Page 9 of His Bonded Omega Mate
“Who’s awake?” I asked.
“Chase, I believe they said. We believe that the infection is lower risk and Dakota has gone to see his mate. Blake is visiting with his brother at the moment.”
My head spun with all the information. If Chase was awake, it was possible others were waking too, wasn’t it? “Has anyone checked the other betas?”
People bustled out of the house, leaving me with the two elves, Larken, who was helping me stay standing and Micah, who looked unsure what to do.
“Micah, could you see to a couple of rooms for our guests?” I spoke to the elves. “I presume you are staying here?”
“Please, though, two rooms are unnecessary. Hakeem is like my brother at this point.” Teagan giggled, and I relaxed.
“If there isn’t room in the house, check the beta houses, or the omega compound.” Micah nodded, and the other alpha left to find the accommodations.
“May I ask how you came to have those injuries?” Hakeem asked as he stepped closer.
I was tall, comfortably six feet, but Hakeem was massive. He wasn’t intimidating, though. My wolf relaxed as he came nearer, running a hand inside my personal space.
“That’s right, calm. I’m reading your aura.”
His words had me tensing.
“These injuries are fresh. I thought as much from their appearance. You underwent some healing?”
“He did,” Larken answered for me. I was coiled too tight to answer. “Just last night. There were breaks, fractures, and some internal bleeding.”
I turned my head to glare at my friend. He shrugged in response, jostling me.
“Peace,” Hakeem soothed. “Your healer is gifted, but the damage was extensive. You’re lucky to be alive. Without your strong wolf, you would certainly be dead.”
He said the words in a matter-of-fact manner, making the message much more stark for it. Dead. I was right, those shifters could have killed me. All for what? Because they didn’t like the position I had in the pack, the responsibility that their Alpha had put on me? It was a load of bullshit.
As for Kade, fated mates couldn’t cheat, so there was no point in pining after a man that was incapable of wanting anything with me. Besides, I’d fallen out of love with him the instant that I’d seen him with Blake. There was no coming between what they had.
To me, Kade and Blake were the perfect example of what I wished I had for myself. I wanted to preserve their bond because it was beautiful. They were my family. The idea of hurting them made me feel ill.
Hakeem interrupted my musings. “Do you know who did this?”
It took me a second to answer. “I have some ideas. Not that it matters right now.”
Hakeem frowned. “Why —?”
My phone started dinging with countless messages and then a call. Blake.
“Fuck!”
“What?” Larken leaned in to see the screen. “Fuck, dude.” He guided me over to a bench seat so I could get off my feet.
I took a deep breath and answered the call. “Hello, Alpha.”
“Roan? Are you okay? Why am I hearing that you look like you’ve been beat to shit?”
How did I handle this? I tried to play it off. “Maybe because I was beaten to shit. I’m fine, Alpha. Aldrin healed me up.”
“You were WORSE?” Blake sounded furious.
Oh shit.
“I’ve seen pictures of you, Roan. You can’t stand by yourself!”
