Chapter 49
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Chapter 49
Omegas can be emotional,” Wes says. “You will want to quickly learn how to get control of that, Ollie, before it gets you into trouble. You will not be speaking to me that way again.”
Unlike Conrad, who loves to dole out the orders here and there, Wes generally has a gentler touch. At least, he did with me in the
past.
Everything changed when Sylvia came into the picture. But now it feels like it’s changing again, shifting even more for the
worst.
Talking back to the Alphas, especially as an Omega, can land me in serious trouble, not just with them but with the entire pack.
Wes isn’t kidding when he says I’m lucky he’s the one giving me these commands.
But I hate it. I hate everything about it. In addition to keeping my wolf and the mating bond deeply buried and hidden within myself, now I have to keep my true personality buried too. It’s as if they want me to become a mindless servant, happy to be ordered about so I don’t have to think for myself.
Immediately my heart goes out to the other omegas who also had to deal with this kind of repression. How do they manage to keep their true selves so hidden? How will I?
Luckily, Wes seems pleased that he’s made his point and shows himself out the door.
The moment that door closes behind him, I look at Ella. “Please hand me that application. The sooner I get out of here, the
better.”
I shouldn’t have put off meeting Hugh this long. I thought in two days, I would be feeling better. Instead, I’m so tired, my legs are aching by the time I trek through the forest to the cabin. There, at least, I can allow Scarlet to release my true wolf scent.
The effects are immediate, and I sigh in relief.
Moving quickly, I change into my usual disguise, my mask and my wig, as well as a silky nightgown. I roll out the blankets on the floor, preparing a place for us to be intimate together.
Then, as I sit in the center of the blanket and pillow pile, I start to get nervous.
What if Hugh doesn’t show up?
He’s read the message I sent, I can see that. But again, he’s given no reply. After my admittedly brutal rection of him, there is a
ll hot–and–cold. distinct possibility he might not show tonight. And I might even deserve it for playing this game of pu
It’s hard to regret my words, though. As much as I need – and enjoy – sex with Hugh, the way he smirked smugly at me during the coronation when I was labeled an Omega is burned into my memory.
The brothers don’t care about me as Ollie, and that hurts. In wanting to hurt him in a similar way, I lashed out as his fated mate. But, in hindsight, knowing Hugh just went out after and had sex all night with other women, my plans to hurt him didn’t seem to go as intended.
Likely, he only wants sex from his fated mate. As I denied him that he found it elsewhere.
He probably isn’t even mad.
But then… why is he ten minutes late?
Maybe he is mad, but not because he cares about me. He could be mad simply at the rejection. None of the Alphas are used to hearing no. That could have been enough to make him hate me.
Frowning, I look down at my hands. But what do I do now? Will I keep getting weaker?
And why do I feel so disappointed at not seeing him tonight? It has to be because I’m worried about my health… right?
Chapter 49
Just as I’m about to sink into my misery, a knock on the door startes me from my thoughts.
Without waiting for a response, the door opens and Hugh is standing there.
He looks pissed off.
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