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It’s fucking about to be.
I growl, anger and shame tearing up my throat in a deep bass rumble that makes every one of them flinch. Even Lilah.
I left her alone.
An omega.
I’ve been so stuck on what she can do to us, imagining her as some evil villainess, I forgot that she could be so vulnerable.
Unacceptable.
Their behavior…and mine.
I stalk to the pack leader, the one who touched her. My dominance hits him like a wall of cinderblocks. The asshole wilts, dropping his gaze and shoulders with a tremor in his hands.
“Do you think this omega wants your attention, trainee?”
“We were just being friendly, sir.”
Lilah clutches a makeshift weapon between white-knuckled fingers.
It’s not right in a way that makes me ache. “Your pack needs a lesson in how we treat omegas. Drop your classes and enroll in etiquette until the instructor rates you perfect gentlemen. I’ll see you on the field at five every morning for the next week. Now apologize.”
“Sorry, sir!” they shout in unison.
Goddamned idiots.
“Apologize to Lilah.” Her name feels like honey on my tongue.
Have I never said it out loud before?
“Sorry, Omega,” they mutter.
“Dismissed!” I bark, and the assholes scatter.
When they clear the room, Lilah shudders.
She has dark circles under her big eyes and a hint of yellow bruising in her hair. It’s not a healthy look, and it makes an unwelcome rumble build deep in my chest.
I should be protecting her.
Lilah’s not my omega, but she’s an omega in my care. “Are you alright?”
“I’m fine.” She rubs her arms, chin tipped down and refusing to meet my gaze.
It shouldn’t be irritating, but I need to see the storm in her eyes. If I don’t make sure she’s okay, I won’t be able to sleep. Another sin on my shoulders. “They didn’t hurt you?”
“I had it under control.” She flashes a piece of sharpened plastic.
“Is that a toothbrush?”
Lilah makes the weapon disappear before I can get a closer look, tucking it into her waistband like she’s done it a thousand times. “I can protect myself.”
The announcement sinks a barb in my chest. She shouldn’t have to protect herself.
Fuck.
I’m failing again. Failing my pack. Failing this girl.
