Page 4 of Wild Omega

The hover pod drifted to a stop behind the last one, and Preat got out. He opened the door for Blaine and carried his case. He had no choice but to follow him inside.

“I’ll take your case upstairs. Holi asked that you join them in the dining room once you’ve arrived,” Preat said, walking upstairs without waiting for him to say anything. Blaine turned to the hallway where Holi and Xaine’s guests were heading. The dining room was probably that way.

Was Holi crazy? Blaine wasn’t in no position to join them. What was Holi thinking?

Blaine stood there for a few minutes before he turned and was about to follow Preat when Holi’s voice reached him. “Where are you going?” he asked, coming to grasp Blaine’s arm and walk him down the hallway.

“I can’t go in there. You should have told me you had guests. I wouldn’t have bothered you and Xaine if I’d known,” Blaine said, pulling Holi to a stop. “And you don’t have to include me in your party. I’ll go to the guest room and sleep. We can see each other tomorrow.”

“Don’t be silly. It’s not a party,” Holi said, dragging him along. Blaine tried to pull Holi to a stop, but the omega held on.

Fuck, he was strong.

“Okay.” Blaine gave up. “If it’s not a party. What is it?”

“Ahhh…” Holi bit into his bottom lip, looking sheepish all of a sudden.

“What?”

“It’s a networking dinner. Xaine invests in a lot of businesses, but this year he wants to invest in research programmes that can help our planet, so he’s been listening to ideas all night long. It’s so boring. I need you to save me. I was ready to bang my head on the table when you connected with me.”

Laughter burst out of Blaine’s mouth.

Holi slapped his arm. “Stop. It’s not funny.”

“It is. Why didn’t you just leave Xaine to handle everything? It’s not like you have anything to contribute.”

“It’s our first dinner as a couple. I have to play the host and support my alpha.” Holi’s cheeks turned rosy as he said the last part. “He likes it when I’m close.”

“Okay, I’ll save you from your boring dinner. What do you want me to do?” Blaine said.

Though he suspected Holi was only saying those things to make him feel included. Whatever was happening in the dining room was probably important. Now, Blaine really felt guilty for imposing on his friend.

Don’t mess this up, Blaine told himself as he followed Holi down the hallway.

He took a deep breath as they walked into the dining room. The smell of delicious food was the first thing to hit him. Maybe being included wasn’t such a bad idea. Blaine’s mouth was already watering.

Rich people really ate amazing food, Blaine thought excitedly as he followed Holi to the head of the table where Xaine was seated. Holi sat to his alpha’s right and pointed to the empty chair next to his. Across from Holi sat Xaine’s assistant, Klane. Klane gave Blaine a welcoming smile before he turned to the alpha seated next to him.

Blaine’s eyes landed on the alpha too. He was… average. The dull oversized clothes and long shaggy dirty brown hair didn’t do him any favours. I guess he’s never heard of a tailor, Blaine thought.

Was the alpha one of the researchers? Blaine looked around the room. Maybe not. Most of the guests were dressed to impress. They were here for business. They didn’t look rumpled, as if they’d just rolled out of bed a few minutes ago.

Weird, Blaine thought.

“Excuse me,” one of the maids said to his left. Blaine moved his arms from the table so she could place a plate of food in front of him. He silently moaned, salivating at the sight of the meal. He took the first bite and almost cried.

Fuck. Rich people ate good food.

Blaine went in for another bite and another. He wished he were alone and could really go to town on the food. But he still had to show some manners and not embarrass his friend. Everyone around Blaine was well behaved, classy… boring. Holi had been right. Xaine’s guests spoke in long, winding monologues as they tried to explain their ideas. Blaine was exhausted just listening to them. And he’d only been there for a few minutes. The only good thing about the dinner was the food. For the delicious food Blaine would sit through the boring dinner.

Conversation buzzed all around him. Blaine half listened as he enjoyed every bite of what the maids put in front of him. But he did pick up a few words here and there in spite of himself. They were discussing omegas and the current situation on their planet.

Why didn’t ears have lids? Blaine asked himself with a sigh. He really didn’t want to listen.

“You believe what happened a hundred years ago on our planet has a direct influence on our situation right now, Professor Mephis,” Klane asked, sounding mystified.

“Social culture influences our daily lives, medicine and economy. But our culture was ripped away when we moved from pack life into the modern society we have today. Families became micro packs with their own set of rules and ways to raise their cubs. We slowly moved away from common values, practices and behaviours. Omegas gained more and more access to public spaces, and they’ve been put in positions that they wouldn’t have been put in before. Something was bound to happen.”

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