The Omega

Ch.8 Jack

Doc stood there in the doorway smiling at us. I moved to get her another glass of tea. “Hello darling, feeling better I hope.” Doc says coming into the room. Rose’s cheeks look the color of her name, and it’s the cutest thing I have ever seen. She nodded in response to Doc. Looking up at me through her lashes. I held the tea to her lips for her to drink some more. “Well some good news I can tell you that your voice is going to be fine. I still say to try and not talk until tomorrow. The bad news is that tonight is a full moon.” Rose groaned as she finished the tea. She looked a little alarmed. Her eyes darted between me and Doc. “That being said we will give you two the rest of the evening. When it gets close to the time we will move you to the cell.” Rose nodded but I was confused. Why would she need to be in a cell during a full moon? Was it to protect her? I looked to Doc for an explanation but he shook his head. “It’s not my place. Rose will have to tell you if she wants for you to know.” I looked down to Rose. She was chewing on her bottom lip nervously. Doc leaned in closer to her. “It will be fine darling. He is your mate, he will understand.” He tells her, she nods but doesn't look to either of us. Instead she sairs down as she twisted her hands in her lap. “Now I am going to unhook you and I will see you both in a little bit. Let us know if you need anything.” Doc says before he starts to unhook Rose from all the monitors and takes the IV out of her hand. Before he leaves he kisses the top of Rose’s head and walks out of the room. After he left I looked to Rose. 

Knowing what I am going to ask. She sighs and pats the bed next to her. I sit down and hand her the pad and pen, but she shakes her head. Taking a deep breath she tries to talk. “I” was she got out before she rubbed her bandaged neck. 

“Baby don’t, we can talk tomorrow.” I tried to tell her. I hated seeing her in pain. Once again she shook her head. This girl is too stubborn for her own good. So I settled down knowing that she was going to try and talk anyway. 

“I can’t feel my wolf,” she whispered.  The statement caught me off guard. I have never heard of someone losing the connection to their wolf. Even rogues still had a link. 

She went on whispering. “I lost it two years ago. Doc says it has something to do with how weak my body is, and all the trauma. No matter what I wouldn’t let her out to protect us against our pack members.” She stopped for a moment to rest her throat. I grabbed her another glass of tea and had her drink. “She had grown to resent me for that. I knew as soon as the link was lost. I felt so cold and alone. It happened one night when I went on a run. We always loved running at night. It was so peaceful. We were down by the lake when Johnny Pocosa showed up. He was drunk and he attacked me. He had me pinned to the ground with a knife to my throat. He forced me to shift back into human form. He beat me, cut me, but that wasn’t enough. He pulled down his pants.” A tear fell down her cheek. I reached and wiped it away. I wanted her to stop. I wanted to take her in my arms and not let her go until she knew she was safe. Taking in a deep breath to calm herself she went on. “When we realized what he was going to do. Sonya, my wolf, forced her way to take over. That’s the last thing I remember. Until I woke up here. Ever since then I can’t feel her. Every full moon she comes out and I have no controle. She is wild and goes after anyone.” She finished but I was trying to absorb all the information. She was almost raped by another pack member. I remember Johnny, he was one of our warriors raising quickly to be one of our best. We all thought that he was attacked by rouges. He was in the hospital for weeks. He had suffered many life threatening injuries. He was left with claw marks spanning the length of his face. Plus teeth and claw marks all over his body. Since he woke up and couldn’t remember anything nobody knew the truth. He moved about a year ago to live with his mate. I got off the bed and started pacing the small room. The need to move around was too great to sit still. 

“Why didn’t you tell anyone? Instead he gets to go scot free to live his life however he wants. While you stay here and keep his secret.” I was furious, but as soon as I saw more tears falling from her eyes. The anger vanished and I was by her side. 

“I know, at first I was scared when he woke up. I waited for the guards to come get me and take me to the dungeons. Then I felt relieved when I learned that he couldn’t remember anything. I didn’t tell because who would believe me? He was a warrior and I’m an Omega. Nobody cares about us. We are servants to everyone. Whatever they want we are to give them. That is the way we are raised around here. Especially if you are a female. If you are a boy you are shown a little more respect than that. I didn’t tell because he may get to live with scars and not remember how he got them. I have to live without my wolf and fear for everyone every full moon. I got my punishment. I didn’t want another.” She was sobbing now. I wrapped her in my arms. Pulling her into my chest. Nobody will ever lay a finger on her. Not if they want to live another day. I am known to be fair and strong. Well people will see the darker side of me. The side I hide from everyone. If they mess with my mate I will end them where they stand. There will be no trial. No debating on facts and motives. They will be killed and I’ll be sure to make it slow and pain full. 

I held onto Rose with everything I had. I let the love I have for her wash through me and into her. I didn’t want her to hurt any more. I wanted to see her smile. I wanted to hear her laugh. With every hiccup and sob a tiny knife slashed into my heart. That day, I vowed that when I become Alpha things will change around here. I will not allow something like this to happen. For someone to have to go through what Rose has under my nose. I will not lead a pack full of monsters that turn on their own. We are a pack, a family, we all have a key part to play. When one is cut down and hurt. We all are cut down and hurt. How could I have not known? How could my father not have known? The need for vengeance has never been so great. The day I take over people are in for a rude awakening. 

I promised my mother that when I took over I would rule with an open mind, and mercy. Now mercy is something I can not grant to those who have hurt her. I want to take her away and lock her in a place only I know. I want to lock her up and keep the key. That way nobody could harm her again. I want to surround her with people that love and care for her. I thought of what she had said and what Doc had confirmed. Many people had a play in this. So help me I will strike down every last one of them. I don’t care what that will do to the size of our pack. She deserves vengeance for every last assault. I remember her from when I was a small boy. We were best friends. She was so happy and full of life. She was the only one to make me laugh to the point of tears. 

I remember our last summer. The summer when we were seven. It was the summer before my training really started. We had promised each other that we would be friends forever. That was back before we understood what ranks truly ment. After that summer I didn’t see her again. I was so involved with training and studying. I just never had the time. No, I never made the time. That sliver of honesty hurt the most. Is that when this started? Did the other kids leave her alone until then because she was always around me? Did she used to call out for me when she was hurting? 

A few tears of my own fell from my eyes as these questions ran through my head.