*Omario POV*
Everything about Abi evokes extreme emotions from me. The sadness of the torture she endures leaves my heart shuttered while her bewildered reactions leave me so amused.
I only asked her to kiss me so that Rufus can see that when he reads her mind on Friday, but once our lips met I could not break the hunger and the pull I felt. Shit! This is definitely not me. I have had my fair share of women but never servants. I used to bask at the thrill, the chase, the playing hard to get and hearing my name echoes from different voices when I completely saturate their every sense and satisfy their deepest desire, but not anymore.
I gave up my playboy ways two years ago when Frode revealed to the elders that Oli was my mate. That’s when I vowed to never treat my Luna the way my dad treats mom. I have been fully committed to her since. Well, until now.
“It’s getting late, Your…Omario.”
Abi is still flushed from the kiss, the porn and my question that remain unanswered.
I raise my eyebrow at her and fold my arms. “So?”
“May I be excused?”
I am just teasing her but Titan stirs inside me before the words escape my lips.
“No.”
She looks up at me. I am confused by everything I have been doing lately, I am pretty sure she is too. Titan has taken over again. I get that he feels sorry for her but I don’t understand the way he is going about it.
“I claimed you, no one is going to believe us if you are back in servant’s quarters the following night.” I babble and I can see from her expression that she does not believe a word I am saying.
“I know that you are trying to help me but are you not worried about your fiancée getting hurt by all this?”
“She understands,” I lie before I notice what she is wearing and the anger I can’t explain rises inside me. “My shirts are in the middle cupboards. Chose any to sleep on and get rid of those filthy rugs.”
She inspects her clothes and narrows her eyes. “They are not filthy.”
What do you know, she can contradict me now. Her response gets me angrier. Yes, the material is clean but no one should be wearing such hard, scrunchy material within these walls. I hate that she’s gotten used to wearing this thing. The kingdom is the richest in the country if not the whole continent. The Betas decide on this but buying proper clothes for our servants would not make a dent to our wealth.
“They are still rugs and all rugs are filthy. I got you clothes, tell Jeff to make anything you want if you don’t like those. I never want to see you wearing rugs again.”
I thought very hard about her earlier excuse about servants not being allowed to wear the clothes I got her. It might be true but it does not apply to her. There is no one here who will ask or even try to punish her for what she is wearing. Not after they all know that I killed Kane and Sylvester for doing so.
“But…”
“No buts, Abi! That’s what you will do.” I say firmly and stare hard at her.
She nods before quietly taking out my favourite blue shirt and heads to the bathroom. Great! I feel like an ass again.
“Asshole!” my stupid wolf links.
“It’s for her own good, you idiot!” I respond.
“No. It’s so that you can feel good about doing nothing to help her.”
“Seriously? I am doing nothing?” He is my wolf but really pisses me off a lot lately.
“Get her out, that’s doing something, not this lie you are trying to convince yourself.”
“This conversation is over.”
“Can I play with her?”
I can’t believe this traitor!
“No!”
“You are such a grumpy.”
I don’t bother responding to Titan and Abi comes out of the bathroom looking like a hanger for my shirt. Having a woman wear your shirt is supposed to be sexy, this is horrific.
“Your Majesty, may, I ….”
I turn around and give her another hard stare.
“Omario,” she whispers and I can’t help but laugh.
“Yes?”
“May I please talk to Titan?” she says softly.
“Did he tell to ask?”
She looks at me with a confused expression. It can’t be a coincidence that Titan just asked me the very same thing, right? I swear I am loosing a sense of what is real and what is not. My wolf is messing with me.
“Fine.”
I shift and let Titan take over. She’s more comfortable with him than me anyway. I might gain more insight into what is really going on if I let them be.
“Hi, Handsome.”
Abi’s voice is honeyed and joyous, the complete opposite of how she is with me.
Titan gives out a low growl and licks her face while she giggles uncontrollable. She opens the blankets and slid in my bed and Titan happily jumps on and lays right next to her. She runs her hands over the fur on his ears like she has done before and my stupid wolf enjoys every stroke. Why can’t he be like this with our mate? He gazes at Abi’s eyes like she is the most beautiful woman on earth and all I see is her bones sticking out everywhere.
“Are you mad at me for stopping you from killing Blake?” she asks.
Titan howls and she laughs. “You understand, don’t you big boy? You always understand.”
Titan growls again and wiggles his tail. He is answering her but she can not hear him until she is united with her wolf. I am however hearing both of them and taking in every detail.
“You heard me talking from really far today and I heard Omario from the same distance. Does that mean I will get my wolf soon?”she asks and I can sense the desperation in her voice. She really wants to meet her wolf. I already know that spells doom for dad and I but I wonder what it’s really waiting for. Maybe I can indefinitely delay whatever it is.
Titan withdraws from her. Now that’s interesting.
She narrows her eyes at him. I guess his reaction took her by surprise as it did to me.
“What is it Titan? Have you met her? Is she good and powerful? Will she be able to get rid of Alpha Theo?”
It’s a flood of questions we all ask before we get our wolfs but Titan’s reaction confirms what I have sensed and feared. He is now on the floor whining like a scared tinny prey. What the fuck? Horrified by her wolf’s hatred I get, but not this. We are strong, mighty and not easily intimidated.
“Titan?” She calls him and gets off the bed to sit next to him.
“Oh! Titan, I wish I can hear you. She’s not coming, is she? I will never have a wolf, am I?” she starts sobbing. She has completely misread his reaction.
“Then how will I ever free my people?” It’s a desperate question that makes tears flood out from her eyes. Only if she could hear him, he is screaming out my worse nightmare.
“Nina, your wolf is there. She is the ruthless inferno and the most powerful wolf to ever grace this kingdom. When the time is right she will destroy Alpha Theo and wipe out every trace that he ever existed, including us.” Titan continues to whimper while she sobs next to him.