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She rounds on me, dropping her backpack on the floor. “And your helplessness is my problem? My responsibility? Because I've got to tell you, I'm not in a soothing alpha mood. It's about time the lot of you learned to control your own fucking emotions and stop taking them out on the rest of us. It's enough, okay? Alphas out of control are the reason everything went sideways today, but watch the media. They're going to blame us. We riled them up by asking for nothing other than some goddam equality. And then I come home exhausted and heart hurt and I have to deal with your posturing bullshit. Save it for your omega, because I'm not fucking yours. And I never will be."
Her words hit my chest like bullets, one after the other.
I slump, shame filling me. “You're right."
I’m such a fucking asshole.
She blinks, stuttering. “What?"
I sigh. “I’m so fucking sorry. There's no excuse. I pride myself on being above all that alpha bullshit, but I guess I still have work to do and it's not your responsibility. I'll leave you alone. Do you need anything though? Want me to get Rose for you? Food? Anything?"
She rubs her face. “I’m fine. I think I just need sleep in my nest."
"Okay."
Her strangled sob as I open the door stops me in my tracks. I have no idea what to do. She wants me to leave, but... fuck. Do I walk out of here, leaving her in tears after treating her like such shit?
I turn back to face her, keeping my distance, my throat burning at the sad expression on her face. “Do you really want to be alone or can I hold you? Nothing else."
She wipes uselessly at her tears. “Stay."
Relief rushes through me so strongly, my knees almost give out, but I steady myself before closing and locking the door. I kick my shoes off and cross the room to where she's huddled on her chair in a ball of misery and kneel at her feet, reaching slowly out to remove her shoes, watching her carefully to make sure my touch is welcome.
She watches me with wet, wary eyes, but doesn't send me away. I wrap my arms around her and pull her down into my lap, burying my face in the crook of her neck and breathing in her summer scent, soothing myself with it.
Aurora stays stiff for a moment before she melts into me with another strangled sob, shaking in my arms, her tears soaking my shirt. My heart clenches, and I call myself six types of pricks for making a traumatic day even worse for her. I'm lucky the rest of my pack isn’t here to see this.
She snuggles closer, wrapping herself tighter around me, like she wants to climb inside my skin. I understand the feeling. But I tell my cock to stay under control as I rise with her in my arms and carry her towards her nest.
I pause at the opening. "May I?"
She sniffs, saying nothing for a moment as she considers. "Yes."
I release the breath I hadn't realized I'd been holding and duck inside the blanket fort, getting us both settled in the center of her piles of softness, trying desperately to ignore her scent that has saturated every inch of the place. There's no escaping it in here. But I'm not a total asshole, and I'm not going to get excited over a sad omega in my lap. Disappointment and fear aren't turn ons for me.
"Try to sleep if you can, beautiful. You're not alone and you can save the world tomorrow. I'm right here." I purr as I stroke her back and she finally settles, her sobs turning into sniffles until finally she falls asleep.
With her calm, I'm finally able to get myself under control. I slip my phone out of my pocket and text Oliver, checking in on them. I wish they were already back and curled up in here with us.
Not that Aurora would allow it, but I just want her surrounded by pack. And I want to be surrounded by them too. She saved our fucking beta. All while I was sitting around on my ass back here, safely in town, instead of fighting for what I know is right. And then instead of just checking on Aurora like I planned, I jumped down her throat like a fucking prick.
Oliver is going to kill me when I tell him.
