LOGINSIX MONTHS LATER “Easy,” Cage growled at Ezra, and his hands slid around his waist to steady him. Ezra gave a guilty smile and supported himself with Cage's shoulders. “I was moving too fast,” Ezra murmured and ran his palm over his protruding stomach barely covered by the special style tunic Leon had made and delivered through a guard. “You shouldn't,” Cage scolded in a light voice. “I’m just so excited to see Leon. It’s been ages,” Ezra said with a dramatic sigh. Two months ago, Slade had managed to convince Leon to move to his pack. There had been little correspondence between them while Leon settled into his new life and Ezra had greatly missed him. The Alphas ball was the first opportunity for them to see each other so he was a little too excited. “He’ll be waiting inside. But if you topple over and fall,” “I have you,” Ezra said with a cheeky smile and the strained look on Cage's face finally disappeared. “Right. Stay next to me,” Cage added and they continued to wal
ONE WEEK LATEREzra relaxed in the reclining chair on the private balcony in Cage's wing. Cage had it opened up for him to relax whenever he wanted and he'd been making good use of it for the last couple of days and it was one of the quietest Ezra had.It was also a place he used to distract himself while the executions and punishments were dished out.Leon told him about Kit and Ezra had felt sick to his stomach but that was it. He felt nothing for the omega. Ezra knew for a fact that Sydney and Darren had been executed. Cage never brought it up and he didn’t ask either.Not even about Kael.Ezra knew they were still searching, but he didn’t ask for updates. For him, it was better to pretend Kael didn’t exist anymore. From the balcony, he had a great view of the Orion pack grounds. And so he could see everything that was happening in real time. Especially the changes.It had only been a few days but the other Alphas had begun to disperse with the members of their packs.Each grou
Cage huffed as he walked back to his bedroom for the second time. The meeting with the Alphas had been put on hold as soon as Slade mind-linked him. His fist curled with anger as he pushed the door open and his eyes landed on Ezra who was back in bed while the healer checked him. “Alpha,” the healer rose to his feet and bowed. “How is he?” “I’m fine,” Ezra answered with a small smile and Cage growled in his throat. “Fine? That lunatic attacked you,” he marched over and sat beside Ezra. Ezra immediately leaned into him. “He didn’t get to me.” “The injury reopened from the strain,” the healer jumped in and Ezra scowled at him. “I’m okay, really.” Cage growled again and looked at the healer. “You may leave now.” The healer nodded and turned away, hurrying out of the room. Cage looked back at Ezra with a softer look. “I’m really okay. Leon came before he could do anything. And then Slade handled the rest of it,” Ezra explained. Cage sighed. “This is all my fault.” Ezra fr
Ezra scrambled up in his bed, ignoring the pain in his side this time. Kit stood at the center of the room with that flat, deranged look that always made Ezra wary. "What are you doing here?" Ezra snapped at him. "You're back," Kit answered in a flat voice. "You haven't answered my question," Ezra snapped and Kit narrowed his eyes. "You haven't answered mine either! Why did you have to come back? We were doing fine without you. Alpha Cage was finally seeing me... and then you show up again." Ezra climbed down from the bed through the other end and Kit was now standing even closer to the end. The only thing between them was the large bed itself. "You're acting crazy," Ezra mumbled. "Crazy?" Kit scoffed. "I'm furious! I finally have a chance to live the life I've always wanted and now you ruin it for me?" "I'm not ruining anything for you." "Then why did you show up? You could have been happy with Darren. He loved you!" Ezra's brows furrowed. "How do you know about Darren?"
Ezra sat up quickly and a sharp pain went through his side. “Fuck!” He muttered loudly and Leon was immediately by his side. “Shit! Are you okay? Don’t move too quickly” “Get Cage” Ezra said with an urgency that made Leon frown. “What?” “Get Cage. Now!” Leon’s body moved immediately. If it was something important, he didn’t want to be the one to delay it. Ezra picked up the paper Leon had dropped in the moment when he’d rushed to his side. He looked at the apology scribbled on the note with a sour taste in his mouth. The door flew open and Cage came barreling in, a panicked look on his face. “Are you okay?” He sat by Ezra’s side and then his nostrils flared when he sniffed something. “Kael…” Ezra held up the note and Cage snatched it from his hands. “Fuck!” He muttered and the note crumpled in his hands. “Who brought this?” Cage thundered as he rose to his feet. “A guard. He said it came from Bill” Cage's gaze snapped back to Ezra. “Bill took you from this pack before
Cage held Ezra tightly as he stirred in his arms. The carriage rolled over a rocky path and Ezra whimpered in his sleep. Cage growled in displeasure and pulled him into his lap just as the carriage came to a stop and the sound of horse hooves drew closer. A rap on the window made Cage mutter under his breath and then he pulled the small curtain to the side. Slade looked down from the top of his horse. "The road is uneven. Would you prefer the smoother one?" "How long will it take?" "Twice as much time." Cage looked down at Ezra who was still sleeping. A smoother road would do him a lot of good but staying on the road for twice as long wouldn't. "I'll keep him in my arms. We'll proceed as planned" Slade nodded and looked up. "Keep moving." "The prisoners?" Cage asked with a serious look. "I'm keeping my eyes on them. Darren had been pumped with drugs since our departure." "Keep him that way. I want him awake when we arrive at the Orion pack." Slade nodded again. "And Kael
"The invitation to the party doesn't extend to my pet, Kael," the rich masculine voice growled and Ezra stiffened. The alpha had walked fast, crossing the vast room in a split second. Too fast for Ezra to gather his bearings and not look like he was going to pass out at any moment. His heart thump
Ezra's mind was fogged up from the moment he opened his eyes. The sunlight above him was punishing. He stared at the clouds in confusion for a few seconds. He rolled over, and his body was stopped by a warm log. Ezra paused as his ears picked up the sound of a beating heart. Logs didn't have heart
Ezra stumbled backwards, heart still pounding in his chest in fear. The water rippled around him as he tried to move away from the domineering gaze of the wolf. "Step out," the command floated into his head, sharp and cold. It sank into his bones, absolute and heavy. Ezra's mind became m
At the time the new batch of Omegas arrived at the Orion Pack, Ezra had the two most important rules etched into his brain. First, keep your eyes down and ask no questions. Second, don't ever cross Alphas. The rules were repeated severally that even the children knew them word for word. Ezr







