"Bobby," Mom cries as she whirls around to face him."You don't."
"It's not like that," he growls as the stench of his displeasure fills the air."They're already in the area.I just have them do a wellness check."
She at least has the decency to shoot Lila a sympathetic look, but just as always, she remains silent.I'd worry Robert was bullying her, but she's always been quiet and demure—the poster child of what the government wants omegas to be.Even now, she takes a step back and allows him to resume the lead.
"Besides," he continues, "if she were living with Nate, I wouldn't have to send them there.We'd be saving the state resources as well as keeping a little extra in our pockets."
"Or," Lila hedges, "you could just stop sending them around."
"Not happening," he barks out.
His eyes glitter with barely-leashed control.The only thing saving him right now is knowing he won't do anything to her.Not physically, at least.She'll hate him and herself if this escalates, but it's only a few tears and familiar angst.
That at least can be fixed.Therapy would work, but only if he pursues it.Fuck.I didn't realize this was all so complicated.When I used to be here, it never seemed like this.But then, Lila did say it got worse after I left.I wonder if I was some invisible buffer and never even realized it.
"Dad,” she cries out as desperation lines her face.“I'm safe there.It's a metropolitan hub.Nothing happens there."
"There are Alphas there," he snaps."Alphas that want nothing more than to hurt you."
"Nate's an Alpha," she yells back."Why aren't you worried about him?Hmmm?Why are you so content with forcing me into his life when he's just as big, bad, and scary?"
"Hey now," I cut in."I'm big, yes.But scary?"
The scathing look she sends me makes me want to chuckle, but I smother it with a well-timed cough.There's no fury on earth more than an omega scorned.Besides, her feelings are more than valid.
If it were anyone else besides me, he would throw a fit.But if I'm being completely honest with myself, it's not as if I'm all that innocent.I've only been home a handful of days and I want to pound her into the mattress.I want to pin her down and fuck her until she's sobbing, until she can't remember her own name.I want to shove my cock so deep inside her pussy that she'll feel me for days.Hell, I long to force my claim on her to keep her safely by my side.
I fucking want to hurt her.I want to see those tears shimmer in her eyes after I smack her impertinent ass with my thick palm.I want to see tears stream down her face as she chokes on my cock, only breathing when I allow it.I so desperately want to watch her struggle to take me, watch her eyes water as I force my girth past her lips and make her swallow.
I want to fucking hurt her.
It repeats through my head on an endless loop until it's all I can hear.
"You trust him not to hurt me?"she continues, nearly echoing my errant thoughts.
And right for her to ask.
Robert, however, not knowing the dark, deviant desires causing my cock to stir in my pants, sputters as anger and incredulity war on his features."He's your brother."
"And?"
Yes, I echo in my head.And?I'm not the right choice.I'm not the safe choice.I'm the wolf she's inviting into her home, the predator who wants to devour her whole.The thing is, I'm just the convenient choice for him.
"And," Robert snarls, "that's final."
A silent space descends between the two, stretching out into a massive gulf.I simply watch them, biding my time until I need to step in.Hopefully, it won't happen.
"I'm not Mom," she finally cries out as tears drip down her cheeks."You can't keep forcing me into these bubbles of so-called safety when here you are trying to shove me in with an Alpha just because you determine he's safe."
"That's enough, young lady," he roars, flooding the room with his Alpha command.
I grip my hands into fists and plant them by my sides to keep from punching the man as Lila and my mom wither before him.Unfortunately, my cock hardens at the sight of Lila submitting, her body instinctively responding to Alpha dominance despite the reason for it, despite the fact that it’s so unwarranted.
The problem is, the image that I can’t get out of my head.Fuck.What would she look like submitting to me?On her knees, head bowed, waiting for my command?But this isn’t that type of situation.What Robert is doing to her is just cruel.
And just like that, just like with my training offer, I force myself to stay silent.I have to stay out of this.I can’t interfere.Most of all, just like my TO, I couldn't punch him, and I can't deck my stepfather.Thankfully, Robert doesn’t notice how close I am to losing my calm.
"You will never speak of your mother like that again,” he rages.“You have two choices.You either room with Nate so he can keep you safe, or you can forget school."
