Alpha Draven's wolf had only just run for about five minutes, blinded by fury when a familiar scent hit his nose. He breathed in deeper and raised his snout up in the air to catch more of the scent.
He increased his speed following the scent until he got to a clearing close to a river bank.
He looked around sharply until his eyes landed on the figure beside a tree, without getting a closer look he realised he found the Omega.
He shifted halfway to him, the omega who seemed to be sleeping suddenly opened his eyes. His mouth had been stuffed with some piece of clothing to stop him from making any sound, Alpha Draven pulled it out gently and the omega broke into tears.
He gritted his teeth as he silently untied his hands and feet, before wrapping his arms around the trembling Omega.
"Who did this?"
He thought, his eyes turning to the darkest shade ever.
His eyes scanned the vicinity as he noticed a worn out bag a short distance away, and some equipment beside it which means the person responsible was close by and might return soon.
He was still on that thought when he heard some footsteps behind them, and when turned around a knife was swinging down on him. He didn't hesitate before meeting him halfway, his hand went around the man's neck and squeezed hard until a snapping sound was heard.
He took the knife out of his hand and drove it through his heart without a change in his expression.
As the man went down to the ground, Wilson and the other warriors arrived. They immediately noticed the man and the blood on the Alpha's hands, Wilson noticed the fear stricken Omega.
His eyes were as large as saucers like he just saw a ghost.
"I'm so sorry" Alpha Draven muttered and crouched down before the Omega again. He straightened his clothes and lifted him off the ground. He didn't acknowledge the presence of his men and walked away.
Wailson ordered the men to clean up the body before going after the Alpha.
He walked slowly behind and gave them space as the Alpha shifted to his wolf form and laid flat for the omega to get on him for a ride back to the pack house.
A mixed feeling stirred within Wilson, he had never witnessed something like this before, the Alpha doesn't kill without a reason although he was known to be cold and heartless he also cherished his people.
But this was the first time he saw him killed when he wasn't attacked, and he was sure it's because of the omega.
"This isn't good".
"Alpha!" Elias exclaimed as he saw him walk out of the forest with the Omega on his back, him and the others had been waiting anxiously after the Alpha had gone minutes earlier.
The Alpha ignored him and walked past everyone into the pack house.
He shifted once inside and lifted the Omega in his arms before making his way to their chamber.
The Omega stared up at him, partially in fear and wonder. He was still terrified of what happened, the man had gone down in a heap. He had thought help wasn't coming for him, in the past others would join when one person treated him badly but this was the second time someone was fighting for him.
He could not describe the feeling in his heart but he felt grateful to have met this Alpha in his life, even though he looked big and scary.
Alpha Draven put him down carefully on the bed and disappeared into the bathroom. He returned minutes later with a damp towel and immediately started cleaning the bit of blood that he got on the Omega. His actions paused when he noticed the red mark the rope had left on his wrists.
He absent-mindedly rubbed at it silently, willing it away.
"I shouldn't have slept for so long and left the door unguarded".
He sank deep into self blame but when he looked up he noticed that the omega was staring intently at him without looking away even when their eyes met.
"Does it hurt?" He asked softly. The Omega looked down at his wrists when he asked the question and slowly shook his head before smiling softly.
All the fear that he had felt in the forest had vanished, he now knows for sure that whenever the Alpha is around nothing bad would happen to him. And no one will dare to hurt him, so he made up his mind to always go wherever the Alpha is.
He pointed at the bathroom and tried to stand up.
"You want to go there?" Alpha Draven asked in confusion.
The Omega nodded and the Alpha tilted his head in more confusion until the Omega noticed the Alpha didn't understand him and his brows pulled together as he tried to remember something.
"Shower". He managed to say in a very soft voice without a stutter.
The Alpha's eyes widened in surprise, not expecting that the Omega would speak.
"Okay". He moved out of the way and walked behind him to the bathroom. The omega turned around and stared awkwardly as the Alpha walked into the bathroom with him.
He was supposed to get a quick shower but he cannot take off his clothes with the Alpha standing and staring at him like that.
He slowly tugged at his t-shirt but could not take it off, the Alpha frowned at the strange way he was acting.
"Do you need help?" He asked and took a step closer but the Omega's eye widened in horror and took a step back.
He put a hand up to stop him and shook his head almost panicking that the Alpha was suddenly not understanding that he needed privacy which had never been an issue before.
The Alpha suddenly noticed what was happening and took a step closer as a smirk tugged at the corner of his lips.
"You don't want me to watch, can I join you in the shower instead?" He asked, as he stared down at the Omega whose face had turned as red as a tomato from embarrassment.
He looked away and turned his back at the Alpha as his heart beat wildly in his chest.
"I will be outside, I will have food brought up for you" The Alpha finally decided to stop teasing him and walked out. What happened had been hard on both of them that he wasn't expecting the Omega to act like it was nothing.
"How much had he gone through for him to get over it so soon?"