Jax was all out crying now, and so was Shawn. Shawn, who had always put on a brave front, burst into tears.
“He didn’t forget you, and you can see him if you just come with us,” Ronin said. The alpha made sure to hold their gaze
Ollie’s mouth hung open when he heard how the alphas had found them. He couldn’t believe that not only had Devon gotten away, but he had found a mate. He was safe.
Ollie couldn’t help thinking back to the lessons given to him by Jax a few weeks ago about fated mates. As he tried to think about what he’d said, he could remember Jax’s voice telling him,“Your body and wolf will be inexplicably drawn to the person.”He already felt connected with Ronin.“You will want to be close to them as much as possible.”He had only just met Ronin, but Ollie couldn’t seem to pull himself away from the alpha.
He might not know everything about what being mated meant, but he had the distinct feeling that Ronin could wind up being his mate.
His wolf nodded in agreement.
“Devon?” Jax whispered the other omega’s name again.
“That’s right.” Ronin nodded. “You can trust us. We’re here to take care of you all.” His gaze held Ollie’s as he said that last part.
At those words, both Shawn and Jax finally seemed to unclench as Ollie watched the tension draining out of their bodies. Ronin and Nix led them out of the warehouse, and once they were outside, they saw Anton. He was sitting against the tree, his arms bound.
When he saw Ollie, Jax, and Shawn, the scowl he had on his face deepened and he spat at them. “You aren’t going to get far. You can’t get away from me.”
Ollie watched as Jax and Shawn seemed to shrink and hide behind the big alpha… Nix, he thought his name was.
“Shut the fuck up!” Another alpha barked. He used the butt of his gun to smack Anton across the face, making Anton’s scowl deepen more if that was even possible. His eyes on the alpha standing over him brimmed with hatred, but he kept his mouth shut.
“And that’s Maddox. You can trust him too,” Ronin said, introducing the alpha who looked like he wanted to take a chunk out of Anton.
“If you follow Nix and Maddox, they’ll take you to the vehicles while I handle this situation.”
Ollie frowned. He didn’t want to go anywhere without Ronin. The alpha must have sensed his hesitation because he stepped closer to Ollie, and the omega’s body automatically moved, closing the space between them.
“I trust Maddox and Nix with my life. I promise they’ll keep you safe, and I’ll be right behind in a moment.”
Ollie nodded, albeit reluctantly, but he also wanted Ronin to make sure Anton got what he deserved.
Oliver felt like he could already trust Ronin to keep his word, like he already had a sense of who the alpha was.
“What about Sophie, Marco, and Cybil?” Ollie asked.
“You will find them safe and sound with Zander,” Ronin reassured him
Shawn let out a relieved breath. “Best news ever.”
“I thought for sure they were…” Jax’s words fell off, but everyone knew what he was about to say. It was what was heavy on all their hearts.
“They’re fine, and I’m sure they are just as worried about you as you are about them.” Ronin smiled reassuringly at Jax, but his eyes returned to Ollie’s quickly.
“I’ll be there before you even get a chance to miss me.” Ronin’s voice was low as he said those words to him.
Ollie simply nodded, feeling too befuddled to speak.
“You sure you don’t need a hand?” The alpha, Nix, asked Ronin. His eyes glancing at Anton.
“Nah, I’m good. I can handle him,” Ronin said.
Nix tilted his head and seemed to study Ronin. It looked like they were having some sort of silent conversation, Nix looking like he was unsure if he should leave Ronin. Ronin gave Nix a small nod, which Nix acknowledged.
“Come on,” Nix said. “It’s not too far from here.”
Jax, Shawn, Ollie, and Nix began walking, but Nix couldn’t help glancing back until he could no longer see Ronin.
