My Mate Is An Omega – Chapter 45

Lancaster POV

As I was making my way back to our room, each of my steps felt heavier than the previous one. It had been less than fifteen minutes since I left Caitlyn to explain my secret plan to my ranked members, yet the guilt for simply thinking of betraying her trust was already eating me up from the inside. I had to constantly remind myself of the reason why I had decided to do this in the first place; I knew she would try to stop me. It was a reckless idea, born from my burning anger, my desire to obtain revenge. She would never agree with me.

“That’s bullshit,” Atlas argued at once, making me stop dead in my tracks. “Mate has always supported us. She will understand, and you know that. You’re just afraid she will see an ugly side of you.”

r half of my soul. “I don’t want her to think I’m just an impulsive male eager to draw blood, but I need this. I can’t keep living knowing the fuckers that killed the man who took me in are still out there, lurking around our territory as if we were helpless fish sur

ity. “Mate is smart. She will help make our plan better. Besides, she already thinks we’re perfect; nothing will ever change that.”

finitely notice I was hiding something sooner or later. It would be much worse if she found out by herself – if one thing could actually change her feelings for me, it would be this betrayal. s**t! What was I thinking? Was I even thinking at all?

r less than a second to realize something was wrong. Her hazel eyes widened as she sat up in bed. I could hear her heart beating faster, denoting her concern – it just wasn’t pounding louder than mine.

ing? You seem distressed.” Her worried voice broke me. I immediately dropped to my knee

t this meeting was about,” I started in a shaky voice.

una. I should have told you. I

in my office. I couldn’t keep looking into her eyes as I told her how I had initially planned to leave her out of it, overcome by shame. Once I was done, I waited for her judgment, my heart threatening to beat out of my chest.

out my plan or my sick need for revenge; like Atlas suggested, she didn’t judge me.

dmitted.

ne of them. “You’re so cute, Lance. You’re already drowning in guilt after such a short time.”

ou’re

ur ranked members did.” She shrugged.

I closed my eyes with r

ven know if we can get. Tracking the bears is a smart move, especially because it lets us know if they get too close to our territory. My opinion is we re-evaluate it in a few weeks, and study a few different approaches to make sure we won’t just be throwing ourselves to our deaths.” She sighed, stretching her hand out to caress my hair. “Anyway, it’s getting quite late. Tired minds can’t think straight. Why don’t you get up of

, beautiful. You’re so perfect.”

m being perfect.” She giggled, watching as I stripped down to my boxers to lay down beside her. “But I like to think we are perfect together.”

in me.” I planted a long kiss on her forehead.

***

lyn PO

the situation was concerning; I had truly hoped the bears would go away for good after they lost around half of their army in the latest attack. It was surprising they were so close to our territory again, only a few weeks later. Following the discussion w

alls while I listened attentively to every single one of his failed attempts. He never lost hope after being turned down by half a dozen Alphas, but our list would soon come to an end. All of our efforts to get our new business running would be in vain if we couldn’t use it to get outside help.

time now. No, we don’t know what they want, but…” He couldn’t even finish his sentence. I could hear the other man’s words crystal clear thanks to my heightened senses, but even if I couldn’t, my mate’s face said it all. “I understand. Thank you for your time.”

usually done in person, but considering we were on a tight schedule, we wouldn’t have time to visit every single one of these packs, and the result would hardly change. I gently placed my hand over his in an attempt to help him come down.

’s useless. No one even lets me get to the part regarding our offer. They shut me down the second I mention the bears.” He sighed. “So far, on

t know how I hadn’t thought about it sooner, bu

ull of expectation.

ut. “No one wants to start a fight with a stronger enemy, but what if they’re already at war?” He c****d his head to the side, waiting for me to go on. “One of the books Sasha assigned to me was about other species of shifters, and how it’s becoming more common for packs to make alliances with them. According to what I read, foxes and lynxes also have a troubling history with bears. If we can-”

ine, his tongue roughly pushing its way in. It didn’t take long for my heart to skip a beat as I gave into the sweet

amazing,” he told me sincerely, melting me from the inside.

t’s just an idea; we have to check if it’ll w

plans go wrong,” he insisted.

r conversation, Lance linked James to ask him for study material regarding interspecies alliances. Since it was close to lunchtime, we decided to take a break and join our friends at the dining hall so we could eat together. It reminded me of simpler times, when we used to do this every day. There were no concerns back then, no

th other shifter groups. At some point, my mate’s surprised voice broke the silence.

Lune?”

’s basically the male form for ‘Luna.’ It isn’t really common these days, for obvious reasons.”

males could occupy the three highest-ranking positions of a pack.” I leaned closer to the reference book Lance was

ves and foxes. They have been fighting for fox rights ever since, helping many skulks thrive.”

his brows.

mpressed semblance. “How did they manage to break so many barriers in our society?”

fraid I don’t have all of th

h their time.”

t they are activists for fox shifters’ rights. They might be interested in helping us get an alliance with a Canadian skulk.

e our starting point, Lance,” I enco

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