Hunter stared Cam down, "that means nothing."
"Hunter," I whispered as he looked away from Cam and back to me, "leave him be. You trust me, right?" He nodded before coming over and hugging me tightly.
"Let's get you home." Hunter whispered before taking my uninjured hand in his. He led me out of the room and paused after the door shut. "What the fuck happened?"
I leaned on the wall as I took another drag, "that Alpha and I were just supposed to screw that Omega." I took a deep breath as I began crying again, "before I could even think, he was ramming into me." I covered my eyes as I struggled to not let my voice shake, "when he tried to bite me, I barely got my hand in the way in time." I look to Cam, "he came inside."
"We have to go to the hospital. We can't hide this if you have a child."
I slid down the wall as I struggled to not hyperventilate, "I'm an Alpha! I have to be an Alpha!"
Hunter leaned down to me, "they got it wrong, Will. You need to accept the truth."
I slammed my fist on the tile floor, "everyone left me! Just because they got it wrong!"
"I won't leave you, Will. I'm going to be with you no matter what."
I grabbed his hand and laughed slightly, "I should've jumped you before you met anyone else."
He smiled, "I'm a low class Beta, Will. We would've never made it."
I looked to him sadly, "If I was still an Alpha, we could be." I put my forehead against his, "I was so scare, Hunter. I'm still so scared."
He hugged me tightly, "we will continue on. We always have."
Hunter stood and helped me to my feet. I went to my car and drove home as Hunter followed me. When we got to my apartment, I was surprised to see Asher sitting on the couch. He shot to his feet as he saw how red the skin around my eyes were. "What happened?"
I stared at him to annoyance, "how the hell did you get in?"
"You gave me the spare to lock up last week."
I sighed before going over and sitting at my small four person table. "Where's the first aid kit?" Hunter asked as he moved past us.
"Top drawer of the hallway closet." Hunter went in that direction as I looked to Hunter, "that key was not an invitation to intrude."
"I was thinking about you all day at work. I was worried from how hard we went at it."
Hunter groaned as he came back into the living space, "please, spare me the details." He sat near me at the table and gestured for me to give him my hand.
"What the hell did you do to your hand!"
I looked down to my hand as Hunter cleaned off the dried blood. "A dominant Alpha."
Asher sat at the other side of me as we watched Hunter continue cleaning my hand, "he got you pretty deep."
"I got lucky. If I had been seconds later, he would've marked me."
Asher put his hand on my shoulder, "I could finally mark you. Then he couldn't bother you."
I rolled my eyes, "I can't get a mark from a friend. It would also reveal my secret."
I winced as Hunter became cleaning the area, "I'm worried, Will. Shannon has never marked me this deep. This is not normal."
"He lost control of his pheromones. So much so that all the other Omegas lost their strength."
"He suspects something. He seems to be interested in you. He could fuck up the plan."
I nodded, "I've been around Alphas and one other dominant Alpha before. I never felt their pheromones come out like that."
"Did he have any effects on Betas?"
"Many of them blushed or froze."
"It's that powerful?"
I pulled my free hand through my hair as I sighed, "I came just from his pheromones."
They both froze and stared at me. I began shaking again, "I was unable to keep up my act. I was shivering and moaning just from his touch."
"That's even more reason to avoid him. It seems the best thing to do is quit."
"I know but I can't get this kind of money anywhere else. I'm a damn high school dropout."
"You liked being a host. Why don't you go back to that?" Hunter shook his head but did not look up to Asher.
"That was problematic too. It's full of Alphas."
The discussion was becoming too much, "maybe I should accept it and become someone's Omega. If I found a rich Alpha, I'd be set for life."
"As if!" Asher snorted, "no Alpha could keep you to themselves."
"Are you calling him a slut?" Hunter mocked as he placed gauze on my wound.
"Well I can tell you who I won't be calling up anymore!" All three of us began laughing. For just a moment, my worries were not in the forefront of my mind. We were all brought back to reality as my phone rang. I pulled it out of my pocket and was surprised when Hunter snatched it.
"Hello?" he asked as he switched the phone to speaker and put it on the table so that he could continue working on my hand.
"Wes?"
"I'm here," I replied to the director, "my mate is also listening in." Asher looked to me in shock and I winked at him.
"I want to talk to you tomorrow. If you want, your mate can come with."
"Is tomorrow your big meeting?"
Hunter nodded, "I could try to miss it."
"You already missed a bunch of time recently. I can do this by myself."
"Okay, but although I can't come in with him tomorrow, I will not let Wes come in if that asshole is there."
"I can handle it."
"He tried to bite you! He's clearly insane!"
"He has been asked to stay away until this can all be sorted out." The director sighed, "the head of the company is really mad. I need to find out your side of everything before this gets really bad."
"I will see you then." I hung up the phone before putting my forehead on the table. Hunter finished up my hand and went to put the supplies in the closet. I stood, "do you know any Omegas that would have pregnancy blockers?"
Asher stared at me with shock and took a few moments to answer, "I can ask my coworker."
I smiled to him sadly, "if you can get me some, it would really help me out." I yawned, "I'm going to go sleep. Thanks again Hunter."
I made my way into my bedroom and pulled off my clothes. I slid into my sheets and hugged my pillow. I cried myself to sleep within a few minutes.
I woke up as I heard the door open. I sat up as Asher walked through my bedroom door. "Are you trying to tempt me?"
I fell back onto the bed, "it's too early for your b.s."
He laughed before coming and sitting on the side of the bed. He held something out to me, which made me sit up quickly.
"How'd you find some?"
Asher smiled before kissing my forehead, "Did you doubt me?" He gave me a goofy smile, "my coworker decided to have children and does not need them anymore. She said you can keep them all. But she did say that it's not 100% effective."
I nodded, "but it's my only shot." I took his hand in mine. "You really saved me this time. Thank you."
"You know I would do anything to support you. Just be sure to steer clear of that guy. I'm really worried."
"It's going to be fine. I plan to quit today."
"Well, I will get out of your hair. Be safe."
Mark left and I looked to my phone to see I needed to leave soon. I rushed to take a shower and put on clothes. Today I refused to put effort into my clothes. I threw on a pair of running pants and a baggy sweatshirt that arms were long enough to cover my hand. I went down to my car and drove to work. I knew everyone would be looking at me but I didn't want to pay attention to them. I shoved my earbuds into my ears and played the hardcore rock my soul craved. I tossed some surpessents and the pregnancy prevention into my mouth before exiting the car. I threw my sweatshirt hood on as I trudged into the building. Everyone I passed froze as they saw me. Sloppy clothing, messy hair, headphones, and a sweatshirt hoodie on. I had never come into this building looking like this. I had never ignored everyone and kept to myself. I didn't look up until someone stood in front of me. I lifted my head to see Cam scanning me from head to toe.
I smiled slightly to him as I pulled out one of my earbuds, "hey."
"Wes," he paused as his eyes met mine. Tears began welling in his eyes, "You look horrible."
"Woke up late and didn't sleep well."
He grabbed my arm before leading me into the break room. He sat me down on a couch and sat beside me. He did not let go of my arm so I knew he would not leave me alone easily. I took off my hood, ruffled my hair with my fingers, and turned off the music before taking out my other earbud. I faked a smile to Cam as he squeezed my arm tighter, "this is all my fault!" he cried into my arm.
"Don't worry about it."
He looked to me with anger and I saw his tear soaked face, "your mate was right. I was there with you and didn't stop it."
"Cam, you had no way of knowing he would do that. There was no one who could have predicted that."
Cam pulled his legs onto the couch and got onto his knees. He turned my face towards him, "I love you, Wes. I don't care if you have a mate, I want you! No Alpha had made me feel like this before!" He kissed me gently as he wrapped his arms around my neck. As he released me, he laid his head on my chest as he continued crying, "I will do anything you ask me. All I ask is that you make me yours. I don't want anyone else! It has to be you."
I hugged him gently, "Cam, I can't. I can't bite you. I feel something special toward you too, but I can't mark you."
"How is he any better than me?"
"He and I have been together through a lot and he wants to protect me."
"Why does he want to protect you?"
"I protected him from something in the past." I took a deep breath, "In high school I found Hunter being attacked by a group of Alphas following the lead of a dominant Alpha. I begged him to let hunter go. So he gave me an ultimatum; they attack him or I take his place." I look to Cam as he squeezed my arm and tears began flowing down his face again. "In my mind there was no option. I took his place. Six against one made it where I had no chance of getting away. I took his place every day for 3 weeks before I had to be hospitalized due to my injuries." I looked into my lap, "When Jayden attacked me yesterday, I reverted back to high school. But this time, I had no one being held as collateral. So I fought back with all the anger I had stored up from that past experience." I took a deep sigh before looking back to Cam with strength. "I'm meeting with the director today to let him know that I'm quitting."
"No!" Cam screamed as he hugged me tighter, "He should be fired, not you! He did something that he knew was not allowed. All you did was protect yourself!"
I kissed Cam as he looked to me in surprise, "I can't look at this place the same way anymore. It just reminds me of my past fears. I enjoy the friends I've made here but Hunter and I agreed that it's not worth the pain. This time, Hunter wants to protect me. I tried to convince him not to, but he is insistent."
Cam suddenly stood and looked to me with anger, "I'm going to talk to the director right now! I am one of the most sought after Omegas in this industry! I'm going to tell him that if you have to quit, so will I! That will get his attention!"
Before I could speak or stop him, Cam shot out the door. I put my head in my hands as I rested my elbows on my size. All I could remember was those horrible moments long ago and yesterday. When I heard the door open I was relieved since Cam had come back in. I froze as Jayden smiled towards me as I heard him lock the door.