Magnus POV

"He can stay until the wedding under one condition", I say to Isabelle, "You're me for the next two weeks. You watch him, care for him, sleep in the same room with him. If I feel like I can't trust that, I take him with me right now."

"That wouldn't do, Mr. Bain. He's an innocent", she says.

"You have to be kidding me. He's a virgin?", I ask. A virgin. Angel. Shadowhunter. Wow, I really would be going to hell for this, if I wasn't already going because I have a vacation home there.

"Yes", she sighs, irritated, "Virginity is highly valued in an omega I understand. He just had his first heat two weeks ago, and he spent it alone to keep safe from alphas."

"You left him alone when he was heat? His first heat?", I ask. Nevermind. This place is a backwards hellhole. "When does he come into heat again?"

"Well never right now, my mother has him on enough suppressants for an army."

"You know those are dangerous when overused, right? He needs a minimum of four heats a year to be healthy? He needs to go through them. We need to leave here with a prescription for contraceptives for him. I think we'll need to do that until he settles into his new life. Baby steps. Or shall we say, baby-free steps, at least for now."

"I agree", she says.

"You guys have been out here forever, talking about me, but never to me", Alexander shouts, walking out of the room where we met.

"I'm so sorry, angel, you're completely right. I've been wrapped up for the last hour, but it was worth it, it's done. You're mine", I tell him.

"What?" he asks. "Yours?"

Alec POV

Dammit, I'm a Shadowhunter warrior. Why is it that when he says I'm his, I get butterflies? HIS. I have an alpha. A handsome, BUILT alpha who seems to love me already. He smells amazing and is so kind and gentle. He's going to take care of me. All my old worries flood back.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa", he says, and I know we're already bonded because he knows what I'm feeling. He helps me back to the sofa and deliberately tucks my head on his shoulder and into his neck at his glands. "Breathe, angel."

I breathe in at his command and feel the worry wash out of me. But I have a lot to be worried about! What was it again? What was it? I'm worried, and... I'm going to get married. He loves me. I cuddle into him and he smiles. "That's it", he croons, "Keep breathing deep."

I inhale deeply again. It's so nice to breathe in his scent. I feel so comfortable.

"Can you believe that?", he whispers softly to me, "You're going to be mine. For real."

"When?", I ask. I'm supposed to...never mind, I can't care what I'm supposed to feel. I'm so excited.

"In a couple of weeks."

I frown.

"I have to do this the right way. You're not a good time to me, Alexander, I want a commitment. I want to commit to you forever. You're my life now. Everything in my life has been wrong and painful. I need to do this the right way", I answer.

Some part of me I'm not familiar with seems to have taken over. He wants to commit to me? Forever? The omega inside me is doing backflips, I'm so excited. I'm his life?

"Is this okay?", he asks, lacing his fingers through mine.

"Yes", I say, squeezing them back.

Isabelle walks in and I jerk apart from him and drop his hand.

"She's going to see you like this, eventually", he says to me.

"I'm her commander", I insist.

"I know, I know", I whisper to him, "But you're this too, let her see you. Really see you. She'll love you anyway, I promise, and babe—the truth is she already knows."

She smiles looking at us. I'm tucked into his side. He has one arm around my shoulders and the other one is holding my hand on my lap.

"You're so handsome and you look so happy", she croons, touching my cheek. "Is this what you want? Be completely honest with me. Do you want to be with Mr. Bain?"

"Magnus, please", he offers.

"With Magnus? Do you want him to be your alpha?", she asks.

"I think. I do", I respond as honestly as I can. "I mean, I'm a Shadowhunter, I..." Embarrassed, my head falls into my hands. "Why do my guts go all fluttery when he says I'm his?"

They both chuckle at the same time. Isabelle takes both my hands in hers. "That's what it's supposed to be like. I know you never felt it because you've never had an alpha, it's different for you. That's physical attraction, the promise of more, that's what love feels like, big bro."

"Thanks, sis", I say, hugging her close.

"Wow, where did that come from?" She smiles and kisses me on the cheek.

"Because no matter what, you'll always be a fantastic sister."

"Let me speak to you a moment...Alexander, I'll be back in just a few minutes. Give me a second with your sister", he says. Secrets. Since I presented, that's what I'm surrounded with, secrets. As everyone who loved me pretends they never knew me. But I don't think that's how Isabelle feels. I nod my head.

Magnus POV

In the hallway alone, I have to be a little...alpha with an alpha.

"I'll be calling him and he'll be calling me. At least once a day, probably more. I will also be dropping by to take him on dates and to spend time with him. I want to have a conversation with you every day also. It won't interrupt your life, just a few minutes a day. I want to know how he's doing, how he's feeling, every change in his routine, feelings, diet, anything...and if he's feeling down again, or Lucifer-forbid, tries to climb a ledge again, tell me immediately. And please send over any medical data you have, his files if you can, or tell me who is doctor is so I can get a copy. If we were to...if it happened...you know what male omega pregnancies are like. Miscarriages, bleeding, complications, collapsing of a new uterus, stillbirths, even omega deaths. I can't be too careful."

"I understand", she says with a smile. "You weren't my first choice, but maybe that was my own bias. You really seem interested in giving him the best life possible."

"That's all I'm interested in. I want to get back to him. I won't stay all night, he needs his rest", I finish. She doesn't say a word and I rejoin Alec.

"Hey", I whisper, walking over to him. He looks upset. "Just trying to make sure I have all the information I need to be a good alpha." His enormous blue eyes are so damn innocent.

"What do you and my sister say about me when you don't want me to hear?", he asks angrily.

"It's not like that, Alexander. I asked for your medical chart. To know how you're doing. I need to know that right, so I can do what's best for you, when you're mine?", I ask.

"I wondered if..."

"What sweetie?"

"I wondered if we could...no no no..." He buries his red face in a pillow on the sofa.

"Sweetie, please sit up and tell me what you want. I want to do whatever you want", I tell him.

He sits up. "I wondered if you would kiss me." He turns bright pink again.

By Lucifer and all the demons in hell. Dad, nothing prepared me for this. He sounds like a child, not the grown man he is. But all I want to do is protect him and make him happy. The experienced demonic warlock and the virginal angel. We sound like a bad romance novel.

"I was waiting for you to ask", I tell him and a smile lights up his face. If I thought he was beautiful before...my heart skips a beat at that huge smile.

"You lean toward me and I'll lean toward you, and then you just relax, I've got this", I tell him. He leans within an inch of me. It's a good thing he wants to be kissed because it's going to happen anyway at this point.

I wrap an arm around him and pull him close to me. He makes a little pleased sound. Our lips meet. He goes soft and pliable immediately; no beta woman, and certainly not my only alpha, Camille, were like this. This submissive. I lick his lips gently with the tip of my tongue and he opens his mouth for me to give me access.

My tongue flirts with his, getting him actively involved in the kiss. He kisses me back and my heart soars. Our tongues dance with each other and I pull him closer, wrapping my arms around him, running my fingers through his hair. Mine, mine, mine, mine...spread your legs for me now...woah. I break the kiss.

"What's wrong?", he asks, shocked and bewildered. Of course he thinks it's his fault.

"I'm getting a little too worked up, angel, it's just that I want you so much", I answer and he smiles again.

"You can have me, I'm yours", he answers. Not helping.

"I won't take you before our wedding night, and in all likelihood, I won't take you until your next heat", I inform him.

"But that's three months from now!", he gasps.

"Mating between gentlemen..." Oh Lucifer, where do I start? "Isn't quite the same as... I need you really lubed up, very very ready and eager, for you to be comfortable. Besides, I can't claim you until then anyway. My bite has to be deep enough to leave scar tissue, you'll lose some blood."

He flinches.

"Right now, it would be excruciating. When you're in heat, you'll barely feel it", I tell him. "Now don't make this something else you worry about!"

He smiles. "I've got you, baby, I'll always have you." He crawls onto my lap then. Oh gods! If only I could want him a little less, at least for a while.

"How do you feel now?", I ask.

"Soft", he says, pressing his cheek to mine, and I chuckle.

"I like how soft you are", I say, tickling his cheek.

"I always wanted to be tough. I can be tough, I AM tough. I'm supposed to want to be tough. But...I like this. I want to be soft. I want to be your soft omega, for you, alpha. It's all for you. Teach me how to please you. I was built for you, I belong to you, do anything you want to me. But please...please don't go away", he begs. In a flash, he's straddling me. He may be new to this, but bodies figure it out fast. His hips are rocking and his erection is digging into mine. Fuuuuuuuck. I breathe deeply. This isn't going to be as easy as I thought.

I stand up and take him with me, his legs wrapped around my waist. He's so tall, but then again, so am I.

"Not yet, little one, not yet", I answer him with kisses. I can't wait to see him writhing beneath me, to see the look in his eyes when his body does what he doesn't expect and he helplessly jerks in ecstasy again and again. Patience, I repeat in my head. I'm going to have to get back into my Pencak Silat practice. I've gotta take all this sexual aggression out somewhere, somewhere that is not my innocent little omega. And the thought of someone else is out of the question. Forever. Martial arts it has to be.

"You're mine forever, forever", I tell him, "I intend to spend eternity proving to you that you made the right decision."

I put him down on his feet. "I have go though, for now", I tell him. "It's late."

His face falls. That look...it's like he's been betrayed. "You're leaving?", he whispers, "Are you coming back?"

"Yes, my dear", I say, touching his cheek, "Tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that..."

He's smiling again. "Until I can take you home with me for good", I add, "And you don't have to sleep on your camp bed anymore. I have the best mattress money can buy and silk sheets. You'll be far more comfortable at home." At home. It will be HIS home.

"Can't you take me home, now?", he asks, wide-eyed. "We don't have to do anything."

Temptation thy name is Alexander. "We don't have to, but we would. Let me see your phone", I say and he pulls it from his pocket and hands it to me. I click under "contacts" and add my name and number.

Then I take out mine and make him a contact as well.

"I want to you call whenever you want, any time of day or night, you need me, you call. I want you to call me tonight before you go to sleep and tell how you're feeling about all this. I think it will be easier for you if we're not face to face."

"I won't change my mind you know", he says.

"I certainly hope not", I say.

We walk to the door together and I hug him and kiss him. "We'll be together soon. I promise."

As I walk out the door, he yells for me to stop. I turn back and he runs into my arms. "Thanks for loving me", he says, his voice cracking. I can't speak myself. I skip all the way home.