chapter two - night to remember
camden's pov
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i couldn't get that stupid little omegas face out my head for the rest of the day. it was hard to deny the sparks i felt when touching him, and how calm i seemed to be in his presence. he smelled like a warm summer day, which is weird but everytime i smelled him i remembered the day my mom brought me to the beach. his intoxicating smell was quickly becoming my favorite one.
but all those thoughts flew out the window when i found a thin black journal in my bag. it obviously wasn't mine, and it was well used, it's matte cover dingy and scuffed with age. however i could still make out the tiny golden initials in the lower right corner
o.j.s
those initials could stand for anything, but my mind immediately went to the boy stuck in my head. oliver sharp. though i had no clue what his middle name was, but oh well. i shrugged it off and contemplated opening it, deciding in the end that it wouldn't hurt to take a peek.
but oh how it hurt to read.
flipping through the pages of his journal i learned about oliver james sharp. i learned he probably had an eating disorder and he kept track of how many calories he ate and when he threw up, how much he exercised. everything about his eating habits was just so.. so wrong. it made me wonder if that was the reason he always wore bulky sweaters, baggy jeans. and the reasoning behind it hit so hard.
it was his mates fault, he never specified names but reading through the book i started to realize his mate was an absolute ass to him. this mate he spoke of, never mentioning a name, constantly picked on him, roughed him up, told him lies that led to severe rejection anxiety and his eating habits. i learned that the only time his wolf had spoken to him was to say " mate! " and he had been so happy that it had blinded all the pain that this mate of his out him through
it was so heartbreaking that i, the great future alpha camden started crying. big fat tears rolled down my face and splashed the page that were already stained from tears and even a crimson substance i hoped wasn't blood. my body racked with tears i wept for this poor omega, even though i had no right to because i wasn't much better than his mate. i had tormented him, picked on him for his rank, something he couldn't control.
i inhaled a shaker breath before trying to reach out to bane again, but he was busy sulking. guess i was walking to oliver's house. good thing i knew where it was, even if i had never seen him in it.
stretching my limbs out i wiped my cheeks off and tucked his journal into my hoodie pocket before i headed over to his house.
it wasn't long before i reached the familiar three story home, its dark paint and white trim looked recently painted though. along the gravel driveway were a line of peony's.
it looked like all his family was home, the two cars i had come to recognize sitting in the driveway. without another moment of hesitation i knocked on the door, pausing when it was flung open and a small black haired person essentially threw themselves into my arms.
" camden! what a surprise , why are you here? " olivia's words faded out as i looked past her to oliver, who was standing in the hallway, his eyes glancing at mine numbly.
recognition hit his face, lighting it up for a split second before he cursed softly and dashed away.
"-den! camden are you listening to me!?" olivias shrill voice pierced through my thoughts, shaking me back into reality. i huffed softy and peeled her arms off of me.
" i'm not here to see you. i'm here to return something to oliver. where's his room?" i replied , trying my hardest to keep my words soft. olivia narrowed her eyes and clutches my arm between her breasts.
" he's busy, he has things to do. if you want him to do your homework for you i can arrange it. " she smacked loudly on her gum, making my entire back tense up.
' disgusting ' bane's voice shocked me and i quickly tried to reach back out but he put up his walls almost immediately. i turned back to olivia who was impatiently tapping her foot and i bit back the bile rising in my throat as i smiled sweetly at her.
" can i stay for dinner? my folks are out "
" of course babe! what do you want? ollie is a good cook" she giggled, leading me inside the house.
the smell of oliver hit me like a fright train as i passed a small door, probably leading to either a basement or another room. olivia cocked her head as i paused , my ears perked to try and pick up any sound coming from it. i smiled at olivia and we continued our walk to the kitchen. oliver was there, bent over as he rifled through a few packages of meat in the bottom drawer.
my wolf salivated slightly at the sight and i quickly shook my head. oliver glanced up at me and it was hard to miss his thin wrists, the way his eyes sunk into his face, lined by dark bags.
" would you prefer steak or chicken" he murmered, keeping his eyes downcast. it was such a simple act of submission but i didn't miss it.
"chi-"
" steak is fine, medium rare " olivia interrupted me, sitting down on my lap possessively. i held in a snort of impatience and watched oliver over olivias shoulder. he nodded quickly and pulled out a pan and a few spices. olivia rolled her eyes as he fumbled with picking the heavy cast iron pan up and a soft whimper tugged at my throat.
" how about we go upstairs while we wait for dinner" olivia murmered it just loud enough for oliver to hear, why she did, i have no clue. i nodded blankly and stood up to deposit her off my lap.
i glanced back at oliver with just enough time to see him stiffening and his eyes left the knife he was cutting meat with for one second before he sliced through his finger, eliciting a soft curse from his pale throat. olivia wrinkled her nose as the coppery smell fill the kitchen and he quickly apologized and began to move to the sink. i stopped him quickly and dragged my tongue over the wound, enjoying the way he trembled. a soft blush covered his freckles cheeks and a low growl erupted from my chest without my permission.
oliver tensed up underneath me and he yanked his hand back before rushing off to the bathroom i assumed.
" what a loser. he can't even cut meat right and ruined our meal" olivia spat from the counter he was prepping the meat on.
" you can just wash it off, the meal isn't ruined" i said in confusion. it was just a few drops there was no need to get so upset over it. my girlfriend stared at me for a few seconds before she tossed out the meat.
" no babe he contaminated it. now, what do you say we go up to my room. pierce is probably playing video games with his friends so he won't bother us" she giggled, her hips swaying as she walked back up to me and ran her fingers over my chest.
i frowned and shook my head.
"olivia i came here to talk to oliver, not have sex with you' i sighed, edging back to the door i smelled him from.
" but babe, he's busy with his wound, besides why would you wanna talk to him, hes just a dumb omega." she sniffed, following my every move.
i snarled at her angrily, not happy with the way she talked about him.
" olivia.." i warned, fighting the urge to let bane tear her apart. she blinked at me and smirked.
" if you wanted me so bad you should've said so" she whispered softly in my ear, her hand edging its way down my torso.
" olivia if you don't stop touching me right now i'm not responsible for what bane does to you " my entire body was repulsed at how she was touching me, it didn't feel right. i roughly shoved her hands off of my crotch and sent another warning snarl at her that made her flinch backwards.
" jeez okay theres no need to get like that" she sniffled, cossing her arms like an angry toddler.
" i'm going." i announced softly before a crash distracted me. bane took over and shoved me to the back as he perked his ears up to locate the source of the sound.
banes pov
a crash resounded through the kitchen and i quickly took control, intent on finding my little minx. i pinpointed the sound at at the bathroom and i quickly made my way over, pausing as oliver's scent flooded my head. there was something wrong with it, it was too sweet and laced heavily with the smell of arousal. i chuffed softly and knocked on the door, aching to see my mate.
" occupied, give me a few minutes " oliver's soft voice croaked through the door, his voice cracking at the end. i groaned softly and stuck my nose in the crack of the door, tryin to get a better whiff of the smell.
"ollie.. its me bane, let me in" i called softly, my hand curling around the doorknob as i awaited the sound of it unlocking.
' uh bane i'm uh- i'm sort've busy" oliver replied. his smell washed back over my nose, drool already forming as i basked in his sunny smell. that was it, i was going in whether he liked it or not.
i roughly flung myself at the door and broke it with one hit, wincing only slightly. i had bigger problems, like my mate who was sitting on the floor with broken glass shards and pills surrounding him. his face was flushed red and sweat beaded his forehead.
the smell of heat filled the room and i quickly dropped to his side, careful not to sit in the broken glass.
" bane! get out i need to take my suppressants " he gasped, quickly scrambling away from me. i growled lowly and caught his sweater gently in my outstretched hands. pulling him into my lap i gently turned his hands over, frowning at the sight of blood and glass embedded in his skin.
" oliver.. why would you try and pick that up with your hands" i whined softly as i carried him to the sink to wash his hands. out of the corner of my eye i saw olivia approaching the door and i snapped at her, growling lowly. she squeaked and quickly walked backwards.
" don't come near us again" i huffed at her before turning to nuzzle my head into the crook of his neck. i almost purred in happiness, a low rumble coming out of my throat as i licked the area i knew i'd mark him soon. it was only two days till my birthday, meaning i'd finally get camden to figure out that oliver is his mate. i grinned like a little pup before gently grating my teeth over that same spot, pleasantly happy with the short gasp and soft groan that came with in. \
my hands made their way to oliver's hips, but i paused. something wasn't right, even with all the fabric covering him up i could still feel his bony hips jutting from his skin. my mouth fell open and i looked up in the mirror to see oliver crying silently before he ripped himself from my arms and raced to his room.
another whine escaped my throat and i grabbed two of the pills off the ground to leave outside oliver's door.
" when he comes back up make sure he's hydrated and eating, make sure he takes these as well" i looked at his twin blankly before i shifted into my wolf form and trotted from the house. i'd need to take a run through the forest to get myself to calm down at this rate.
and a cold dunk in the lake was just what i needed to wash my fur of his scent before i gave control back to camden.