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Blake, still in wolf form, paused his tussle with Axel to stop and stare at me. “He says that he believes that omegas are the heart of the pack and it’s their alphas job to serve them and ensure their happiness,” Chase explained, a far off look in his eyes before he snapped back to reality and made a gagging noise. “I’m not saying that! Moon help me!”
I looked between the wolf and his brother. “What?”
Chase faked a resigned look. “Blake says you are already his heart and he and his wolf would do anything to make you happy.” He gagged again, and I laughed. “My baby brother’s gotten very sentimental since he met you, you know? My teeth’ll rot from the sweetness. Once he’s shifted back, get him to let you in on the pack link, won’t you? It means joining formally, but we all know you’ll be leading us soon.”
“Sure.”
“Hey Georgia!” Chase called out, and I spun around to see an older woman approaching with long blonde hair tied in a simple but elegant braid. She walked tall and poised, giving off an air of authority. “Kade, this is Georgia. She runs things around here. Georgia, this is Kade, our Alpha Mate”
The woman inclined her neck to me in a show of submission that caused a pang in my heart. “Oh no! You don’t have to do that! We aren’t fully mated yet.”
“Yet,” she said, “so I’ll still show the deference that you deserve for the mate of our beloved Alpha Blake.” I heard the genuine affection in her voice for my mate and it eased some of those stray worries that always lingered around alphas. This woman had seen things, I could tell by her eyes, and still she loved my mate and believed that he was a great alpha.
“He wanted us to come earlier so we could help or just look after the kids.”
Georgia gave Blake another fond look. “I bet he did. Come on, we’ll go inside and meet the others.” She led me and Chase into the large building, sending Chase off to start cooking with the others and gave me a very brief tour of the schoolrooms, a small indoor pool where the children learnt to swim, and the hall where we would be eating with a large kitchen attached.
I was introduced to so many people that their faces and names were all blurred. “I’m sorry. The thing is, I’m probably going to forget almost everyone’s names!” They all laughed, and some assured me I’d soon learn who they were by scent. My face fell slightly. I didn’t tell them that while my senses were improving, they still weren’t quite there.
The women, and a few of the alpha fathers that had finished work for the day, bustled around, working like a well-oiled machine to make the dinner. I found myself standing off to the side, observing them instead of getting in their way.
“Kade?” The one I thought was called Cadence called. “Would you go out and round up the pups and our alpha, please?”
“Sure thing, Cadence.” She smiled, and I felt good that I’d at least gotten one name to sink into my head.
Heading outside, it took me a minute to track the kids and my mate. The sounds of laughter floated on the breeze close to the fence at the edge of the omega area. I walked over to them, enjoying the warm breeze on my skin after the heat of the kitchen.
“Blake? Kids? It’s time for dinner.” I called. Soon I was surrounded by a mass of furry bodies, each one wanting to rub against me. I ran my hands over heads and snouts, loving the acceptance and joy that they all exuded. Once they were petted, they dashed off to where their clothes were piled up to shift back and dress for dinner. “Don’t forget to wash your hands!” I shouted as they started to dash inside.
My mate shifted and kissed my cheek as he passed. My eyes strayed to his ass as he stalked to get his clothes that Chase had unceremoniously dumped by the truck.
I waited for them all and noticed a straggler. The little boy shifted so he could shout, “there’s a man! The strange man!” My eyes roamed the line of fence but saw no one.
Blake, only partially dressed, rushed to my side. “Stay here.” Some of the omegas ran out of the building to their alpha’s side. “We need to check if it’s the same guy.” He told them. Then, fanning out, they ran along the fence line, scenting the air.
“Here, Alpha.” One called to him, picking up on the scent.
Within seconds, Blake had raced to the omega’s side, nose in the air as he tried to pick up on the scent.
“Kade? Get in the car!” Blake yelled, sounding frantic. It had to be him. Only he would have Blake so terrified for me. My dad had found me. I wasn’t ready for this.
Without being told twice, I moved to the truck and got in the back seat, fumbling with the seatbelt as nerves made my fingers clumsy.
My mate hurried all the children and their mothers inside, Chase staying with them to guard them. Then he and Axel quickly got into the truck.
“We need to get Kade home where he’s safest,” Blake told his brother. “Kade, duck down until we’re out of the compound and onto the open road. We don’t need your dad seeing us.” Ice filled me, but I did as he suggested, knowing he was as freaked out as I was about the whole thing. We’d been having such a good time and Rincoln had ruined it again, the way he ruined everything good in my life.
“Agreed. I think we should have another enforcer with us, just in case. I’ll stay with you both.” Axel eased the truck out of the omega area and sped towards the main gate.
“I don’t want us to linger in the compound. We’ll just grab whoever is on the gate and they can call for someone else to come watch it.” Blake’s voice was hard, but I could feel his fear. I laid my head in his lap and he carded his fingers through my hair, reassuring us both that we were safe.
Minutes later, we were at the gate, the lone guard coming out of his hut to stop the vehicle.
“Alpha Blake, is everything okay?” Kaine asked as we pulled up.
“Call for someone else to come watch the gate. I need you to come with us. The rogue alpha caught Kade’s scent. He needs to be at home, where he’s safe.”
Kaine disappeared back into his hut and made a call, then grabbed his things, went to open the gate and got into the front passenger seat.
