Chapter 8

8

Wayne

" I s this the place?" asked the driver as we headed to my intended omega's house.

"The biggest one at the end of the road," I said, eyeing the ranch from the window of the car. The car reeked of my pack's cologne and the roses that Davy was clutching in his hands. We had all dressed in black suits, ready to impress this omega, Ruby, who had caught my attention last night.

After dinner, Ruby had agreed that we would take her out tonight, and I wondered if she was as nervous as I was. Even though I was focused all day delegating tasks for my construction workers, I was distracted by thoughts of her. I would remember her sparkling brown eyes and her little smirk when she said something particularly controversial about what an omega should be.

She was an interesting one, and I wanted to learn more about her.

"I wonder if she even likes us," said Davy, anxiously running a hand through his hair. I knew he was going to have attachment issues with her, especially if she decided she didn't like us.

"Even if she doesn't, you move on," grunted Rufus, who sat back stoically in his chair. I could tell he had combed his beard until it shone to impress Ruby .

We were all secretly on edge, wondering if this was for real.

"She's been promised to us," I said. "Nothing should go wrong."

The driver parked the car in the driveway after passing through the security gate. My heart thumped in my chest as I walked to the door. The thought of seeing her again made an odd flutter of excitement rise within me. I had never felt that way before, but she was a fiery, exciting omega who challenged me.

The door burst open before we could ring the doorbell.

"Wayne," her father barked.

"Yes, what is it, Ben?" I said, tired of his short temper. To be honest, I wondered how his own daughter put up with him all these years.

"She's not here," he said, and I scrunched my eyebrows in confusion.

"What?"

"Ruby," he explained. "Your intended wife ran away with another alpha."

My hackles rose as fury overwhelmed me. My wolf raged to shift and break the alpha who took her. I wanted to find him and rip him to pieces.

"How do you know he didn't take her?"

"She always liked him," her father sighed. "I need you to find her and mate her before he does."

"If she doesn't like us," I said slowly. "Then why would I chase an omega who doesn't desire me? She clearly dislikes me and my pack."

"It's not safe for her. I really need you to find her," said Benjamin.

"Please elaborate because nothing of what you're saying is making sense," I said, my jaw clenching. "There's nothing I can do if she doesn't like us. We can just move on."

I never believed in true love and never saw it. Foolishness had taken over me to think that maybe I had found my person .

"You might as well come inside," said Benjamin, looking left and right. "I will tell you the whole story."

After Benjamin had explained the pact he had made with Henry to have his daughter mate with Marrok, I was stunned.

"How could I take another alpha's intended mate?" I shouted at him. "Don't you have any idea of the type of punishment Henry could inflict? He could ruin us completely because we took away his future daughter-in-law."

"I know that," said Benjamin, with sweat pouring down his forehead. "But if you act like you didn't know, then you'll be fine. Marrok is a fucking psychopath and can't be trusted with my daughter. If you mark her first before her twenty-third birthday, she'll be safe at least from him."

I knew deep down that Henry wouldn't care about that. Omegas were treated like property here, and he wouldn't hesitate to take her from me.

"I will try," I said. "But if she refuses me completely, I cannot force her."

"Thank you, Wayne."

"Show me to her room," I said.

"Why?"

"I need her scent so we can find her."

"Oh yes, of course," said her father, his eyes wide as he led me up the grand staircase and into her elegant room. Her room was cute and organized. But I was taken aback by the picture of the motorcycle on her wall, and I wondered if she had a passion for vehicles. "I'll leave you to it."

I nodded, and her father left the room after giving us one last look.

"Look for any item of clothing," I told Davy and Rufus. "We need her scent, and we're going to look for her. "

Looking around the room, I spotted a shirt and a pair of leggings on the ground discarded next to her bed. Ruby's black leggings were soft in my hands as I lifted them. Heart thumping with hidden excitement, I pulled it to my nose and sniffed.

Fuck.

The smell of her sugar scent was enticing and addictive. She smelled like candy and syrup mixed together. I roughly spun the leggings around so I could smell the scent of it. I needed to smell her pussy.

Sugar mixed with an odor of sweat covered the area where her pussy would have rested. All the blood rushed down to my cock, and it sprang to attention at her scent.

I needed to find her. I needed to rut her.

"Let's go," I commanded my pack. "I have her scent locked in."

Ruby

When I woke up, the pain had doubled. I moaned with pain as I moved around on the bed, clutching my belly.

From my belly, an avalanche of heat and pain swam through my body. Clenching, searing pain took over me, and I could hardly open my eyes anymore.

"Jasper," I whimpered out, searching for him on the bed with one hand out in the dark.

This pain was blinding, and tears rolled down my face when my pussy clenched again.

I wailed in agony, my eyes flying open.

I clutched my belly and stretched on the bed, kicking at the covers. My head rocked back, knocking the pillow to the floor.

"Jasper!" I cried again.

It took me a moment before I realized that Jasper wasn't in the room at all. My heart pounded with fear at being left alone during my heat.

Why would he leave me right now? Immediate regret ran through me for running away with Jasper. I'd taken the risk, but now it was too late. Tears rolled down my face as I writhed in agony over the bed, tossing and turning over it.

The pain was too horrible to hold in, and I couldn't endure anymore. I deliriously pulled myself out of bed, trying to get dressed.

I fumbled with my clothes, not bothering to check if they matched, as I slipped my feet into a set of slippers. Limping to the door, I ran down the hallway of the motel, trying to find the exit. The workers and overnight receptionist stared at me like I was crazy, but I didn't care.

I couldn't think straight at all as I ran out of the motel and out into the cold pre-dawn air.

Wayne

With my nose out the car window in my shifted wolf form, I howled, letting the rest of the pack know that we were on the correct trail. The empty roads made it easier for me to sniff out Ruby and lock in on her scent. Something had shifted, and her scent was growing stronger by the minute.

Ever since we had left her father's house, we drove for hours, leaving the Alpha Compound. After making guesses about where she could have gone, with the faint scent of her lingering at every turn, I almost lost hope.

But her scent had gotten stronger, and I was locked in.

"Stop!" shouted Davy, and I looked ahead, seeing a crumpled figure on the side of the road.

My heart pounding, I leaped out of the window in wolf form, rushing to see if it was Ruby .

Bounding over to the female on the ground, I smelled her scent and immediately knew it was her. Her long black hair covered her face as she slept on the ground. She had on a white bathrobe littered with dust from the sidewalk, and she was missing a slipper.

Since there was no one around in this deserted area of the road, I shifted back and knelt next to her. She had tears running down her face as she clutched her belly.

She was in pain, and her alpha abandoned her. The thought of whoever she was with made my hackles rise once again.

"Ruby," I said, gently rubbing her back. "Wake up, honey."

It looked like it took an immense amount of effort for her to open her eyes. She looked up at me, and she blinked in surprise to see me there without any clothes on.

"Everything hurts," she groaned, sitting up and her eyes locked on my standing cock. Her small tongue flicked out as she licked her lips. That wasn't a normal greeting unless she was…

"Are you in heat?" I asked.

"Yes."

"Then hop on," I said.

"No, I can't," she said, shaking her head vigorously. "I belong to another alpha."

"Then where is he, Ruby? As far as I know, he doesn't give a shit," I said simply.

"I can't," she said, her body trembling from being in heat for hours.

"She's going to die like this," Rufus growled. "Ruby, you need a knot. It doesn't matter right now, and it's only going to get worse."

I gently pushed her hair back, cupping her cheek. "I only want to help you. It doesn't mean I'm your alpha or anything serious. Okay?"

She bit her lip, her eyes unfocused as she stared hungrily at my groin.

"Okay," she whispered, quickly straddling me with shaking limbs. Her thighs quivered as she wrapped her legs around my waist.

The heat of her pussy rubbed against my thigh, and I nearly drooled to feel her over my cock. I never felt such a more powerful need to rut coming over me than this moment.

I silently lifted her hips and speared her over my dick as she cried out in pleasure.

Her eyes rolled back with relief as she squeezed her tight pussy over my cock. The warmth of her tight channel was too much, and I was about ready to explode inside of her within seconds.

"Oh fuck," she said, licking her lips some more. "This feels so good."

I was still upset that her alpha had abandoned her during her heat, but I decided to focus on the here and now.

"Good," I growled into her ear as I licked her soft earlobe. "Ride me, baby. Use me in whichever way you want. Obey your heat."

She blushed and swallowed thickly as she nodded.

Her pussy clenched around my dick as I helped her ride it. She was weak from hours into her heat, and I needed to assist her. With my hands wrapped on each side of her waist, I lifted her up and down onto my length until she moaned with satisfaction.