“No!”
“Is he your omega?”
“No.”
She smiles, sidling up to him and walking fingers up his chest. He doesn’t even look at her. His white hair floats in the breeze. He’s a monster, but he wasn’t always.
“I think you’re telling me lies.”
His eyes flicker up to her. “I’m not.”
“Don’t do this!” I shout at her. I get to my feet, wincing at the pain in my ribs.
“Hold her!” The Beta says easily, without looking away from her Warden.
“You are so much bigger than him. Will you break him? I wonder…” she stalks off, her legs less shaky, but the body is dying, perhaps it's stopped fighting her. “It’s time. I need to know if I’m right,” she says and snaps her fingers.
“No, don’t do this!” Legion shouts. “Kill me instead. Just kill me.”
She runs her hands down her naked body and leaves them on her hips.
“Kill you? Without all the fun? No, I don’t think so. I need to know if I can trust my Warden.”
“He’s not yours!” I shout. “He will never be yours!”
Her eyes fix on me and seem to glow an eerie yellow. “Be quiet. I’ve got plans for you, so wait your turn.”
Walker clenches his jaw but doesn’t look at anyone.
“Warden, I command you to kiss that omega.”
Legion looks at me, almost desperate. I’ve never once seen him like this. Walker stands up and approaches Legion, who doesn’t move. He trembles. His whole body trembles, and then he leans into his alpha, unable to resist the pull.
“You don’t have to do this,” I hear Legion say to Walker. He’s almost begging. He stumbles back when Walker reaches for him, but then the alpha’s hands close over his arms and tow him in.
“I won’t kiss him back,” Walker promises.
“I won’t let you die for me,” Legion says with fervor.
“Just kiss already!” the Beta shouts petulantly.
I look up at the sky, willing the stinging in my eyes to go away, but then I look back just in time to see them kiss.
It’s stiff. They aren’t enjoying it. And then Legion starts really kissing him. Putting everything into it. He steps intoWalker’s space.
“Legion,” I whisper, knowing what he’s doing.
“I love you,” Legion says into Walker’s mouth, and that rips the alpha’s control apart. He grabs his omega and devours his mouth like he’s drowning, like his control has finally snapped, and in a way, it has.
The kiss goes on and on.
And then he pulls away, his face an expression of pure horror.
“No!” he whispers. “Lucian, no! What did you do?” he whispers the words, but they are so broken they bring tears to my eyes.
He leans in, kissing his omega again.
This is the Walker I remember; this is my friend. Someone who cares so deeply, who is free and easy with his affection.
