Page 11 of Unruly Omega

“Fate is tricky for sure. Never know what she’s going to do.”

“I’m gonna shift first. You’ll have to open the door for my bear. Close me in. Unless I’m on the verge of death, don’t make a move.”

“Of course. I’ll be out here if you need me. Do we need a safe word or something? A sign from you that you’ve had enough?”

Before I could dress him down for making that comment, I turned to see him laughing. “No one knows you can secretly be an asshole.”

“That’s the point of a secret. Now come on. Let’s go. Go get your omega.”

I stripped my clothes off and shifted right there before Markus could spew any more nonsense. My bear came out more forcefully than usual. He was eager to be around our mate and convince him to shift, to get to know him better.

To tell him that he was safe with us.

I let out a low chuff to let my omega know I was coming in. As soon as the door opened, the bear opposite me got to his feet and roared as loudly as he could.

“Yep. That’s my cue.” Markus shoved my bear farther inside the room with the closing door, and I cringed at the slam. He would have my back, but in the meantime, it was me and my omega.

A battle I never thought I’d have to fight.

I reached into my mind to commune with my bear. He, in turn, pushed for a connection with our mate. It pained him to strain his mind so much. A connection with his mate should be easy. As simple as gazing upon his mate for the first time.

This was anything but easy.

And then it became harder.

Our omega had two bears inside him. They were fighting for dominance over him. Clearly his natural bear was losing. What I saw in front of me wasn’t the bear the goddess gave him but a lab-forced animal that was neither from this world nor anything near tame.

He was wild and triggered by any motion or sound.

Never a calm moment in his existence.

His pure dominance was born from fear. He feared that the abyss he’d come from was the same darkness he would return to.

He didn’t know that taking a step back for his human side to prevail wouldn’t be the end of him, only a shift in power.

No wonder he couldn’t or wouldn’t shift back.

No one wanted to die.

You are safe here. We are here to help you. Shift back. Let your human side free. You will not die. You can rest if you’ll only let him out. Let my mate free.

The bear backed up so quickly, he hit his hindquarters on the back wall, cornered by me and my alpha command.

Even an unnatural bear should be subject to the chain of command.

He roared at me again, this time louder, but I could feel his hold on the other two entities inside him waning. He was losing control and my omega was fighting to take over. All three of them were mine. I would take care of all parts of him until he could take care of himself.

But two bears? This was getting harder by the second.

Didn’t mean I was going to quit. Not by a long shot.

Shift, bear. Let your human side out. I command you. This is an order from your alpha.

That last part seemed to do it. I shifted back to my human side once I was sure the change was taking place.

It wasn’t pretty.

Most shifts were a blur of magical movement, but my mate’s was nothing close to magical or beautiful. It was violent as his bones cracked, muscles shifted. Skin tore and bled. Hair changed form and colors. His blue eyes went to black and then blue and black again. This war inside him was a dangerous one. I had to make sure he emerged the victor.

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