Page 70 of Venom Island
Enrique curses.
Elias merely grins even wider.
And Xavier nods. “I’m right.”
“The fuck you are,” Enrique grumbles. “I don’t even like you.”
“You don’t have to like me to be my Second,” Xavier points out. “But I’ll grow on you as you get to know me.”
“I haven’t accepted,” Enrique snarls at him. “I don’t accept.”
Xavier shrugs. “Maybe talk to your mate first. We have a lot to offer here. Including a way to help your brother.” He starts to turn.
Enrique steps after him, pulling me along with him. “What can you do for my brother?”
Xavier pauses, glancing back over his shoulder. “Oh, now you’re suddenly interested?”
“Don’t fuck with me, Xavier. What can you do for Joseph?” Enrique demands, his dominance pouring off him in waves.
The other Alpha slowly rotates to face him again, his own dominance battling Enrique’s.
I shiver, pressing more firmly into Enrique’s side.
He instantly relaxes, his hand releasing mine so he can wrap his arm around me. “Lo siento, pequeño tesoro,” he says softly.I’m sorry, little treasure.
“Estoy bien,” I reply, telling him I’m okay.
Xavier glances between us, then folds his arms over his chest in a manner similar to Elias. Only Xavier doesn’t appear nearly as amused as the other Alpha. “You may have noticed Philippe’s lucid state,” Xavier says. “Yes?”
Enrique simply dips his chin in response, but I feel the tension trailing along his arm.
“Well, we’ve developed methods here on the island to help undo Carlos’s mindfucks,” Xavier tells Enrique. “But it’ll require Joseph to come here.”
“What about Savi?” my mate asks.
“It would be best for her to stay in Andorra Sector while we evaluate your brother’s condition. It might take years to bring him back.”
Enrique swallows, his unease prickling our bond as he repeats, “Years.”
Xavier gives an affirmative incline of his head. “It’s not an easy process. But we know it works.”
“While we haven’t been able to do anything other than sedate him,” Elias adds. “However, we’ve also only had him for a little over a week.”
“What exactly would you do to him?” Enrique asks, still focused on Xavier.
“That’s a process I can’t explain in a few sentences, nor is it something I want to share right now.” He glances at me, makingit clear he doesn’t want me to hear the process. Probably because he doesn’t think I can emotionally handle it. “But Philippe can give you a demonstration, if you’re interested in seeing what we do.”
Enrique is still studying him intently. “That sounds ominous.”
Xavier grunts. “Because it’s an intense fucking process. But it’s not like your brother just waltzed into his current state, either. That took years of torture. It’s going to take a lot to break him free of it.”
My mate says nothing, just continues to stare at Xavier.
Elias clears his throat. “It’s your choice, Enrique. Ander and I will understand if you would rather stay on Venom Island. From what I understand, you have some old friends here, too.”
Enrique remains quiet, but I can feel him considering his options. He finally looks at me. “Caja would be the only Omega here until the others are able to visit, yes?”
“No,” Xavier says, causing Enrique’s eyebrows to wing upward before he returns his gaze to the other male. “We have thirteen Omegas under this dome, all of them mated. Now fourteen with Caja.”
