Page 53 of His Bonded Omega Mate
No!I landed on his head, giving him a peck to the ear.
Hiroshi paused as Roan pushed with his back paws and flipped, running clear of Asher’s teeth.
Suddenly, Hakeem was there, holding Asher’s head in his hands. “Peace,” he ordered. There was a visible reaction from Asher’s lion to the word. He slumped, aggression fading.
Our alpha, several enforcers, and Ívarr surrounded us. Their voices all blended together as I focused on Hakeem and Asher.
Where did we go from here?
Confronting the Truth
Hiroshi
Iwastorn.Bothof my mates needed me. Which one did I check on first? I looked between them. Tate was a wreck, but unharmed physically. He flew in small circles overhead.I’m just going to check Roan. Stay there. I told him using our bond.
Dashing over to Roan, who was still in wolf form, I pushed my tiger back. They relented easily, allowing me to take my human form so I could use my ability.
My healing light came easily to my fingers as I ran them over my alpha mate’s form. His wolf was beautiful. It hurt my heart that this was the first time I was seeing my mate like this. I felt terrible that we’d been neglecting our alters, not even shifting on the full moon with the pack for fear of discovery. We’d needed more time to bond as our alters. Perhaps if we’d done that sooner, it wouldn’t have all fallen to shit.
I’m okay.He reassured me, his wolf’s mental presence close to the surface, but he allowed the man to speak. His alpha instinct to protect wouldn’t let him shift back until Asher was under control. My healing power closed the few cuts from claws and teeth. With that done, I could breathe a little easier.
Being an omega and wanting to look after people all the time could really suck when all I wanted to do was run away from this entire mess. I wanted to take my mates and hide away for a while. Tate wouldn’t allow it, his thoughts over the bond screaming in panic over his alpha.
Asher.
Unbidden, my eyes strayed to the new alpha. His eyes were still burning with rage as he watched Tate pace back and forth, now in his human form.
“Um, should we move away from the omega area?” I asked carefully. It wasn’t my place to question our alpha, but the alpha designated enforcers weren’t usually allowed in this part of the compound.
“Once we get this situation settled,” Blake said.
Blake is with them, so they can be here. The omegas will stay away, though. I loved hearing Roan’s soothing voice over our mating link. It was never an issue for him to explain something to me, to help me understand the pack dynamic, so different from my birth clan.
Tate looked pained. He appeared to want to go to Asher, but was equally terrified. He stood naked, watching Asher carefully as the alpha stared him down. “Could someone get Tate some clothes?” I called out. “Maybe it’ll help Asher calm down.” I watched Blake give a nod in agreement.
Asher glared at me, the look striking fear into my heart, but then he zeroed his gaze on one of the enforcers as they skirted the group of us and dashed into the house. The enforcer returned shortly after with a t-shirt and some sweats, which he handed to Tate with thanks from the new omega. Tate shrugged the borrowed clothing on, nothing fitting right on his lean frame.
The lion roared, head butted Hakeem out of the way and charged towards Tate. My heart leaped into my throat as he closed in on my mate. Asher was formidable in both forms. His lion was white, massive, and scary as he roared with anger at an unknown slight.
Blake stepped in front of Tate, defending him from his mate’s attack. “Stop!” Alpha power, unlike anything I’d ever felt before, flooded the area. Everyone, bar the elves, tilted their heads in submission. I noticed then that even the elves appeared to have a reaction to the amount of dominance that Blake gave out, standing more stiffly or just gaping at him. Asher slumped onto the ground, an irritated sound escaping him.
“Shift!” Blake demanded.
He directed the order to Asher, but Roan also returned to his human form. His arms wrapped around me.Don’t worry, the bond pulsed with affection.Blake will protect Tate. I wanted to deny that I was worried about Tate’s safety, but that would have been a lie.
The enforcers moved on silent feet to surround their alpha and Asher, each casting dirty looks at us. What was their problem? I caught some muttering. “It’s always Roan.” What did they mean? “Had to be him. He’s a freak.” My Roan was perfect and loving. He’d taken me on. I was the freak.
Hiro, stop. Roan begged as I tried to step closer to the group, ready to defend my mate. He clutched me to him.
What do they mean? Why are they being like that, Roan?
Later. Let’s just focus on Tate and Asher.
I subsided. Their opinions didn’t matter, as long as Blake didn’t think any of those things about my Roan.
“Why did you try to attack your mate, Asher?” Blake demanded. His voice had never sounded that hard. It was foreign, seeing Blake be so harsh.
“Wrong clothes.” Asher bit out. “Smells like HIM.” The last word was a growl, and Asher turned a cutting gaze to Roan.
