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Brandon's POV I don't know which was louder, the sound of the chains as I pull on them, or the sound of my growl as I tense every muscle while this bastard drags his claws across my stomach. My jaws snap as I lunge forward, aiming to take a chunk out of the side of his face when he gets a little too close. Unfortunately for me, the bastard was too fast, and he moved just out of reach and laughed at me. “Oh, you almost got me!” The bastard teased, laughing at me. I felt blood rolling down my sides from the cut his claw made from one hip bone to the other.I spit in his face, and he flinched forward as though he would punch me. I didn't give Mark the satisfaction of flinching away. That only seemed to piss him off and he growled as he extended his claws and dragged them from my right shoulder to my left hip. I gritted my teeth and tried not to make a sound. I succeeded until I felt the faint pain bouncing back from Leo. It broke me knowing he felt my pain as though it were his own.
Third Person's POV Leo sat in his dad's lap, wrapped up in his arms with his twin brother beside him for extra comfort and support. They sat in Grayson's office on the couch to the right of the door. Theo's fingers gently combed through his son's hair as he hummed a little tune. EJ's thumb absent-mindedly caresses Ollie hand as he reads Anders’ reply, hoping someone over there has heard something. They look up when the door opens, and Grayson, Coal, Tate, Xavier, and Damien enter the office. Grayson's eyes light up when he sees the person sitting behind his desk. He crosses the room in an instant, and the Delta 3 squeaks as he's plucked out of his mate's chair. Sebastian smiles, wrapping his arms around the king's neck as Grayson presses his nose against his scent gland and takes a deep breath in. “Goddess, I missed you!” Grayson mumbled against his skin, and Sebastian giggled at his needy Alpha, who was only gone for four hours. The Alpha King sat down in his chair with his ma
Third Person's POV Leo nervously paced outside the hospital room, hoping they would find a heartbeat. He doesn't want him to die, at least not before he gets answers. The door opens, and Leo spins around, eager for news. Alpha Mike approaches the nervous Omega. He rubs his hands along Leo’s arms, trying to calm him. “He's not awake yet. They're still trying to remove the wolfsbane. Whoever did this loaded him up with so much that they nearly killed him, but we managed to save him. He had a heartbeat, but it was just so weak we couldn't feel it. They're cleaning his blood as we speak. It was the only way to save him. They couldn't use the antidote yet because there's too much poison in his system, and it would have taken too long. Once they've removed enough, they can give him the antidote. He's not going to be awake for a while. There's not much else we can do here. Why don't you let me take you home?” Mike said.Leo's lip trembles, and he shakes his head. “No! This is the last
Brandon's POV I groan as I try to wake up. My body feels like it's been hit by a train. I lick my lips and try to move my hands to rub my eyes, but I can't move them far. I heard the clanking of chains when I moved my hands, and it confused me. After blinking my eyes several times, my vision finally clears, and I squint as I lift my head and look around. When I look around, I don't recognize my surroundings, but I do recognize the scent of this place and feel the familiarity of the pack I’m in. I'm immediately aware that I'm no longer in Mike's pack, and my stomach sinks. I look at my wrist and ankles, and I find that I'm lying on a bed, chained to it. I growl in frustration and begin yanking on the chains, trying to break free. It doesn't take long to figure out I can't. The metal is too strong. So, I decided to make as much noise as possible. Pulling on the chains and shaking them, I call the bastard's name.“MARK! GET YOUR ASS IN HERE!” I hear his voice as he talks to someone i
Third Person's POV “Did everything I said make sense?” EJ asked, his thumb caressing the Omega's back as he sat, straddling his lap. The Omega nods, and EJ smiles. “Do you understand that the way your body reacted wasn't what you wanted, and it wasn't your fault?” EJ asked, wanting to hear the Omega say it out loud so he would know he understood that what happened wasn't his fault.Ollie bashfully nods. He may understand, but he's still embarrassed by what happened and how his body reacted. “Ollie… I want to hear you say it. I want to make sure you know that the way your body reacted doesn't make you bad or evil. I want to make sure you know that it wasn't your fault. None of it was! You were the victim. You didn't want that to happen to you. Do you understand, baby?” The Omega's stomach fluttered when he called him baby. The tone and the endearing word itself had him swooning. “Y-Yes… I understand… It's just… It's still embarrassing. I hate thinking about it, or talking about i
Third Person's POV It was one thing when he was alone and sucked back into memories with Anton. But it was a whole other thing when asked about it, and forced back into those memories. The memories came quickly, images of Anton's angry face were suddenly right in front of him, making the Omega flinch and scramble back. He saw his raised hand as he prepared to strike him, and Ollie cried out as he covered his face.He felt the terror all over again as he watched Anton drag his brother into that room. The scene changed, and he felt his brother's hand on his wrist as they tried running out of the room. The Omega shrieked again when he felt Anton grab a handful of his dreadlocks, yanked him back into the room, and threw him to the ground as he slammed and locked the door.He felt his mate's foot connect with his side, and he curled into a ball. He cried out again when Anton grabbed him by the hair and pulled him to his feet. It stung. It felt like his hair was being ripped from his head.