I was sweating.
The moment the question left his lips was my undoing. I knew my fear could be smelled. I knew the trembling of my body and the perspiration that was forming on my forehead could be seen by anyone standing close to me.
The rules.
I had to follow them.
I had to obey them.
Levi had the rules and surely she had given them to him; a reminder of how a good Omega should behave.
I had to respond to Alpha.
But how?
My hands anxiously wrung at my blanket that I had subconsciously grabbed, an attempt to soothe my fraying nerves.
"Kain, stop scaring him." Ben's voice broke the silence that had befallen the room.
I didn't look up from Kain's boot-clad feet to witness his reaction. Instead, I continued to form together an appropriate response.
I could write, I had taught myself how, but that was a secret. I didn't know if the punishment would come if they found out. It wasn't a rule, but I was never given permission either.
"Omega!" Kain's angry snarl snapped me from my thoughts and within moments I was on my knees in front of him. A sharp growl sounded and I felt my hair being yanked, forcing my head back and tilted painfully upwards to stare into Kains vicious and penetrating eyes.
"My patience wears thin with you." My stomach turned at his words. I was being bad again.
"He doesn't know how to talk, how the hell do you expect him to answer you without the ability to do so?" Levis' voice was close but I didn't dare look away from the angry Alpha. The hand holding my hair ensured that.
"Fine, shall we bring that disgrace of a Beta back here and have him tell us? Because every single pack member we have questioned refuses to even talk about him." Kain looked away from me as he spoke, gesturing to me with his hands.
A whine escaped my lips at the mention of him. The frantic feeling intensified. I knew the Beta would come back for me, but I wasn't prepared to face him again.
"Use questions that a nod or shake of the head would answer." Levi stood next to us, her voice soothing the angry beast. "You manhandling, and threatening the poor thing will get us nowhere. What would your daddy say if he saw what you were doing?" I don't think I would ever get used to seeing a pack member talk back to their Alpha like this one seem to do. Even though Kain asserted his dominance, the fact that they even felt comfortable enough to do so made me uncomfortable and nervous.
Kain glared at Levi, but he seemed to be taking in her words.
"This behavior isn't like you, Kain." Levi's voice got soft. I obviously stirred something in Kain that was making him act out.
Slowly the fingers that were entangled in my hair loosened until finally, they let go. The atmosphere seemed to have gotten lighter as well.
"Are there any pack members left on the grounds or did we send them all up north?" Kain's voice was steady and it held less viciousness than it did before.
"I think we have one or two warriors downstairs." I heard Bens voice and it immediately made me feel less on edge. His words were comforting. Knowing that I still had pack mates alive and even more elsewhere was relieving.
"Have they been questioned?"
"I don't believe they have. We mainly spoke to the wolves in the other pack houses. In this one, we only got to speak to about half." Trent replied. "They stayed behind to help with the merge."
"Alright. Bring them up. We will find out what they know and then figure out a better way to communicate with the Omega." Kain took a step away from me before retreating fully back to the seating area. I remained on the floor, not wanting to move until directed.
The two wolves that had been sitting stood and started to head for the door giving me a better look at them.
"Basil and I will go get them." The taller of the two stated. His voice was familiar and I realized that he must be Orion. I wasn't sure who the other was.
"I'll head down and finish sorting through Clyde's files, maybe it'll turn something else up." The other wolf stated before heading out the door with Basil and Orion.
Hands gently gripped my upper arms beckoning me to stand. I did and was directed back to the bed where I sat, grabbing my blanket again in my hands for comfort.
Levi sat next to me and slowly ran her hand up and down my spine in a soothing manner. It was comforting after the intense moment I had with Kain. The wolf was intense.
I'm not sure why I upset him so much, I'm assuming it was our initial first meeting that probably put him off from me. My heat had been going on and it seemed that it sent some of the wolves into a sort of rut. Levi hadn't fully explained it all to me yet but she did say that when things settled she'd sit me down and tell me.
My wolf was on edge. The threat of the Beta coming back had him scratching at my mind. He felt more comfortable in his form than he did in my human one. I was very tempted to let him take over but the urge to escape would probably cause me to run the moment I shifted.
My eyes traveled over to the seating area. Kain was seated and leaned back. He had a troubled expression on and as he stared at the wall I could see the shake of his leg as it bounced quickly on the floor.
"Kain, calm down. What is with you?" My gaze wandered over to Ben. He looked at his Alpha with worry.
Kain let out a sigh and ran both hands over his face and to the back of his head where he cupped them at the base of his neck.
"She was here. I could smell her in the dungeon." Her? Who?
"Can your wolf feel her?"
"No, but we never completed the bond. So unless I can get someone to tell me I don't know."
Kain looked a little sad as he spoke but then his eyes traveled to me. They locked and before I could advert them he snarled at me.
"He knows." His tone was accusing, I averted my eyes and without thinking I turned to Levi and buried my face into her neck. My body was trembling and the only thing I wanted was the comfort, something she seemed to give me. My wolf howled at the contact, overly happy with having a wolf that we found safe.
I felt Levi's hand stroke my head, the once unwanted action now desired. "Just ignore him." Her whisper wasn't soothing like I'm sure she had hoped. I wasn't after punishments and I would never dare to ignore an Alpha.
But what did I know? Kain sounded convinced I knew something about a girl. No females really came to mind except for her. However, she had howled to her mate. Kain said he hadn't claimed her? I wasn't educated on matings. I had self-taught myself how to read and write but the books I had access to were a few tattered children's books that I'd grabbed from the trash can. Sometimes if I was lucky I would find a piece of paper with writing on it and make efforts to read it, but I'd never dared to open or take a book that could possibly land me in trouble. The workings of mating weren't known to me but I still didn't think that she was who he was talking about.
I slowly sat back, leaving the comfort of Levi's hold. I could hear the voices coming from down the hall. They were faint but I was sure I recognized at least one. I perked up a bit in excitement.
As they neared my excitement grew, I definitely knew these voices. My back straightened up and I couldn't help my sudden fidgeting.
I was so focused on the doorknob turning that I failed to notice Kain's presence at my side. When I did I jumped a little but kept my eyes downcast.
"Hey, guys!" Basil greeted us as he and Orion were the first two to step inside. Behind them came two faces that I thought I'd never see again.
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