Omega and the beast

Chapter 51

It felt so strange to be sitting there, huddled in Reed's lap. As soon as we left the ring of alphas behind and I truly began to realize... that I was free, free from all my torment, I broke down. I broke down completely.

It had started to snow really hard and the journey down to where my pack had stayed overnight was difficult. But as soon as we got inside the door I shifted, falling on the floor screaming.

But Reed scooped me up in his arms, obsessively licking, rubbing, and kissing me before carrying me into the bathroom. He helped me get clean, washing off all that unpleasant scent from that awful pack and began to replace it with his fresh and safe scent. He brought me to bed where he laid me down before crawling down next to me and taking me in his arms.

And then we both cried, and it was the second time in my life that I ever saw my mate cry. I cried so much that he had to force me to calm down not to pass out from lack of oxygen, nuzzling my nose and licking away my tears.

Feeling his touch took away some of that awful feeling from Thor's disgusting touch, or Dante's. It was like he thawed every inch of my body, reclaiming it.

And I craved my mate. I craved him so badly. I needed him in every way. Close, skin to skin and just try to process our hell we were forced to endure, both Reed and me.

I could feel and understand how he suffered too. He gave me away in hope to get me back, to save me. But it must have tormented him SO badly to do that. He made a choice out of reason and heart, by letting me go to save me.

We didn't stay the whole night in the cabin. Reed wanted to move on as fast as he could to bring me back home to safety. Like Thor, he had a private jet in which everyone except the foreign wolves could fit. Therefore, Angus joined them on another plane, heading the several hours long flight home.

"Ryan?" Reed whispered in my ear. I clung to him desperately, hiding my face in the crook of his neck. "Love?"

I refused to let go of him, afraid he would disappear if I did. Or me be taken away from him. We sat in the backseat of his Lamborghini, Alex behind the wheel. Otto sat next to her, no one saying anything. I shivered, trembling badly and Reed caressed up and down my back, licking and kissing my neck to calm me.

"My love, we'll be home soon." I didn't bother, I just cried silent tears.

I was so afraid, so traumatized. When I finally began to relax and realize that I was beyond danger, everything washed over me, and I found myself afraid of almost anyone. No one was allowed to touch me more than Reed, and if anyone spoke to me I cried or flinched.

"Ryan, Adam has prepared your favourite lunch," Alex tried with a soft voice. "Since we know you've been nauseous since before... Um, he made some smoothies too. It could help."

I gasped, rubbing my face at Reed as I thought back to Geneviève and her smoothies she gave me during my time in the crater. And that in turn led to me thinking of Mr. Sparkles, and I burst into tears. I fisted Reed's coat convulsively as I sobbed, whining heavily.

"I'm sorry!" Alex cried; her voice breaking.

"Shhh," Reed hushed in my ear, nuzzling behind it. "You are safe. We all are. Everyone came home."

"B-but S-sparkles!" I cried, looking up at Reed for the first time in hours. "T-they k-killed him!"

"What?" I buried my face in the crook of his neck again, shaking my head.

"T-they k-killed him, and i-its m-my fault!"

Reed tried to get me to talk but I couldn't get any more sense out of me. I just cried. And when we finally turned up in front of Hookhill estate, our whole pack except for Angus who was an hour behind us, stood on the entrance stairs.