Page 16 of Collateral Omega

As far as assistants went, Klane was the best, and he never questioned him. And it would seem he wasn’t going to start now.

“You can speak freely, Klane,” Xaine said, putting the beta out of his misery.

“Are you sure about this?”

“Yes. I need to feel normal, Klane. I hate everything about myself. I don’t feel comfortable in my own skin. And tonight, if you hadn’t come when you did, I don’t know what would have happened with that omega. If there is something that can help…”

Klane stared at him with sympathy-filled eyes.

“I understand. I’ll find it,” Klane said, clicking away on the data reader. The beta’s connector went off. “Sorry,” he mumbled as he completed the connection. “I’m glad you came back to me. Do we have a deal? What do you mean?” Klane asked in a high-pitched voice, then glanced at him, before turning away to whisper into the connector. Xaine didn’t know why he bothered because he could hear him. He could hear the agent too. And it didn’t sound good. “My master’s heat is in three days,” Klane whispered. “What do you mean you don’t have an omega to offer him? I made sure to book an omega a week before his heat.”

“I know. But all the omegas I have now can’t handle an alpha like him.”

“Like him? Or is it because it’s him, Xaine Covus?”

The agent paused as if he didn’t know what to say. “It’s not like that. I have a lot of respect for the Covus family. It’s a matter of preference. Some omegas don’t prefer aggressive alphas.”

“We’ll pay triple the fee.”

Another pause.

“What?” the agent asked, aghast. “It’s not about credit. I just don’t have anyone for him.”

Fuck, Xaine thought, staring out the window. It would seem he was going to spend his heat alone. The very thought gave him hives. He hated spending his heat alone. He needed whatever medication they gave Deltta Kohle now more than ever.

Klane tried to convince the agent by offering more money, but the agent still refused.

“Master,” Klane said.

“Please find that medical centre?”

“I will,” Klane said. They were silent for a while before Klane turned to look at him again.

“What?”

“That omega earlier tonight. He wasn’t afraid of you,” he stated, as if that meant something.

“They’re scared of me one way or another,” Xaine mumbled, hating himself even more. “He is no different.”

“I think he is. He’s different from all the omegas who’ve been in your presence. He didn’t cower in fear or cry. He challenged you,” Klane said. “I think you should try to woo him.”

Xaine growled.

“Why not? You’re already drawn to him.”

“If what you’re saying is true, then I’m drawn to every living thing because all kinds of scents trigger me. He just happened to be there when my prey drive kicked in. It means nothing.”

“Are you sure? It didn’t look like nothing from where I was standing. And I stood there for a while before I called you. You didn’t even notice me standing there. And that never happens. You were smitten.” Klane laughed.

“Watch it. You’re overstepping your boundaries,” Xaine growled.

“You know what I mean even if you don’t want to admit it,” Klane said, clicking through his connector.

“What are you doing?”

“Finding you a service omega. I’ll connect with all the service omega agencies if I have to,” he said, sounding determined.

“I don’t mind spending my heat alone,” Xaine lied. His heats were too intense for him to handle, but it wasn’t impossible. He’d done it before. Though he felt like he was dying the whole time.

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