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fourteen
Lukas
I don’t understand a lot of emotional things. I can’t tell the nuances of what is wrong most of the time. And, generally, I don’t give a fuck. But tonight, I’d have to be blind not to know what was going on.
The urge to press down on the accelerator and let speed temper my anger presses at me, but I push it back. I glance in the mirror and see the tear tracks down her cheeks. Her eyes are closed and her face pale. I have precious cargo in my car tonight, and I want to get her there safe and unharmed.
I growl again as I think of how Darion humiliated her.
Darion calls my phone again, but I ignore it. We aren’t going home, not tonight. Tonight, we need to be somewhere else. And he can fucking suffer, see if he can work out what a colossal fuck up he is.
My skin itches with the aggression that’s inside me. I don’t know how Sebastian is sitting there so still. I need to move. Maybe I’ll drop Seb off and go back and beat the living shit out of Darion myself. I might be able to take him.
I drive out of the city, driving into the hills, and finally, into a deep, thick forest. Our second property is one that no one knows about. It’s just ours, our sanctuary, away from the pressures that we constantly face. A well-guarded secret and a haven for us when things get too hard.
I pull the car up and sit there for a minute before glancing at Seb in the mirror. He gives me a slight nod, and I feel vindicated I’ve made the right choice for once. Something right for my omega.
I get out of the car and go unlock everything before opening the door and turning on the lights. Seb carries her into the house and straight down into the place that was never, ever meant to see the light of day.
I suck in my breath as I watch him.
The nest, she’s in the nest we prepared. Agreed never to use. I expect to be horrified, angry, defensive, but there’s this feeling of rightness. Of pride at having provided for our omega. Protecting her. Caring for her.
The door hangs open for five minutes, but I don’t dare approach. He emerges and slowly closes the door behind him.
“Is she…okay?” Have I ever asked that before? Have I ever cared?
“She will be.”
“Darion’s going to be pissed,” I motion the house and then indicate the door Seb just closed.
“Darion can fuck off.”
I wince. It takes a lot to piss Seb off, despite the fact that he’s our muscle, he doesn’t get angry, not the real deep anger. So for him to be like this, Darion is in really deep with our biggest alpha.
That knowledge settles me. I go to the fridge and pull out two beers and hand Seb one. While I sit at the stools at the counter, hooking my leg on the railing, while I bounce my other knee, my eyes keep searching for the hidden door.
Seb frowns as he opens his beer. “I’ve been thinking.”
“Does it hurt?”
He scowls at me but shakes his head dismissively. “I don’t want this contract with Missy.”
“You don’t?” I’m shocked and disappointed, but I try not to let him see it.
“No. I don’t.” He takes a deep breath. “I don’t want this to be fake anymore. I want this to be real, and I think she is our omega. No, she’s my omega, I know it. I want her.”
I’m stunned into silence. After a moment, I splutter, “Is that an option?”
“Why not?” Seb asks curiously.
“Um, our asshole?”
Seb and I snicker. “Yeah, well, she is what’s best for us. She is right for us. He can’t see it. But we can show him.”
“If she wants to even put up with us anymore.” I chew my lip and scowl. “She is kinda perfect.” I straighten when I realise what I’ve just said.
“So, we pretend the contract isn’t there and just treat her like our omega.”
