“Okay then, thank you!” She finally returns my smile, and the muscles in my shoulders instantly relax.
I’ll share everything I have with her. I’d do fucking anything to get her to look at me like that.
CHAPTER 5
Mirabelle
Ijolt awake with Rowan’s comforter tangled about my limbs. His bed was one of the most comfortable I’ve ever had the privilege of sleeping on.
He insisted I take it and that he’d take the couch, and after my first weak protest was shut down, I just wrapped myself in his scent and promptly fell into a dreamless sleep.
Waking up like this is a lot less pleasant than how I fell asleep.
It feels like the entire wall of the trailer is shaking from the banging at the front door.
“Shut the fuck up, I’m coming,” Rowan calls.
With his blanket still tucked around my shoulders, I creep out of his bedroom to see what’s going on.
Rowan casts me a look that I can only describe as terrified over his shoulder as he sees me.
“It’s my—it’s my brother,” he mumbles.
Fear skates down my spine as Jett continues to bang on the door.
“You’ve got five seconds before I kick this goddamndoor in,” Jett snarls.
Rowan hurries to open the door, and Jett’s figure fills the entire doorway.
“Fucking finally,” he grumbles, his eyes drawing instantly to me. “There you are.”
“What do you want?” Rowan asks, stepping between me and his brother.
The move shocks both of us, it seems, because Jett’s glare narrows on the smaller beta in front of him.
“You talkin’ to me shitstain?” Jett asks, his voice dangerously low.
“Yeah, I’m talkin’ to you. Dad said I was the one in charge of Mir—of the omega,” Rowan says, straightening his shoulders.
“He said you were in charge of trainin’ her, but that I was in charge of using her to get the dogs in line.” His lips twist into a sadistic sneer as he lifts what looks to be a collar. “And I’m just itching to get started.”
“Wh—what? So soon?” Rowan asks.
“Yeah, since you haven’t gotten your ass out of bed yet to take care of the new dog, I’m gonna run a little experiment. See how he reacts to our little toy here.”
“I haven’t even had a chance to see the new dog, how do you expect me to get started when I’m taking care of the omega?”
Jett shrugs. “Not my problem.He’s been here for days now, so things gotta get moving. Early bird gets the worm. You wanna train the fucker, you’ve gotta actually be ready to train him. For now, I’m taking that omega to domyjob.”
Rowan’s hands clench into fists at his side. There’s a barely noticeable tremble in his shoulders.
“Now then,” Jett says, satisfied with Rowan’s silence. He turns his gaze back to me. “Come here.”
I’m surprised he doesn’t snap his fingers along with the command. I glance at Rowan, who’s turned to look at me. He offers me the slightest nod.
I remember his rules.
Listento what he says in front of other people. I shuffle my feet closer towards him, eyeing the scary-looking rubber and plastic collar he holds in his hand warily.
