The Omega Became My Equal

Chapter 4

Lindsey

I headed back to the pack house after scouting the territory. I was a little tired but went back up the office anyway.

It was just filing the last of the paper work when I heard a knock at the door.

"Come in,"  I said wondering who it could be.

"Alpha may I speak with you? "

"Of course Falcon. What's going on?"

"Earlier when I was scouting the territory I picked up a familiar scent."

I motioned for him to go on.

"It was Paul, the beta of the Valley Moonstone Pack."

My heart almost stopped beating. That was the beta of the enemy pack and the alpha was my ex. The one person I hoped I would never see again as long as I lived.

Flashback

"So where do you want to go for dinner tonight?" Michael asked me. We had been dating for two months and everything was going well.

"How about Vincenzo's?" I asked hopefully. It was this nice but not too fancy restaurant not to far outside his territory. I usually went to visit him when I wasn't training. My dad wasn't fond of him but he seemed nice enough. Besides we had a lot in common since he was about to become the alpha soon.

"Whatever you want," he said giving me his signature smirk.

I squealed happily and hopped in the passenger seat of his car.

We got there in record time considering he was a fast driver. I hopped out not waiting for him to open the door for me.

"Excited are we?" he said chuckling. I rolled my eyes at him and pulled him along. This place had great food and I rarely got to come here.

We walked inside and immediately were shown to a table. We ordered our food and made light conversation. When the waitress came back with the food and we started to eat he began asking me questions, questions about the pack. I found it strange but tried to brush it off and change the subject. Everything he asked would be giving away a little too much information. I liked him and all, but I wasn't stupid enough to tell him anything important. I thank my lucky stars every time I think of what could have happened if I had been.

"Come on babe you can trust me. Besides if we're going to merge on day when I make you mine officially I need to be prepared."

"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. I don't want to think about alpha stuff tonight. I just want to spend time with you," I told him. The truth was I really liked spending time with him. I really did trust him. I just didn't know him well enough. Either way getting involved with him was the biggest mistake I ever made. At the time I wasn't opposed to the idea of merging packs. I even thought it could be a good thing, but he taught me well.

He seemed a little pissed that I didn't want to discuss my pack but dropped the subject.

After dinner he took me to pick up my car. He asked me to stay but I told him I couldn't. I told him goodbye and kissed him on the cheek. Halfway home I stopped at a nearby store to fill up my tank since I never let it get too far under halfway. I went in to pay and my phone rung, it was my dad.

"Hi Daddy what's up?"

"Hi Princess I just wanted you to know we won't be back until after you get out of school tomorrow. There is a meeting first thing in the morning and we figured it'd be best if we just stayed over night."

He and my mother had left early that morning to attend an alpha summit meeting. They were supposed to be back that night.

"I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow then when you get home. Have a safe trip back."

"Okay bye sweetheart. Love you."

"Bye. Love you too."

I hung up with a smile on my face. I was going to go back and surprise Michael. This was the perfect opportunity to get some alone time with him. I could spend the night and leave in the morning. Falcon was in charge so once I got settled in I would call and let him know not to worry about me.

I pumped the gas and headed back to his place. I hadn't gotten far so it didn't take long to get there especially with me singing along to the songs on the radio.

I parked my car and got out. Hannah the maid let me in since she knew who I was. I walked up the stairs to his room. I slowly turned the knob hoping to sneak up on him. What I saw I would never forget. Him having s*x with another girl.

I cleared my throat to get their attention. She was moaning his name but nevertheless he heard me.

"Lindsey," he said getting off the girl.

"Who the hell is she?" the female said outraged.

"Your worst f*****g nightmare," I said letting a bit of my alpha tone come through.

"Calm down," Michael said walking toward me.

"Really? You want me to calm down? You bastard. I trusted you,"  I said slapping him. That seemed to really piss him off. His eyes turned black and his wolf was about to surface but I wasn't the least bit afraid. I was just as strong as he was if not stronger.  He couldn't intimidate me.

"You b***h," he spat coldly. I knew he was mad but he had never called me that before.

"You come here unannounced and expect me to be happy. Well let me tell you something. I'm tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. All damn night I had to put up with you and your bullshit. For two months I had to pretend I gave a damn about you. I'm sick of it."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Where was all this coming from? I thought he liked me. I stood there silent as he continued to speak.

"Trust? You want to talk about trust? I've waited all this time for you to tell me what I needed to know so that I could take down your pack like my father and I planned, but what did I find out? Not one single thing I could use. Apparently you didn't trust me that f*****g much or you would have talked. I just wasted two damn months of my life."

His words cut like a knife. He had been using me the whole time. 

"Oh please don't look so surprised. Why the hell do you think I asked you all those questions about your pack in the first place? You didn't actually think I liked you did you?" he said laughing. I heard the slut giggle as well. Instead of crying and running out like most girls would do I refused to let him see me that way. There was no way I would give him the satisfaction. Instead I punched him as hard as I could sending him flying a few feet. I heard the girl scream and I was satisfied knowing he hit the wall and was out cold.

I walked out of the room, down the stairs and out the door. I hopped in my car and didn't stop until I made it home. I had tried to stop the tears from falling but a few had managed to escape. I got out of my car with every intention of heading straight to my room before anyone saw me. Catching him cheating wasn't what bothered me. What bothered me the most was the danger my pack could have been in because of me. I made a vow that night that merging would never be an option for me. That I would never fall victim to another alpha. From that point on I vowed to protect my pack above all else.

In the middle of me thinking I forgot to watch where I was going. I ran smack into a chest and almost lost my balance. It was Chasin. Apparently he was on his way home leaving the pack house.

"I'm sorry. I wasn't watching,"  I said trying to wipe my tears hoping he didn't notice.

"What's wrong?" he asked concerned.

"Nothing. It's nothing," I said giving him a weak smile.

"Don't lie to me. You were crying. You never cry. Tell me what happened."

Normally my wolf would have been pissed since he was basically ordering me to tell him but for some reason she didn't get upset. He was right, I never cried. Of course he would be concerned. I was his alpha after all. I knew I could trust him. I could tell him anything. I just motioned for him to follow me to my favorite spot in the forest. No one ever went there so I knew we wouldn't be overheard. There were two big rocks and we each sat on one as he waited for me to speak. For a while the only sound was the water from the nearby waterfall. No one spoke and I was glad he wasn't rushing me. It was one of the things I liked about him, he was patient. He was a great listener, never judgmental.

I took a deep breath and told him everything. Whenever I said Michael's name his body tensed and fist clenched.

"And that's what happened," I said finishing the story.

I waited for him to say something, anything but he was silent. After a few minutes he finally spoke.

"He deserves to pay for what he did to you."

"It's okay. It could've been worse," I said trying to reassure him.

"No it's not! He's an arrogant son a b***h and he hurt you. On top of that he wants our pack. He can't get away with this," his wolf was surfacing and as his alpha I had to take control. I didn't need him getting hurt because of me.

"Calm down Chasin. That's an order. I'm your alpha and you will do as I say. Yes he's a jerk and he deserves to pay but I will handle it."

He took some deep breathes and started to calm down.

"I'm sorry. I just can't believe he would take advantage of you like that. You didn't deserve it."

"I know, but I'll survive. My main concern is the pack."

"You need to go to the alpha and tell him about it. It's the only way. At least then everyone can be prepared if he tries anything."

I sighed. I knew he was right but I didn't want to face my father.

Flashback Over

I told my father everything the next day. He wasn't upset and said he was proud of me for coming to him. I put the safety of my pack first and to him that was what was important.

That same night I got a letter from Michael saying that it wasn't over and he knew I still wanted him. He vowed to get my pack one way another. Either I go back to him and hand it over willingly or he would take it by force. Neither of those were an option.

My dad called a pack meeting and informed them that Valley Moonstone pack was now an enemy. He increased training sessions and border patrol taking every precaution. That was a year ago and nothing had happened besides the occasional phone call which I ignored, until now. I knew he had recently taken over from his father and whatever he was planning wasn't good.

"Call an emergency pack meeting."

"Yes Alpha."