Chapter 59
Beta Connor
I took another shot of straight Vodka with Eric, my sister’s mate. The Cheap Stuff from CrimsonMart. It tasted like hand sanitizer, but we were having fun. His black hair was a mess, and his pale skin was rosy from the buzz. For an Omega, the man can kick it with the big boys, I thought to myself. “Ok, so I bet 20 bucks we’re gonna be uncles when this is over.” I threw a twenty on the table.
“I bet she’ll be wearing a promise ring.” Eric retorted, uncrinkling a one hundred dollar bill out his wallet, slamming it on the table. We laughed and Shelly looked pissed but didn’t say anything.
“Awe come on Shells, we’ve been doing everything we can to keep Horizon’s shit together but we HAVE to have Kaiden sort the other stuff.” I looked at her, her cheeks were red from the buzz she had, but she was still working in the living room.
“Eric.” She growled, ignoring me.
“Yes, my Goddess of Death?” He said smoothly, and stumbled to her, losing his balance. He had to use her as a pillar.
“You’ve had too much, my sweet little mate, go get some sleep, and take off tomorrow.” She kissed him on the top of the head.
“Of course, my goddess.” They almost turned it into a make out session, if not for me clearing my throat loudly.
“Your son is right here.” I threw my hands up, and point them to myself.
I saw Shells as more of a mother figure than a sister. I was born two days before our parents died. They were the ones that raised me and damnit they can take that shit somewhere else, ew. They took the hint and they both went upstairs; I chose to stay in the living room.
I looked at my mate, all snuggled up to see something to wash my eyes with. Nancy was already lights-out on the couch, she was never a heavy drinker, nor did she touch any tonight. I pulled back her goldent-chocolate brown curls to look at her calm sleeping face. I know I was being a creep, but who cares?! She’s been my mate for a little short of 200 years, yet it still feels like the first time we met. I still remember when I found her the harvest moon. She had come all the way from 3 territories over, because our festival was always the biggest.
She still holds my every attention, and when we have our pup, they will be so beautiful. I can’t wait to be a dad. /Fuck I sound like my brother/, I thought.
/That is not a bad thing./ Purred Titus, my wolf. /She is with pup, why should we not be proud?/ He growled.
/That’s not what I meant./ I shut him out, before he could start and argument. I kissed her on the forehead and just laid there next to her, holding her tight, but not too tight. I drifted off to sleep, dreaming of baby names and getting more drunk off her scent than any alcohol.
I woke up not so loved, Nancy was already up and making breakfast, “Babe, but what about snugglie time!” I said, making a fake whine.
“Oh, stuff it and come get some pancakes.” She giggled. I noticed her waring my oversized dress shirt on her, making her covered in my scent. I gladly scrambled to the kitchen, to eat anything that woman made me. I ran to her, kissing her down her neck and she slapped me playfully with the spatula, and pointed to a chair. I sat obediently. She could burn it to a crisp and I would love every bite. Not literally…. But I would appreciate that she tried.
“Titus is tattling on you babe, one burned pancake coming up!” She snarled playfully. I pouted, and shot daggers at my wolf, the jerk. She slid me perfect fluffy cakes with syrup and butter. Honestly, I thanked the Lady that she wasn’t mean about it, not that she ever would be. Nancy is as sweet as pie; she tastes like it too. But lately, she’s not wanting to be intimate, though I respect that. I think that’s part of the journey we were about to go through.
I had to go ‘be Kaiden’ after that. His office in Horizon was almost never used, he would rather terrorize the inmates, and do business in the packhouse. It had only been 2 days, and people already seemed to know that he was gone. Fights broke out, humans tried to attack Omega guards, and of course, someone had to try and escape. Guts was not my forte, but if it’s for the pack and their safety, as Beta, I must carry out pack justice in Alpha’s stead. I walked down the halls, shirtless, as my brother does. The escaped prisoner was captured alive and by law, I was supposed to eat him.
He smelled like shit, and looked it too. I could see him terrified. I could smell him down the hall. He was backed into the corner of his cell. He reeked of fear, and his thin lanky stature was overshadowed by the guards that stood next to his cell. They were waiting for me, and I asserted my dominance, causing inmates to notice, and show their necks. I turned into my wolf, Black with red eyes, but not quite as large as my brother. The only reason being, is because out of us three, he is the most aggressive. He honestly lacks a conscious or compassion, and this was going to make me feel bad the rest of the day.
/Let me have him/, Titus laughed. /I will enjoy this, and you can watch if you like./ He growled. I let him have full control.
He let out a roar to shake the bars, and the whole prison went silent. The guards moved aside, opening the cage, and bowed. I could hear them gulp. I slowly walked into the cage and shook my fur. Titus licked our chops, as I sat in the forefront of my mind, so that I could take control back when he was done.
We ripped him apart. He screamed so loud it hurt my ears, because Titus decided to go for his legs first. He crushed his ribcage with our claws, and bit into his throat, making blood spatter all over the cell. Our instincts kicked in, and we killed him by shaking him violently, and we feasted on him until we were full.
I changed back to my human form, naked and covered in blood. “You think because you have not seen Alpha, that you can misbehave?” I thundered, even in my human form I still rattled the bars a bit. “I am Betta Connor, blood of the Charred One, and I’ll be damned if I allow this place to get out of line.” All necks were shown, even by the human prisoners, who were there long enough to learn the wolf’s way of showing respect. This holding floor held both for only the purpose of punishment. Since all transgressed, they were all held in waiting cells for me.
The guards shook as they showed me the misbehaving ones. Two were Rogues who were paid by their home territories to house them for life, three former Headhunters, and one was a witch who wished to go home. The lash was to be given, and the lash is what they got. That was until I got to the witch. She was just a teen, thin to the bone and hair as ginger as red peppers. I would leave what happens to her to my brother.
I left the prison after that, and ran to the packhouse, roaring to keep idiots from trying to challenge me. The last thing I needed was a full day of being an aggressive Alpha. That kind of thing changes you. I ignored that thought and ran to my destination faster. As my wolf, I made it back to the pack house, and was tossed some bike shorts by a warrior. I tracked blood in the house and got it on the carpet, I was making my way to the stairs. I heard a deep growl.
She glared at me, changing her eyes to the flaming orbs of charred royalty. I responded with the same intensity, losing myself for a second, but regaining myself just as fast. “Big sister, stand down, Titus is seeing this as a challenge.” I growled loudly, holding him back. We were like opposites, I just wanted to have some fun, but no, our wolves were always so aggressive. Though… I had not reverted to my true self in years… why now?
“Not my intention, I lost control.” She growled, but showed her neck to me. It looked like it was the hardest thing she had done all week. I snapped all my attention to her, almost instantly. She had the most control, but the smallest wolf. She was the one that urged us never to use our true strength, because it was so easy to drown in the nearly unlimited power it gave. That she lost it, meant that something was up.
“Kaiden must have lost his shit then.” I grumbled.
“Yes, but, it was only for a second. My bond with him is strong since he sees me as mother, I felt it…. fuck my head hurts.” She mumbled, shaking her head.
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