All Chapters of Alpha's Little Omega : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Julian’s POVNearly an hour has passed since Brody and I lost sight of Keiran and we’re no closer to locating him. Every instinct I have screams at me not to give up, but my brain knows continuing the search without some idea of where Keiran might be heading is useless.Fated mate or not, I don’t really know him—yet—and I definitely don’t know how he thinks. The fact that he jumped from a moving vehicle to escape me and I still have no idea why proves that much. The bond between us is too new to be useful in finding him, and scent tracking is nearlyimpossible in urban environments.Which means all Brody and I are doing right now is running around the city with no direction.I haven’t spent much time in Chicago and that time has been mostly limited to various hotels and I somehow don’t think I'm going to find Keiran at a luxury hotel, or any hotel really. He’s running scared and, if I don’t find him quickly, he’s going to take himself right out of Chicago. That is, if Rossi doesn’t ca

Keiran’s POVEvery nerve ending in my body lights up and there’s a war brewing between my brain, which is telling me to run, and my wolf, which wants nothing more than to go to Julian, to be near him, to feel his hands on me…My wolf is winning.I take a step forward. Julian’s eyes flash with heat, and his nostrils flare.He’s holding himself still, his muscles thrumming with tension and his gaze locked on mine. Want, desire, and need tangle in my chest and draw me forward another step. My lips part and the spot on the back of my neck that was so painful earlier tingles with…anticipation?There’s a crashing noise. The door banging open? Boxes falling?Whatever the noise, it breaks me out of the weird trance-like state that was pulling me to Julian. I tear my gaze from his and turn my face away. My forward motion stops and the fog in my brain clears.What the hell?I dart a glance at Julian, quick enough to hopefully avoid being trapped in whatever mindfuck that was again. What is he d

Keiran’s POVThe ground drops out from beneath my feet—well, figuratively at least—as the stability and hope I just fucking got myself to accept is destroyed by a cold wash of betrayal, taking that tiny bit of rebuilt self confidence with it.Was it all bullshit? Of course it was.The frantic touches, the whispered words, the heated kiss… I see it all in a brand new light. Julian was managing me. Sure, I’m ninety-nine percent sure the fated mates thing is true—it’s a hard feeling to deny—but the emotion I thought was behind it, not so much. Julian was possessive, protective, and a little growly. All things you might expect from someone who knows what a potential liability I am.I had a make-out session with a guy I barely know in a dirty bar bathroom and my brain turned it into some sort of romantic epiphany.I am such an idiot.I take a step away from the other shifters. And another. If I can just—“You promised,” growls Julian. “No more running.”I curl my hands into fists to stop t

Keiran’s POVIs sudden onset claustrophobia a thing? Small spaces have never bothered me before, but the walls of this elevator feel like they’re closing in on me as what Remy just said plays on repeat in my head.Memories I locked away years ago are flashing through my mind, a slide show of anxiety and fear. My dad. The challenge. The blood. Randall. The snapping sound my own bones made…By the time the elevator doors open onto whatever the hell floor this is, my knees are barely holding me up they’re shaking so much.Somehow, I force my legs into action, putting one in front of the other and following Remy down the hall. Dante’s next to him and their heads tilt toward each other while they have a conversation my anxious brain doesn’t even attempt to process.The past four years haven’t been easy. They’ve been lonely and often miserable, but compared to the last twelve hours, they’ve been relatively safe. Well, no one was actively trying to maim, torture, and/or murder me at least.R

Keiran’s POVJulian and I hurriedly dry off and throw some clothes on, then I follow him out into the living room area of the suite. Considering the two of us both have wet hair and I’m now wearing—and mostly drowning in— Julian’s clothes, I’m sure it’s pretty clear what we were up to.“Sorry to interrupt your fun.” Remy smirks at me, then turns a more serious expression on his brother. “Alpha McAdams and his sister are here. They’re insisting on speaking with you.”Julian drags a hand over his face and sighs. “Do you know what they want?”Remy rolls his eyes. “To finalize the mating alliance, of course.”“And you couldn’t have gotten rid of them?”“I did my part downstairs,” says Remy. “I told Meredith you’d come talk when you were ready. It’s not my fault her asshole brother doesn’t have any patience.”Julian pinches the bridge of his nose. “Where are Dante and Brody?”“They ran down to the restaurant to grab everyone some food,” says Remy. “They should be back in about ten minutes.