Page 89 of His Bonded Omega Mate
“No, it doesn’t, but you need to turn that anger inside. Your alter is ripping your family apart because he thinks he’s better than that man over there.”
“So is this it? Are you going to end my bond with Tate? He needs me. I need to be there for the baby.”
“You do, and you are making progress. A month ago, you were in the same room as Roan and didn’t blow up when you found out that Tate is the father of one of Hiroshi’s twins.”
Goddess, that had been hard. Monster had been furious that we were stuck with them. He wanted Tate to break his bond with Hiroshi and leave Sweetwater for somewhere away from the alpha that had been with Tate, who had tried to mate bond with him.
“Basically, this is your last chance. Mess this up and it’s over.”
“How?”
“You and Roan are going to Abrocaelum with Axel as a chaperone. The pair of you will stay there until you can be in the same room without your alter wanting to tear him to shreds. I can feel him from here.”
“Is that safe?”
Axel spoke from his place next to me. I hadn’t realized he was there. The man was like a ghost. “We’ve been told that neither of you will be able to shift until you leave Abrocaelum.” When he gave a sinister grin, I knew I wouldn’t like what he said next. “I have the sofa, so that means you two will share the bed.”
Alone
Hiroshi
IwasexpectingRoanhome for lunch when there was a knock on the door mid morning. Thinking he’d forgotten to take his key and had come home for it, I went to answer the door without shouting for Larken or Micah first, which was protocol after some of the “gifts” left on our stoop in the last few weeks.
Somehow, it was okay to the council that betas could turn into omegas and alphas. Yay more babies! But hell no, those omegas couldn’t sire children! What was the world coming to? Had The Luna made a mistake? I’d rolled my eyes so many times as I was tested and then tested again. Each time it showed that my son was also Tate’s.
Honestly, I was still reeling from the information that Tate and Roan had both fathered babies with me. My family, of course, was split down the middle over it. Half believed me, the rest said it was as impossible as our bond. Like the council. They would all change their tune when my son was here.
Tate and I were closer than ever because of it. We had to be together all day, so it was just as well, really. We’d been getting threats to the house, so we were under guard, with Larken staying with us most nights to have another alpha to guard us, with Asher still with the elves. During the day, while Roan and I were working, though I barely worked part time, we had two alphas chaperone us places we needed to go.
As the knock came again, I hurried to the door and opened it to a surprise visitor.
“Hey, Hiroshi, can I come in?”
Axel Sweetwater was kind of intimidating. We’d had very few opportunities to become friends, especially after I’d shared his results with him. I put that down to us all being so busy. While I wanted to know all the Sweetwaters better, I just hadn’t been given the opportunity. So far, being in this house was as isolating as the old house, even surrounded by neighbors. We just had more room here.
I moved away from the double wide door, super practical with the twin stroller we had been given, and let Axel into the house.
“Come to the kitchen. I’ll make you a coffee or something.”
“That’s unnecessary.”
I ignored his protestations. “Do you like tea?”
“I do, thank you.”
I filled the electric kettle, I’d spent some time in the UK so it was a must buy, and set the water to boil. “Do you want a fruity tea or--?”
He cut me off. “Whatever you are having is fine. Don’t trouble yourself.”
The box was close to hand, so I showed him the peppermint tea. He nodded. “I like it to help with reflux.”
While the tea steeped, we stayed silent. Only when Axel had his hands wrapped around his mug did he speak. “My brother has decided that Roan and Asher need to get over this thing. So Roan is being sent to stay with Asher until they can get along.”
My mug nearly slipped from my fingers. Axel’s hand snapped out and steadied it before any of my tea could spill. “Is that safe?”
“Don’t worry, neither can shift in Abrocaelum. They will be practically human while they are there.” That didn’t exactly fill me with confidence. Axel must have seen my worries in my expression. I’d always struggled to hide what I was feeling. “I’ve volunteered to go along with them,” he admitted with a shrug.
I relaxed and smiled at him. “Thank you. I really appreciate you keeping them safe from each other until they work through this. They’d end up hating themselves if they did some permanent harm.”
