18. Luther

18

Luther

"You realize that any way you cut it, Hudson is going to have you handcuffed in a week, right?" Maceo clicks his tongue as he stretches out in the front seat. The family lawyer, a few years older than my 30, has been a close friend since Blake started the company. At first, I couldn't fucking stand Maceo and his take-no-bullshit attitude. The Beta looks like a fucking Alpha and carries himself as one but I grew to love the way he could spit fire just as fierce as anyone else.

He's gotten us out of a legal issue a time or two when Blake's vision has landed us in hot water. He works miracles with words and printed threats and I have no doubt he'll find us a way safely out of this clusterfuck as well.

"Wait, what?"

Maceo laughs as he threads his fingers behind his head, acting as if we didn't just somehow acquire an Omega who we can't touch. "Luther, don't fuck with me. That Omega-"

"Luca."

"Sorry, Luca , is going to go into heat in the next week. Maybe sooner with all the stress, especially with Blake hanging off of him. The problem is that although you are now his legal guardian until the investigation is complete, you still can't touch him. Helping a mated Omega through their heat is illegal without their Alpha's permission. Hudson will never give you that."

"He's not going anywhere near my Omega." A growl rumbles through my chest as I grip the wheel a little tighter.

Maceo bursts out laughing and his apathetic attitude is starting to piss me off until I realize he's doing it on purpose. If he came at me like an Alpha, I'd rip his head off but submitting wouldn't work in this situation either. I need someone who's going to give me the facts and not back down when I yell at him for the reality we've found ourselves in.

"Luther, I can guarantee you that he's not going to touch Luca. Hudson will probably spend a few nights in jail before the week is over. You might not want to press charges but your building probably will. That being said, if you touch your Omega—Luca, not Blake—you're going to end up in jail. It's not a matter of if, really. We both know you're not going to sedate Luca or hole him up in a room just to hear him crying out for help. And because of that, Hudson will be waiting until Luca resurfaces to throw in a claim that you were there during his heat."

This situation just keeps getting worse but I wasn't lying to Grayson or Blake. I'm going to do everything in my power to keep Luca with us. "So, what's the path forward?" Maceo knows exactly what I'm asking at this point. We're going to take care of Luca but we need to be ready for the repercussions that come with this, including making sure that my assets are sealed away. Someone like Hudson will come for everything that I'm worth, my family, and both of my Omegas.

I won't have it.

"Just let things happen. It'll be easy to prove Hudson's abuse and your connection to Luca. You're protecting him from a horrid fate and as long as Luca will testify to that, you're golden. It's going to take some time but Grayson's got them, right?"

I don't want to lob everything on Grayson. He's the strongest Alpha I know but he's also the sweetest. Giving him that burden to bear would be the worst thing I could do and yet we don't have many options. I pull into the parking lot, driving past the main lot and into the private one across from our entrance. "Maceo-"

"Just take care of your Omegas. They're going to need everything you have, including Blake. He looked like he was going to pass out. I've never seen him so pale."

I grunt at that as I slip out of the car, waiting for Maceo to follow. "I get it. Look, if they don't want you upstairs-"

Maceo throws his hands up in jest just as Blake appears at my side, all but carrying Luca wrapped around him. Grayson looks strung out and tortured, his cock thick between his thighs. I can't imagine what it's like being stuck in a car with their scents for that long. It's going to be a delicious torture once we get inside.

"He can come," Luca mutters just loud enough for me to hear it. "He smells like honey. Like warm tea. He can come." He snuggles further into Blake's chest and I swallow my chuckle as Blake pushes past us to the elevator. No one says anything but I know Grayson is thinking it.

No Omega talks about someone else's scent unless they're focused on it. I didn't see that coming. I'm also not entirely on board with it.