Page 51 of His Bonded Omega Mate
Roan withdrew his hand like he’d been bitten and apologized. Asher’s eyes drifted closed again. Only then did my heart rate return to normal.
Fuck, that had been scary.
“See?” Roan whispered.
I nodded. “What do we do?”
Roan reached for his phone. “I’m going to text Blake and Ívarr. They know you both have changed, but they need to know about this aggression. We need to see if it is just me, or any alpha. You can’t go to work if he’s going to be like this. It could be dangerous.”
Fuck. I hadn’t even thought about my enforcer duties. Could I still be one with my new designation? “Um, Roan? Do you think I can still work for the pack?”
I saw the dawning realization. “It shouldn’t be a problem, right? It’s not like you are unmated.” He reached for me, but thought better of it. “I’ll ask. Try to get some rest. I’ll keep watch.”
When I woke again, Hiroshi was cuddled up against Roan, murmuring. Asher was awake but lying silently apart from the rest of them.
“Oh! You’re awake. How’d you feel?” Hiroshi ran his healing light over me, erasing bruises. I pressed a kiss on his cheek as a thank you, being careful not to get too close to Roan.
“It’s strange. I don’t know how to feel. My body aches, but less now you’ve healed me. Thank you.”
“Alpha Blake, Ívarr and some others want to come to the house to do some tests. Is that okay with you both?” Roan asked, sitting up, moving further away from us and drawing Hiroshi with him. The omega looked confused for a second.
Roan can’t be close to me. Watch.I used our new bond, relishing how clearly everything came across. This was a similar link to the one I shared with Asher. I could feel Hiroshi’s every emotion.
I reached out and touched Roan’s ankle, just giving it a pat. “Sounds good. Thanks for contacting them.”
A snarl ripped through the room. Hiroshi’s eyes widened. He shrank into Roan, who drew farther back, so they were on the edge of the bed.
“I’m going to start breakfast. Hiro, would you help me?” Roan asked.
“Sure!” His tone was falsely bright.
If you’re scared, just let me know. I’ll tell Roan. We can, I dunno, arrange for some enforcers to come with Alpha Blake.
To do what?
I dunno. Tate, I’m scared for you. This isn’t right.
Asher moved silently and wrapped his arms around me. “Come here, baby. You smell too much like them.” There was a low rumble through his words that had me thinking that his lion was close to the surface.
Rather than have me relaxing into him, my first response was to stiffen. If he felt it, he didn’t acknowledge it, just held me tightly, a little too tight for comfort.
My new alpha mate nuzzled my neck, nipping and kissing along it, covering me in his scent. He rubbed my lower belly. “I hope I’ve put a cub in you. Otherwise, I’m going to have to keep you on my knot until there is one in there.”
“Babe, if I’m a proper omega, I won’t go into heat for another three months.”
“I could bite you again.”
“It doesn’t work like that. Our bond is stable again. I’ve worn your mark for years now. I know what it feels like. It wasn’t the same as Hiroshi’s mark.”
“We could break it again and re-bond.”
He sounded unhinged. “That kind of magic comes with risks, which is why people don’t do it all the time. Besides, what’s wrong with waiting three months for another heat? That’s even if I’ll have another one, or can even get pregnant at all!”
“Oh course you can. I could knot, so you can carry my cubs.”
Asher sounded so certain. I wanted to believe, but also, wanted to hope that my being an omega didn’t mean I’d lost all autonomy. “What if I don’t want a cub yet? We’ve only just become this. It’s a lot to take in.”
“Why wouldn’t you want one? Cubs are a gift. I’d look after you both so well.”
