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“How?” she asked, a touch of excitement entering her voice.
“He took me off the pack lands, and they’ve installed security cameras everywhere so he’s bound to show up in the footage. He didn’t cover his face or anything, so I would bet my favourite pillow that he was caught by at least one of the cameras. You said they grew up together?”
“Yeah, Alec lived on the same street as us and he used to hang around Gage and Kane a lot. He always thought he would be an alpha one day, he was distraught when that never happened.”
“I think he lost his mind a little, if this situation is anything to go by,” I said, gesturing to the overly pink room. “Do you even have a nest?”
“You’re in it,” Juniper grimaced. I couldn’t hide my shock… It was anappallingnest. The pillows were made of a scratchy material and there was no way an omega could be comfortable there. Even the bows were made from a cheap disgusting feeling ribbon that would be a pain to lie on.
“I tried telling him early on… he punished me for it.” She looked at the ground. “I learned to just accept whatever he gave me and to act thankful for it. After a while he mellowed out a bit. I despised every time I had to touch him. Overtime, I think I became kind of broken—like my inner omega is numb or in hibernation. I haven’t had heats, I’m terrified of touch, well his touch. Yours is different,” she admitted.
I reached out to grab Juniper’s hand. “I’m so fucking sorry this happened. It’s not okay at all and youwillbe getting out of here.”
Omegas were unique creatures, and there were few hard and fast rules. Alec had clearly suppressed Juniper’s omega side without even realising it.
Juniper gave me a tearfilled nod. “If I ever get out of here Kane’s probably going to lock me away again.”
“He won’t. Not if he ever wants to get laid again,” I snorted. Juniper’s face fell in shock before breaking into a shit eating grin.
“So you and him, tell me more about that!”
“Yes, I have been very… active with the pack, but they haven’t claimed me, I was their captive—though the conditions were alotbetter than this. ”
“How did they even kidnap you?” Juniper asked.
“They broke into a Haven, drugged me, and I woke up in their home and was not allowed to leave.”
“My brother actually did that?!” Juniper asked, horrified.
“He did,” I laughed. “But it was because they were trying to find you, and they genuinely cared for me. They kept their distance so our instincts wouldn’t take over, and honestly were pretty respectful, giving me space and freedom to wander—well, at least when they were convinced I wasn’t going to club Theo with a lamp again.”
Juniper looked confused so I explained my now-regrettable encounter with the alpha. “When I first woke up, Theo bought me food... I kind of knocked him out with a lamp and made a break for it—it was working until Kane rugby tackled me. Don’t blame him though, he didn’t want to risk any chance he had of finding you. In time we all started to trust one another and the thought of going back to the Haven was… Painful. I couldn’t picture leaving their sides.”
“You love them.” Juniper repeated her earlier statement.
“I do.” I smiled, then hissed as a cramp ripped through my midsection.
“Are you okay?” Juniper’s hand flew to my upper arm as she looked me over, trying to find the source of my pain.
“Yeah, I only just finished a heat so I’m feeling sort of rough. My hormones are all over the place right now. I’ve had two heats in the last three months.”
“Fuck,” Juniper whispered. “I don’t know what Alec will do if you go into a heat here…”
“I think we both know what he’ll do,” I gulped. “You said he’s obsessed with heats.”
“He is. He says they’re the ultimate bonding experience, but if you have a heat before me, he may decide I’m not worth the wait and just get rid of me.”
“No, I don’t think so. He’s been obsessed with you foryears, and let’s face it, he’s no alpha. An alpha is loyal to their mate and would physically hurt themselves before harming them. DNA changes with a bond. Alec isn’t like that, I thinkhe’llthink having two omegas will make him a bigger and better alpha than those that didn’t form a pack with him.”
Juniper nodded. “Yeah, that does sound like him—but if you go into heat…”
“He wouldn’t be able to satisfy a heat. I would be in pain, and with all the hormones and stuff I would probably get nasty. How would he react to that?” I asked. “You know him best.”
“It will make him angry, he’s violent when angry.” She gulped. “In the early days he beat me a lot, left me chained up for days, doing anything he could to break my spirit and make me his perfect little doll. He tried to bark at me to get me into heat when he was impatient. It didn’t work of course, it only reminded him of what he wasn’t… I have never seen him so angry, and he took it out on me.” More tears trickled out.
I gripped her hand tighter, looking her in the eye. “Listen to me, we are getting out of here. I don’t care how many times I need to tell you that, but youwillbe home soon. If your brother doesn’t come for us, we’ll find a way out ourselves. He’s one beta and we are two intelligent omegas.”
Juniper nodded, wiping away the tears. Instinctively, I pulled her in for a hug. Juniper stilled for a moment before sinking into the hug, sobbing, taking deep, ragged breaths.
