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I am to meet with one of my allies, Alpha Williams today. I've heard rumors going around that there is a young white omega in his pack that is abused. Of course, I just want to find out if it is true. My beta, Marcus, is driving me up to meet with Alpha Williams. We pull up to the Silver Snow pack house and Luna Williams leads us to her husband's conference room where he is sitting at his desk. Marcus and I walk over to his desk and sit down in the chairs across from him.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwqpDFFE4u
"Good afternoon, Alpha Gardner. What brings you here today?"
"Well George, I've been hearing some disturbing rumors about your pack and just wanted to know if they were true or not."
"And what are these rumors saying, Dylan?"
"That your pack is abusing a young white omega. Is this true?"
He looks as if he is thinking and I smell the best thing ever. Carter, my wolf, starts to bark 'mate' repeatedly in my head and I turn to the door as the smell of apples and cinnamon approaches. I watch as a platinum blonde boy with blue eyes walks in with a tray of food. He sits it on the desk and goes to walk away, but George grabs his arm and forces him to face him.
"You disrespectful little bitch! Greet Alpha Gardner!"
The boy hesitantly looks up at me with tears in his eyes.
"George, that is unnecessary."
"NOW!"
"G-Good afternoon, A-Alpha Gardner."
"George, I suggest that you release that young man right now."
"And why should I? He's my omega, not yours."
"Is he your mate? No. So therefor, he is not yours."
"Well is he your mate? No. So you cannot tell me what to do with him."
"That is where you are incorrect, George. Now put him down or you will be nothing but a mess on the floor when Carter is done with you," I growl out as Carter tries to take control, my eyes flashing red.
George reluctantly puts the boy down and I grab a hold of his arm to keep him steady, but he flinches.
"Marcus, take him to the car. I'll be out in a minute."
"Sure thing, Dylan."
Marcus picks my little omega up and takes him to the car while I stay behind to talk to George.
"Alpha Williams. I would like to inform you that our packs are no longer allied and that I am cutting all strings with you and your pack. That is all. Have a good night."
I turn around and walk out of the pack house and to my waiting car where Marcus is in the driver's seat and my mate is in the back seat. I open the door and climb in the back with the kid.
"How old are you?"
He looks up at me with fear in his eyes and whimpers.
"I-I'm eighteen."
"What's your name?"
"J-Jackson Mathew Peters, sir."
I lay my head on the back of the seat and look at the car roof.
"Uggghhh~ Don't call me sir, it makes me sound old. Just call me Dylan or James."813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXpN2enS9l
"What is your name?"
"Dylan James Gardner. Most of my friends call me James."813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3s4RSf1NS
"And how old are you, Dylan?"
"I'm twenty-three."
"What pack are you from?"
"The Bane Heart Pack is mine."813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRzsEmd0N7
"Wow! I've heard so many good things about the Bane Heart Pack! Is your pack house really as beautiful as everyone has said!?"
"Well, I guess you'll just have to find out for yourself, now won't you," I say teasingly. He looks up at me as I chuckle at his reaction. We soon pull up to the pack house and I climb out of the car, holding it open to a gaping Jackson. I grab his hand and lead him inside.
"This is your new home, mate~"
He looks up at me with his beautiful blue eyes and runs up to the door of the house where Marcus is already standing, waiting for us. I laugh at his antics and walk up to the house. When I get to Jackson, I grab his hand and chuckle lightly as he blushes before gripping my hand back. We walk into the pack house and everyone turns to see the stranger entering their home. I walk Jackson to the kitchen and he looks at the food being prepared and I hear his stomach growl. I glance down at him and smile before taking my suit jacket off and hanging it on the back of a chair at the island. I roll my sleeves up and walk over to the stove to cook him something special.
"Oh! Alpha, you don't need to do that! You can go sit down and we will bring you your food when it is done."
"Don't worry Alex," I tell one of the female omegas that works in the kitchen. "This isn't for me, it's for him," I point to Jackson who is sitting at the island and has his head resting on his arms as if he's asleep. I continue with making food for Jackson as Alex smiles at my lovesick expression.
"So. You finally found him then?"
"Yeah. He was the one at the Silver Snow Pack. The rarest of the wolf breeds, a white male omega."
"Wow! No wonder he's so pretty!"
"Isn't he?"
I throw another glance his way before I put the meat and vegetables into the pot and turn the fire on. I put some spices and water into the pot and put the lid on it. I set a timer and walk over to prepare some dessert. I put together a little molten lava cake and put powdered sugar on it and go to the pot and turn the fire off, putting some of the meat and vegetables in a bowl and laying the two things in front of him.
"Jackson~ Wake up~"
His eyes slowly flutter open and then they widen.
"I-I'm so s-sorry! I didn't mean to fall asleep! Please don't hurt me!"813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRxYsP9g91
He raises his arms up to cover his head and my wolf whimpers.
"Hey~ Jackson, it's me. I'd never hit you."
He doesn't listen and keeps his head covered.
"Baby~ Look at me. Please."
He looks up at me from between his arms and I whimper.
"Jackson, baby, I will never hurt you. Please, trust me. I made you some food. You can stay in here and eat it while I go to my office," I say sadly and then turn around with my head hung low. I walk to my office and a bunch of pack members try to ask me what's wrong. I get into my office and walk into the connected bathroom, standing in front of the sink and washing my face. I look over when I see Marcus walk into the office and he looks at me.
"Hey man, are you alright?"
"He thinks I'm going to hurt him. So not really. It's killing me and Carter."
"Dude, don't worry. I'm sure he'll come around eventually. He was just in an abusive pack. Let's give him a little bit of time and I'm sure he'll be better soon."
I nod my head and go over to my desk, flopping down on the chair.
'Alpha, he is done eating. Do you want me to bring him to your office?'
'Yes Alexa. Please do.'
I unlock my computer as I wait and pull two beers out of my mini fridge, handing one to Marcus.
"You know me so well, dude."
We pop the tops off of our beers and the door opens and Alexa and Jackson walk in.
"Thank you Alexa."
"Hey! What's this!? Y'all are in here drinking and you didn't even think to invite me. And I thought I was the bitch here!"
"Oh fuck off Alexa. Dylan kinda needs this a little bit."
I growl lowly at the noise and look up to Alexa.
"Bring me a bottle of whiskey and maybe I will give you a cup. But you still have dinner to make," I growl out and she nods, running out to the kitchen to get my alcohol.
"Whoa man, chill."
I look up and see Jackson looking a little uneasy.
"Come sit down, Jackson."
He hesitantly comes over to my desk and sits in the chair beside Marcus. I let out a heavy sigh and Carter whimpers. I don't realize it, but I also let out a whimper. I take a long sip of my beer and Alex comes in with a bottle of whiskey and four cups. I pour her a little in one cup and hand it to her. Then I hand Marcus a cup and ask Jackson if he wants some.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTInGClnza
"N-No. I'm underage."
I nod and pour myself a cup and take a drink.
'Mate is scared of us,' Carter whimpers, making me whimper again.
"Dylan, man, what's wrong? You keep whimpering."
'Jackson is scared of me. It hurts,' I mind-link to Marcus.
"Does it hurt that much?"
"Yes. It feels like we're being stabbed."
"What's wrong with him?"
I growl at Alex and she raises her hands in surrender, walking towards the door as Jackson looks at us curiously.
"Forget I asked," she says as she walks out of my office.
After a while of drinking, I get drunk off of my ass.
"You know mate~ You're pretty cute~"813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXp6skrokJ
"Dylan, you're drunk. Go to bed," Marcus tells me.
"No. I don't wannnna~"
"Jackson. I know that you're scared of him and all, but he won't listen to me in this state. Could you try to get him to bed?"
"S-Sure. But where is his r-room?"
"Don't worry, I'll walk you to his room, you just have to get him to follow."
"I want mate. It hurts that mate is scared of us~"
Jackson sighs and grabs my hand, pulling me up from my chair with surprising strength.
"Why does mate hate us so much~?"
"I-I don't hate you," he whispers, making me look down at him. "I'm just scared of you."
"Why so scared? We won't hurt you~"
"You know what I went through at my old pack. I'm scared that I'll have to go through that again."
"Nobody here will do anything to harm you. But if they ever do, they'd have to answer to me," I growl out the end and he blushes lightly.
"Th-Thank you. For saving me from Alpha Williams."
"It was my pleasure. We'll never let you get hurt again for as long as we are alive."
I kiss his cheek as we enter my bedroom and I flop down on my bed.
"Get some sleep you drunkard," Marcus says with amusement in his voice as he helps me take my shirt and pants off, making Jackson blush. He covers me with my blanket and walks to the door. "Jackson?"
"Y-Yes beta?"
"One, just call me Marcus. And two, if you are okay with it, this is now your room."
Jackson looks down at me and nods his head.
"Where's the bathroom?"
"That door leads to the bathroom," Marcus says as he points to the bathroom door.
Jackson walks into the bathroom and shuts the door. Marcus shuts off my bedroom light and walks out the door. I lay there for a while and hear the shower turn on. A little while later, Jackson pokes his head out of the bathroom.
"C-Can I borrow some clothes?"
"Sure~ They're all in that dresser."
He hesitates before walking out in nothing but a towel. I smirk as he walks over to my dresser and grabs a shirt and some boxers and slips the boxers on under the towel before dropping it to the floor. He gets ready to put on the shirt, but I grab it from his hand and carefully trace my hand over all of the bruises, cuts, and scars on his back.
"Is this what your old pack did to you?"
"Most of it was the alpha," he whimpers out. "Why do you even care? They always loved to see what they did to me."813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1N8fqrQiHO
I growl out loud, making Jackson whimper.
"Sorry. I just can't believe that someone would actually do that to another person. Let alone someone from their own pack. I don't mean to scare you. I would never hurt you. Please believe me."
He turns towards me and looks down at the ground before hugging me. I carefully wrap my own arms around his waist and we stand like that for a while.
"I do believe you. It's just a force of habit I guess you could say."
"Well I hope that we can get rid of that habit."
"Me too," he whispers.
"For now, let's go to sleep before I do something to you that we may regret."
"So you'd regret if we did anything?"
"I would only ever regret touching you in that way, if you didn't want it or ask for it."
He pulls away from the hug and looks into my eyes as he blushes. He looks back down at the ground to avoid my gaze and I lift his head to look at me with one finger under his chin.
"What? Why do you keep avoiding looking in my eyes?"
He slowly looks into my eyes as he bites his bottom lip. I smirk and lean in, kissing his cheek lightly. I let go of him and lay back down on my bed.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EOMxcD7Eq
"Join me whenever you're ready."
With that, I turn off my bedside lamp and curl up into my teddy bear that I got as a child. After a few seconds, I hear the bathroom lights turn off and feel the bed dip down behind me. I let go of my teddy and turn around, wrapping my arms around his waist and lay my head on his chest that is still bare. I kiss his chest and close my eyes, falling asleep almost instantly with the new warmth beside me.
"I love you, mate," I whisper quietly right before sleep takes me.813Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETNBqWcJaQ
