Only Omega.

Chapter Nine: Part Two.

After feeding Holden and laying him to rest on my and Hayden’s queen size bed I took a well-deserved shower and Marie helped me into a beautiful red satin dress. It was a floor length dress with a heart shaped neck line and a corset done with the finest of detailing. The dress’s skirt was mainly see through apart from where my hips were due to an overlaps in the fine fabric.

“It’s so beautiful” I breathed looking at myself in the full length mirror. Marie has finished curling my hair so that it hung in delicate waves down my shoulders and back with only light touches of makeup here and there. She was dressed in a short white, sleeveless dress that was loosely draped around her figure.

“It’s tradition for females to wear red when initiated, males wear black and the rest of the pack white for purity” Marie explained digging through the baby bag Zander gave me too find a square sheet of black satin material.

“Wrap Holden in this then leave with Hayden to the training field” she carefully instructed glancing at a sleeping Holden who looked so peaceful and calm as he slept. Her eyes softened at the sight of him.

“You know I wasn’t serious when I asked you if you’d ever thought of starting a family” she said with a breath of laughter and I joined in finding it ironic that the very same day I’d given it actual thought Holden just appeared out of nowhere.

“I guess the fates heard me when I said that I have” I mumbled shrugging and Marie shook her head with a small smile plastered across her face. She glanced at Holden one last time then pulled me into a tight hug.

“I’ll see after the ceremony” she assured then headed out the door leaving me to gently coo Holden away and unwrap the soft blue blanket from around him. He started crying when I picked him up to wrap him in the black satin cloth.

“Shhh” I hushed lightly rocking him from side to side as I placed a small kiss to his cheek, humming along to a lullaby my mother used to sing to me.

“You ready?” Hayden asked appearing in the doorway dressed in only a pair of black pants that hung low on his slender hips. He was staring at Holden when I turned to look at him.

“Yeah we better get going before Holden falls asleep again” I teased still rocking Holden from side to side in my arms. I followed Hayden out of the room, down the stairs, out the front door and into the warm summer air where he glanced at me.

“You’re really going to keep him huh?” he asked turning his attention to the passing scenery instead of the bundle wrapped up in my arms. I looked up at Hayden.

“We’re going to keep him” I said emphasizing the ‘we’re’ as I looked at him with furrowed eyebrows.

“He’s our son now Hayden, like it or not he’s part of our family” I reminded looking down at Holden as he played with stray stands of my hair lightly tugging on them and kicking his small feet as his big ocean blue eyes stared up at me.

“And you’re his father” I whispered lowly when Hayden didn’t respond. He instantly froze at my words stopping dead in his tracks while I kept walking ignoring him as I focused on Holden. Hayden eventually followed and by the time we got to the clearing everyone was gathered around Alpha Caine dressed in all white.

Approaching the Alpha I could feel everyone’s eyes on me as a steady drum beat played out in the background. My heart was thundering in my chest as I watched Alpha Caine slit his palm with a silver knife allowing his blood to pour into a carved wooden bowl. Rebecca held the bowl out to me and with one hand I tilted it back drinking a mouthful of the metallic substance.

She went over to Hayden and he did the same before she dipped her fingers into the blood of her mate and Alpha then dripped a few drops of it into Holden’s small mouth. He thrashed and started crying from the taste so I gently hushed him and tried rocking him to sleep. Hayden stepped forward as being the head of our small family and took the knife Alpha Caine held out for him after he had cut his palm. Hayden followed by slitting his hand then shook the Alpha’s hand as a sign of our pact and loyalty to the pack.

“It is done, you Hayden Omega and your mate Alpha Rachel will become the next generation Alpha’s of my pack” Alpha Caine announced dropping his hand back to his side as a new mind link began to form in both my and Hayden’s minds. It connected us to the rest of the pack members and stood as a sign that we belonged to the Tyrant pack.

“Let the celebration begin!” Alpha Caine roared and the crowd cheered as a bonfire was lit to represent the acceptance of their future leaders. Everyone danced around it with their bare feet touching the earth while I made my way over to a table set off to the side. Rebecca was chatting with another woman while her husband and his Beta were out patrolling the area.

“Ah Rachel we were just talking about you” Rebecca said, motioning towards the other woman with naturally curly chestnut brown hair and tender blue eyes.

“Nattily this is my adoptive daughter Rachel, Rachel this is Nattily, Brice’s mate” Rebecca introduced as I took a seat across from her and held my hand out for Nattily to take. She gave it a light squeeze.

“It’s nice to finally meet you Rachel-.” she politely said then allowed her eyes to roam down to the tiny bundle wrapped in black satin and secured in my arms.

“Oh would you look at that precious little thing, is it yours?” Nattily asked flicking her finger back and forth every time Holden tried to grab hold of it cooing “And what’s your name huh what’s your name?”

I smiled at the sight along with Rebecca who looked at peace in that moment with the sight before her.

“His name’s Holden and yes he’s mine” I answered confidently and with pride as I looked down at the laughing baby face Holden made when he smiled showing off his small canines.

“He’s such a treasure” Nattily complimented sitting back in her seat to take a sip of the red wine from her glass.

“He is, isn’t he?” I mumbled smiling tenderly down at Holden just as Hayden came up after talking to Brett. He took a seat beside me and placed a small kiss to my cheek.

‘Rachel’ Caine’s deep voice rumbled through the newly found mind link and looking around I found him stationed at the edge of the clearing.

“Hold him, will you?” I asked Hayden handing Holden over to him so that I could stand and quickly brush the front of my dress out.

“If you’ll excuse me for a minute, I’ll be right back” I said bowing my head to show respect before I left to meet Alpha Caine on the far side of the clearing. When I got there his muscular stature was leaned up against one of the trees with his arms crossed heavily over his chest.

“Alpha” I greeted showing submission towards him as he pushed himself off the tree to stand towering over me.

“Father” he insisted turning his bare back to me as he started off into the forest and away from all the commotion.

“You’ve proven yourself enough to have earned the right of calling me father” he explained as I rushed to catch up with him since his strides were much larger than my own.

“But that’s not why I called you here. Your pack is searching for you and my territory will be the first they’ll search, I think it would be wise for the runt to claim you so that your scents will overlaps one another’s” Caine explained with his hands clasped formally behind his back and his focus ahead “It’ll be easier to hide the two of you if your scents are foreign to your pack members”

I nodded with a sigh as I ran my hand through my hair. When Caine looked at me with a questioning gaze I shrugged.

“Things are happening so fast” I breathed staring up at the trees and brush ahead. The Alpha could only nod “I’m afraid that these things are necessary, your pack is estimated to arrive within the next three days”

We broke through the tree line so that we were positioned at the top of a cliff looking down onto the trail below.

“And if I know my brother he’ll bring war” I agreed thinking of Dalton and how his temper can get the best of him especially when it came to family and the pack.

“The Lacus pack is a demanding pack and much larger than my own” Caine informed still staring out at the tree tops ahead of the cliff. I followed his gaze then turned my eyes to his tense form.

“But the Tyrant pack is much more skilled when it comes to battle” I argued remembering what my father had told me when I’d asked him about his age old enemy pack. Caine nodded turning his cold stormy gaze onto me “True however we prefer to avoid it”

I nodded as well seeing the negative causes concerning a battle. Blood loss, death toll and a decrease in numbers.

“My scent will lead them to the Northern border of their territory where Rogues have been sighted” I noted remembering my attempt to through off their suspicions of the Tyrant pack taking me but if I knew my father he’d want to make shore that they didn’t.

“And from there your scent will lead them here. I sent some of my best Trackers to cover your trail but the scent of an Alpha is strong” I clenched and unclenched my fists at my sides staring up at the stars in the night sky “That’s why with the Rogues stationed near my territory they’d have reason to suspect them as being responsible”

It was a brilliant plan for a quick witted and strategic Alpha like Caine. Rogues migrated every summer from one No Man’s to the next which meant they’d forever be on the move.

“My father would spent his entire life chasing after something hidden in plain sight” at my words Caine bowed his head in a tired nod with his eyes closed like an aged old wolf who had been through a lot over his many years.

“He’d never be able to find you until the day when you as Luna of this pack would face him before the Council” the Council, two circles each made up of seven Elder wolves who held a meeting of peace and alliance once a year on the night of the harvest moon.

“But by then there’d be nothing he could do” the realisation that I was taking part in a scheme against my own flesh and blood father struck me but even then I didn’t feel a single strand of regret much like he didn’t when he gave my hand to Tristan “He has his Alpha, I think it’s time I’ve found mine”

Turning to look at Caine I saw his jaw tighten in the moon light and the shadows that played across his features made him look even more menacing than ever.

“You know what to do, by tomorrow evening I’ll send you off to an old friend where you, your mate and my grandson will hide out until word is given” I knew he was talking about having Hayden mark me in order to cover my scent when we’d leave the territory.

“Yes father” I said bowing my head in submission then turned to leave back in the direction of the celebration where I knew my family would be waiting.

A little more than a week ago I’d never have imagined running away to join another pack with my mate and having the privilege of raising a pup with him.

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It was around midnight when we got back to the lake house with Holden already fast asleep and wrapped tightly in his satin cloth. I laid him to rest in the spare bedroom across the hall and lightly kissed him goodnight before heading back towards the master bedroom.

“Is he asleep?” Hayden asked his eyebrows furrowing up in concern for the small pup. I smiled faintly at his new found worry for the invent.

“Yes” I said, heading over to the full length mirror that sat in the corner of the room to try and untie my dress.

“Here let me help you” Hayden offered when he noticed that I was struggling and came up behind me to untie the tight fitted corset of the dress. As soon as he did the dress fell to the floor leaving me in only black lace lingerie with a strapless bra.

“Caine and I had a talk about the Lacus pack” I suddenly said staring into the mirror and over my shoulder at Hayden dressed in only loose fitted pants.

“He wants you to mark me” I announced, turning my head to the side so that I was glancing back at Hayden. He stood frozen staring at me with wide unexpected eyes.

“What? When?” he asked after blinking for what felt like forever and when he’d managed to find his voice again. I turned to fully face him “Tonight” the shock in his eyes seemed to multiply tenfold as I stepped towards him.

“Why?” he asked stumbling back until his legs hit the foot of the queen size bed as I stalked closer to him.

“To mask our scents when the pack comes looking” I replied stopping directly in front of him to look up into his breath-taking forest green eyes. He gulped and looked down at me as if I was going to swallow him whole but instead I reached out and pressed down on his shoulders so that he’d slump down onto the foot of the bed then I crawled into his lap, straddling him with my hands cupping his face.

“Rachel” he breathed in warning as his hands came up to lightly run up and down the length of my thighs.

“You wanted to mark me, remember?” I asked thinking back to when I went clubbing with Vicky and Stacy, that moment in the bathroom stall when he’d said that he wanted to mark me.

“So mark me” I whispered leaning in so that his lips were only inches away from mine with my breath tickling his skin and making him shiver. His hands ran up higher to where he was gripping my hips and I closed the gap between us.

Our lips met with a fiery passion as I pushed him back onto the bed feeling his hands trail their way up along my body to roughly tangle in my hair. His tongue slid across my bottom lip asking for entrance but I refused until one of his hands went down to squeeze my rear and I gasped in surprise. He took the opportunity to slip his tongue into my mouth and deepen the kiss. A small moan escaped my lips when he flipped us over so that he was on top and in control. Pinning my hands to either side of my head, he pulled away allowing me to breath as he trailed kisses along my jawline and down my neck.

I panted, staring up at the ceiling and savouring his sweet kisses before he started trailing his tongue along the tender skin around my throat. He stopped at the junction between my neck and shoulder to lightly suck on the flesh there before long canines scrapped across my skin. I shivered at the feel of his teeth dragging along my bare throat causing a low groan to rise from his chest as he growled in approval. I struggled against his grip to free my hands but he held strong ,nibbling at the skin and causing me to moan loudly.

My breath caught mid groan when his canines suddenly dug into my skin, digging deep into my flesh and forcing a gasp from my lungs instead. It was as if time stopped for a moment then came crashing down with wave after wave of pleasure shooting throughout my core. I thrashed under him unable to contain my moans any longer and only when I started to calm down and the ecstasy subsided did he pull away to lap at the wound. Each lap sent a whole new wave of pleasure ripping through my body and when he looked at me his eyes were as black as the night. H

e licked his lips clean like a predator then buried his face into my hair to breathe in my scent. His hands released me and went down to circle around my waist pulling me closer to him as I ran my hands up along his arms. He moved down to hide his face in my chest as I intertwined my fingers in his messy brown hair, pressing him closer to me.

Slowly my breathing calmed and I was able to feel his emotions through our strengthened bond. There was so much love and compassion as his eyes started to droop and his arms tightened around me. I stroked his hair lightly.

“I love you so much” he whispered sleepily, snuggling closer so that he could feel my heated skin pressing against his more firmly.

“I love you too” I said smiling tenderly down at his already fast asleep form. It wasn’t long after that, that I fell asleep to the sound of his evened breathing and steady heartbeat.