Quad Alphas' Silenced Omega

13 Decisions

POV Mason

When we saw our little spitfire disappear with that guy, all I wanted to do was crush him beneath my feet. Once this arduous day was over, I was surprised I would get that luxury on the field. What were the odds he was a tight-end?! “Let him taste his own blood!” My wolf shouted. I may be the gentle giant out of the four of us, but I promise you my wolf is the scariest. He’s all the pent-up emotions I normally can’t let loose. For obvious reasons. That’s what makes me the best enforcer of the group.

“I don’t think that’s such a good idea. Even if I agree with you. Maybe we can just break a bone or two.” I retorted.

“Blood! He’s not allowed to touch what’s ours! I want blood!” He snapped back.

I sighed heavily as the whistle blew. I guess I can’t stop him from getting retribution. The boy was in class when we made the announcement. He should have stepped down. He didn’t. His loss. “Let’s see what you can do!” The coach called.

Yeah, that’s right. I need to focus on getting on the team. Destroying that guy will be a bonus. The thrill of being back on the field made my whole soul bounce with joy. I can get my mind together and let off some steam playing my favorite sport.

“Alpha. I know you’re pissed. I can tell.” I shot my eyes up at the boy in question and barred my teeth as his voice came through my mind, reigniting my rage in full force.

“You know nothing!” I snapped.

“I know you are interested in my adopted sister which means I know at least two of you want to accept the mate bond. That’s enough for me.” Adopted…sister?!

I tried to make sense of what he said, and I really wanted him to be lying. But from what I’ve observed throughout the day along with my brothers’ recollections…. “Alright. Say I believe you. Who is she staying with right now?”

“My parents, Sal and Holly Brighton, on the edge of the territory. Our family has a repair shop and the pair of us work there Wednesday through Saturday to help out dad and the crew during the high times of the week. She turned eighteen last week and she hasn’t been to school in two years. She’s only here now because I asked dad to push the issue. Now…she might not come back because she’s mated to the quad alphas.” He growled as he sprinted around the field. The kid was good. His form was flawless, and his proof was too airtight for me to think he’s lying to me.

“Alright. I guess that’s enough information. I can’t say you are wrong. Everything you said is completely on target. Like we told her, she’s not going back to that other pack. Ever. Also, it’s nice to know her birthday too.” We need to make sure to get her something as soon as we can.

“Ha! I’m glad to know. However, what I do know is, she can’t stand that pack. Something about a rejection that she had to go through. I think there is more to her story too, but she won’t open up to me about it. So, this is as far as I can help you. Best of luck to all four of you. She’s…a tough cookie to c***k. Still…I can’t believe someone would reject her. She’s perfect.” I felt my eyes shift and it took every fiber of my being not to pummel him. He’s not the one who hurt her. If anything, it seems like he’s protecting her. I can’t be mad that she finally has people in her life that care.

“Okay.”

“Okay? That’s all you have to say? I’ve been dodging your hits all practice and all you can say is, okay?” He asked with a bit of worry in his tone. I guess he noticed my shift in aura too.

“Yes. I believe you. I’ll make sure my brothers leave you be too.”

“T-thank you, alpha. Just so you know, I really do see her as my sister. You better not hurt her, or you will have to answer to me and my dad.”

“That’s fair. Now that this conversation was taken care of, let’s play some football.” I laughed, and I could see his grin as we lined up for the next play.

“You’re on!”

Practice was fun and I really enjoyed learning the team’s dynamics once my overprotective wolf…and I…calmed down a bit. I guess it was the right approach to talk to Jeremy first before ripping his head off. However, now I have more questions than answers. I already knew about the rejection. Joshua wouldn’t shut up about it the last time we visited on a school holiday while he was glued to that other girl. What’s her name again? Felicia or something? What I don’t understand though is how Ophelia could even think we were the same as that guy. He’s a colossal waste of space that abuses his soon-to-be authority.

I hit the showers quickly before throwing my clothes on and heading to the coach’s office. Thankfully, he agreed to let me play and I would start in next Friday’s game as long as I could memorize the play book by then.

Now, I have one last thing I need to address. My brothers. I stretched and leisurely walked out to the parking lot, hopped in my car and sped through the streets to our home.

---POV Lucas---

I looked up from my laptop as I watched Jackson pacing back and forth. “What the hell is taking him so long?!” He snapped.

I rolled my eyes and focused back on the assignment dad gave us when we got back from alpha training. I guess no rest for the weary is a very real thing. “Why do you even care, Jackson? You need to focus on these reports sent in from the border patrol like you were asked to do. I’m not going to pick up the slack for you again.” Brenden growled.

“Oh, shove it.” Jackson growled back. “We wouldn’t even be in this mess if you didn’t scare her off.”

“What?! Are you kidding me right now? She’s scared because I told the truth?! This is ridiculous. That thing isn’t worth our time. We should just reject her and get it over with.” Brenden added like he was talking about the weather.

I stood to my feet and slowly approached him. “If I hear anything close to that coming out of your mouth again, we will become triplets instead of quads.”

“Is that a promise?!” Brenden was really walking on thin ice right now. If there was one of us that our little luna should be worried about, it would be him. Over the last year, he’s been off. There is something up with him, but instead of telling us what he needs, he’s starting to distance himself from all of us. Dad even had to put him in the dungeon for two days after we got home because he decided to pick a fight during training.

“That was the longest practice of my life. I’m sure it was the stress.” Mason heaved, closing the door to our office. I looked up at him as he surveyed the room. “Ooookay? What did I miss?”

“Our little group going down by one brother.” Jackson roared before lunging at Brenden.

In the nick of time, I was able to pull him back and Mason raced to stand in between us. “Woah! What happened?”

“I just told the truth. I said what we are all thinking and that should be more than enough!” Brenden added.

“I’m sure that’s not the case. You tend to be the ‘add gasoline to the fire’ type person and we don’t have time for that to be the case right now! We are all tense, okay? Let’s all take a breath.” Sometimes it’s nice to have Mason as the mediator.

“I agree with Mason. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gotten in your face. It’s important to listen to everyone’s suggestions, even if they are completely wrong.” Jackson added.

“Whatever. Am I really the only one who can see reason? Fine. It’s not worth my time to stand here and listen when you all have already made up your mind. Let me know when I get my brothers back. Until then, I don’t want to hear a word about that maid.” Brenden hissed before leaving the office, slamming the door behind him.

Sighing heavily, I let Jackson go and plopped on the couch. A break isn’t so bad for now. We need to focus on the goal at hand. “He just needs time.”

“I don’t think we have that kind of time though.” Mason said as his face fell.

“Then let him be alone for the rest of his life and lose his opportunity to be the next alpha of this pack! There’s no way I’m going to lead with someone who doesn’t respect their mate! We’ve waited over two years for her. I’m not giving her up.” Jackson snapped.

“Well, we can’t accept her either. Not until Brenden does. We share the same soul remember?” Mason added.

“Then I guess we can just go with Lucas’s plan.” Jackson grunted and stood to his feet.

“No! That will destroy Ophelia. Regardless of how defensive she is, she’ll know if one of her mates is injured let alone dead. We cannot do that to her.” Mason snapped.

“Ugh. Why didn’t I think about that?” I rolled my eyes as my sarcastic comment rang through the room and Mason chuckled. “Either way, I’m sure we can figure out another option. She technically doesn’t have to accept all of us so there must be away for us to sever our ties to Brenden without hurting her.”

“What?!” Jackson and Mason asked.

“Is that even possible? Not to mention because we are one soul, will we ever be whole without him?” Jackson muttered and I realized we were all thinking the same thing. I wanted to accept our little luna. I needed to, but if Brendon doesn’t, there will always be a whole where he should be. We will never be as strong apart as we are together.

“Look, Brenden is being an a*s and all we can see right now is our need to protect our mate. Nothing makes sense right now. Until she accepts us, we won’t be acting rationally. Hell, I almost ripped Jeremy limb from limb during practice.”

“What?!” Jackson and I asked.

“He’s on the team and I was…lucky enough to talk with him, so I understand why she trusts him so much. She’s lucky to have someone that wants to protect her.”

“We will be the ones to protect her!” I snapped as my wolf clawed to the surface. Do all my brothers have a screw loose?!

Mason raised his hands as if to show submission and I rolled my eyes at his cocky behavior. “I know. I know. That’s not what I meant. After how horrible her last pack was to her, she deserves to have people around her that want to be there for her. Jeremy sees her as a sister. He even has a girlfriend. She’s not the most…pleasant person on earth but I don’t think he will be a problem.”

“Alright. If you say so. Now what?” Jackson huffed. “I want my mate. With or without him. I will be the one to protect her no matter what. I’m glad she has people or whatever, but I need her to need us as much as I need her.” That was one roundabout way of saying he’s desperate.

I looked between my brothers and gritted my teeth. “Now…we fight for our girl.”