Chapter 2

Leon POV

His voice broke my mother's hold on me instantly, her eyes flared up, glinting with both joy and nervousness.

“Leon, his here, his really here, my husband is really here,” she jumped in excitement which was replaced her cold tone right after, “Leon get ready now and come down, do not waste a single second.”

“Yes, I understand mother,” I responded, with a heavy sigh, as I watched her make her way hurriedly out my room.

I still couldn't understand why she still loved that jerk, even after he had abandoned her and me for years now.

I mean, this old man didn't even for once ever come over, not even after the news of me being born and now all of a sudden, he finally wants to meet, reunite with the family he had long abandoned.

Yeah as if, it's obvious he has an ulterior motive for this sudden new acceptance of my existence, but I don't have a choice but to smile happily and act as though I'm excited to meet him, as for the first time ever I finally saw my mother smile, and it was at the call of this bastard.

I rolled my eyes in exhaustion of it all, making my way to the bathroom. I had a quick shower and got dressed, my bags had already been parked a week beforehand, so I was pretty much ready to go wherever the hell was taking me too.

Soon I made my way down the stairs with my luggages and there he was, seated right at the centre, Mr Zane Darkwood, my sorry excuse for a father, slowly sipping the tea in his hands.

I couldn't help but grit my jaw, as just the mere sight of him brewed even more anger in me, and there was my mother who smiled helplessly as she sat next to him.

“You must be Leon,” he said, his voice a low rumble, devoid of emotions.

My mother was on her feet in an instant, pulling my arms, and moving me closer to the jerk, “Yes, Zane, he is the one, your alpha son, Leon Darkwood,” she responded.

The old man stood up in silence ignoring her words, as he walked up to me, which made me even more mad. His blood-red eyes suddenly glaring at mine.

Instantly I could feel the heavy pressure of an alpha hitting my entire body as those eyes glared at me, but I couldn't show any signs of weakness, not now and not ever.

I swallowed my breath, praying he would soon cut off his alpha aura away, and thankfully he did and replaced his aura with a weird, creepy smile on his face.

“So,” he mused, extending a hand. “You are my son.”

I stared at my mother, whose eyes pleaded with me to accept, and so I did, “Yes, I guess I am,” I responded, my tone laced with sarcasm.

The following discussion about my “new life” was a blur I didn’t care to focus on. Soon, it was time to leave. My mother pulled me aside at the car, her grip tight on my arm.

“Leon, look at me,” she whispered, her voice trembling, as she held me, “I know you despise your father, but for my sake, please try to stay on his good side.”

I have off a soft sigh with my eyes rolled as I could not take one more of her lectures today, “Mother, please don't —”

Her sudden grip on my hand, cut me right off,“ I'm not joking Leon, he has promised to pay for mama health bills and everything involving the debt I owe and then his also taking us all to a better house,” she said, her voice low, shaky, “And this is because he believes you are an alpha, so please Leon, be careful and don't ever get caught okay.”

“I understand mother, I will be careful, I promise,” I said with a short smile, slowly holding on to her arms, “You take care of yourself and grandma.”

“It's time,” a voice echoed from the car, cutting our discussion short.

“Goodbye mum, I will see you soon okay,” I said, giving her a kiss on the forehead, made my way into the car and took a seat directly opposite the man I was supposed to call father.

I stared at the window, watching as my mother slowly faded off, and soon we were far from my hometown.

For an hour, the only sound was the hum of the engine. I kept my gaze fixed on the passing scenery, feeling the weight of his stare.

A buzz from his phone finally cut off the silence.

“Yes,” he said, putting the phone to his ears, “Have you moved her and her things too?”

Her? Is he talking about my mum?

“Okay, perfect, carry to where we discussed them, I should arrive by noon tomorrow,” he stated with the call ending right after.

“Leon,” he called, his voice commanding, instantly drawing me back to his gaze.

“Yes,” I answered, my eyes unwavering as I tried to show no sign of fear.

The false smile disappeared. “A simple question. When did you first present as an alpha?”

A cold dread trickled down my spine. “Since birth. Why do you ask?”

“Right…,” he paused, his smile now back on, “Boys, hold him down and do it.”

And within a split second, I was seized and held down by the two men that sat beside me.

“Wait, what the hell is—«

One of them chugged a bitter pill into my mouth, cutting me right off, and the next second my body instantly began to give a special heat.

A searing, uncontrollable heat eruption that burned heavy through the veins. It was a heat no alpha would ever feel, the purging fire of an omega’s truth serum.

Soon enough I could feel myself going mad, if I didn't get a cure now, I would for sure die here.

“Please, stop— please,” I muttered, with the last few remaining strength I had left.

“Give him the cure, boys.”

They fed me another pill, which at once stopped the crazy heat I was feeling in my body, and my eyes went back to normal. They both released their hold, leaving me to fall down, gasping for air with my head down.

“So you are not an alpha huh,” he said, his hands grabbing my jaw up, “I knew that bitch was lying, but still, I wanted to give her the benefit of doubt.”

“But seriously an Omega, the lowest of them all?” he scoffed, as his grip on my jaw tightened even more, “She could have at least birthed a beta, but I guess I was expecting too much from such a low standard wolf right?” he mock fully smirked

My mind raced, terrified in a thousand miles, Ohh shit! This is bad, this is seriously bad? He knows.

He suddenly let go of his grip, leaving me once more to gravel for air on the floor.

“Hey Omega,” he called, pulling my attention to him, “Do you know what we do to liars and traitors in the Darkwood?” he asked, as he dialled a number.

Ohh no, he wouldn't, right? I mean, that's his wife, for god’s sake—

“Yes,” he said into the phone, his eyes coldly holding mine. “Execute the mother.”

His words short my brain circuit at once.

My body instinctively grabbed his legs, “Please, please, don't kill her, I beg of you, I will do anything, anything, just don't hurt my mother, I beg of you,” I pleaded, as tears I could no longer control streamed down my face, hot and shameful.

He watched me grovel for a long, silent moment. “Anything?” he finally repeated, a flicker of dark interest shined in his eyes, as he brought the phone back to his ear. “Abort the order. For now.”

The line went dead, his words giving me a sigh of relief, which soon banished as he leaned down, his voice a whisper that sent dark chills down my spine.

“Now then, shall we discuss what I want you to do, little Omega.”