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Chapter 26

Sean didn't quite know what to expect, even if Brandon explained everything to the best of his abilities. The second the young Alpha had mentioned feeling overly emotional, wanting to be hugged and just cry, Sean had struggled to swallow the sudden lump in his throat.

His Omega already whining and crying in his head, a mantra of "!Want!Need!Alpha!". No matter how much he pushed his Omega back, it persisted, demanding that its needs were finally met.

Fear still clung to Sean's heart, viciously sinking its claws into his tensing muscles and cramping stomach. He remembered flashes of where his Omega had sought out warmth and comfort, only to receive a sharp slap to his face and a scolding that always ended up with Jamie taking over.

So when Sean lost control of his Omega and watched as it lunged straight into Brandon's arms, he had expected to be pushed back and punished. To have Jamie take over and protect him, as he always did.

However, the opposite was true; Brandon enveloped him in such a soft and warm hug that Sean and his Omega no longer struggled against one another.

Instead he cried right along his Omega, whining at the painful tension in his muscles. The heaviness that clouded his mind while his muscles shivered at the slightest touch, his body and awareness overly sensitive like an exposed nerve, waiting to react.

Brandon only proved himself even more, as each time Sean made himself vulnerable within the Alpha's vicinity, he was protected and nurtured.

Loved.

Sean inhaled shakily, chest still heavy and eyes burning. Wanting to cry more, needing to let out all the stress that was stored in his body. Luckily Brandon's hoodie draped over his body had doused him in the Alpha's pheromones, wrapping him in the man's scent.

When Brandon had asked for Sean's permission to send his mom a text explaining the situation and requesting for items, he was slightly wary. However, Brandon had explained his reasoning and reluctance of leaving Sean, especially now that his Omega had surfaced and expressed its needs.

"Leaving you to get the materials myself would only aggravate your Omega." Brandon had pointed out gently, tone soft and warm, just like his hug. "It may think I'm abandoning you or may think you're being too needy, which certainly isn't the case."

It had made Sean swallow several times, lump growing in his throat before he had nodded and simply clung tighter to Brandon as he quickly contacted his mom, allowing Sean to read the text before it was sent.

The young Omega realized Brandon could've easily and secretly contacted his mother over the mind link they shared. The fact that Brandon didn't do that, waited until he had Sean's express permission...

It made Sean's Omega squirm with neediness, clinging onto the Alpha, their Alpha, with all the power his lithe body possessed.

He wanted to be held and hugged. To be pampered and coddled, to be cared for. Sean didn't quite know what he wanted but instinctually, he knew a decent Alpha, a good Alpha could provide it.

And Brandon was more than just a good Alpha. His Omega wanted nothing more than nuzzle in the man's throat, to find the scent glands hidden there and mouth at them.

To wrap himself around the Alpha, feel the man hug him in return and get all the affection he had been denied.

Sean flushed slightly, whining at the embarrassing thoughts of his own Omegan wolf but Brandon soothed the stress away. Gently brushing his hand over Sean's back until he nearly purred at the attention.