Page 37 of Capturing Their Omega

I grunt. “Sure. Let’s go on this run.”

We both head outside.

The grass feels cool beneath my feet, the cool air brushing against my skin. Henry stands a few feet away from me, taking his shirt off.

The setting sun casts long shadows across the tree-lined path. Suddenly the air shifts, thick with an intoxicating scent. My nose flares as I turn toward the source.

There, striding toward me, is Leila Kaye. Her gaze filled with rage, and her half-shifted form reveals her claws and sharp fangs. My wolf stirs within me, recognizing the threat, but confused as it is coming from an Omega.

“What the hell?” I mutter, glancing at Henry. He looks just as shocked as I am. We hear sounds of grunts and growls coming from the gate. Turning sideways, toward the other end of the lined of trees, I see my guards fighting each other. What the actual fuck?

My jaw clenches hard. Leila must have done this, manipulating her pheromones to affect my guard’s instincts. Most of them are Alphas, so they would be helpless in the face of an Omega as powerful as her and would attack each other for the chance to mate with her.

Before I can contain my surprise, Leila lunges at me, snarling in mid-air, pissed and violent. My eyes widen, and I also half-shift, the skin on my forearm giving way as my fur sprouts. Her claws swipe at me while I quickly deflect. She is fast, fueled by rage.

“What is wrong with you?” I snarl. I have never seen an Omega so crazy as to attack an Alpha like this.

“How dare you humiliate my family like that?” she growls. “As if your insult to me was not enough, you used your pheromones to subdue my parents!”

My mind races. I remember the incident. She came here to wreak havoc because ofthat? Really?

“It was nothing personal!” I growl, avoiding another swipe of her claw. “Things just happened that way. It’s not like I planned it.”

I take in a deep breath and let out my pheromones against her. I need her to calm the fuck down.

“Nothing personal?” Leila’s eyes glower, but she flinches a bit, her pheromones flaring to protect herself from my influence. “You think you can use your power like that with no consequences?”

“As a matter of fact, yes,” I snarl, baring my fangs.

She bares hers back, her pheromones pushing against mine. I have to admit, she’s strong. Only a handful of people can withstand my pheromones without breaking a sweat. It’s impressive. It is because I’m impressed that I am not going full-force and overpowering her vindictively.

This much is enough to get her to calm down and go on the defensive, protecting herself with everything she’s got.

“This is not over!” she says, stepping back from me as my pheromones begin to overpower hers. “I demand compensation for the humiliation you caused my family.”

My natural instinct is to say no since I am upset, but Leila beats me to speaking. “I suggest you think very carefully before making a statement. You wouldn’t want the other families to become aware of what you’ve done, right? I can imagine how furious they would be.”

She’s right. I might be the most powerful Alpha, but there are other powerful Alphas in our society. All the other powerful families would turn against me if they found out what happened. It is an unspoken rule to respect each other so we don’t have problems. I don’t want to create issues here… but I also don’t appreciate my hand being forced.

I clench my jaw. “Fine. I’ll make amends.”

Leila glares at me again, but runs off quickly before my pheromones can fully break down her resistance.

A sharp exhale escapes my mouth when she runs back out of the estate gates, and I shift back to my full human form. I march to the other end of the road where the guards are brawling against each other.Pathetic!

Pushing out my pheromones, I command, “Stop!”

The effect is instantaneous. The guards break apart, their faces and fists all bruised. They look like a fucking mess. My lungs expand, my wolf itching to be let out. We’re boiling with anger.

“You lot should be ashamed of yourselves,” I say, my voice cold as ice. They all look embarrassed as they come to their senses and realize what happened.

“A hundred laps around the entire estate. Now!” I yell.

They bow and begin the laps. Perhaps this will make them understand the severity of the situation. They aremy men. They should have been able to handle themselves better. I know she took them by surprise since they wouldn’t expect a dainty, rich Omega like her to attack so crazily, but they should have expected the unexpected.

Henry walks up beside me, his eyes shining. “She’s good,” he says. “Leila. I mean, the way she fought with you.”

“I wouldn’t call that a fight per se...”

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