“Xander, sorry, I know you guys are busy with your omega, but Trey…er…Seth. He came by the shop. He was so mad, he threatened me if I didn’t tell him where you live. Sally’s here though and she told him she’d put out his other eye if he ever comes near me again. Oh god, Xan, I was so scared, he looks crazy, I don’t…I didn’t tell him your address, but it’s not like it’s a huge secret. Just…be safe ok. Please be safe.”
The message ends with a click and I save it instead of deleting. Fuck, I am gonna need to tell Gabe about this. I stomp across the room towards the garage, calling the police station as I go,wondering why the fuck no one told us that the crazy fucker who attacked our omega was loose again. Once the line rings through I open the door and step out onto the cold concrete floor. I don’t want Candice to overhear this conversation, so it’s better to do it downstairs, and as far away as possible. She has enough going on without this shit.
“Oak Flats Police Department, how can I help you today." I sigh, trying to hold my temper in check.
“Yes, this is Xander Asher, I just received a call from one of my employees that Seth Thompson, came to our place of work and threatened her. The last I heard Seth was in jail after kidnapping and trying to rape my omega, so I want to know why I wasn’t informed of his release, and what you can do about him harassing my people.”
There, totally civilized, I can fucking do civilized.
“Oh, yes, Mr. Asher, I’m sorry. But Mr. Thompson was released on bail last night. We tried to call a Mr….” I hear papers shuffling in the background. “Mr. Gabe Asher, as a courtesy, but were unable to reach him to let him know. I wouldn’t worry too much about it, but if you’d like, we can send a patrol car over to your place of business to drive around and keep an eye on things."
I grind my teeth, and by sheer fucking force of will manage not to scream or throw my phone.
“Thank you, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time." I manage to maintain a calm tone and hang up, which I think deserves a fucking award.
I gotta figure out how to talk to Gabe about this. But when I open the door to head back into the kitchen Leo’s standing in the living room, tearing at his hair. “Oh, thank fuck."
Panic fills my veins as I march towards him. “What, what’s wrong, what happened?" He looks a bit shocked at my tone, and I try to calm down.
“Candice, she…she wants you. She’s crying, she said she needs you. I came downstairs, but you were gone, and…what’s wrong man? You look like you’ve seen a ghost." I scrub my hand that’s not holding my phone down my face, and give him a whispered rundown of what happened since I came downstairs looking for a snack.
“What the actual fuck, why would they let that bastard out?” Leo is growling now. It’s a rhetorical question, so I don’t bother answering.
“Can you get Gabe out of the nest, fill him in while I take care of Candice?"
“Of course, just…don’t fuck her until I get him out of the room, it seems to galvanize him, and then I’ll never get him moving." He chuckles and pats my arm.
“Good luck, brother.”
He trots back up the stairs while I try to get my mind off all the shit going on and back onto our omega. I take some deep breaths, frustrated that our omega’s first heat with our pack was interrupted by this. This ought to be a time for more than just the physical bonding. Clearly, she trusts us to some degree, or wewouldn’t be doing this, but this is supposed to be a time where we can focus on each other in all ways, physical and emotional.
That little ass-wipe is fucking it up.
I’ve waited long enough for Leo to get Gabe’s attention, and head back to the nest. When I arrive, they’re standing near the door, Leo talking quietly to him. Gabe’s head snaps towards me as soon as I walk in. His features are hard and set, angry, considering how much perfume our little mate is pumping out into the air. I go hard instantly, my gaze drawn back to the bed where Candice is curled around herself. Jacks is petting her hair and stroking her skin. She shakes harder as sobs wrack her body when Gabe and Leo leave the room. This is all sorts of fucked up.
I slide into the nest, beside Jacks, letting my hands join his to stroke and pet our sweet girl, pulling her hair away from her wet cheeks. Big eyes blink up at me from wet lashes, her nose is red and I want to growl again at how messed up this is. How everything feels off kilter. Even before the phone call, something felt wrong, not with her, never with her…but something not quite right tickled the back of my mind. She reaches for me and all other thoughts disappear. I nod once to Jacks, who sneaks away and follows Gabe and Leo out of the room, then I fill my arms with the soft sweet omega before me. Pulling her against my chest.
She looks around for a minute and whines when she realizes we’re alone.
“It’s ok love, of course they want you." A big tear rolls down her cheek. “They just need to clean up a little bit, get a snack, then they’ll be right back. None of us want to be away from you longer than we have to."
Some of the tension leaks from her body. I know she’s anxious, she worries, even now, that we might not want her. Which is ridiculous, I’m fairly certain any one of us would gladly dismember someone to keep her safe and protected.
The more my hands rub over her skin, the more relaxed she becomes, melting against me, a tiny rumbling omega purr issuing from her chest. My own chest swells with pride that I caused that. I hold her face and kiss her forehead, her cheeks, her lips. She wraps her smaller body around mine, and it feels so good to have someone smaller than me to take care of. Everyone thought I was going to be a beta, and even when my designation came in, I never got taller. I just barely hit six feet high and stayed there, but it makes me feel ten feet tall as I tuck her head under my chin. My purr rumbles through me, soothing her stress and helping her relax.
Sadly, it doesn’t last long, and soon she’s whimpering and wiggling against me, twisting her tiny body against mine. A low whine builds in the back of her throat, the need from her heat overwhelming the calm. I lift her face and look into her eyes, she nods slightly, and I know we’re on the same page, even before her quiet plea reaches my ears.
“Xan…please…alpha. It hurts."
I pull her face to me and kiss her quickly, pulling back and then laying her down on the bed.
“Don’t worry, Pretty Lady, I’ll take care of it, just relax, and let me make you feel good." I kiss her lips again, lightly, then make my way down her body, leaving small soft kisses in my wake.
Tracing my tongue down the column of her throat, kissing and sucking on the delicate skin, careful to avoid the fresh marks my pack left. I tease her collar bones with my teeth, scraping along the sensitive flesh. Pulling back to look at her face, I take her breasts in my hands, flicking the hard nipples, with my thumbs, rolling them gently, taking in her reaction to each sensation. She wriggles against me, her hands coming up to touch and stroke my shoulders and hair.
That’s not good enough.
I lower my face and flick my tongue over her hard peak, and I’m rewarded with a tiny gasp…I suck hard on the nipple and she moans and twitches against me.
