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Vol.2 - Story 8: Mind the gap (3)
Chapter 71
When he returned home, Alex dutifully organized his case files and logged the contact information for the families he planned to visit after his ‘appointment’ with Nathan. He hadn’t set specific times, intending to call them an hour before arrival. Since the encounter was purely for ‘treatment,’ Alex estimated he would spend a maximum of two hours with Nathan.
He had no actual experience with sex, but he couldn’t imagine the act itself lasting more than an hour. If he left by three, he could begin his interviews by four.
After showering and brushing his teeth, Alex carefully placed a bag containing lubricant and condoms onto his bed, supplies he had purchased from the adult section of a nearby Boots. Then, he began a new kind of research.
How to have sex with a Beta.
His hands felt feverish.
With the intense nerves of someone plotting a crime, Alex scrutinized the search results one by one. He read about the importance of thorough preparation and the necessity of foreplay, and as the descriptions grew more graphic, reaching a level far beyond his imagination, his head began to swim. When he finally reached a warning about the potential for ‘bloodshed,’ his confidence vanished entirely.
Can I really do this?
Having been raised as an Alpha, Alex naturally assumed he would be the one taking the lead. He knew he didn’t have a reputation left to protect and that the act was purely functional, but as a man, he couldn’t help the instinctive desire to satisfy his partner.
Furthermore, he was an Alpha, well aware of the expectations placed on his kind in the bedroom.
I think my size is okay, at least.
He took a hesitant glance downward.
His anatomy, which he hadn’t touched since a desperate moment during his first Rut, was formidable; when fully aroused, its length exceeded his handspan and possessed a significant girth. Objectively speaking, his body was in excellent condition. His years playing football had left him with powerful, solid thighs, and his consistent workouts ensured a defined, though supple, set of abdominals.
Evaluating his own body felt utterly futile, and Alex slammed his laptop shut. A wave of self-loathing washed over him. He felt ridiculous for agonizing over an encounter that would likely mean nothing to Nathan. Given Nathan’s clinical tone and his command not to “read into it,” the man undoubtedly had significant experience. He had always had a girlfriend when they were younger, after all.
Overwhelmed by gloom, Alex shoved the bag of supplies aside and crawled under his duvet. The fact that he felt even a flicker of excitement for a medical necessity filled him with guilt. He lay there in the dark, staring into the void and imagining his first time with Nathan, a moment that would be meaningless to the man himself.
As Nathan had said, this meant nothing.
It had to mean nothing.
It had to…
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