Kael's POV
I massaged the side of my head, feeling a huge migraine at the back of my head.
Dealing with the work around the pack had been stressful without the help of my brothers.
"Alpha!"
A guard greeted, standing straight as I walked past him.
I nodded, keeping my pace steady.
My mind wandered back to Faye, wondering how she was faring this time.
It had been several hours since I found her in that state, and even till now, my heart had refused to calm down.
~ Stop worrying.
Kane huffed.
I rolled my eyes at him. Like you aren't worried too.
I responded sarcastically.
Honestly, the bond we had with Faye was something even I couldn't explain.
Kane might try to act all nonchalant, but I felt how restless he was.
Perhaps being caught, he changed the topic.
~Let's go find mate.
I wanted to correct him, but I held back against it.
Compared to the rest of my brothers, Kane and I felt a thread of attraction towards the omega.
I didn't want to acknowledge her as my mate yet though.
From the beginning of time, it was unheard of, of omegas being paired with alphas.
It was almost like a taboo… a forbidden fruit.
We were already cursed, yet the moon goddess decided to play a fast one on us.
Perhaps my brothers had been right from the very beginning.
At that thought, Kane growled at me.
~Don't question the moon goddess!
I almost rolled my eyes. Almost.
Such a devot.
I clicked my tongue, heading towards the torture room, no doubt my brothers were here.
Each step I took, confirmed that doubt, as I felt a pull from our connection.
Before me stood an old wooden door— one that gave an impression that it could fall with a single push.
Cobwebs splayed across the old thing, the scent of dust and mold thick in the air from how little light and ventilation got in.
Hidden and dark, like every secret torture room in packs.
This one however was vicious.
If anyone didn't know better, they'd be wary of it, but I wasn't anyone.
Two guards stood at both sides, their heads bowed in respect.
I ignored them, pushing the door open.
"Ngh…" a moan cut through the air as I did.
Faye's incident was sudden, and that might have brought out the anger in them, but it didn't prepare me for the scene I was blessed with.
I froze at the door.
A mess.
Everything in front of me was a mess.
My eyes flickered to the torture chair— an impossibly strong furniture that could bound any supernatural, smashed into bits.
Dents and holes filled the floor and walls like a new decor.
Dust lifted into the air like oxygen, almost choking me, but that wasn't the main mess.
Before me was a scene I had never dared to imagine.
My brothers, Lucen and Draven stood proudly in their nakedness, dicks standing awake and busy, as they thrusted into the omega.
Smirks lined their faces like trophies on display, taunting both me and the omega.
Bastards.
I cussed, scowling.
They knew I was here.
My eyes flickered towards the omega, and our gazes clicked.
A furious blush lit her face, perhaps from embarrassment or from adrenaline, I couldn't tell.
I felt my wolf stir in my head, my dick springing to life as I watched her face while my brothers continued fucking her.
Sweat dripped from their bodies like leaking water, their pheromones clouding the air.
~Join them.
Kane growled at me, trying to force his way forward, but I ignored him, pushing his advances back.
My brothers thrusted with gusto, their hips moving faster as they drove the omega over the edge.
Her face twisted into ecstasy, and then her body shook as she orgasmed.
Her body slumped forward in a heap like a spineless animal.
She looked so exhausted, her eyes dropped tiredly.
Cum splattered over her face and body, as ropes of cum shot from Lucen's and Draven's dicks.
They were marking her.
I noted, eyeing my brothers.
They might not know it yet, but they were doing it, and it irritated me.
My body pulsed with the need to join, Kane restlessly urging in my head.
I could already taste what it would feel like to mark her, claim her, and have her under me.
A growl almost tore at the thought but I suppressed it, shaking my head, as I tried reigning Kane's possessiveness.
"Brother." Lucen's voice snapped me from my thoughts.
I looked up, finding my two brothers looking at me in concern.
I stooled my expression, my face turning blank. "How long have you been here?"
I asked instead, eyeing the omega once more.
Her body was littered with bruises of varying forms, her still bound hands swollen and bleeding, it looked painful.
"Uh…" Like a toddler caught doing bad, Lucen scratched the back of his head. "Maybe a while?"
He said, unsure, causing me to scowl deeply.
"A while?" I hissed, looking at the two of them. "I told you guys not to overdo it."
"We couldn't help it." Draven cut in without a hint of remorse. "The omega went into heat."
"Bullshit." I snapped, almost growling. "We all know that isn't possible. You both let this happen because you didn't want to control it."
We were superior wolves. Heats were nothing to us.
For most alphas, an omega falling into heat could render them useless and incapable of doing anything other than to be controlled by it, but we were different.
Since we were at the top of the society, it was common for omegas to be used to seduce us. Some were desperate, some were diplomatic playthings sent over to be used as leverage, hence we trained.
We started at a tender age. Day and night, till nothing could shake us.
Draven shrugged. "That's right. We were lazy."
In other terms, they didn't want to control it.
That had my blood boiling. I opened my mouth to speak, but Lucen cut me off before I could.
"It's not that we couldn't control it, but Draven was being a dick." Lucen said, glaring at Draven. "He was spouting nonsense."
Draven's face darkens at once. "Just because I told you we should stop, doesn't mean I caused anything."
"Then why did you say that in the first place only for you to release your pheromones and send her into heat." He accused.
My eyes moved to Draven, his face going red as he clenched his fists. "I didn't do it on purpose. If you hadn't punched me, I wouldn't have lost control."
"Is that how low your self control is?" Lucen teased darkly. "One punch is all it takes?"
Draven growled, ready to throw a fist.
"Enough!" I roared, stopping him before he could. "You both should be ashamed of yourselves." I scolded, taking sight of the omega once more feeling my heart clench.
On that beautiful white skin, not an inch was spared. Every place was riddled with a yellow bruise that turned ugly the more it grew exposed in the air.
It was only a miracle it wasn't infected with how low the omegas immune system was.
Slowly, Draven lowered his fist, an annoyed look on his face. "Why are you scolding us when we did nothing bad? That omega is responsible for hurting Faye. Should we have spared her or pampered her for doing that?"
Each word he said had me silent.
I looked at him with a slow shake of my head.
I couldn't tell what I was feeling, but I knew I was disappointed.
It must have been Kane's emotions which filtered and somehow got to me, but I pushed it away.
Ignoring Draven, I walked towards the omega, gently scooping her up in my arms.
Their eyes stuck to my body like glue, questioning what I was doing, so I spoke.
"You two get dressed and clean this place up. I am taking her away." I said, walking out without a second glance.
~Mate.
Kane's voice sounded in my head as he shot forward in my mind, shattering the block I used to restrict him.
Without hesitation, Kane took over my eyes to look at the omega in my arms.
My eyes flickered for a moment before my vision heightened.
~What have they done?
He growled, no doubt taking in the extent at which the poor creature had been pushed to.
Honestly I didn't know what to say. Whether to defend my brothers or to calm him down.
Still, his anger affected me, sending a few guards standing to their knees as my pheromones burst out.
Feeling petty, I didn't stop.
~How could you let them do this to mate?
"Calm down. I had no idea they would be this reckless." I sighed, feeling my migraine grow even heavier.
Kane was a hard wolf to pacify, and my brothers had no idea of that.
He let out a growl, surprisingly calmly than I had expected him to be, when I heard a tiny whimper.
I froze, looking down at the omega in my arms.
Her delicate brows stained with a frown, long eyelashes squeezed shut with tears hanging at the corner of her eyes, small pink lips parted as she muttered.
I held my breath, straining my ears to listen.
"...I didn't hurt Faye."
My hold on her tightened, as I felt a painful clench in my heart.
The Omega let out a few more whimpers, digging into my chest like that could hide her from her nightmares.
Even I couldn't deny feeling sad for her.
"Please… believe me…" She cried, clutching my shirt tightly. "You… believe me… right?"
The sound was soft, almost non-existent, but I heard it.
However, just like a fading light, her body went slack before I could talk.
So even if I knew she wouldn't hear. Even if I wouldn't ever admit it in front of her.
"Yes, I believe you."