Filed To Story: The Omega Destiny
I can’t see her, but I can smell her. Sour lemons assault my senses and I know that Della must be around somewhere. Not wanting the drama, I wrap up my lunch with Ayla to head back to the pack house. Thr drive should be pretty straightforward, but I find wanting to take more time, the longest routes, all in an effort to stall leaving Ayla. I know it, but I don’t quite understand it. She’s staring out the window taking everything in. I thought she would be more afraid after being caged for so long, but she’s stronger than I realized. I pull up to the pack house and mind??ink everyone to clear the first floor and elevators before walking Ayla up to her rooms. “Thanks for spending the morning touring the grounds with me little wolf. Why don’t you rest up and I will send Eric by this afternoon to do a check up. He will be happy to see all of your bruising gone.” I say to her inside her doorway as I tuck a strand of her new hair behind her ear. As I tuck the strands.
behind her ear, Ronan charges my mental barrier and at the same time my eyes flash gold, Ayla’s start flickering between her teal to neon teal and I know by the expression on her face that her wolf was attempting to surface. Or was Ronan trying to pull her out?
“Ayla, I think your wolf is trying to reconnect. Can you feel her just under the surface?”
She nods “yes” as her eyes turn back to their beautiful teal. “I want to try something. I think Ronan may be trying to help Aramana out. Hold still while I try something.” Ronan can you feel her wolf? Yes, deep. Protect little omega. Protect Aramana.” “Ronan can feel your wolf. Sometimes a really strong alpha can pull wolves out.” I inform her as I intently stare into her eyes. Mine are gold as I let my aura loose, allowing my full alpha powers that I have been holding in from her, out. Her bottom lip starts to tremble and she bares her neck in submission. I place my thumbs on both sides of her face and allow my hands to creep up underneath her hair and cradle the back of her head. I stand staring into her eyes and I catch her leaning into my touch, just a little. Litte enough she may not even realize it. Her pouty lips part slightly as she looks up into my eyes, her small hands now wrapped around my wrists. Before I realize what’s happening, I crash my mouth down on hers. Her pouty lips are pillow soft.
Despite Ronan salivating in my mind, clearly happy, I immediately pull away from Ayla. How could I do that, she’s trusting me and I’m taking advantage of that even if it’s unintentional. “I’m,” I clear my throat stammering “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have done that. Ronan was pushing my barrier hard and I lost control. Please, forgive me.” She opens her eyes looking up at me and they flicker neon again. She then brings her fingers up to her lips and looks at my with wide eyes, completely shocked. “I’m sorry again, for my wolf’s. actions. I hope you still feel comfortable with me, I won’t let that happen again. I umm I have some work to do. I will send Eric by and check in with you later okay?” She nods. “yes” and I slowly reach for the door handle and close her door.
What the hell am I doing? She may be the most gorgeous shifter I have ever laid eyes on, but I’m not a horny teenage pup. She’s severely traumatized and I’m just going to make it worse. I need to be able to acclimate her to the pack and figure out why she was kept so long. The ring only keeps their girls a short time. I’m missing something and I won’t figure it out dry humping her leg in a doorway. Which I was .5 seconds away from doing. “Eric I need you to stop by and check up on Ayla this afternoon. Her wolf is trying to surface and I just want to make sure she’s healthy enough now to handle a shift. With only one shift in her life, it will be pretty painful and I’d like to be prepared.” “Yes alpha.”
I thought I would go down a floor to my office, but instead I find myself heading to the basement. The thought of Ayla’s soft lips on mine has me worked up and if I can’t have her the way I want to, then I’m going to beat on the piece of shit that had her when he shouldn’t have.
Walking into the dungeon my senses are overwhelmed with the smell of piss, feces, blood and vomit. About time to hose this place down again. Last time Cyrus lost a bet, he had to spray this whole place down. I chuckle to myself until I enter the cell with the so called “warden” and 1 see red. Rage boils inside and it takes everything I have not to shift and rip his damn throat out. He’s sitting, chained to a chair. His wrists are bleeding from attempting to free himself. He’s been injected with wolfsbane, just enough to slow his healing today. I look down and notice Cyrus has left one toe on each foot, the rest are missing. I just shake my head. I’m not even going to try and understand his potential one toe motives.
“Hey, wake your ass up.” I growl while jerking his head up by his hair. “I have a few questions that you’re going to answer for me and if you don’t start talking, I’m going to cut your damn tongue out and let you choke on your blood.” “I’m not telling you shit, just end me and be done with it.” He pants out. Clearly in pain and exhausted. “No, you won’t go that easy if you won’t talk. I will drag this out for months. Years if I want and it still wont be long enough compare to what you did to Ayla. To the others. To my family. He starts laughing like this shit isn’t real. Like he doesn’t have a care in the world. I immediately clock him with a right hook and he spits a tooth down on the floor. He lifts his head up, blood dripping down to the floor and laughs again. “Ayla huh? So you dipped your dick into that tight omega pussy did you? Tell me, how’s my sloppy seconds?” I instantly rage, Ronan growling through me and I release my alpha aura. He immediately starts whinning like the bitch he is and shows his neck to me in submission. He didn’t. realize I am an alpha of alphas. More powerful, larger and stronger. Chosen by the moon, our bloodline created to rule over all shifters. I heal quicker, I’m faster and no shifter is able to withstand my aura. They all submit, regardless of status. I don’t rule over all however. A decision I stand firmly behind. Ending this son of a bitch and every shifter responsible for the trafficking is more important than me fulfilling any destiny mapped. out for me. One I would have fulfilled if my world never ended.
I punch him repeatedly. Over and over. Taking out my rage. My years of pent up grief powering my fists as I rearrange his face. “Not so fun getting the shit beat out of you.
while you are helpless is it? IF(punch) I (punch) EVER (punch) HEAR (punch) YOU (punch) SAY (punch) HER (punch) NAME (punch) AGAIN (punch) I WILL (punch) SLIT (punch) YOUR (punch) THROAT (punch)’ He slumps over, and I can faintly hear his heart beating. He’s out cold. “I need a healer to the dungeons.” I mind??ink while leaving. My busted knuckles are already healed, but I am covered in his blood. Guess I will be visiting again and again u til I get answers.
On my way back upstairs to shower, my phone dings in my pocket. Pulling it out, I see it’s a text from Ayla and what I read sends a shock through my system. I’m totally blindsided yet dumbfounded I never thought of this. Of course it is. I slump back against the elevator wall reading the text over and over. “That was my first kiss.”
Ayla
Watching my door close, I slowly slid to the floor holding my lips. Staring at the wall across my room, all I can feel is total shock. I just had my first kiss. Years of abuse, being kept in a cage showed me no intimacy. I have never felt the love of another, never had someone to call my own. I am trying to rack my brain around what it meant. He blamed it on his wolf. Did Ronan really push him that hard? Was it part of trying to pull my wolf out? Why me? Could I continue living here, putting him in danger after this. My thoughts were racing, and guilt flooded my mind. I stayed there for a while, resting my fingers on my lips. His lips were so soft, only a brief second I felt them, but it felt amazing. I decided that if I do end up leaving, I wanted Thane to know just how special of a gift he gave me. To me. I had a small moment where I felt wanted, normal. After 24 years, I experienced the butterflies and the shock of intimacy and if I never see him again, I will carry it forever. I pull out my phone and send him a text. Short and sweet, to the point.
Me: That was my first kiss.
Sitting on the floor for what feels like hours, thinking, fretting, I decide it would be best to lay down and get some rest in the giant cloud called a bed. Laying here however, has done nothing to stop my overthinking. Could I be worthy of more? Would my mate want. me after everything I have been through. I hear a knock on the door, and before I overly panic, I hear Eric announce himself. Letting him in, we take a seat on the couch, and her sets his bag down on the table. “Ayla, it’s good to see you recovering. You look even better now that your shifter healing has kicked in. Alpha Thane tells me that your wolf tried to reconnect, and I would like to talk to you a little about that. If that is okay?” I nod my head “yes” in agreement and he proceeds. “I am sure you remember your first shift and how painful that was? I think that since your wolf has been withdrawn for ten years, that when she shifts, you will be in a great deal of pain. Alpha Thane can help talk your through the pain and shift easier. I will be on standby with sedatives if you can’t handle the pain. It would only be a small amount, and you could try again afterwards, but I would like that to be a last resort. We could also try sedating you a little to try and pull her out or maybe she would pull you in. I think if you make contact in your mind, that there would be a lot of catching up to do so to speak, or things to discuss between you two before she surfaces, but ultimately that would be left up to you. It would be a supervised sedation though. One of us would be there with you.” I nod in agreement taking in everything he is saying, mulling over questions and reservations in my head. “You could