Omega Bound Chapter 121

Thane

"How many?" I ask, staring them all down. "How many mates are you all willing to give up? Damon here is unmated. There is a high likelihood his mate is within a ring. Why do I think that? Because both of ours were and well, we know how the fates like their games. Are you going to tell him his mate isn't worth it? What about you, Greene? You are unmated. Maybe your mate is laid up in a heat clinic room being fed a synthetic heat drug so she can be repeatedly raped like mine was. You willing to turn an eye to that possibility?"

"You sound like you are doing just fine on your own." Stevens replies and I can barely keep my anger in check.

"And you sound like you could be missing your dick, Stevens." Cyrus cocks an eyebrow at him.

"That is Alpha Stevens to you boy."

"Why don't you pull your pants down so we can see if you still have a little winky or if my girl bit it off."

"You sound absurd." he scoffs.

"And you sound like a damn traitor to your kind. We are Alphas. We protect our own. These missing shifters belong to someone." I sit back in my chair giving them time to make the right decision. The murmurs around the table start and I patiently wait as I pull open my phone to check on the girls.

Ayla sits on the couch with her feet on the arm, head on a pillow combing through the binder. My heart warms that she wants to learn more about duties here in the pack, but I don't want her to put too much on herself. Especially now that she is growing my pup inside of her. The thought of her stressing herself out is enough to make me want to lock her away for the whole pup growing process. She can't be stressed out locked in her nest. The world can't bother her locked in her nest. I may have a problem wanting to lock her in her nest.

No, probably a normal reaction. I don't feel sorry.

Raven sits at my desk, feet up and drinking my whiskey straight from the bottle. That doesn't bother me. I gave up drinking the night l Little Wolf shed her first tear for me, what bothers me is that she rifled through my desk to get it.

That and it is 10AM.

I raise my eyebrow and turn the phone to my right so Cyrus can see what his mate is doing. "Better hurry up brother. I need to be around for this. She gets loose lipped when she drinks. Aww look, she is wearing my hoodie. Now she will be drunk and horny. I hope you're happy. Got my ass all the way up here missing this." he whispers back to me.

"No, I am not happy. She's drinking."

"Clearly."

"No, I meant she is drinking and then she is going to drive my pregnant mate home. Are you insane right now."

"Look, I am sure she has a plan. She will probably shift and sober up. Look at her chug on that bottle. This is not her first rodeo Thane."

"How are you so calm about your mate chugging whiskey at 10 am?"

"She bit off some dicks Thane. Do you think I am going to say anything to her? You are out of your damn mind. I would like to keep all of me attached."

"This doesn't bother you?"

"You know me, Thane. Did you really think some prissy little girly girl or some good girl was going to be my mate? I had scheduled orgies on my planner brother."

"You don't even own a damn planner. I am surprised you can write." Damon chimes in, causing Cyrus to punch him in the arm.

"Ouch."

"I don't need a planner when I have an orgy calendar on my fridge doofus."

"Judging by how she looks chugging that bottle you better rip that calendar up before she finds it."

"Already on it. I cancelled my clinic appointments as well."

We both turn and look at Cyrus like he grew a new head. "Wow. You do have it bad. Welcome to the club brother." I catch movement by the office door and Ayla and Raven turn their heads in unison. Little Wolf sits up and offers a polite smile. Raven on the other hand stays at my desk with a bottle in her hand and her feet up. I can't hear what, if anything is being said, but I can see Marcus walk into view now, probably trying to figure out what is going on in the office since we didn't make it known I would be leaving. Ayla has a saddened look on her face and within seconds, Raven has his head pinned against my desk and his arm wrenched around his back.

Little Wolf's eyes are wide with shock, before a huge smile comes across her face. Within seconds Raven pulls him off my desk and flings him toward the door. Marcus is a limp noodle sliding across the carpet. He isn't as big as us, but Raven has some strength to her. He pulls himself up and flees the office. Ayla turns her head toward Raven and throws her head back in laughter.

I miss that sound.

"I can't wait for her to do that to you." Damon smacks Cyrus on the back.

"Me either." he replies. I roll my eyes as the noises start to die down.

"Has all the packs decided to align?" I ask. Each pack alpha nods except for Alpha Stevens. "Decide Stevens. You help me now or you help me later, regardless you will be helping me."

"Is that a threat?" he turns to me, pushing out his aura into the room, clearly forgetting who sits at this table.

"I don't need to threaten. If I choose to take my seat of authority prior to taking the ring down, which is a real possibility, your agreement won't be necessary. It will be forced." he gasps as I push my aura into the room, causing all present to bare their necks in submission. Reminding all involved the true power holder here. "I don't want to force your compliance, but I will not spare any avenue necessary to rescue our children or our mates from these monsters. So, you either help me, or I make you help me, and before you even start, No. I don't plan on using my authority to force a hand every chance I can get, but I will not stop until every pup is rescued."

"Before you so rudely threatened my pack, I was going to tell you I would help you. Now, I don't think I want to."

"Don't be an idiot, Stevens." Greene chimes in causing the others to support him in agreement. Finally, we can all decide on something.

"Fine. We will help, but I want certain contingencies."

"Of course, you do."