On The Hunt: Keep Me Safe
Summary- 4.6k Alpha Steve x Little One Reader. This mission hits you in a way that brings up feelings of your past and Steve is ready to help you in any way that you need him too.
Warnings- mentions of readers trauma and hopelessness. Smut. This is an 18+ Only Blog.
A/N- Yet again, thank you everyone for being so patient with me, for reading, for sharing and for commenting. All of it is so appreciated. Thank you @yenzys-lucky-charm for always reading my stuff, throwing out suggestions and telling me to keep going. Dividers made by the wonderful @firefly-graphics. Happy Reading. 🐺🩵
Chapter 10 / Masterlist
It took hours to get the large group of hostages uncollared and relocated into nearby safe houses till they could find everyone transportation to their homes. It brought little comfort to you this time as you worked through the crowd, passing on encouraging words that they would be going home and comforting those who seemed beyond hope that there was a home to return to.
The hardest though were the kids, some so shut down that they stared ahead while you worked the collars off them. Then some sought comfort, clinging to you while burying their faces into your bloodied suit. You spent as long as they needed holding them, pressing your face against the top of their dirty heads whispering that they were safe, that it was gonna be okay.
You and the Little Wolf knew that it wasn’t going to be okay, not in the way they knew life before. And it pained you that they had to experience this cruelty, that you couldn't stop it from happening to them what had happened to you.
Steve came up behind you while you were holding one little girl, squatting down next to you and letting you lean into him while you held this sobbing shifter, lending you some of his strength like he knew you were breaking down slowly.
Out of everything you did for T'Challa's tracker, this was the hardest part of all of it. Steve reached around to let his warm hand rest on her tiny trembling back, rubbing slowly to help ease the sobbing. Your Little Wolf started crooning, which escaped from your chest where the little girl was trying to press herself into. Steve saw the tears escaping, your own sob crawling up your throat as memories assaulted you.
“Can you go to my Alpha Sweetheart?” You whispered to her, not wanting her to see you crying. “I promise he won't let anything happen to you.”
He eased his hands under the girl's arms, prying them off you and folding her into him where she turned to cling to Steve, looking so small against him. His hand cupped your face, turning you to look up at him. “Can you contact Shuri to let her know what’s going on?” Offering you a moment to step away and take a breather. Thankful you nodded, slipping away while Steve turned his attention to the girl and his rumbles took over the space around him till the cries started to go softer, sensing that the Alpha holding her was going to keep her safe.
You paused to look over your shoulder at the way Steve curled over the young shifter, mimicking how you were holding and talking to her earlier.
<He has her.> The Little Wolf was a comforting presence, easing the weight in your chest feeling her with you.
I know, He is exactly what she needs right now. He is strong enough for all of them.
<Our Alpha is strong enough for all of us.> The Little Wolf gently nipped, giving you peace of mind as you stepped away to contact Shuri.
Steve had never been more grateful for T’Challa’s prompt response, managing to find placement for all of the shifters and coordinating with Tony in either returning them home or finding them a safe place to recover till those displaced healed and were prepared to figure out where they wanted to go. Steve knew there was a list compiled of Alphas ready to offer a place in their pack, giving him peace that Sam had also added their pack to it.
You had been quiet unless needing to fill in some information, working tirelessly with red-rimmed eyes and worry lines in your brow. Steve wanted to ease them away, tug you into him so you didn't have to play strong anymore, let the quiet envelop you till you could finally stop hiding behind a brave face.
He knew you were hurting, it was in everything you were doing. Once the door to the apartment was shut and he firmly locked it from the rest of the world, he turned to see where you were.
Sitting on the edge of the couch, you tapped the bracelets together to drop the shield from your body, looking down at yourself with a grimace. “I don’t know how the hell I didn’t scare them even more looking like this.” Your clothes were blood splattered from the fight through the ship to get to them, Steve knew he must look the same.
He ignored the deflection though, knowing you were trying to direct the conversation away from the obvious. “Are you okay Little One?” He asked in a tone that although gentle, was not going to let you brush it off without an answer.
You glanced away from him, your face screwing up a moment and then smoothing back out. Sighing, you pushed to a stand. “I will be. It’s hard when there are children. It’s always the most innocent that are targeted, I was so young when it happened that I can’t even remember my life before, is that going to happen to these kids?” You sniffled as you wiped your face, glancing at your suit again. “I need to go shower.” You said abruptly before Steve could even say anything in response.
But the Alpha prompted Steve to follow, trailing behind you as you made your way down the hallway toward the apartment's single bathroom. He expected you to shut the door to close him out, but you left it wide open in invitation while turning on the hot water. He hovered in the doorway, still watching you worried. “Little One-”
“Help me, Steve.” You said as you reached behind you to undo the suit, but Steve stepped into the small space and took over unzipping it slowly to show the bare curve of your back, each slow drag down uncovering more of you. “I don’t want to be alone right now, the Little Wolf tries, but she can’t hold back all the memories.” It wasn’t a surprise to him to see all the scars even after all the time apart. So many bites and lashes from your past, his hands sliding into the fabric and easing a hand along your spine and up between your shoulder blades until he slid his hand around your throat, so easily his palm cupped around the front and fingers circled to pull you back into him where he could bury his face in the curve and inhale you deeply.
Needing to fill his senses with you. “What do you need from me Little One?” He managed to push out while you relaxed in his hold, letting the front of your suit fall off till it pooled around your hips, not having the energy to take the effort to drag it completely off.
“I need you with me, I need to forget for now what we saw and just live in a simple moment where this isn't our lives right now.” You twisted in his hold till you faced him and worked his suit open. You loved the way he did not question you at all as he watched you drag the zipper of his suit down revealing every ridge of his chiseled chest. Your Alpha trusted that you knew without a doubt this was exactly what you needed.
Your Little Wolf swirled in your mind, all these good memories with Steve pushing out some of the harder ones.
Memories of a single look across the kitchen counter while you reached over to grab something off his plate, his crooked smile making you smile back as you took a bite. You could feel how happy he was at that moment through the bond, a warm flutter in your chest.
Or how his fingers delved into your wet hair and pulled you in closer for a kiss on a summer's day, the cold lake water engulfing you both as you sank with him underneath, legs tangling together as you both bobbed just below the surface. Even with burning lungs from lack of air, neither of you could stop kissing until Steve shot you both back to the surface.
And memories of working on one of the trucks in the garage, handing him tools underneath the truck while he was pulling out a busted part to replace, both of you chatting mindlessly about nothing and everything at the same time.
The sinful image of Steve leaning over you in your nest after his knot swelled and he pressed his forehead against yours while you both simmered in a shared moment of bliss. “I love being yours Little One.”
Your hands skimmed across his bare chest after he rolled his shoulders letting the protective clothing fall away, his own hands working your suit down your legs till you had to step out of it to kick it away. Then Steve moved to his knees before you, making you smile softly to yourself because this wasn't the first time your Alpha worshipped on his knees before you. Your hand moved into his longer hair, pushing it back as large hands spanned against your waist while you stepped in closer for him. Soft brushes of his mouth skimmed across your navel, taking his time to make your belly quiver at the attention he was giving you.
From this angle you could see his muscled shoulders flexing with his movements, subtle shifts in his touch flared warmth across your body, a heat that you hadn’t felt in what now felt like another lifetime- before you and Steve had a bond broken. Your Little Wolf called for him, her song making you hum while Steve worshipped your body with his mouth, deep rumbles escaping him, his Alpha’s way of reaching for his Little Wolf. His nose pressed in against your pussy, inhaling your scent that made his pupils widen with his arousal before he pressed his teeth into your thigh, making them spread at the pleasured sting he caused, hissing out his name and tugging his hair to bring him back to where you wanted.
“Let me in Little One.” He growled, watching you with uplifted eyes as your thighs spread further to let him get closer to taste you, his tongue gliding along your pussy.
Your eyes closed at the sensation, your hold in his hair tightening sharply to keep him against you, his grip falling to your ass to pull you in closer, teasing your sensitive clit with the flat of his tongue, lapping at it while it swelled with your need, sending jolts that made your thighs shake and threaten to squeeze around his head.
Just as soon as you started getting lost in the moment, he pulled away and stood up. Making your eyes widen in surprise as he shucked the last of his clothes off while pushing you back into the steaming shower. “Steve!” You called his name as he followed in after you, lifting and pinning you back against the shower wall to have you wrap your thighs around his waist, his mouth finding yours.
You tasted yourself on him, it had you moaning and whimpering into the kiss as your body was alight like it was the first time. He broke away with a pull of your lips, nipping down your neck while you arched upward, the shower wall bracing you. Large hands kneaded your ass cheeks, squeezing and pressing you into his hardness, his cock trapped between your bodies, pressing against your belly. “Little One.” His words groaned against your breast, his teeth sinking blissfully into the softness, tugging a nipple into his mouth and taking a hard pull that made your toes curl and your nails sink into his upper back to hold onto him.
“Don’t stop.” You urged him on, rubbing yourself against him as much as you could while his hips rocked against you. “I need you to-”
“Fuck yes.” He growled out while a swipe of his tongue captured your mouth, stealing your words in his kiss, making you moan at the sensation. A hand snaked between your heated bodies, moving his cock to press between your folds, coating himself in your arousal before his thick tip pressed against your entrance.
You relished the slowness of which Steve filled you, the stretch making you hold your breath and eyes close as your forehead leaned against his, panting through it.
It felt so fucking good, your cunt squeezing him and making him groan in his relief. Your eyes searched out his, your heart racing as you saw it all in his gaze, the love, passion, and regret for all the lost time. You pressed your lips to his, a gentle bite to his lower lip that you sucked on, his gaze on you so heavy that it had taken your breath away and you needed to distract from it. Your action resulted in a loud possessive rumble coming from him, matching your kiss while he thrusts harder into you.
Steve felt himself coming back together, piece by piece. You matched his energy, letting yourself get lost against him. Your hands scratched down his back, grabbing onto him like you couldn't let go. His Alpha called for his Little One and Steve couldn't give you everything he had fast enough. Your little moans and whimpers begged him for more. His chest filled with your love once again, your eyes finding his as you rocked your hips to match him.
“I missed you so much Little One.” He confessed, his head falling forward to press against your forehead and you wrapped your arms around him, your body coming alive once again. Some of those fractures in your soul started to piece together, never the same as before, but another version of who you were and Steve loved you as fiercely as before.
Neither was this the Alpha you knew before. Studying him in between moments of your eyes trying to roll back when he shifted himself to hit you in a new spot or his kisses making your brain scatter till you had to push your fingers into his longer hair and tug your beast back so you could gasp in air. He had changed and yet, was still your Alpha.
“Eyes on me Little One.” He growled, snapping your gaze to his as your body shook with the need for relief. “I need to see you come for me, let go of all that control you command now.” You struggled, your Little Wolf a frenzied feral part of you and now you were lost to your desires, when you came, you felt like your body seized, no longer were you in control as you cried out Steve’s name, burying yourself in close and sinking your teeth into his shoulder just to keep from losing yourself.
A growl filled you, the Alpha rising out of Steve as he slammed his knot in deep, flooding your womb with him, his sharp teeth teasing the sensitive spot on your neck while grunting with each jerk of his cock. “Wherever you go, I will follow Little One” His words were graveled in tone, panting against the shell of your ear. “I belong to you, bonded or not.” He swore as his arms scooped you in closer and eased you both to the shower floor, you were tied to him still straddled in his lap and leaning against his chest, still in a post-orgasmic haze as your Alpha started to take care of you.
Fingers delved into your hair, scrubbing in shampoo and you further relaxed into him, it had been so long since you had felt this whole. For the first time in a long time, you let yourself go, knowing Steve would keep you safe in your most vulnerable moments.
The cabin light filtered into morning sunbeams over your face, effectively waking you up. But you merely turned away, burying your head into your nest, sure you were home at the cabin, the lake just outside the balcony door. “Come on Little One.” A teasing voice called you, and a gentle hand cupped your face, a calloused thumb stroking your cheek. “You said you wanted a morning run…”
“Steve?” You mumbled and immediately sensed that this wasn’t the cabin. No morning breeze filtered in from the open balcony door, no smell of cut wood or the lake filled your senses, but there was Steve. You felt the Alpha press against your back, his heavy arm draped around your hip and his legs tangled in with yours.
Moments ago had been a dream of home but this right now with Steve was real.
His warmth enveloped you as you let yourself sink into that relaxing place, where you weren’t asleep, but not quite awake. Even your Little Wolf was in a slumber, the soft ball of energy resting in your mind, at peace within your soul. You gently turned to face Steve, slowly opening your eyes still lost in your thoughts as you studied him.
Those small worry lines of his had smoothed and strays of his sun-streaked hair fell over his brow. Steve’s full dark lashes swept low, now and then his eyes twitched, but he still appeared to be asleep. He looked so similar to when you first met him in these moments although you knew he had changed as much as you had. Your fingers reached out to brush back some of his hair, his face turning closer in against you, stirring as he inhaled against your wrist before settling in once again.
Here your Little Wolf finally stretched, you felt the sensation as you mimicked her for a moment, brushing your legs up against Steve’s long muscular ones. The Little Wolf gave a yawn before turning her attention to you.
<You feel…>
At peace. You filled in, feeling the ease in your chest. Last night was hard, you had left that mission broken and Steve was there for you in the way you had needed him, letting you take the lead. Last night with the kids was so hard, it felt like Pierce’s all over again. The Little Wolf growled softly remembering a life when you were helpless against protecting yourself. Looking back on how far you had come from that day you managed to escape out of Pierce’s pack, so much had happened, both good and bad.
Steve must have felt some kind of change, his arm shifting around you and tugging you in closer against him, his chest pressing against your back and making you feel secure in his hold. His nose buried in your hair, inhaling deeply against you. “You okay Y/N?” He asked gently, you felt it more than heard it. You let yourself sink in against him.
“Yes.” You twisted in his hold till you faced him, your faces so close the tips of your noses touching, making his image blur a little, softly around the edges. “I was thinking about last night, how similar it just felt to my past.” Steve’s jaw clenched hearing you bring up your past but he kept quiet, his touch though was enough to pass on what he wanted to say. His arm tightened around you enough so that your body was pulled flush against him.
You slid your leg in through his, tangling the two of you fully together. “Thank you for being there last night. For just going with it all and not asking me if I was sure or if I wanted this.”
His hand rubbed up and down your back for a moment, seemingly like he was gathering his thoughts. A slight rumble of his Alpha escaped while his mouth pressed gently to yours. “Thank you for letting me help you.”
You sighed at the small warm intimacy shared right now, dropping your face in against his neck and hugging yourself around him. Steve’s hold tightened, shifting till he was on his back and you were draped over him, his hand resting against the small of your back to hold you steady while the other trailed his fingers up and down your spine. You felt your Little Wolf basking in the moment too, although she yearned for a shared moment with the Alpha, she was able to appreciate the connection in this way as well.
You didn’t want this to end, aching to freeze this moment in time. You pushed up off of Steve’s chest to straddle him in a sit, the blanket you had been encased under falling around your hips as you looked down at him. He looked up at you with a relaxed gaze, scanning over your face like he was searching for what you were about to say. Your heart thumped in your chest as heat flared your cheeks at your feelings.
You didn’t want this to be just these collected moments you two shared, nor did you want it to be just like before. What you wanted was a partnership with Steve and the fact that fear had made you two lose so much time already made your heart ache. You loathed the thought of not taking what you wanted, consequences of what could happen be damned. What was life if it wasn’t taking chances?
“I need to say something, Steve.” You took a deep breath, his features grew questioning. “I don’t know where we are heading or what our future will look like. I just know I don’t want to do this without you, Steve.” You admitted, your heart pounding in your chest, but your Little Wolf was a soothing presence filling your wild mind with her steady sense of calm. Steve was so quiet that it made you anxious as you stared down at him. Your hands started to fret, tangling your fingers together.
Steve reached for your hands, enveloping them in his, fingers weaving together till your palms pressed against his. “I told you I would wait, as long as you needed me to… till you were ready Little One. I choose you Y/N and whatever step we’re in, I'm here. Right here.”
It felt so good to hear him without any hesitation in his tone. You would be lying if you hadn’t held onto some doubt that Steve was all in once again.
Not that you didn’t believe him, you knew he loved you and that it hadn’t gone away even though he left. But he was so determined to keep his loved ones safe and that would be from himself as well.
“I’m happy you’re here.” You lightened your tone, leaning in to nip a kiss to his mouth. His hands slid up your spine and pressed slightly between your shoulder blades so you would press in against him, your arms circling his neck as you settled in comfortably, your thighs squeezing lightly against his waist before stretching yourself out once again. “And I don’t want to leave this bed.”
He laughed slightly, the rumble from his chest vibrating into yours. “Neither do I. I didn’t think I’m ever going to get enough of just being with you.” He admitted with a playful huff against your hair, palming your ass under the blanket still draped around you, but he pulled it back up to cover the two of you once again. “Last night Little One, you were incredible.” He started as he brushed his lips against the shell of your ear. “But I know it was hard. Do you want to talk about any of it?”
Somewhere along the time you and Steve had stayed in the apartment, it had become a little sanctuary you were grateful for. Your mind wanders over the question you finally let yourself process. “I just want it all to end Steve, it almost feels hopeless some days. We save as many as we can, but they don't ever stop. I feel like I’m not making a difference.” You felt him tense under you, but Steve kept silent to let you continue. Twisting your head to look up at him. “When I showed up at your pack, did you have any idea it would lead here?”
“No, back when you first came to our border, I had retired from this sort of work with Nick and the Howling Commandos. My focus was being the Alpha our families deserved. I always figured I would do it again, in one way or another though.” His hand cupped your face, drawing you back to him so he could kiss you, properly. The brush of his lips to yours caused a sigh to escape, giving him more of you while the kiss turned deeper with one another.
It made your body flush, welcoming him just as you always had in these moments. Your fingers traveled into his hair, pushing through his locks and gripping it tightly to hold on. Somehow Steve managed to flip you two, hovering over you as the kiss ended, panting against one another. “This time Little One, I’m so fucking glad I am with you.” Steve lifted himself enough to look at you. “And it is never ending Little One, fuck I have felt it before, so if you’re feeling that way, my Omega,” He leaned his forehead leaned against yours. “I understand.”
You hugged yourself around Steve, pulling him back into relaxing with you in the nest, ignoring the rest of the world for a little while longer with your Alpha. Your Little Wolf crooned in your mind, a sound for her Alpha. “What made you stop Steve?”
Steve shifted in next to you, scooping you to your side so your back pressed against his chest, like he couldn’t get enough of feeling you. Even now his arm was loped over your waist and skimming his fingers along your belly. “Burnout. Our troop was exhausted even though Fury gave us breaks, it just wasn't enough. Bucky was the only one who couldn't stop. After we went back to the pack, he was never fully there. But I needed to stop. Unfortunately, it didn't entirely prove to be what I was looking for. I can’t believe I ever tried to have a life with Alanna.” Your Little Wolf snarled at the thought of his ex, the murderous bitch.
<I would snap her neck again.> Your Little Wolf grumbled.
“Just so you know, the Little Wolf is turning all snappy at the mention of her.” You whispered and Steve rumbled a deep laugh, burying his face in against your neck and inhaling deeply, drawing your scent deep into his lungs, his arm circling your waist to pull you tight against him.
“I love you, getting all murdery for me.” He teased. “But Little One, the time we shared, it was the happiest I had ever been. Even with everything that happened, Pierce trying to get you back, sending us to Wakanda, the fight against Brock…” He stalled, whispering to himself. “You’re going to think I’m crazy.”
“Probably Steve, but tell me.”
“Being with you, loving you, fighting and surviving with you, it was the happiest in my life… the happiest I have ever been. All of it was with you Little One. Leaving you was the hardest thing I’ve ever willingly done.” His forehead dropped to your shoulder. “I’m Sorry, Omega…”
“Don’t be Steve.” You reached down to press your fingers through his, holding his hand. “You’re not crazy, cause everything you just said, I felt all of that too.” Lifting your joined hands, you pressed your mouth to his knuckles.
“I’m going to spend the rest of my lifetime showing you how incredible you are Little One, how fucking lucky I am to love you.”
