Page 35 of His Impossible Elf Mate
Teárlach squeezed my hand, pulling me back into reality. If I got what I wanted, I would lose him. If I changed my designation either way our relationship was doomed.
Could I give him up for what I’d always dreamed of?
We didn’t know if the bondings would stick if a beta chose to bond with an alpha to go through thetransformation. Asher and Tate had already broken their bonds, so I hoped the beta pairings, like Jake and Sebastian, could break their mating and re-bond if that was what they wanted. It really depended on their designations.
The call with the council ended with a promise to discuss this in more detail with Blake present. Kade would need to be there as the representative of male omegas.
Maybe they sensed I wanted to know, but one by one, the elves and healers left until it was just me, T and Hiroshi.
T kissed me quickly and followed his friend, knowing I wanted privacy to find this out.
“Do you know if I have the gene?” I asked. It was a stupid question. I knew I had the gene because Hiroshi had been so careful not to use my information, though I knew he had it. I’d glimpsed the file with my name on it.
Hiroshi told me I did and I asked which one. My heart was thundering in my chest as he looked through the pile of messy papers, found mine, then wrote a single word in pencil.
Omega.
I felt my heart soar. The Luna had proven my faithin her right. She had given me exactly what I’d wanted since I was old enough to know there were male omegas.
Long ago, when I was maybe four, a male omega had found his way to the pack. He was a wolf, like Kade, so father had accepted him. He didn’t seem to hate male omegas then. That came later. Maybe it was my fault. I was fascinated when the omega went into heat and ended up pregnant with an enforcer. The alpha had mated his omega and they welcomed an alpha son. They weren’t fated mates, so they had a lot of issues. Quite often, the omega was left alone to look after the baby.
One day, the omega left the pack, returning to his family with the child and without his mate. The alpha had died in a challenge for trying to sleep with another alpha’s omega.
When he left, I was heartbroken and often asked for my friend. He was the last male omega in the pack until Kade.
Though I was ecstatic about being a potential omega, this news had the ability to obliterate my life.
“Only you can know for now. Please,” I begged Hiroshi.
“But—“
“No, Hiroshi. This could have dire consequences for the pack if this got out.” I’d lose my job as Second to Blake if they knew I was an omega. It was better they suspected I was an alpha when this got out. They would think I wasn’t changing or admitting it because I didn’t want to lay claim to the pack.
It took him a moment, but he seemed to understand what this would mean for my place in the pack, for Blake’s leadership when he tried to keep me as Second, because I knew my brother would. He might have relented and changed Tate’s job from enforcer to wing guard, he just wouldn’t for me. He would fight tooth and nail to keep me as his Second because he trusted me above anyone else.
“Of course. Congratulations, Axel,” he finally agreed.
I hugged the omega quickly and fled the room.
Alone. I needed to be out in the forest. Needed time to myself to process.
Of course, with that nagging sense us twins shared, I wasn’t alone for long.
“Thought I’d find you here. You’re as bad as the elf these days.”
I tried for a smile. Chase pulled me into a tight hug. I broke away after a moment to brush tears away.
“What’s wrong?”
Certain we were far enough away, I spoke out loud, whispering the truth to the only person who could know right then.
“An omega? Really?”
“Yeah,” I admitted fearfully.
“Just like you’d always hoped.” He caught my shocked expression. “Did you think you’d kept that from us? Me and my wolf know everything there is to know about you and yours. Of course we knew. Just like you knew about me.”
“So you don’t care?” Fear had words sticking in my throat.Do you see me differently?
