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He couldn’t believe he’d gotten the words out, sounding normal when everything inside him wanted to scream, shout, protest, throw up.
Another snap of her fingers. “Zacharias.”
As soon as he came from behind the curtain, Rhene knew he had found the right guy. Zacharias might be obeying Sheila, but his eyes spewed venom as he sent Rhene a look of pure disdain.
“Zacharias is new to the red tent, so you’ll have the privilege of breaking him in, alpha.” Sheila all but purred.
Rhene clenched his fists, driving his nails into his hands to keep himself from doing what he wanted to do most, which was to slap her. He’d never hit a woman, but if she continued like that, he wasn’t sure if he could resist the urge. “Can you guarantee us some privacy? If this is his first time, he may need some discipline, and I wouldn’t want to disturb anyone else.”
Her eyes lit up with approval. “Our private room is available, alpha. It’s soundproof. You will find all the necessary supplies on the bedside table.”
“Good. Lead the way.”
Rhene grabbed Zacharias by the wrist, forcing himself to use a firmer grip than he normally would. Everything had to look normal in Sheila’s eyes and to anyone else watching until they were alone. Zacharias didn’t struggle, but Rhene got the impression the omega was biding his time and would happily shove a knife into Rhene’s back, given the chance.
Sheila led them to the back of the tent, where a mini-container stood inside the tent, the heavy door ajar. It had been padded from floor to ceiling with those foam pads they made camping mattresses from. Rhene’s stomach turned at the thought of why the container was soundproof. “This will do fine. Leave us.”
Sheila pointed at a green button right next to the door. “If you need any assistance, just hit the button.”
Rhene grunted in understanding, unable to get more words out. Sheila sent Zacharias a sharp look and left the room, locking the door behind her.
Zacharias yanked his wrist out of Rhene’s grip and scrambled back until he stood with his back against the wall, his hands fisted. “I won’t make this easy for you.”
Thank god. He still had some fight in him. Rhene stepped back, creating as much distance between them as possible. “I have no intention of having sex with you,” he said softly.
Zacharias harrumphed. “Right. You’re just trying to get me to let my guard down.”
Rhene couldn’t blame him for being suspicious. “Do you know who I am?”
Zacharias shrugged. “I don’t know, and I don’t care.”
“I’m not a dragon, Zacharias. I’m a wolf.”
The omega blinked a few times, then narrowed his eyes, studying Rhene for the first time. “You are.” Surprise colored his voice. “I don’t understand.”
“I don’t know how much time we have, and I get that you have no reason to trust me, but I’m still asking you to. What clan do you belong to?”
After a short hesitation, Zacharias said, “The O’Connors.”
“Do all the omegas here?”
He shook his head. “It’s my first time here, but I’ve been told the clans take turns running the red tent at the Dragon Council. It was the Murphys’ turn, only for some reason, they didn’t have enough omegas available, so I was brought in here with some others from the O’Connors.”
Rhene knew exactly why the Murphys had a problem with omegas. “Have you heard anything about why the Murphys don’t have omegas?”
Zacharias snorted. “As if they’d ever tell us anything.”
“The reason is that all their omegas left and joined my mate’s clan. King Erwan of the True Doyles, he’s my mate. And those omegas have all joined his clan.”
Zacharias gasped. “He’s the White Dragon. I didn’t see it, but others said he shifted yesterday. Is it true?”
Rhene nodded. “He is. And, Zacharias, I don’t know the details of what is going on here, but I do know you’re not here voluntarily, and neither is Travis.”
“Voluntarily? That’s not a word we know as omegas. The whole concept doesn’t exist for us.”
“It does in the True Doyle clan. I swear on the earth and the moon that if you want to, you can transfer to my mate’s clan. He will take you in. You’ll be free, you’ll be safe, and you’ll be welcome. We took in twelve omegas from the Murphys, and all of them have made their homes with us. They’re free to go, but they want to stay. We’re offering them a place to live, education, a chance at a future.”
Rhene spoke as fast as possible, fighting to keep his voice low.
