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Elaine answers after only two rings, as if she was waiting by the phone for one of us to call.
“Hey, Ma. How’s Scarlett?” I ask.
“She’s asleep on Pop’s chest. Any news? Have you got her back?”
I sigh. “No, and now we’re stuck waiting. Leo escaped to try to help, but Thane has his doubts.”
“As he should. Leo is Corbin’s mate, and mate bonds are hard enough to go against, let alone your Alpha’s command.” I nod, falling silent. “Harlow will be alright, Leon. You’ll get her back, and she’ll be fine. She’s durable. All Omegas are. We have to be,” Elaine says.
“Yeah, I know. I just worry about the state she’ll be in when we find her,” I admit, glancing back up at the mountain mansion.
“Where’s my son?” Elaine asks.
“Chasing Thane. He’s trying to find the tunnel Leo used to get inside.”
“Is that about my dad?” I hear Emily ask in the background.
“No, it’s Leon. He’s checking on Scarlett,” Elaine says. She must have pulled the phone away from her ear since her voice is not as loud.
“And my father?” she asks, and Elaine sighs.
“He escaped and went back to Corbin,” Elaine tells her, and I hear the girl whimper.
“No, no! My father wouldn’t abandon me. Dad only agreed to be Corbin’s mate to protect me, so he could get me out of rotation and away from my mother. He wouldn’t run back to him, knowing Thane would get rid of me for betraying him.”
“Thane would never put you in rotation, and even if he tries, Harlow and I won’t allow it. Your father knows this!” Elaine tells her.
“He also knows I don’t stand a chance without him. He wouldn’t risk it,” Emily tells her.
“What does she mean?” I ask Elaine.
“Leon wants to know what you mean,” Elaine says.
“He knows Mom would come for me.” My brows furrow in confusion. I don’t even have to ask Elaine to question her, she just does.
“So? She is your mother.”
“Doesn’t mean she’s a good one. I’ve been her pawn since she realized I’m Omega. Dad raised me. Tried to convince her I’m Alpha blood, not Omega. Why do you think he got fired for stealing those drugs from the practice? They were pheromone blockers. He was never selling them. She got me back after that, though, and she offered me up as a feeder as soon as I came of age.”
“Your mother sold you to the vamps?” I hear Elaine ask.
“Yes, Omega blood is addictive. When Mom found out I’m Omega, she offered me to the vamps. Mom was a rotation Omega and had three other children before me, but with regular Alphas. Since they were all born Omega too, the Alphas didn’t want them. Dad intended to keep her as his mate when I was born, but she refused to give up the lifestyle.”
“And where are your siblings?” Elaine questions.
“I don’t know. Mom sold off my two sisters to be raised by other Alphas for breeding. My brother was sold to the vamps. Dad tried to find them for me. It’s one of the reasons he met Corbin, because of his links to the vampire community. So, when he found out I’m Omega, he tried to hide it with the blockers, but Mom found out. Then Dad bought me off her. He borrowed the money from Corbin. In exchange Dad had to become his mate.”
“My god,” Elaine gasps. Her story is absolutely horrifying. No wonder Leo asked Thane to take her. But it reassures me that Leo will come through for us. You don’t join an Alpha Pack for your kid to turn around and risk her life, especially knowing she is Omega.
Chapter Forty-Four
Leo
I can smell Harlow’s fear as I drop her into the chair. She looks so tiny as she stares around the room. I am not a good man, yet not even I like seeing the fear on her face. She knows what this room is for, what happens in here. It is not a regular playroom.
No, Corbin doesn’t like his girls willing. It doesn’t matter that a few of us hate this room, he is our Alpha, and it is impossible to go against his command. Corbin comes into the room with a black leather pouch in his hand. It contains his serum.
Luckily, I was able to avoid lying to Corbin, so he believes my deception. Nothing I said wasn’t true. Unfortunately, I can tell Harlow believes I’m exactly like him. A monster. In some ways, she may be correct.
