Page 35 of His Bonded Omega Mate
Tate quickly accepted my answer. He must have been monitoring the bond, the high stress must have had me letting down my walls.So?He changed the subject. The reason that I loved him was because he just got me.What do you think of him? He’s younger than us, but I feel like he’s seen some shit.
Yeah, same. I think growing up in the Hayes pack made him that way. I’m kinda surprised that he hasn’t been with anyone since Kade.
Me too.Tate shifted against me, resting his head on my chest, and reached out a hand to smooth Hiroshi’s hair. The omega was blinking sleepily.
“Go to sleep, Hiro,” Roan urged, kissing his mate one last time before he closed his eyes himself.
Together, Tate and I watched the pair drift off to sleep. I was tired, but my brain wouldn’t switch off.
I don’t think Roan’s had much time to have fun and just let loose, Tate mused. We kept to the mate bond to not disturb the others.
Probably. He said he’s been guarding Kade for the council since he left the Hayes pack. I imagine that left little time for himself. No vacations. No attachments. No-one would understand why he was watching his ex.
A pretty harsh punishment for basically nothing.
That we know of.I reminded Tate we didn’t know the full story. Then I winced at his reaction. I was really messing things up.
Tate sat up.Do you really think he’d sit back and watch someone be abused?His anger rose to the surface quickly.
I ran a hand through my hair.Fuck no. I hardly know him, but I know he’s decent.
He sat back down, just with a little distance between us.I like him, Asher. Can you make this work with him?
For you? For Hiroshi? I’d do anything. Roan wouldn’t ask that of me. He’s too good to use his alpha position over us.
That was the real root of my problem. My alpha brothers had used their power and influence over me my whole life. It had left me with a bit of an attitude problem with authority. Logan had been bearable. Blake was a thousand times better. Giving us choices, options? He was just something else.
To keep this life I was building with my men here in Sweetwater, I’d go to war to keep it.
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Hiroshi
WhileRoanhealedfromthe last of his remaining injuries, I’d slept apart from him. I knew that once we shared a bed, I’d never want to sleep separately ever again. It was heavenly to sleep wrapped in his arms knowing that my betas were with us, too. This was everything that I’d ever dreamed of. It felt right.
In the night, Tate had moved closer and twined his fingers with mine. Asher was curled up against his back, so I could just see the curve of his shoulder and part of his face. He looked peaceful. His formerly tortured expression settled into something calm.
I wasn’t sure about all of what went down when we left Roan and Asher together. I just knew that Tate was feeling some of the stress that Asher was. He was tense in the shower until he’d gotten inside me and shut Asher out. I hadn’t feared that anything bad would happen with my mate and Asher. I got that there were hierarchy issues to sort out.
Asher should have been an alpha. He’d had a crappy childhood, from what I could tell, with bullies for siblings that didn’t like his beta status. He didn’t talk about it much, but there were clues here and there. I’d been present for calls home that had left me angry but I hadn’t heard it all. Northarbor had been his fresh start, having gone through a few packs and prides before he reached the city. We’d found common ground with being outsiders.
Sensing a shift in the air between us all, I decided to go for it. I wanted to try bonding. Taking the day off from the clinic wouldn’t be a problem. Asher had time off from the factory. All I had to worry about was Tate’s enforcer training and Roan’s duties to Kade.
I shook my mate awake. “Roan,” I whispered.
“Yeah?” he asked sleepily.
“Can you get the day off?”
“Uh, why?” He was clearly confused.
“I want to bond today,” I said simply.
That had him bolting upright, nearly tossing me onto the floor. He grabbed me at the last second and crushed me to him. “Seriously?” He sounded over the moon and pressed kisses to everywhere he could reach.
I laughed. “Hells yes!”
“What’s all the noise?” Tate opened one bleary eye.
