Kyle POV

Lionel seemed wary but also surprised when I asked to talk in private. He suggested the back of the packhouse's garden, and I didn't argue with him. However, I knew the place was not to my advantage, it was not visible from the house, and today the packhouse was almost empty since Mikkeli had gone with Council's representatives to the second territory.

But I couldn't oppose it too much because Lionel didn't trust me either.

When he came closer, I focused only on not showing him how disgusted and scared I was because of his presence. Lionel pretended that he wasn't bothered by anything, but I saw he was as nervous being here with me as I was. I finally had time to look at him, but I couldn't place him in any of my memories from that day. The only thing I could recall was the overbearing fear.

"What do you want?" he asked angrily. "I thought we had an understanding..."

"I have some questions," I whispered, and he looked at me, totally confused. But, for sure, he didn't expect that.

"Why me?" I could say despite the trembling of my body and my voice. "Why did you choose me that day?"

He wriggled in his place, looking around as if checking if anybody could be around us.

"I didn't choose you. Renan and I were in my room when Lucas mind-linked me, saying that they got something new to play. Group's bangs are the best, you definitely..."

"I didn't say yes!" I interrupted him, my trembling getting worse, but he smirked mockingly at me.

"We were tired, the training was demanding and difficult, and you were a nice stress reliever. It's your fault it turned out so ugly! You could've just shut up and enjoyed it, but no, you had to put up a fight and cry!"

"You were hurting me!" I shouted, and Lionel stepped closer, making me cringe.

"Keep quiet, you whore! You are the omega, for Goddess's sake; the only purpose of your existence is to be fucked and breed." He whisper-yelled to me; I could feel his fury.

"Fuck! I shouldn't have been part of this shit in the first place, but Renan was so persistent in doing it! He was always so much into omegas! And I must admit you were great, one of the best fuck toys I've ever had! Renan and I always liked to share; you were sucking both of us simultaneously at one point! So don't you dare to throw up here; you got what you wanted!" he spitted with hate.

I moved from him a little to keep some distance; he was right, though, I wanted to throw up so much. Then came the long silence as I focused on my breathing, and he became more nervous.

"Was there somebody else?" I managed to ask, and he snorted.

"No, I was lucky because I had gone to the toilet when Hank and Luna came, and that was it. So stop playing the victim here! Do you really think that even for Rob, you are something more than the hole to fuck? To get pleasure and babies, that are the only things he wants from you; that's the only purpose of having an omega mate!"

He was so close that I could feel his hot breath on my forehead and something more. The smell, that smell I knew but not from my rape. My eyes widened when I suddenly realized that he was so close to me one more time. I was in a haze and pain during my heat, so it was difficult to distinguish anything around me, but I recognized that smell.

He was the one who had kidnapped me and later left me in the woods.

"You want to know how many times we fucked you, around twenty, but it could be more. You want to know if we enjoyed it, fuck yes! You have one of the tightest asses I've ever fucked".

He reached his hand to touch me, and that was when I lost it. I punched him hard, totally surprised he took a few steps back, so I was able to punch him again. But then he got hold of himself and pounced at me, pressing me into the wall, I felt his claws sink into my belly, and by the corner of my eye, I saw Celia.

I knew that he wouldn't hesitate to hurt her or Kathy. So I had to do something. I mindlinked Hayden because I was sure he was at home and attacked Lionel. I was sure I could only buy as much time as possible from the beginning. I may be fast, but as an omega, I didn't stand a chance against a warrior's wolf, and then Marc and Hayden came.

And now Kathy screams so loud I feel physical pain in my body; Hayden steps away from me and gets to her and her mother.

"Shit! She starts shifting; Celia hug her as much as you can; we have to calm her down!" he shouts.

I look around to see Hannah kneeling before Celia and touching Kathy too. To my surprise, she stops trashing and presses her ear to Hannah's big stomach. Both women hold Kathy, who has seizures, close. Her mother and her Luna are with her, and the omega wolves who have just come from the packhouse also lie very near. I smell their calming pheromones in the air. I don't dare to come closer, I'm bleeding, and I don't want to scare her more with the scent of wounds.

Hank POV

I burst through the door to the Infirmary. I have never run so fast in my life feeling Celia's fear through our bond. But I was too far away to help; once again, I was too far away to do anything.

Everybody is already here.

Kathy is lying on the bed unconscious Celia and Danny are with her; she looks so pale. Hannah is sitting on the chair very close to my daughter. David, Hayden, and Marc are also here.

"Is she alright?" I ask, coming closer.

"Gideon said she just sleeps, the early shift was stopped, so the damage wasn't done. However, she is exhausted because of it, so he can't say when she will wake up," says Hannah, and I nod to her.

"Where is Gideon?" I ask, a little angry that the pack doctor has stepped away from his patient's bed.

"He is checking on Kyle in the next room. Don't worry, Kathy is good; she needs her family close now," says Marc. "But I think I should make you aware of something. Celia's presence, Luna's presence, and omegas presence helped to calm Kathy's wolf, but stopping early shifting in the middle of it is almost impossible."

"What does it mean?" Celia asks, frightened, squeezing Kathy's hand stronger.

"I think your daughter hasn't shifted because he had recognized her Alpha. I don't know how, but her wolf recognized the baby inside you, Hannah, and submitted to it; acknowledgment of her Alpha was done."

Before I can open my mouth and protest because something like that is almost impossible, Kyle enters the room. He looked rough; after all, he was in a tough fight.

"How is she? I'm so sorry it was all my fault!"

Hannah doesn't let him finish and hugs him firmly, saying that everything is alright, the door once again bursts open, and Mikkeli and Rob enter. I let Danny hug me, and he doesn't stop patting my daughter's hair as both of my friends make sure their mates are unharmed.

"Finish what you've said about my daughter," I say to Marc when there is a moment of silence.

"Connection between Alpha and Beta should be strong, their positions are usually inherited from their parents, but the wolves must connect and accept each other dominance, too, to properly run the pack. But it usually happens years after the first shift, or it doesn't happen at all, and that's when we have a situation like between you and Ryan when you could disregard your Alpha's rule because your wolf felt no loyalty. I know what recognition between Alpha and Beta looks like because I've seen it with Mikkeli and my son, and that's what happened today. Kathy must have a powerful wolf that he could do it so early, but the child in you, Hannah, must also be powerful if his scent was so noticeable for its future Beta."

Mikkeli and I look at each other. We have bonded somehow since we merged the pack, our wolves tolerate each other, and Greyson stopped struggling with his new Alpha's dominance. But now that our children got the connection, we will never be able to separate them from each other. Kathy is always bound to serve and protect Mikkeli and Hannah's child.

Gideon enters the room and smiles at Kyle, who is all the time in Rob's arms, and later at Celia and me.

"Your daughter is safe; you can take her to her room; it will be better if her family's scents surround her, and it will be good if somebody is always with her. She can sleep for a couple of hours or a couple of days; we will see. And you, Kyle, were fortunate. You have no severe wounds and no internal damage. Thanks Goddess, Lionel missed your womb with his claws, or I wouldn't be able to do anything."

"What do you mean?" Kyle asks, and Gideon gives him a look.

"You are pregnant again. Congratulation."

Rob POV

SMUT WARNING

I hold my pregnant mate in my arms, sitting on the couch in Alpha's study. Both Blake and I are so agitated that we haven't allowed anybody closer to Kyle, even the Alpha. I must say Mikkeli kept his cool when I growled at him and didn't try to prove to me that he is in charge here. Good Alpha knows when to push his dominance and when not.

Both of us are livid since Kyle said that Lionel was among those who had raped him and was also the one who had kidnapped him during his heat.

"You can't keep things like that from us. But, seriously, Kyle, why did you do it? Why did you confront him alone?" Mikkeli doesn't yell, but I'm sure Kyle feels his anger, mine too.

"I'm sorry, but I had to do it alone. I had to face him alone; I had to prove to myself that he no longer had any power over me," he says.

I understand him, I do, but even a thought of what could've happened makes me sick.

Mikkeli sighs heavily and says:

"Lionel is in the dungeon; we will make him talk tomorrow. But, for now, get some rest; we all need some rest."

I don't allow Kyle to walk. Instead, I carry him to our room and snarl at everyone who is unlucky to pass us. Rose is taking care of Carson, so we are alone when I let him go.

"Rob, I..."

I don't let him finish as I smash our lips together in a rough kiss. I know he can be sore, and the wound in his stomach is fresh, but I have to have him now. I push him onto the bed and start to take his clothes off.

"Rob?"

"Enough is enough, Kyle," I say, pulling his pants off and getting rid of mine" We can't go on any longer like that. Please let me make love to you now; let me mark you now. Neither I nor Blake can take it any longer. I love, you are mine, let me love you, just let me love you forever, please!"

I stay still, straddling him, waiting for his answer, not averting my eyes from his not even for a moment. Blake is pushing like crazy to take our mate again.

"I love you too, Rob you can have me, all of me," Kyles whispers, and all my restraints are gone.

I ravish every inch of him with my fingers, my mouth, and my tongue. I touch every part of his body as he touches mine. He moans when I push my fingers inside him, slowly preparing him; I feel his hands on my ass cheeks when I dive into him.

It's total bliss when I'm inside him. But, on the other hand, Blake is agitated so much that I know I'm rough today.

"Are you alright? Am I hurting you?" I ask, not stopping moving my hips

"No, Rob, it's good, it's so fucking good" he has tears in his eyes, which are shifting like crazy, so I'm sure he has the same problem with controlling Skyler as I have with my wolf.

I stop thrusting to turn him around and enter him again from behind. One of my hands holds his hips as we kneel, and the second pumps him fast. His back is pressed firmly into my chest, and his head rests on my shoulder; I suck the crook of his neck as my peace increase.

The bed is rocking like crazy, and the moans and scent of our pleasure fill up the room as our climax is near.

"I love you so much, Kyle, I love Carson, and I love the baby inside you," I say and hit his sweet spot, making him scream. "You all will always be mine."

I turn him around again, but I don't pull out. Instead, I sink my fangs into his neck, feeling him piercing my skin from the other side.

The bond forms, and his thoughts, feelings, and memories are flooding my mind and mine his as I collapse on top of him. He doesn't flinch; he lies under me, wholly spent just like me; the bliss, the total bliss, and calmness surround me.

Kyle is finally mine.