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“You can tell me anything,” I said quietly. “I won’t judge you. I will only listen.”
Addy took a deep breath and released it slowly, as though preparing himself.
“Alright,” he finally said. “You know that day, when Latif and Blaine—in the library…”
“I won't soon forget that,” I informed him, chuckling. “I am pretty sure no one will.”
Silence met my comment, and I realized that Addy did not take it as lightly as I did.
“What is it?” I asked.
“I am Latif's brother,” he said. “I was supposed to keep him safe from things like alphas who would use him?—”
“Be he wanted that,” I said. “I don't think he was used?—”
“That is exactly the issue,” he said, his voice hard now. “Latif went behind my back and had sex with the human. And he didn't even try to hide it. He made me look like such a fool. And I didn't even?—”
He cut himself off.
“Didn't what?” I asked gently.
He didn't answer and this time I was the one to reach out, even though I knew I shouldn't.
My hand landed on his bicep and I squeezed it.
“You can tell me.”
I felt some of the tension leave him.
“I didn't know that about omegas...”
“That our... parts still work without an alpha?” I guessed.
“Yes,” he whispered. “I felt betrayed.”
It was exactly as I’d suspected.
Most alphas didn't find out until they were mated, and it didn't affect them then because they could partake, so to speak. As far as I had been taught, this was exactly why.
I searched my memory for all the things that had been said to us omegas as we reached maturity.
“It's only kept secret from alphas so that they don't feel resentful,” I explained. “So that they don't feel jealous of omegas without understanding our side of the struggle. It is not for some sinister reason.”
“What struggle could that be?” Addy asked, as though it was ridiculous. “The struggle of keeping their affairs secret?”
I laughed at that.
“Please!” I scoffed. “I wish.”
“Oh, do you?”
I bit my lip, and then because we were being so honest with each other, I nodded even though he couldn't see me.
“Yes.”
I wanted to sound sure, but this time my voice came out as barely a whisper.
Addy was suddenly silent, so I swallowed and went on.
