Page 101 of Carmichael's Omega

"Still?" I ask for confirmation. Usually, Hugh breezes in and out. Occasionally he stays for longer, a couple of weeks, tops. It's never a good time.Mama'sbrother is a pompous ass.

"Si, Carm," Nico whispers.

A foul taste coats my tongue. Suppose Hugh wasn't blood...la diosa lo perdona."Where is he staying?En la casa de Papa?"

"No," comes the miserable answer. "He took Renee out shopping today. It was my birthday three days ago. You didn't come home."

¡Chale! "Lo siento hermanito."My wolf rumbles. We forgot our brother.

"S'OK. You're busy," he answers.

I close my eyes and rub my face. Maybe I can have Nico crash here at the bar for a few days. At least I can get him away from Hugh and Renee. Hugh typically shows favoritism for Nico but then gets in moods where Renee is his number one.

"Nico, hold tight,Hermanito. I'll have someone pick you up -"

"I want you to come home," he whines a little. I can hear his wolf pleading with me. Begging his alpha.

Frustrated, I look up, seeing nothing.Papashould be the one who Nico leans on, but now I can't even suggest it. A cold, distant alpha, a cheating mate, an absent father;mi padreis no hero.

It still hurts. Knowing that he caused the rift betweenMamaand Lily. Knowing that he brought Lily into the equation. He putMamain danger, hurt her. It has my wolf abandoning his loyalty to the alpha. It has me all twisted up.

It makes me doubt my ability to handle my two mates. My omegas. At least I won't cheat. Not with the two most beautiful creatures I've ever seen under me.Chale, I need to be more worried about rubbing my dick raw...

Feeling my alpha-wolf start to strut at the thought of his two omegas makes me able to deal with my little brother. "Nico," I say soothingly. "I have a little business to take care of. I'll have someone bring you here,si?"

"Promise?" he whispers.

"Tomorrow,si?"

"Tonight," he begs."¿Por favor hermano mayor?"

He sounds like a pup of ten instead of seventeen. I heave a sigh. My mates are making me soft. "Nico. Why don't you go for a run tonight-"

"No! I-I'll wait for you,no?" he says, a little desperate. "Where- where are you?"

I pause. My alpha-wolf is pacing, curling his lip at nothing and everything. Something is wrong with my little brother. "I'll send someone tonight, Nico," I say abruptly.

"Really, Carm?"

"Si."

"Who?"

I think.Chale. Who can I send quickly?

"Where are you?" he repeats. "Are you... are you at that bar?" he whispers.

I freeze."¿Qué?"How the hell does Nico know when Devel is the official owner on paper? Did someone nark?

"I overheard Felicia talking about it," Nico hurries to blurt out. My brother can't keep secrets.

Puta. Fuck. She must have known from one of the males. She spreads herself around enough to have overheard something. Maybe she even heard the females planning to come here tonight. Who knows? I've been out of touch on campus for too long.

"I can come to you," Nico says hurriedly.

"No, Nico," I rub my forehead. I really, truly didn't want Nico to find out about my mates so quickly. He's already so fragile. "I'll send Holt,si?"

"Holt doesn't like me," Nico mumbles.

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