharply. She looked down, her eyebrows raising. She was purposely ignoring Rhaenyra’s desperate eyes. 

“And then what?”

“It doesn't matter.” Alicent said, her tone deep and flat. 

Rhaenyra frowned, because of course she wasn’t letting it go. 

“To me it does.”

Alicent turned to face her sharply, her eyes abusing Rhaenyra’s, almost like penetrating. Sharp gaze, like a blade that was unforgiving and neat. 

“Why?”

“What do you mean why? Obviously it matters if an Alpha is forcing himself onto you. Especially like this, he obviously has the benefits here. He’s our fucking boss.” Rhaenyra spat the words like it was poison, disgusted by even the idea of him laying a hand on Alicent.  

Alicent shook her head, glancing away. 

“You shouldn’t even know about this.”

Rhaenyra frowned, shaking her head. 

“Stop defending him. He’s in the fucking wrong.”

Alicent looked down again, watching the asphalt under her feet. 

“I’m not defending him.”

“It sounds like that, to me.”

Alicent groaned softly, bringing her head to her forehead. She pinched her nose-bridge anxiously, closing her eyes. 

“Rhaenyra, just drop it. Seriously, it’s none of your business.”

Rhaenyra scoffed again.

“It is my business actually if I catch something because you’re still fucking him.”

Alicent hissed, turning sharply around. 

“I am not fucking him. I don't let him do anything like what we’re doing anymore.”

Rhaenyra stopped dead, staring at her. Surely that wasn’t true. Why else would the boss still stick to her if she wasn’t pleasing him the way— ugh, it made her stomach twist. Even the thought made her sick. 

“Interesting.”

“Ugh, God. Just stop, you’re fucking driving me crazy.”

Rhaenyra scoffed again.

“Something I'm good at then.” She nodded bitterly. 

“What is this, huh? Are you jealous? Is that why you’re so curious? Is that why you think you have the right to dig into my life without knowing me at all?” Alicent spat with heat, stepping closer to her. Yet she crossed her arms in front of her body way too defensively for Rhaenyra’s liking. Rhaenyra wasn’t the one to harm her. 

“I’m not jealous.” She murmured, meeting the redhead’s harsh eyes. 

Alicent scoffed. 

“Yeah, practise that a bit more. I bet your mirror loves to hear your mantras about that.”

Rhaenyra frowned, baffled. That was diabolical, a real low hit.  

“God you’re such a brat.” She scoffed out a laugh, running her fingers through her hair. 

Alicent’s eyes changed within a second. 

“Yeah? What are you gonna do about it?” Alicent challenged, eyes dangerously flaring into Rhaenyra’s eyes. 

“That's it. Take it. Fucking take it.”

“Oh fuck, oh— oh, ah, hah-ahh, oh god,” Rhaenyra fucked her from behind, in the alpha’s restroom. She kept her hand around Alicent’s mouth, the other fisting her hair, pulling her head back. She could see Alicent’s lustrous eyes, rolling back with pleasure.  

“You'll be quiet, or I won't let you come.” She rushed the words into the Omega’s ears, keeping her voice as quiet as possible. 

Alicent body went rigid, pleasure burning deep in her belly as she nodded, her eyes rolling back as Rhaenyra hit a really fucking good spot inside her. God this position felt even better than riding Rhaenyra. 

“Please,” Alicent whimpered, her face squished into the wall.

Rhaenyra’s cock inside her felt like it doubled in size as she kept pounding into her, filling her as if she was meant to be doing just that. Alicent could barely recognise the sounds she made as her body started to move faster, matching the Alpha’s pace, desperately trying to make herself come on the Alpha’s cock. And it was so deep, so fucking deep. 

She shuddered as she felt a pair of lips on her neck, teeth grazing over the spot that has been left unmarked ever since she presented. Her body clenched up, sobbing out desperately against Rhaenyra’s palm as her peak washed over her with a sudden sharp twist in her belly. 

“Hah, fuck,” she gasped, her head banging against the wall. Rhaenyra pulled out instantly, groaning softly as she ripped the condom off, stepped away, backing into the wall behind her as grabbed her cock hard, and started pumping it fast. Alicent looked behind her shoulder, watching the Alpha as she pleasured herself, and she wanted to take over, she wanted to please the Alpha, she wanted to sink to her knees, and use her mouth, or— or just take it in her own hand and pump the Alpha’s cock until she came all over her fingers. 

“Oh fuck,” Rhaenyra groaned out, breathing in small gasps as she palmed her tip and squeezed it before she spilled all over her own hand. Alicent swirled around, her eyes wide and hungry as she watched her. 

Her delicious come spilled all over the floor. What a waste, Alicent thought. 

Rhaenyra stared down, watching herself dripping down to the floor while Alicent ran her fingers through her hair, trying to ease her breathing. This was so different. The air was still charged between them, their previous argument continued through here to the Alpha’s restroom until Rhaenyra took action and pinned her into the wall. 

Knowing that the Alpha has a dominant side like this was more thrilling than Alicent liked to admit. And obviously, it was fucking obvious that Rhaenyra would be dominant, she was an Alpha for god’s sake. She was just simply surprised — in a very flushed way — that Rhaenyra didn’t hold back this time. 

“I’m gonna go,” Alicent gulped, glancing away from the white puddle on the floor. It was so fucking tempting to lean down and run her fingers across the white load, but instead of listening to her intrusive thoughts, she pulled her pants back on with her ruined underwear and turned away from the Alpha entirely. 

“Wait,” Rhaenyra reached out, blocking Alicent’s way out. “I’m— I’ll check if it’s safe.” She said, buckling her belt back into its place. Alicent mourned the fact that the Alpha’s pretty cock was tucked inside her pants now. She just nodded, still a bit breathless, while Rhaenyra pushed the door open and walked out. She waited a few seconds before Rhaenyra came back and nodded at her. “He’s not even in the building.”

Alicent hummed, nodding. She couldn’t care less where Criston was. All she could think about was the ache between her legs and the aftertaste of her orgasm still throbbing around her cunt. She followed Rhaenyra out and turned the other way, going back to continuing her job. 

Rhaenyra’s eyes never left her as Alicent walked away.

She thought it was for the best anyway. This– whatever this was could only last until they’re both just— having sex and not something else. And her heat was coming, like really rapidly. She had to increase the pills, now taking them every one and a half hours. Her scent was so thick and sweet, she knew Rhaenyra could barely resist her anymore. 

She was still in a hazy cloud while she tried to force her mind back to focusing on work. Shelves. Items. Grabbing diapers, heavy boxes, putting them up on the shelves. This is what she had been doing for so long— well, not the diapers part. But the work. Repetitive. Again and again. The same goddamn vicious circle. 

The only difference was that now she— she let Rhaenyra in. Now she was not only focusing on work but the Alpha as well. She was constantly thinking about Rhaenyra. Her voice. Her eyes. Her goddamn boyish haircut that looked way too hot on her. The attractive smile she wore whenever she caught Alicent staring at her. And obviously, her cock. Alicent was thinking about her all the time ever since it first happened in Rhaenyra’s car. That stupid Chevrolet Caprice that smelled like pine and wood and— fuck, Alicent couldn’t focus at all. 

The only thing she hoped was that Rhaenyra won’t start going off on a hero mission and do something absolutely stupid about Alicent and the boss occasionally hooking up in the boss’s office. Alicent had a bad feeling that Rhaenyra will do something. She really hoped that their argument was enough for Rhaenyra to hold herself back from doing something that she really shouldn’t. 

When Rhaenyra walked out of the building and glanced around, there was no one else but her. Nobody was around. Not a single soul. Not even Alicent. 

Her phone pinged in her pocket, forcing her to take a quick glance down at it. It was her father. The constant asking and asking— god, she was tired. So goddamn tired of it. 

She walked to her car, the phone still in her hand. She gulped hard, staring at the text her father sent her a few seconds prior. 

Dad Hey my sweet. I was just at the mall and hopped by Tesco to grab some grocers. I saw you and your coworker, I think? That redhead, she was really cute. 

She winced at the text, closing her eyes shut. 

“Great.” 

She pressed the letters fast as she typed her answer back.

Hi, I just finished work. And yes, the redhead is my coworker and please never call her cute again. Thanks. 

She threw her phone into her car and instead of sitting inside, she pressed herself against the car and whipped out a cigarette.

She thought of Alicent. She’s been thinking about her all day. Since that hot moment in the Alpha’s restroom. Since their argument. Actually— she was thinking about Alicent all the time. Alicent was perfect and she couldn’t fucking understand why would Alicent ever hook up with a person like Mr. Cole. He was a prick. He was– disgusting for doing this. He was absolutely batshit and deserved to be put behind bars. 

Clenching her jaw, she smoked aggressively, blowing the smoke out like it was burning her tongue. It wasn’t, it was the poison she felt whenever she thought of Criston touching Alicent. She can’t let that happen ever again. 

It was fucking horrible. Even to think about it, she felt this immense rage under her skin. It was disgusting. It was fucking— nauseating. It made her sick to her stomach. 

Because— Alicent was still protecting him. She was, however she tried to deny it. She was protecting him and for what? A secured position at the shittiest job imaginable? Is that how easy Alicent was? She shouldn’t even think about it, but she can’t help it. It’s been right there, right in front of her stupid blind eyes. Alicent has been doing it, and she’s probably doing the same thing at this right moment, if she hadn’t gone home yet. 

It made her— maybe Alicent was right. Maybe she was really jealous. What did Criston have that she doesn’t have? What can he give, with his ugly face and caterpillar-looking mustache? And his boring, black eyes? Is he really that handsome for Alicent? Is he really that good at— ugh, it made her sick. 

She threw the cigarette down at the ground and took a deep breath. 

She needed to brace herself against reality. That this cannot go on. She cannot go on and have sex with Alicent in her car or in the Alpha’s restroom and then go on with her day as if it never happened. She has a heart, for fuck’s sake. 

A heart that broke the second she learned what Alicent was doing with the boss. 

However fun it was to— to go around and offer Alicent a ride home and then enjoy her delicious warmth; it will end. Right at this moment. 

When she got home, she was greeted by her sweet maine coon. Syrax stretched herself out in front of Rhaenyra, making Rhaenyra chuckle down at her. Such a sweet cat. She stroked Syrax behind her ear and then picked her up. She was a heavy not-so-little thing. But Rhaenyra didn’t mind carrying her around.        

She fed her, prepared Syrax some fresh water and then walked inside the living room and put on some background noise. She felt— incredibly empty. Learning all of that of Alicent, it was like she was stabbed in the heart, several times. And when Alicent tried to defend him, that was like Alicent just twisted that dagger in her heart deeper. 

What was Rhaenyra to do in this situation? What was she at all? Was she relevant? Did Alicent think about her more, or did she just see the same thing in her as she saw in Criston? That she was an Alpha and nothing more? She wanted to know, she needed to know. 

Staring at her phone while Syrax kept her chest warm, she felt like waiting for something that will never happen. Alicent calling her. She wasn’t even sure whether she wanted it anymore. 

She would still help her out but— she felt like a massive fool now. Alicent might have laughed at her genuine offer after she drove her home that night. Maybe Alicent was making fun of her and— god, what is she doing? Seriously, what is she doing here? Weeping like a vulnerable thing as if she wasn’t an Alpha herself. 

She shouldn’t be doing this. She shouldn’t be waiting for something that won’t happen. Alicent surely knew how to get through her heat. None of that was Rhaenyra’s business. 

Syrax meowed when she gently pushed the cat off herself. She paused, petting Syrax’s head.

“I’m sorry, angel.” She murmured to the cat before she stood up and walked inside her bedroom. There she stood in front of her wardrobe and sighed. 

She had one thing in mind and that was to forget about Alicent Hightower. So she might as well get creative. 

With her legs crossed, Alicent sat on her bed, chewing on her bottom lip as she stared down at her phone. 

Her thumb was hovering over the contact, and she’s been itching to do it. Just call. Just fucking press call, you can do it Alicent, just press the button. 

Her heat was getting so fucking close. She pressed her thighs together, hissing softly. She could still feel the stretch Rhaenyra gave her merely hours ago. It was so fucking good, probably — definitely — the best she’s ever had. 

“Fuck it.” She pressed the button. 

She swallowed hard, listening to the soft ringing noise. It rang once. Then again. Then again. And it was ringing until the voice mail popped up. 

“Hello, you wanted to reach Rhaenyra Targaryen and if you’re hearing this, I’m probably very busy at work!” 

It was such a sweet voice. 

Alicent sighed, dropping her phone on the bed. It was useless. She shouldn’t have done that. 

She just shook her head and decided it’s better if she goes to sleep. She had a day off the next day so might as well get the largest amount of sleep that she can. 

Leaving the phone where she dropped it, she made her way inside the bathroom, got herself ready for a nice bath, and lowered herself into the hot bubbles. She sighed and shivered, humming as her whole body sunk into the warmth. 

She thought of Rhaenyra again. She knew she shouldn’t be thinking about her, but she couldn’t help it. Nor could she help the hand that started to travel between her legs.

She pressed her fingers between her folds, biting on her bottom lip. She wished to feel Rhaenyra again. It was like a curse. Rhaenyra made her useless for anything else but her cock. She couldn’t even enjoy the pleasure her own fingers tried to give her. 

Groaning out, she started to scrub her skin instead. Washing everything off. The dirt. The smell of other Alphas. Everything. 

Once her skin prickled red, she rinsed herself off and got out of the bathtub. With a robe tightly knit around her waist, she made her way out of the bathroom. Her hair was pinned up, her neck was still glistening as she reached down on the bed for her phone and was shocked to see that she missed a call from Rhaenyra. 

Well, not just one. Five. Rhaenyra called her five times. 

“Fuck.” She cursed softly under her nose, unable to hide her grin. Rhaenyra seemed desperate. And maybe Alicent liked to see that. 

Before she could press the button to call Rhaenyra back, she heard a loud knock. Her whole body flinched, tumbling out of her bedroom, she walked across the living room to the front door.

The knock rippled through the air once again and Alicent ripped the door open, breathlessly eyeing Rhaenyra standing right in front of her. 

Rhaenyra’s eyes widened as Alicent opened the door, their faces matched the same surprised expression. 

“Are you okay?” Rhaenyra gasped out, she was out of breath. As if she was running. 

Alicent frowned, half-nodding. 

“Yes, I’m just— do you want to come in?” 

Rhaenyra licked her lips fast, her eyes swiftly flickering over the interior design in Alicent’s apartment. She was hesitant, but she ended up nodding and stepping inside the warmth. She shivered when Alicent closed the door and Alicent felt the same shiver running down her bathrobe-covered body. 

“I saw that you called me. I’m sorry that I didn’t pick up, I was just—” Rhaenyra spoke fast, pacing into the living room after kicking her boots off. “I was busy.”

Alicent paused, her arms crossing in front of her chest. 

“That’s okay.” She nodded down, trying to avoid the thick scent of the Alpha. She smelled so fucking good that Alicent could barely think straight. She smelled like freshly chopped wood and— and something feral. Something wild. Something animalistic. 

Rhaenyra breathed raggedly, staring at the redhead. 

“I know I shouldn’t have invaded you like this but— I was just so anxious.”

Alicent paused again, tilting her head.

“Why?”

Rhaenyra stepped forward, hesitantly reaching for Alicent’s hand. Alicent let her. 

“Because I thought of the worst.”

Alicent searched her eyes. Softly. Studying the Alpha’s face like an open book. She already knew what Rhaenyra was thinking about. It was written all over her face. She thought that Criston did something and that’s why she called her— which is sweet. That she was trying to look out for her. It was really sweet. And very Alpha-like. 

“You thought that he did something, didn’t you?” She smiled softly, stepping an inch closer to Rhaenyra. 

Rhaenyra looked down, nodding. She looked so adorable, like a kicked puppy. 

“I just—” Rhaenyra looked up, hissing softly. She was clearly annoyed by her own thoughts. “I just don’t want him to touch you again.” 

Alicent let out a small, tired exhale through her nose. She nodded, acknowledging what Rhaenyra was asking of her.

“Do you think that’s up to me?” Alicent murmured, stepping even closer to her. She couldn’t resist her pheromones anymore. “It’s not. But— you’re the one who’s here and not him.”

“What?”

“You’re here. You’re the one who I want to be here. Not him.”

“But—”

Alicent stopped her with a hand landing on Rhaenyra’s shoulder. 

“Rhaenyra. Just kiss me.”

Rhaenyra breathlessly stared at the redhead in front of her, before her whole body gave in. 

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The first thing Alicent felt was soft palms on her cheeks. Both sides, cradling her, pulling her in, up, up, until her lips crashed into a pair of another, until she felt a silent gasp escaping the Alpha and she sucked it in greedily, her whole body resonating with that single gasp. 

She’s been thinking about this moment, that it will never likely to become real, because Rhaenyra was Rhaenyra and she seemed so— distant most of the time lately. She was, she really was, ever since the truth was discovered about her and Criston, which… wasn’t even the full circle yet, Rhaenyra didn’t know everything, and she was here and she was kissing her like she was devouring her and Alicent couldn’t help but lean into it and kiss her back with the same force. 

The fingers on her cheeks traveled down to her neck, just hovering over her throbbing pulse, Rhaenyra’s thumb fingering her chin and pulling her in deeper and more and Alicent was gasping into her mouth, licking into her with more greed and hunger, letting herself moan as her tongue met Rhaenyra’s. 

Rhaenyra let out a breathy noise, and Alicent desperately tried to swallow it, licking into her mouth more. All the hunger she felt was spreading from the deep of her belly, hot and coiling.

Alicent let her hands snake around on Rhaenyra’s chest, gripping her by the collar of her shirt, pulling her in until their chest were pressed hard against each other, until she could suck the last air out of Rhaenyra’s mouth. 

“Wait, wait—“ Rhaenyra moaned into her lips, guiding Alicent’s chasing lips away for a brief second.

As their eyes met, the hunger sitting deep in them, Alicent felt a shudder of chills run down her body, knowing that her scent changed incredibly sweet. 

“What?” She gasped, still trying to catch her breath, her eyes desperately flickering down to Rhaenyra’s parting mouth, watching as she panted softly. 

Rhaenyra took a step back, her hands moving into her own hair, slicking it back with a quick move as she shuddered and took a shaky inhale. She looked around the living room, her eyes never stopping for a second on one thing. Not until her gaze landed on Alicent. 

Alicent’s eyes narrowed for a second.

“What?” Rhaenyra gasped out, raising one eyebrow.

“You look good.” Alicent tilted her head, still squinting and breathing in little pants. “Were you out?”

A guilty look washed over Rhaenyra’s face as she looked down her own body. She did look good. Quite good, which was totally intentional, she wanted to find someone who wasn’t Alicent and fuck them so she can forget about this whole shitty thing going on with Alicent and the manager and everything.

“No.” She lied instead, her voice clipping a bit higher. 

Alicent hummed, her voice changing lower. 

“You’re lying.” She started to smile. But not her usual sweet smile. No, this one was definitely one of those fake smiles she gave to the customers at work, Rhaenyra recognized that instantly. 

Rhaenyra gulped, running her fingers through her hair again. 

“It doesn’t matter.”

Alicent hummed again, raising her chin high. Almost like a half-nod, except she never lowered her chin back. 

“I suppose it doesn’t.” 

Rhaenyra glanced at her again, her gaze running down on Alicent’s body, the curves of her waist, knowing that her body was probably naked under that robe she was wearing. 

Rhaenyra shuddered softly then, glancing down at her feet. 

“What do you want from me?”

She knew that her voice shook, and she feared to look at the redhead, she feared to look into her eyes, she feared to see her beautiful lashes batting, she feared to see her lips quivering. She feared that she wouldn’t be able to resist her charm. Because the truth was; Alicent was irresistible. 

Alicent took a step forward. Then another. Her breathing slowed down, became controlled, just as her toes touched Rhaenyra’s, and her nose brushed over Rhaenyra’s perfect Roman nose, she let out a steady exhale. 

“Right now?” Her hands moved to Rhaenyra’s belt, and with a quick and practiced move, she unbuckled it, yanking the zipper down. Rhaenyra let out a shaky gasp, her gaze turning desperate while Alicent started to sink to her knees in front of her. “I think you get the idea.” 

She whispered, her voice was raspy and delicious, so deep that Rhaenyra had to bite down on her bottom lip. 

“Go on, then.” Rhaenyra whispered, threading her fingers through Alicent’s messy bun. She quickly untied her hair, she wanted it to be her who held her hair and not that goddamn hair-tie. 

Alicent let out another controlled exhale before she started tugging Rhaenyra’s pants down. Her nose brushed against Rhaenyra’s hip-bone, she poked her tongue out and licked a long stripe across the V-line on Rhaenyra’s body. Rhaenyra instantly shuddered at the contact.

Alicent’s eyes were so blown, so dilated, Rhaenyra could barely see the chestnut color in them anymore. Just the huge pupil, filled with nothing but lust. 

Alicent wasted no time. She dragged Rhaenyra’s boxer briefs down until they laid at her ankles, and let out a small noise of surprise as Rhaenyra’s cock twitched against her lips. 

It was so erect, so fucking purple at the head, plump and throbbing and leaking, gods, Alicent wanted to poke her tongue out and drink up that nectar so greedily, she could barely register a coherent thought in her head. It was just Rhaenyra, Rhaenyra, Rhaenyra—

So she did, she poked her tongue out and let it swirl around the head, moaning filthily around it because she couldn’t hold herself back anymore. Rhaenyra arched into it, pushing her pelvis towards Alicent’s head, silently begging for the Omega to take more of her cock inside that deliciously warm, pretty mouth.

Alicent moaned around it, opening her mouth wider to take the head fully in. Her eyes rolled back, the taste of Rhaenyra’s pre-come spread on her tongue filthily, urging her to take more of the length. She could feel her jaw aching as she opened her mouth even further, the pain exciting her enough to make the pounding between her legs throb more. 

Rhaenyra threw her head back with an extended moan, her eyes fluttering closed. 

“You’re so good,” she moaned softly, letting Alicent please her. Her fingers thread into Alicent’s hair, scratching her scalp to earn another muffled moan from the redhead. The feeling of Alicent moaning around her cock made her want to come right there, spilling deep into Alicent’s pretty mouth. 

Alicent suddenly pulled it out of her mouth with a heavy and wet pop, controlling her breathing softly. Her hand still gripped the length, pulling the thin skin back, watching the veins throbbing along. 

“Are you enjoying this?” She croaked softly, her throat felt thick, she already wanted to swallow Rhaenyra’s cock again. She pumped harder, her grip tightening as she reached the head. A droplet of pre-come bubbled out of it and she licked it off, humming at the heady taste.

Rhaenyra let out a soft, strangled sound, nodding frantically.

“I do, please continue,” she murmured, threading her fingers wider into the auburn curls.

Alicent hummed, swirling her tongue around the length once again. She could feel Rhaenyra’s muscles flexing, she started to suck, intensely enough to make Rhaenyra push her head a bit, making her gag softly around the length.

She leant away again, swallowing hard to adjust her throat, to ease the little exciting pain that went once again right to her cunt. 

“Don’t push on my head.” She croaked out, opening her mouth again. She relaxed her throat the best she could to take Rhaenyra all the way in, to make her whine loudly into the quiet of the living room and start shaking. 

“Alicent,” she gasped, groaning as she hit the back of Alicent’s throat. “I’m—“ her stomach flexed hard, Alicent pulled back, her hand moving to pump her fast. “Fuck, fuck, I’m coming—“ she gasped, her legs barely strong to keep her up. 

Alicent moaned, her lips ghosting over the tip as she watched Rhaenyra trembling. Her knees were aching from being on the ground, so… she stopped pumping. Her wet palm left the length with a sloppy sound, and Rhaenyra nearly fell over, gasping into the air. 

Alicent smiled, pleased with the view in front of her. Making Rhaenyra whine a little for her made her so fucking wet. It’s not that Rhaenyra’s Alpha was so submissive, not at all. She wasn’t. But she did whine for Alicent and Alicent loved hearing that. 

Slowly, she raised back into her feet and still couldn’t wipe off the smirk on her lips. On the lips that were smeared with spit and Rhaenyra’s pre-come. Filthy. It was fucking filthy. 

“You only get to come inside me.”

Rhaenyra met her eyes, gasping again. 

Then something in her eyes shifted. Almost like those gorgeous blue eyes dilated out so wide that Alicent could barely see the color in them anymore and that look, that animalistic change in her expression made Alicent want to sink back to her knees again, but she didn’t have time to. 

She didn’t have time because Rhaenyra surged forward and pushed her into the wall, pushing her legs wide, yanking the robe off her body. 

Alicent gasped desperately, pushing her body into Rhaenyra’s. 

“You’re evil,” Rhaenyra murmured into her mouth, licking into her sloppily. She was taking and taking and taking, and Alicent gasped each time, opening her mouth wider, letting the Alpha’s tongue explore her mouth.

“I’m not—“ she gasped, smiling.

Rhaenyra leant away, tilting her head as she looked down at Alicent’s naked, flushed body.

“You’re beautiful.”

The comeback died on Alicent’s tongue. Her lips parted with surprise, a silent gasp escaped her. Rhaenyra didn’t give her time to react, she surged forward and latched herself onto Alicent’s bare, unmarked neck, sucking on her skin hard, scattering her with purple little spots. 

Alicent’s body was flaring with deep fire, coiling in her belly hard. She gripped and clawed at Rhaenyra’s shoulders, pressing her flat chest into Rhaenyra’s still clothed upper body. Her hard nipples grazed against the fabric and it made her gasp, eager to finally feel Rhaenyra where she needed her the most. 

“Touch me,” she gasped out, grabbing Rhaenyra’s hand and guiding it between her legs. Rhaenyra let out a small, soft grunt, her fingers dipping into the slick. 

“Fuck, all of this from having my cock in your pretty mouth?” 

Alicent whined, rocking down on the fingers spreading her open. Rhaenyra teased her clit, flicking it once or twice before slipping lower to her entrance, gathering more slick, grazing back to her clit and circling around it until Alicent was humping her hand. 

Alicent’s head was swirling, the haze around her eyes made it impossible for her to form a coherent thought anymore. She could feel Rhaenyra teasing her just how she teased Rhaenyra and it was unfair, she was the one going into heat, she should be coming on her fingers already, she should be—

“Rhaenyra, don’t tease,” she gasped, brows knitting desperately. Rhaenyra chuckled then, pressing her nose into Alicent’s pulse. She mouthed at her skin, chuckling even more.

Then she made a quick move and slipped two fingers inside Alicent. Alicent instantly clenched around her, keeping her in, almost like she wanted to swallow her fingers, she clenched so, so fucking hard. 

Rhaenyra hooked her fingers, pushing in until Alicent was gasping for air, until she could feel nothing but the stretch of her fingers. Her thumb pressed into her clit, not moving there yet, just pressing. 

Alicent whimpered, her body freezing. Rhaenyra was pushing at that spot that made her legs tremble uncontrollably and Rhaenyra fucking knew that, she knew what she was doing, she knew that Alicent was on the brink already, she knew that if she pulled her fingers out now, Alicent would let out a strangled, broken sob and come. 

“Are you close?” Rhaenyra murmured, her other hand gripping Alicent’s thigh, her fingers digging into the delicious flesh. 

Alicent whined, tilting her head to the side more to give Rhaenyra access to her neck. It was tempting, it was so fucking tempting to sink her teeth into that throbbing flesh, with the scents surrounding her and clouding her mind. 

“Please, please, make me—“ she whined loudly, gasping as her head threw back, thudding hard against the wall. Not that she cared. The only thing that was on her mind to make Rhaenyra make her come. 

Rhaenyra chuckled then, and slowly unhooked her fingers. She scissored them instead and started to pump them in and out, making Alicent clutch her closer and grind into her palm. Her thumb moved finally, fucking finally, she started pressing harder into Alicent’s clit and fuck, she was so close, so fucking close, she kept clenching and clenching and the sounds were so fucking obscene—

Then suddenly the fingers were gone. 

Alicent’s eyes snapped open, gasping violently at the loss of the stretch, she looked down, seeing Rhaenyra’s fingers around her own cock, pumping slowly. 

“Why the fuck did you—“

Rhaenyra kissed her hard then, moaning into her mouth. She switched hands, pumping her cock with the other while her hand traveled back between Alicent’s folds, teasing her tenderly. Alicent let out a strangled whine, trembling and jolting when Rhaenyra pushed her fingers back inside her slick warmth. 

“So fucking wet,” Rhaenyra groaned filthily into her mouth, licking sloppy, hot licks into her parting lips.

Alicent was completely gone, spent, flying, she wasn’t part of her own body anymore, her last braincell flew out the window. And Rhaenyra kept fucking teasing her while wanking with her other hand and that made her so fucking furious, because why was Rhaenyra playing with her like that— she didn’t do the same thing, she said she wanted Rhaenyra to come inside her first.

“You know,” she let out a ragged moan, brows knitting with desperation. Rhaenyra kept the pace up, working her up again, but not letting her come. “I have a perfectly functioning bed.”

Rhaenyra chuckled, tilting her head to nose Alicent’s jaw. 

“Do you, now?”

“Uhum, I— fuck, please,” Alicent croaked out, feeling her throat thick with unreleased moans.

Rhaenyra chuckled again, pulling her fingers out of Alicent’s slick cunt.

“Show me.”

Alicent surged forward on her wobbly legs, dragging Rhaenyra along with her to the bedroom where she pushed Rhaenyra onto the mattress and climbed atop her without sparing a second thought. 

“Take this off,” Alicent tugged on Rhaenyra’s shirt eagerly, needing to touch her more, feel her more. 

Rhaenyra just chuckled again, and nodded, unbuttoning the shirt with utter slowness, like Alicent wasn’t losing her sanity right above her. 

“You’re so eager to be fucked, aren't you?” 

Alicent shuddered down, her bare chest heaving fast. Instead of saying anything, she surged forward, taking action with her hands, ripping Rhaenyra’s shirt open, letting the button fly across the room with Rhaenyra’s surprised, muffled chuckle landing between her lips. 

She kissed her hard, harder than Rhaenyra expected. The upcoming heat must be threatening Alicent’s brain, but who was Rhaenyra to deny her any of this? She deserved it, she deserved to be fucked properly. 

“I don’t have condoms,” Alicent gasped hard into Rhaenyra’s mouth, her breathing picking up raggedly. Rhaenyra’s hands tightened on her hips, gripping the flesh hard enough to make Alicent gasp louder into her mouth, keener, desperate for her.

Rhaenyra barely registered what she said. Condoms. Fuck, condoms. She didn’t bring condoms. 

“I don’t have them either.”

Alicent leant away then, her dilated pupils flickering fast on Rhaenyra’s parting lips.

“Good.” She pushed herself up on her knees, spreading them a bit more while her hand traveled between Rhaenyra’s legs, fingers wrapping eagerly around the erect shaft. “Fuck me raw.”

Rhaenyra could feel her last braincell jumping out of her ear and leaving her body while levitating, she gasped, eyes widening at the request. That was a first. Definitely something that should have been given a second thought. 

But gods see Rhaenyra’s pure soul, she couldn’t resist Alicent’s eagerness. She couldn’t say no to those huge eyes, silently begging her to fuck her. 

“Okay.” She grabbed Alicent then, and flipped her onto her back. Alicent let out a small huff and spread her legs wide for Rhaenyra to settle in between them. 

She wasted no time. She lined herself up to gather Alicent’s slick and pushed the head in, groaning at the clench. 

It was so fucking new. Alicent’s hot, slick cunt wrapped around her length perfectly, so fucking perfectly that Rhaenyra almost marked her right there. 

Alicent gasped as Rhaenyra pushed in, the stretch was so fucking good, better than anything Alicent ever had. It made her head fucking dizzy as Rhaenyra pulled out and pushed back in with a hard thrust. 

“Fuck,” Alicent murmured, clawing Rhaenyra’s bare shoulders. She wrapped her legs around Rhaenyra’s lower back, just to take her deeper and it was in fact so fucking deep that she could barely breathe. 

Having Rhaenyra in this position was so fucking different from taking her in her car. This time she wasn’t the one in control and she could feel her inner Omega whining with pleasure because of this. 

And not only that, but seeing Rhaenyra being more dominant was so fucking arousing for her, she could barely catch her breath while Rhaenyra was pounding into her. 

A droplet of sweat rolled down on Rhaenyra’s forehead as she straightened up, sat back on her heels and pulled Alicent into her lap, with the redhead still having her back on the mattress.

“Do you like it? Do you like having me like this?” Rhaenyra groaned out, fucking her faster. The slap of their skin echoed in the room, the wet squeaks made Alicent blush down to her naked chest. 

“Yeah, fuck,” she trembled, moaning louder with each thrust. She couldn’t resist holding her moans back anymore. She wanted Rhaenyra to hear her. “I— ah, Rhaenyra, I’m—“

“Close? Are you going to come all over my cock?”

Alicent’s body was hit by a jolt of pleasure, she gasped violently, her eyes rolling back. 

“Oh my god,” her hand shot down between their bodies, her fingers found her throbbing clit and she started to smear sloppy circles around it, clenching as Rhaenyra kept pounding into her so fucking deliciously that she kept gasping and gasping and feeling the heat boiling in her belly. 

Rhaenyra could feel it, the hard clench, the spasming and she pounded into her harder, hearing the wet sounds made her go even faster while Alicent’s legs shook around her. 

“That’s it, be good for me, that’s it—“ she praised her, leant down and captured her opened lips in a heated kiss, murmuring encouraging words to her while Alicent kept gasping and whining.

“Oh god.” Alicent gasped out loudly, her body halting and lifting off the bed, Rhaenyra used this moment to grab her ass hard and fuck into her like that, and Alicent clenched so fucking hard around her that she couldn’t hold herself back anymore, she started to spill her hot, white seed into her, and that was it, that was enough to push Alicent off the edge and have her moaning out loud, gasping Rhaenyra’s name.

— Rhaenyra, oh fuck, Rhaenyra, don’t stop, please, please, please— 

Rhaenyra kept going until Alicent was a trembling and whimpering mess under her, only then she pressed a light kiss into the Omega’s lips and pulled out of her. It was wet and squeaky and hot, so fucking hot, watching her come bubble out of Alicent while Alicent clenched her thighs together to keep her come inside. 

Something shifted in Rhaenyra’s brain, seeing that, as Alicent closed her eyes, with her flushed cheeks and swollen lips, something really deeply shifted. 

She just couldn’t guess what.  

Her arms moved around Alicent’s shoulders, pulling her onto her chest and Alicent moved like melted butter, instantly folding into her, cuddling her like she always belonged there. 

Rhaenyra traced little circles over Alicent’s shoulder, listening to her sweet little breathing easing down finally. In the silence, there was nothing else but the sound of their rapidly beating hearts. 

Their naked bodies pressed together in the sweat they created, in the warmth that radiated off them and it was so intimate, something neither of them knew could happen between them, yet neither of them wanted to move to change it. 

Alicent blinked slowly, breathing through her nose, breathing in the scent of the Alpha she was cuddling to so desperately because she wanted to bathe in her scent. It was probably her inner Omega making her want to do that and surprisingly she went along with it this time. Pleasing her own inner self and the Alpha laying beneath her as well. 

“Could you tell me,” Rhaenyra whispered, her voice was rough and Alicent shivered a bit. She didn’t look up at Rhaenyra, she just pressed her mouth openly to the Alpha’s collarbone and hummed questioningly. “Could you tell me how it happened?”

Alicent shuddered, pressing another kiss to the Alpha’s collarbone. She tilted her head up then, her brows knitting as she saw Rhaenyra staring at the ceiling with a concerned look on her face. Even like that, she looked so attractive, with her pinkish, heated cheeks and half-lidded eyes. 

“I guess it’s the same story, as everyone else’s.” Alicent breathed out softly. Rhaenyra glanced down at her, concern still deep in her blue dilated eyes. “I applied to the job, went to the interview, and I was stupidly blinded by the fact that he was an Alpha.” She started slowly, her heart still racing a little. She could feel Rhaenyra tensing under her her but the little circles never stopped on her shoulder so she leant into her embrace more. “Like I said before, I wanted it first. It was me who insisted on it, and then—“

Rhaenyra glanced down again as Alicent went quiet. She spread her palm across Alicent’s shoulder and rubbed her a little, keeping her body warm. Alicent was shivering. 

“And then?”

Alicent breathed softly, tilting her chin up again. She met Rhaenyra’s soft eyes and let her brows knit desperately. 

“And then fucking after the shifts wasn’t enough. I got bonuses, of course, which felt horrible at first. Sometimes still does.”

Rhaenyra tensed again, her jaws clenched invisibly. Her mind was running a thousand miles per second, never able to stop. 

“It’s not your fault.” She tried to control her voice the best she could. 

Alicent let out a little breathy laugh, scoffing. 

“Of course it is.” She moved then, propping herself up on her elbow as she looked down at Rhaenyra. “There were times when he asked me to come into his office during the day. I refused to… to fuck like that. It was humiliating to think about that anyone could hear. So I just— wanked him off. And it was like that for a while, until he grew bored of it.”

Rhaenyra frowned, sitting half-up. 

“What do you mean?”

Alicent sat up at well, shifting the sheets to cover her naked body. She pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged her legs closer to herself. 

“I wasn’t enough. So he hired another Omega. Who he could fuck properly, you know, since I refused.”

Rhaenyra’s eyes dilated as realization hit her in the face. She let out an exhale in disbelief and threw her head back softly, letting it hit the headboard. 

“Unbelievable.” She glanced down at Alicent as she heard her hum softly. She looked so small. So vulnerable. 

And rage filled her bones then. She couldn’t fucking believe that her manager, her boss, would do something like this. This was insane. This was— out of line. It should be illegal, actually, it might be, if she thinks about it, it has to be fucking illegal to hire only omegas for his own wicked fucking pleasure. He was disgusting. 

“I only figured this out a few days ago. I know it sounds fucked up, but I’m glad it doesn’t have to be me who does it for him anymore.”

Rhaenyra let out a strangled gasp, still baffled by all of it. 

“Nobody should be doing this for an Alpha.” She gritted out, trying her best to control her rage. She wasn’t mad at Alicent, so it wouldn’t be nice to let it all out on her. She wouldn’t want to scare her off especially after finally opening up to her. 

Alicent hummed, tilting her head to rest her cheek on her knees. She watched Rhaenyra closely, frowning a little as she tried to seek her eyes. Rhaenyra was just looking straight ahead of her, her gaze stuck on the door. 

“He bribed me not so long ago. Because I caught him with another coworker.”

Rhaenyra snapped her gaze to her.

“What?”

“Yeah, I still got the money for a twelve-hour shift, but I only had to work eight.”

Rhaenyra let out a little baffled laugh. 

“He should be behind bars.”

Alicent looked away then, humming into her knees again. 

“Most of the time, I felt so guilty. That it was me who insisted on it first, I encouraged him and then I backed down because— because what the fuck was I doing?” She let out a little laugh, shaking her head. “I shouldn’t be here, I should be— ah, whatever.”

Rhaenyra surged to sit up straight, her hand moving to Alicent’s bare back. 

“No, please tell me.”

Alicent glanced at her again, her lips parting. Their eyes met softly, Rhaenyra’s desperation to know shone into Alicent’s surprised gaze.

“I should be somewhere peaceful. Where I could write.”

Rhaenyra stared at her, her eyes flickering on Alicent’s face before a smile started to spread on her lips. 

“Writing? You like writing?”

“I was supposed to be a writer.”

“You can still be one, Alicent.”

Alicent’s face twisted sourly.

“Not like this.” She breathed out extendedly, a heavy sigh that ached in her chest for long. “Maybe one day. When I’m free of this duty.”

Rhaenyra watched her with desperation, she wanted to help her, she wanted to be there for her and make it possible for her to do nothing else but what she wanted. 

“If it was up to me—“

Alicent cut in, with a tired smile and eyes glistening. 

“You’re sweet, Rhaenyra, but I don’t want to depend on an Alpha.”

Rhaenyra nodded frantically. She understood. Of course she understood perfectly. 

“I know. You’re a big girl.”

Alicent let out a wet but small laugh, rolling her eyes a bit. 

“I wish I was.”

She leant back, just as Rhaenyra withdrew her hand from her back. She closed her eyes for a moment and imagined a place where she would be truly free of it all, and she couldn’t help but take a shaky inhale, breathing in the Alpha’s scent sitting beside her. It didn’t ruin the picture— in fact, it made her crave it even more, having the Alpha with her, having… Rhaenyra with her, right there, where she had peace and where she could write freely. 

Despite wanting to not depend on an Alpha, having to share that with Rhaenyra wouldn’t be so bad. But it was all in her head, after all, so she opened her eyes and saw Rhaenyra staring at the door once again with that same concerned face. 

Even like that, she looked so handsome. So utterly perfect with her short, sweaty hair falling into her face. She looked heavenly, with her crooked nose and kiss-bitten lips. With her sharp jawline and cheekbones and gorgeous Adam’s apple that bobbed each time she gulped. 

Rhaenyra suddenly caught her staring and snapped her face towards her, raising an eyebrow and switching to a sudden little grin. Alicent instantly blushed, catching her eyes away. 

“What?”

“Nothing.” Alicent mumbled way too quickly. 

Rhaenyra’s grin widened and leant over to her, shoving her face into Alicent’s neck, peppering her with little kisses. Alicent groaned softly, shoving her away. 

“You were staring.” Rhaenyra mumbled into her neck, her teeth softly grazing her pulse. 

Alicent’s breathing caught in her throat, reminding her of what she was craving during sex with Rhaenyra the most; her mark. 

“Yeah, at your huge head.” Alicent breathed out stubbornly, shoving on her playfully. Rhaenyra laughed out, rolling her eyes as she tumbled out of bed and grabbed her boxer briefs. Alicent instantly sat up straight. “Are you leaving?”

Rhaenyra froze mid-taking on her boxer briefs. Her cute little garlic-shaped ass caught the dim lamppost light shining through the blind slats and Alicent had to bite back a smirk. 

“Do you not want me to?”

Alicent felt her pulse skyrocketing. She gripped the sheets, breathing through her nostrils sharply. 

“You could stay. For a little longer.”

“Oh.” 

“I mean, it’s okay if you want to leave—“

“No, I—“

“I would understand, really, Rhaenyra—“

Rhaenyra dropped her boxers and climbed back into bed, pushing Alicent back down into the mattress. 

“Alicent. Shut up.”

Alicent bit on her tongue, eyes narrowing. 

“It’s usually me who says that.”

Rhaenyra grinned, shoving the sheets off Alicent’s naked body.

“Yeah, well. The tables turned.”

“Don’t be so cocky about it.”

Rhaenyra hummed amusedly, her eyes narrowing on Alicent’s squinty gaze. 

“Just a little?” She pressed her lips into a ducky-smile, still grinning. 

Alicent rolled her eyes, groaning softly. 

“Whateverrrrrr, I need to wee so get off.” 

Rhaenyra sighed dramatically, rolling onto her back. She smiled ear-to-ear as Alicent got out of bed, butt-naked and walked out of the bedroom silently grazing her feet over the parquet, like an adorable ghost. 

Laying there, watching the door left ajar, she sighed once again, pulling her arms beneath her head and taking a brief look at her phone on the nightstand. It was 2:43 am, with the dim light softly spreading through the blind slats from outside the street. 

She stared and stared and slowly her heart rate begun to pump faster again, reminding herself of her conversation with Alicent. The one of their boss, the man who took advantage of Omegas, the man who hired Omegas just for his own pleasure. The digest she felt radiated through her whole body, leaving a sour taste in her mouth. 

“Are you snoozing?” 

Rhaenyra flinched at the voice, her eyes snapping wide open. Alicent stood at the door, leaning into it quite seductively, for Rhaenyra’s faint little heart, the rapid pounding instantly went down to her groin. 

“No, pffft—“ she snorted, forcing a smile upon her lips again. 

Alicent let out a little breathy snort, climbing back into the bed. And she didn’t stop there. She straddled Rhaenyra, swaying her legs over, pressing her body down. 

Rhaenyra’s hands were instantly on her, gripping the flesh of her love-handles until Alicent let out a little sound, a soft moan. 

“Can we do it again?” Alicent murmured into the crook of her neck, her lips felt hot against Rhaenyra’s skin, leaving a hot trail behind. 

Rhaenyra felt her breath hitching in her throat at the gentle ask of the redhead, her head moving frantically, nodding and holding the Omega tighter. 

“Yeah, yes, of course.” She murmured, somehow feeling a different weight of her words in her own throat. It felt different. Alicent was asking to do it again. She never asked before. 

“I want to feel you,” Alicent murmured against her, and Rhaenyra felt the omega’s tongue grazing over her pulse, her lips sealing around it in a sloppy kiss. 

Rhaenyra shuddered, her hands moving to palm Alicent’s breasts, twirling her nipples softly between her fingers to draw out more soft noises of Alicent’s swollen lips. 

“Yeah? All of me?” Rhaenyra mouthed into her ear, nibbling on Alicent’s earlobe. Alicent arched into it, moaning softly. 

“Yes, please, all of you,” she let out a strangled sigh, as Rhaenyra kept twirling her nipples, rubbing her palm against those hardened buds. “Fuck, please, I want you now, now, Rhaenyra—“ she moaned, rocking her hips down. 

Alicent eagerly reached between their bodies and grabbed Rhaenyra’s cock, it was hard against her soft fingers already and guided it between her slick folds, shuddering as she came into contact with the glistening head.

She kneeled up just a bit to watch Rhaenyra’s cock disappear between her folds and she instantly sunk down, taking all of it with a heavy shudder, shivering pleasure running all across her body with a moan escaping her parted lips. 

Rhaenyra grunted softly, throwing her head back while Alicent took mostly every inch of her, nestling deep inside Alicent’s warmth. Her palms tightened around Alicent’s breasts, her thumbs doing circling motions around the nipples, making Alicent let out a high-pitched whine. 

“Gods, you feel—“ Rhaenyra inhaled sharply, her eyes rolling back a bit. Alicent felt like dipping her cock into fresh honey. It felt obscene. It was filthy in the best way possible. It was— unholy. It felt like sinning and oh, she thrived to feel that rush of pleasure under her skin. 

Alicent reached up, her fingers running greedily into Rhaenyra’s short hair, gripping a fistful of those blonde locks, guiding Rhaenyra’s head to tilt until her lips latched onto her neck, sucking and sucking and licking, making Rhaenyra buck her hips up into her, faster and faster and fucking deep.

It was fucking filthy, taking Alicent like this, fucking into her like this, without the barrier of a condom, it was— heavenly. It was almost too much. Feeling as she wrapped around her length perfectly, the warmth, the heat, the fucking heat was enough to bring her to the brink. 

Alicent ground her hips faster, gasping with each thrust, she was shaking hard, her whole body flexing. 

“I’m coming—“ Alicent gasped, her breasts pushing against Rhaenyra’s chest, their nipples grazing against each other. “Fuck, fuck, you feel so good Rhaenyra, oh my gods—“

Rhaenyra grabbed her ass, fingers digging hard into the flesh and shifted their position to fuck into Alicent harder and deeper. Alicent started mumbling incoherent nothings, whimpering and whining, her eyes rolling back as a loud, strangled gasp tore up from her throat and her whole body seized, clenching so fucking hard around Rhaenyra that it pushed the Alpha over the edge, spilling deep inside her. 

“Fuck, Alicent, fucking gods—“ she groaned loudly, spilling and spilling and feeling Alicent clenching hard around her almost like she wanted to keep her seed nestling deep inside her cunt. 

Their breathing slowly eased, despite Rhaenyra never pulling out. She hugged Alicent, keeping her on top while Alicent nosed her neck, breathing in her pheromones. 

Whatever this was— whatever this meant for them, it more than just two co-workers fucking. It was more than that from the moment Rhaenyra showed up at the door. 

And Alicent closed her eyes, cuddling her, knowing all of this.

It said 5:30 am. Just in time. 

Rhaenyra knew that Alicent was deep asleep in the safe of her home, she knew it because she left her there, tucked into her bed. Alicent fell asleep in her arms and she could still feel that clutch Alicent had on her, almost like she didn’t want to let her go. 

Her heart ached, but she knew she had to do it. She had to be here and she had to get this done. 

If not her… then nobody else would do it. 

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He was right there, of course he was, he just got here. That was his routine, getting to work at 5:30 in the morning and leaving by four in the afternoon. Or, on other days, he would come in at noon and leave at midnight, but he never stayed during the night. 

He parked right where he always did, Rhaenyra knew his useless spot by heart now. Manager’s spot, as if that had any special meaning. She would steal it from him, just to spite him. She had a good reason now. 

She watched him from afar, as he got out of his car, locked it and then headed straight inside the building. So she followed him.

She couldn’t risk getting caught in the parking lot. No, but she knew that the cameras inside his office were not working. If they were, he wouldn’t call the omegas inside his office. 

She held a good distance while she followed him, watching the way as his useless body moved forward. She imagined doing a lot of horrible things to him. But she knew that Alicent wouldn’t like that. She wouldn’t like if she tortured him with a… fork or something. Or a lawn mower. She would go over his useless head and— whatever. She would do horrible things if she were allowed to, but she isn’t so she needs to get her head clear. 

He opened the door of his office and slipped inside without looking around. There were people in here already, of course there were, this shit hole of a place never had a second of rest. 

Nobody paid a brief look at him, not even at her as she moved slyly, stepping to the door of his office. She grabbed the knob, twisted it and pushed the door open with a swift move, stepping in without waiting for him to declare that she can. 

Criston was sitting at his desk already, his eyes glued to the screen of his computer and he briefly looked up before glancing down at the screen again, just to snap his eyes back to her a moment later. 

“Targaryen, what—“

Rhaenyra closed the door. She locked it then. 

Criston’s voice died in his throat, his eyes flickering to the locked door.

“Criston Cole,” Rhaenyra said his name out loud slowly, bitterly tasting it in her mouth. She winced, inhaling sharply through her nose. “I heard something absolutely nuts about you and the little stunt move you pulled.”

Criston frowned, his hands hovering over his phone.

“What move.”

Rhaenyra stepped forward, ‘tsk’-ing slowly. 

“Don’t you even think about moving around. You stay right where you are.” Rhaenyra spat the words, moving quickly behind him. She grabbed his shoulders hard, he groaned out, just as she pushed him into his desk hard, his face hitting the wooden surface with a loud thud. 

“Fuck, you little—“

Rhaenyra pushed on him again, leaning down to his ear.

“You’re disgusting. You’re fucking disgusting, you know that? Taking advantage of Omegas? What did you think, that nobody would find out?”

Criston let out a squeaky noise, gasping for air.

“I don’t know what you’re accusing me of, but you better watch your tongue—“

Rhaenyra let out a dry scoff. 

“Oh yeah? Or what?”

“Or you can say goodbye to your position.”

She couldn’t help but scoff again. He was fucking ridiculous. He thought that Rhaenyra cared about this shitty job? Not at all, it wasn’t so well-paying for her to fear losing it.

It seemed like Criston lost his fucking mind. She actually laughed out loud, right into his ear, she couldn’t suppress it anymore. Her harsh, sharp laugh echoed through his ear, making him wince into the hard surface of the desk.

“Do you think this job is some gold mine, or something?” She laughed, pushing his head harder down into the desk. Criston hissed through his gritted teeth, eyes flaring dangerously. 

“You’ve lost your mind.”

“I?” She laughed again, her breath catching in her throat. “Oh, Criston. You fucking imbecile.” She cleared her throat then, shaking her head still. “I tell you what’s going to happen.” She slowly let go of his head, only to grab the back of his collar and pull him straight up into a sitting position.

He hissed, clenching his jaw tight. 

“You really don’t know shit, Targaryen.”

Rhaenyra grabbed him by his chin, forcing him to look her in the eye. There she met his gaze fiercely, showing more dominance, making him squirm into submission.

“I know just enough.” She spat, her teeth clicking hard. She was shaking from the adrenaline, from the rage that was spilling in her veins with so much force she could barely breathe. “If you touch them again, I’ll call the cops and tell them everything. I’m giving you a choice here, despite the fact that you deserve none of it.”

Criston’s eyes narrowed on hers, slowly something behind his dark, soulless eyes shifted. 

“You are giving me a choice.” He repeated slowly. Suddenly, that submitting look changed. It wasn’t a scared little boy look anymore on his face, no, it was dark, it was— terrifying. Rhaenyra shivered with disgust, clenching her jaws just enough to feel the ache spreading into her ears. “You? Who the fuck do you think you are?”

Rhaenyra let out a ragged exhale, her brows furrowing. Her thighs were shaking, her knees unable to hold her own weight. She gulped hard, breathing through his gut-wrenching pheromones. 

“Someone who could easily ruin your life if you keep touching those innocent—“

He spat out a dry laugh. She instantly snapped her mouth closed, biting on her tongue.

“Innocent? Which one? Don’t you think that they enjoy the special treatment I shower them with? Bonuses, extra day-offs, day-offs during their heat, getting paid while they’re off, and! And a few orgasms, really, Targaryen, who the fuck do you think you are? Some knight in a shining armor?” He laughed dryly, loud enough to be heard from outside the door.

Rhaenyra flinched, her eyes narrowing dangerously on his face.

“You’re disgusting.”

Criston scoffed, shaking his head.

“And what? What is this? You have a little crush on one of them and you want to save them? How romantic, really.” He laughed, exhaling extendedly. He met her gaze then and his dry smile faded into a vicious grin. “I’m giving you a choice. We’re going to pretend none of this ever happened, you shut the fuck up and mind your own business, or you’re fired.”

Rhaenyra’s shaking hand froze. No, she couldn’t risk it now. Not now, not anymore. She can’t lose keeping her eye on Alicent, not now that Criston knows the she knows. 

Slowly, she took a step back. She lowered her head, took a sniffing exhale through her nose and nodded. 

“Okay.” She gulped hard, the lump in her throat doubled its size. “I’ll shut up.”

Criston’s smile was pleased. 

“Good. Now get the fuck out of my office. Your shift starts at eight.”

She nodded again, her brain buzzing with several insults she’s been biting back. She turned around sharply, tore the door open and left instead of saying anything. 

She watched the tile flooring under her feet, her breathing turned broken, silent little gasps as she fled out of the building, her steps quickened until she was pressed flat against her car, there clutching the door, tugging it open. 

Memories of Alicent spread in her head, memories they shared in that car, memories they shared in that goddamn building. Their smoke breaks. Their heated moment in the Alpha’s restroom. The times she offered Alicent a ride home. 

She felt sick. Nauseating sick, burning in the deep of her throat. Hot tears prickled at her eyes, fleeing silently out of her tear ducts. She gripped the steering wheel hard enough to make her knuckles white. 

She laid her forehead flat against the wheel, drawing out one shaky exhale. The choice was hers to make. She either shuts up, never brings it up again and lets Alicent and the other Omega girl be harassed once again, or she stands up and acts like she should, like someone who cares, like someone who won’t let these women be used. 

Taking one last glance at the building, she gritted her teeth and started the engine. Just before she rolled out of the car park, she felt her phone buzzing in her pocket. 

Dad Hey, darling! Are you free for a brunch today? 

She stared at the text, the road ahead of her fell into a fog. The only thing she could see was two little shining dots somewhere deep ahead on the road.  

“Rhaenyra?” 

Her voice was small, still sleepy. She turned around in the warm bed, only to find the other side empty. Just like always. 

For a fleeting moment, a picture crossed her mind, that it was all a dream. Rhaenyra spending the night with her was just another wet dream of hers that’s been lately occupying her at nights. Mostly due to her upcoming heat. 

But no. The Alpha’s unmistakable scent was still warm on the pillows. She ran her fingers across the sheets, then the pillow where Rhaenyra laid her head down just before she closed her eyes and dozed off into a beautiful dream. 

Her heart fluttered, the pillow was still warm. She sat up, trying to adjust her vision to the dark in the room, trying to find whether Rhaenyra was still there, but her clothes were gone, her phone was gone from the nightstand, there was nothing else in the room but Alicent. 

She sighed, helplessly throwing her body back against the sheets. She stared up at the ceiling, trying to understand why did Rhaenyra just… leave without saying anything. Somewhere deep, her inner Omega cried. Silently, pleading for Rhaenyra to come back, so she can bathe herself in her warmth, in her woody scent and breathe in her thick, calming pheromones. 

This time, she decided to ignore her inner self. She suppressed those pleas. She closed her eyes and tried her best not to let the disappointment gnaw at her bones. It was like a constant whisper in the back of her head, she simply couldn’t let it go. 

Rhaenyra’s face played under her eyelids. The moments when they shared body heat, chests pressed together, nipples grazing the other, their breaths merging as one. At that moment, Rhaenyra looked like she was unable to watch Alicent without the glistening amazement swirling in her bright blue eyes. 

So then why? Why? Why would she leave like that? Why would she just— it angered her. Alicent felt fucking angry. Furious. 

Her lip got caught between her teeth, she chewed on it hard enough to draw the coppery tasting blood. As the taste spread on her tongue, she opened her eyes. The ceiling above her head looked wider. Broader. Taller. Distant. 

She could still hear Rhaenyra’s ragged breathing, her breathy moans lingering with a hot breath on her skin, leaving behind an invisible mark. She shivered, tilting her head to the side on the pillow. Her eyes swept over the clock on the nightstand. 

6:14 am. 

She sighed, pressing her eyes closed once again. She shrugged the sheets further up on her body, cuddling into the remaining lingering scents the Alpha left behind. 

No phone calls, no texts, not even a goddamn voicemail from her. Nothing. Rhaenyra just vanished into the fucking night and that was the last Alicent had seen her. That night when she let her… when she did something she hadn’t done with anyone else. 

She scolded herself several times over the day, gritting her teeth each time a memory flickered over her brain, a picture of Rhaenyra tilting her head to the side while she fucked her without fucking protection. Or a glimpse of her bright blue eyes, just watching her with amazement. She wished it wasn’t haunting her, she wished the pictures were gone from her memory, she wished she never— she wished she never let Rhaenyra inside her apartment. 

It wasn’t just humiliating, to be used, to be left behind like a dirty sock the Alpha just jerked herself off into, no. It was burning her alive. With rage, deep, hot, coiling rage. She was mad because she never thought Rhaenyra would be like this. She never thought Rhaenyra would be an Alpha to disappear into the thin air after a heated night like what they shared. 

Foolishly, Alicent let herself think that it was magical. Before this, she thought that Rhaenyra was trying to understand her, that she was being polite and friendly and kind to be near her because she liked her, and somewhere deep underneath her stubborn skin, Alicent liked her too. 

She was just scared to admit that, exactly because of the possibility that Rhaenyra could turn out to be the polar opposite of what she presented herself to be. And Alicent was right, of course she was right. She was fucking tired of being right.

So what? Rhaenyra left her to blindly tumble into a foggy path of humiliation once again, and now she needed to collect the rest of her dignity? Something like that, something that Alphas tended to do to Omegas, so she wasn’t really surprised anymore. She didn’t delete or block Rhaenyra’s number yet, even though a selfish part of her whispered to her that she had the right to show Rhaenyra the exact same blindly-tumbling-around feeling; she still couldn’t bring herself to do it. 

She just— stared at the contact, for long, yearning to see the name light up on her screen, yet it never did. 

What was left to do? Going back to work to face Criston and her coworkers and the shitty customers and start doing the same repetitive work, like a fucking vicious circle, over and over again, the same fucking thing. She was tired. She was mentally and physically tired of it. Her heat coming up might just be the best thing that happened to her lately, so she can just stay at home and do absolutely nothing. 

But right now, she had to face it. She had to face the rest of her work, she had to face seeing Rhaenyra again, after being embarrassed, after being left alone. 

She walked to work. On the left side of the road, she walked and her knees were aching from the cold. There was fog hugging her face, yet the air she blew out was thicker, mixing with the smoke of the cigarette she’s been lifting to her dry lips. 

She walked past trees that seen her do something terrible, that seen her climb into the Alpha’s lap and let herself be taken so impurely. She felt bad for the trees, that they had to see it. Yet she didn’t stop walking. Even the fog deepened, the only light searing through was the dim source coming from the building ahead of her. She walked across the car park, noticing a few always-there cars. They were just always there, left behind, like nobody cared for them anymore. She felt for those cars, she felt the same bitter taste of being left behind. 

She almost felt emotional, for how the cars were treated, despite them not having feelings, not having a conscious mind to know that they only purpose is to be used. She scolded herself for thinking about it, because it was utterly stupid to get emotional over something like a car being used. 

But she couldn’t help but compare herself to it. She was being used, just like a car. Her whole being was existing for the purpose of being used by Alphas. That was her life. Her whole life she was being used. 

She had to swallow the dry lump in her throat before she neared the backdoor, she sniffed the cold air and took out another cigarette, silently hoping to see the door open and Rhaenyra stepping out. The door never moved. It stayed closed in its cold, grey-ish color, with the fog silently sweeping underneath. 

She lit the cigarette, held it up to her lips and took a large drag. Big enough to make her lungs ache, to make her cough into the frostbitten air. It was pulling at her chest, the ache, the gut-wrenching twist just below her ribs. She took another drag, she inhaled deep, then let it out slowly through her nostrils. It smelled horrible. Ugly. Yet she did it again and again, until the cigarette was nothing but a little orange butt. She flicked it into a trash can and faced the door. 

This day was possibly her last day. She can have a few days to herself after this, just her and her warm bed and nothing else. Maybe a few containers of Chinese takeout, but that was it. And— maybe a shitty romance movie. A rom-com, just to make her even more sad. 

She shrugged, exhaled shakily and stepped inside. She walked straight to the Omega’s locker room, there she found her own locker, put her coat inside, changed her boots into her work shoes — Converse sneakers — and put on a zip-up work-cloth hoodie that was thankfully left behind by another Omega who’s shift ended before hers started. 

She walked out then, straight toward Criston’s office. The same path every single day. She knocked once, then again. 

“Come in.” 

She slowly pushed the door open and poked her head inside. This time, he was alone, just tiredly glancing from his computer to meet her gaze. 

“Hi.” She offered a small smile, stepping half-inside. 

His eyes narrowed on her for a brief moment, just before his head nodded, motioning for her to close the door. 

She faltered, her pulse picking up a little, but she closed the door and stepped fully inside, looking down at him, meeting his searching gaze. 

“How have you been?” He asked, his voice was gentle. 

Alicent inhaled sharply, her throat closing unintentionally. 

“Um— not well.” 

Criston’s eyes… softened on her. He offered a little smile, almost like he was trying to comfort her. But his scent was plain. A little spicy with just tiniest amount of interest. Alicent could sense that he was wearing a scent masker. She just couldn’t guess why. 

“Do you want to sit?” He pointed at a chair, himself rising from his seat to step to the coffee machine on another desk against the wall. “Coffee?”

Alicent frowned, humming softly.

“Yeah,” she nodded, taking a seat. Criston’s behavior was confusing her. “Why are you being sweet?”

Criston turned his head, meeting her eyes. 

“I’m not.” His smile was tight, a little forced. “I just want my employees to be well.”

Alicent’s smile turned sour. “Ah.”

He gave her a cup of freshly brewed coffee, with two sugars and a spoonful of cream. She accepted it, taking a testing sip. He shuddered, awkwardly glancing down at his desk, at the papers scattered around, the mess. Almost like he was embarrassed because of it. 

“How is your heat treating you?”

Alicent gulped a bit harder, the liquid almost went down on the wrong pipe. 

“Um— the usual, I guess? Why are you asking?”

“Just so I know if I can expect you to work tomorrow or not.”

“Oh.” She looked down at her lap, pressing her lips into a thin line. “Probably not. For a few days.”

Criston hummed, nodding. He was quick to click around on his computer, already checking her out.

“A week off’s good?” He glanced at her quickly, his eyes dipping with a little concern. 

She shuddered, a week off would be very nice and she doesn’t understand why is Criston being so genuinely caring right now. It was not him… it was, though, he was gentle when he wanted to be, when it wasn’t about sex, he did care a little, but not like this. Never like this. Somehow— it scared her. 

“Yeah, thanks. That’d be really good.” She gulped the coffee down, letting it burn her throat. Criston glanced back at the computer and pressed his lips out like a duck. 

“Would you like to go home earlier today? Maybe around six? You don’t have to stay till eight—“

“No, that wouldn’t be fair to the others—“

“Alicent. It’s fine.” He met her gaze and gave a little reassuring smile. 

She stared at him, her lips parting in a silent awe. “Okay.”

He nodded then, looking down at the papers on his desk.

“Um, okay. You don’t have to do the shelves today.”

She frowned, placing the cup down with her brows arching. 

“What?”

“How about you help at the SCO? You can gather the carts, do some—“

She cut right in. “Criston. You want me to stand at the SCO like a ghost for six hours? Nobody comes here during the night.”

“That’s not true.” He laughed out, his eyes softening on her. “Plenty of people come in during the night,” he stood up, taking a sip of his own coffee. He was probably getting ready to leave soon. He never stayed during the night. 

Alicent rolled her eyes, finishing her coffee. 

“Alright, then.” She stood up and turned to face the door, and heard as Criston reached for his coat and tugged it on with a little huff. She turned back around, catching his eyes. “Thanks.”

He blinked slowly, nodding once.

“It’s nothing.”

She opened her mouth to say something again, but her voice died on her throat. So she closed her mouth, opened the door and stepped out, heading straight toward the self-check out section. 

Few hours before. 

Rhaenyra entered the diner with a weary expression. Criston’s voice was still buzzing at her ears, constantly haunting her conscious.

She spotted her father, sitting patiently at a booth with his hands clasped together, the golden rings on his fingers shining so bright she had to blink twice. His tired eyes instantly filled up with light as he caught her walking towards the booth and sent her a cheerful smile, standing up to greet her in a warm embrace.

“My dear! You look—“ he suddenly frowned a bit, leaning back to take a second glance at her. “Like shit.”

Rhaenyra scoffed up a tired laugh, nodding.

“Thanks, dad.”

Viserys tossed the air, sitting back into his previous spot with an old man’s huff escaping his mouth. Rhaenyra sat opposite him, eyeing the menu just to avoid his obvious stare.

“What’s wrong?”

Rhaenyra glanced up at him quickly, then back down at the menu, having her elbows on the table. She sighed extendedly, leaning back against the leather seating. 

“Omega troubles, I guess.” She said instead of saying what’s really on her mind. Viserys wouldn’t understand the issue here, she knew that her father was incapable of understanding complicated issues with women. He was the perfect stereotypical example of an Alpha, he never taken a moment in his life to ever think about Omegas besides the thought of breeding them. It made her sick. 

Viserys huffed out a small chuckle, humming into the thin air. 

“So tell me about this girl. The one that troubles you.”

Rhaenyra glanced up again, sighing softly. She really didn’t have it in her right now to open up and start talking about Alicent to her father. She would, oh she would sing sonnets about Alicent in different circumstances because she really liked her. But now? With Criston technically breathing down her neck like a fucking creep to make her shut up— no. She can’t. 

She forced a smile on her lips, her chest felt tight with the air expanding in her lungs, she couldn’t exhale it out. 

“She’s nice.”

“The redhead, right?”

Rhaenyra bit down on her tongue, hissing inaudibly. 

“Yeah, the redhead.”

“What else? She’s nice, obviously she’s nice. I saw her myself.”

Rhaenyra grimaced internally, nodding with the same forced smile. 

“She’s really smart. Has a sharp tongue.”

Viserys laughed out, clapping.

“Exactly what you need my darling! A woman to keep you in your place!”

Rhaenyra winced, looking behind her shoulder. People were looking at their direction. People were frowning, sending judgmental looks. The pain in her chest tightened as she glanced back at her father, her eyes panicking and flickering on the table. 

“She’s not interested.” She blurted out. 

Viserys’ laugh died on his lips, his cheerful expression faded into a confused look.

“What? What do you mean? Does she not find you attractive enough?”

Rhaenyra could feel the cringe-meter in her brain buzzing. 

“No, dad. She doesn’t.” She gritted through her teeth, lying or— not lying, she didn’t fucking know what Alicent thought of her. 

Viserys let out a little hum, glancing down at the surface of the table. He clicked his fingers against it, rhythmically clicking. Click, click, click. Rhaenyra flinched each time. 

“Well then move on. You will find a girl who likes you back.”

Rhaenyra could feel her throat closing. She nodded with the pain in her chest, gritting a smile through her teeth.

“I will.” 

Viserys sighed then and clapped his hands together. 

“Alright, let’s eat something. My treat.”

Rhaenyra nodded slowly, unable to think of food at the moment. She still chose to eat waffles and once it was before her, steaming hot, she dug her fork into it imagining it was Criston’s head she just stabbed. She chewed slowly, each bite felt too thick to swallow. She ignored the way Viserys faltered while eating and sent her a questioning eyebrow-raise. She just forced the bites down, one after another. 

She thought of Alicent, of the fact that she woke alone in her bed this morning and probably the first thing that came to her mind was that Rhaenyra was gone. She felt the ache expanding in her chest, further into her belly, clenching in an invisible, tight fist until she started coughing and coughing and gagging. 

Viserys paused again, motioning with his finger for the waitress to bring a glass of water that Rhaenyra chugged down the second she got her hands on it. The water spilled down her neck as she gulped hard, trying to focus on anything else but the thought of Alicent being disappointed in her. 

Alicent must hate her. Alicent might be— she might be crying or wondering that Rhaenyra must have had a reason to leave her like that and Rhaenyra did have a good reason, she had to go and face Criston, but— but Alicent doesn’t know that and Rhaenyra won’t tell her, either, not after being threatened by Criston. It was fucked up, all of it was fucked up, she should be on her way to the police station already to fill a report on Criston, but no, she’s here having brunch with her oblivious father, and she’s thinking about the only woman she’s been unable to wipe out of her head recently, and she’s wondering whether Alicent will ever forgive her for what she did. 

Except, Alicent doesn’t know at all that Rhaenyra talked to Criston. All Alicent knows is that Rhaenyra left her in the middle of the night and didn’t even— gods, Rhaenyra didn’t even send her a text or anything at all. And Alicent is surely awake by now, it said 9:53 on her phone. 

She felt like absolute shit. Like she ruined everything and she probably did, she ruined the only good thing that has happened to her since like forever, because she never really got so lucky to get laid, despite herself being an Alpha, she wasn’t the type to go and sleep around, except now, with Alicent. (It wasn’t really just sleeping around anymore.)

“You really like this girl, don’t you?” 

She snapped out of her thoughts, glancing up at her father who was looking at her patiently, softly with his old, wrinkled eyes. She nodded with a ragged shudder. 

“It doesn’t matter.” She added, smiling bitterly. 

Another late night shift. Another several hours of complete misery spent under the flickering lights within the aisles. The shelves towered above her head silently, and there she was, stuffing cheese puffs into one rack, then bacon flavored potato chips into another. 

Even her blue work tee felt itchy hugging her body. Like it went down two sizes in the wash and was smaller than usual now. She shuddered, adjusting the collars around her neck. 

When she came in at 7:25 pm, she was surprised to see Criston’s car in the parking lot. She couldn’t possibly guess what he was doing here when he had an opening shift this day— also when Rhaenyra came in and tried to scare him off from doing anything with Omegas ever again. 

It didn’t matter because he didn’t even come out of his office to tell her what she had to do that day. There was a piece of sticky note on her locker, with the words ‘snack aisle, diapers, haircare aisle, baking aisle and tinned goods; get to it’ on it and she sighed out, banging her head against her locker. 

That seemed impossible for an ten-hour shift. She usually only gets two or three aisles done under eight hours. Those aisles are fucking long. Now she had to do five aisles under ten hours? Insane. Fucking insane and nearly impossible. 

This was a personally crafted hell and Rhaenyra was boiling in the deepest pool of shit. She was going up and down, her ankles were aching from all the running, she felt like she was stuck in a loop, going to the back storage, pack the trolley, go back, fill the racks, go back to the back and repeat. Repeat, repeat, repeat.

After 11:50 pm, Criston left. She saw him leave the office exactly after Alicent stepped out of it and she instantly felt a horrible invisible hand tugging at the back of her neck. Alicent didn’t even notice her, she just… walked towards the self checkout and started gathering carts and rearrange them. Rhaenyra watched her do it with a little, pleased smile on her lips, maybe a little breathless too, from leaning down, and walking up and down. 

Alicent never once looked around. She never searched with her eyes. It was almost like… like she thought Rhaenyra wasn’t here. Which would be impossible, Alicent knew their shifts were most of the time linked up. 

For some stomach-flipping reason, it was terrifying to see Alicent so lost in her own thoughts. Even from watching her from afar, she looked like her eyes weren’t exactly looking at the objects in reality but something else that she was seeing in front of her mind’s eye. Like she was daydreaming. And she was flushed, her cheeks a little rosy— and Rhaenyra watched her like a creep, leaning out from behind a shelf. 

Sh scolded herself, glancing back at the baking aisle. She already finished the snack aisle and this was only her second aisle that she checked out. 

Tiredly, she sighed. There was so much things left to do and she felt like she was doing two people’s job tonight. It didn’t matter. It had to be done either way. 

After another hour of stacking canned red beans, corn and chickpeas, she decided to give herself a ciggy break. It was really fucking cold outside, she shrugged her jacket further up on her neck, zipping it up until it nearly pinched her chin off. 

It was a fucking eerie scene in front of her, as per usual, without much lights on, the dark was taking over the parking lot, and suddenly she had a dreadful feeling that if she were to be in a horror novel, she would totally get jumpscared right now. And that would be it, she would pass away right there on the spot, she could not take it. 

She silently plucked the cigarette between her lips and rubbed her knuckles warm before she flicked the lighter on and inhaled while the end of the cigarette started to scorch. 

Then she heard a little sniff. 

The smoke stung at her lungs as her whole body froze up, her thighs started to shake uncontrollably while she looked to her left, but there was a huge pillar beside her. She leant against it, scared to let out the smoke. Her throat burnt incredibly bad, but she kept the smoke in. 

Another little sniff. And a gasp that sounded way too familiar. 

Her eyes dilated, she recognized that sound. 

She leant to the right, peeking behind the pillar. 

And there she was; silently weeping, choking back her cries. Alicent. With her puffy, red cheeks and runny nose, wiping it with her sleeve and her unruly curls sticking to her wet eyes. Gods, even like this, so vulnerable and— broken, she looked beautiful.

And then suddenly, a chestnut pair of  doe eyes met her gaze. 

Alicent flinched, turning sharply around. Her shoulders were shaking, a tiny sob escaped her. 

“Alicent—“

“What do you want?” She cut in sharply, her voice thick and wet. 

Rhaenyra finally let out the smoke and stepped forward. 

“I’m sorry, I—“

“You can shove your ‘sorry’ up your arse, Rhaenyra.” She barked out, eyes hard while she swirled around to face the Alpha. Her eyes were so wide, so— feral. Rhaenyra has never seen her like this before. Maybe once.   “You left. You left without— fuck you. Seriously, Rhaenyra.”

“Alicent, please—“ she choked out, dropping her cigarette. She didn’t care, she just wanted to step forward and tell Alicent everything, she wanted her to know that she was doing something for her, that she was doing something good but— but that’s not exactly what happened, is it? 

Alicent clenched her jaws hard, never breaking the eye-contact. 

“You could’ve texted me something for fuck’s sake! A bloody ‘sorry I left during the night, sorry that you expected me to be different, but I’m really not’. But no— gods forbid you would’ve reached out, no, you just— you know what, it doesn’t matter.”

Rhaenyra gaped at her, her expression frozen. Did Alicent really think of her like that? Did she really think she was some— stereotypical Alpha? 

“Alicent, it’s not about that—“

Alicent let out a dry laugh, wiping her nose again. Her lashes stuck together as she blinked through her tears.

“Yeah, of course it’s not.” She bitterly smiled, shaking her head with a scoff.

Rhaenyra felt something piling up in her throat, something that wanted to tear up uncontrollably. Her opened and her ears started to ring.

“I talked to Criston.” She blurted out, biting harshly on the tip of her tongue. 

Alicent’s eyes snapped at her, wider than before if that’s possible at all.

“You what?”

Rhaenyra shakily glanced down at her feet, her eyes catching the silently burning cigarette dropped on the ground. 

“I— went to see him. When I left you this morning, I went to talk to him.” She said raggedly, breathing in shallow gasps. 

Alicent let out a gasp, closing her eyes. Her hand flew to her mouth, covering it. Her fingers were trembling.

“Fuck,” she muffled through her palm. She shook her head, faster and faster, she was panicking. “Fuck, you’re— what did you say to him? Repeat it to me, now.” Her eyes demanded, harder than her words did. “Now!”

Rhaenyra flinched a little, choking out a gasp. She could barely remember exactly, but— but she knew that what she had done was wrong now, that she went to take things in her hands, even though she shouldn’t have. She shouldn’t have done it like that, she shouldn’t have went to talk to Criston at all, she should’ve gone to the police and fill a report. 

“I— I told him that he was disgusting. That he has options.”

“Options.” Alicent repeated, her arm fell beside her body lifelessly. 

Rhaenyra nodded slowly. “That he can either stop harassing you and the others or I’ll call the police.”

Alicent let out a small, breathy laugh, shaking her head.

“Okay.” She shook her head again, inhaling sharply through her nose. “The blood was clearly still pumping in your dick and not in your fucking brain, because what the fuck, Rhaenyra!”

Rhaenyra frowned, shaking her head.

“Why are you getting mad, what—“

Alicent threw her head back silently, staring at the roof of the building, sucking the cold air in sharply. 

“Because this isn’t your fucking job, Rhaenyra! You’re not my Alpha to protect me.”

Rhaenyra stared at her. Her mouth fell agape. She just stared and stared and it clicked, it really clicked for her then, that Alicent was right. She was right, she wasn’t her Alpha. Except, that’s exactly what she wanted to be. She did all of this because she wanted to be the one who protected Alicent. She did all of this because the idea of Criston touching Alicent again made her sick to her stomach and wanted to fucking strangle Criston for it. 

“Get in my car.”

Alicent snapped her gaze down, her brows knitting with sudden confusion.

“What?”

Rhaenyra stepped forward, latching herself onto Alicent’s lips. Alicent gasped hard, her mouth obediently opening for Rhaenyra to sneak in with her tongue and lick into it hotly. Rhaenyra grabbed her hand, tore her mouth off her and started to pull her towards her silently parking car. 

“No.” Alicent froze then, tearing her hand out of Rhaenyra’s grip. “I’m not— I’m not going to let you fuck me in your car again.”

Rhaenyra halted then, her heart thudding violently against her ribs. She glanced back at the redhead, searching her gaze silently, trying to see what Alicent was thinking, but her eyes were avoiding hers, Alicent was avoiding her gaze, and gods— what the fuck was she doing with her? What the fuck was Rhaenyra thinking? 

“I thought—“ she choked out softly, trying to catch Alicent’s hand again but Alicent snatched it close to her chest and took a step back towards the building. Something sharp in her chest started to spread. 

“Just— leave me alone, Rhaenyra.” She whispered brokenly, her wet eyes finally meeting Rhaenyra’s scared eyes.

Alicent turned around then and walked off, leaving Rhaenyra still holding her breath in. She fucked up again, she fucked up and Alicent was— Alicent was walking away. 

The grey door clicked softly back into its frame once Alicent was gone behind it. And Rhaenyra just stood there, in the dark parking lot, staring at the door, hoping for Alicent to open the door again and come back. 

She clutched her hand to her chest, finally letting out the sob that has been picking her throat apart. She started at her own brown-eyed reflection in the restroom’s mirror, still feeling the burning prints of Rhaenyra’s lips on her own. 

It was over. Everything was.