Page 50 of Wild Omega

“Does it get tough?” Wayden asked, turning his mind to work.

“Yes. Like any other life,” Ryno wiped the sweat from his brow and smiled. “I’m sure living under the council of alphas is not easy.”

“No. It’s not. Life is challenging everywhere,” Wayden said. “And I’m fascinated by your relationship with your omegas. It’s something we don’t have out there.”

“You wouldn’t. We are a collective. The whole pack is dependent on everyone playing their part. We wouldn’t survive without them, and they wouldn’t survive without us,” Ryno turned to where the others were. Wayden followed his gaze, his eyes drifting to where Escala stood with Blaine. The alpha was closer than he’d been before, and he was whispering something into Blaine’s ear.

The fuck.

Wayden watched as Blaine slowly lifted his hand, and Escala grasped his wrist. The alpha rubbed his thumb on the inside of Blaine’s wrist. Wayden stood there frozen, not sure how he felt about the whole thing. But one thing was clear: he wanted to go there and snatch Blaine’s wrist from Escala. But he couldn’t.

Last night he’d practically turned the omega down. He’d come up with some stupid excuse for them not sharing their heat together by telling him he’d ask an omega in the pack because he was stupid. Rejecting Blaine was easier than facing his feelings.

Did he want Blaine to ask him to share his heat? Yes. He was desperate for it. He didn’t even know why he wanted it. He and Blaine were a disaster waiting to happen. But he couldn’t deny that he wanted him all the same. There was something about the omega that made Wayden want things he’d never thought he would want again. It was the strangest thing. He shouldn’t want Blaine, but he did. Jealousy scoured his insides, and it took everything in him not to give in to his instincts.

“Maybe you should ask your omegas what they want instead of coming all the way here to observe us. Our way of life mightnot be the answer,” Ryno said, looking thoughtful. “I believe everyone should have a say. It shouldn’t be about the council of alphas and what they want,” he said.

Wayden nodded, wrenching his eyes from the pair. He helped Ryno gather the wood and carry it to the shed behind the main hut. The omegas trickled back, carrying their finds. Blaine wasn’t amongst them. Wayden’s heart gave a lurch as he watched them laugh and chat, heading to the main hut. Wayden tried his best not to wait for Blaine.

He was probably with Escala. Were they kissing, touching, getting to know each other before Blaine’s heat started? He wouldn’t be surprised if they were. It was always better for an omega to get used to a strange alpha before their heat. Escala would be the first alpha to be inside Blaine. He’d be the first to show him how good it could be between an alpha and an omega. The very thought made Wayden go a little crazy. But he kept his crazy inside as he made his way to the shuttle. He had work to do, anyway. He entered the shuttle and slammed the door behind him. The sound reverberated around him, mocking him for being stupid.

Fuck, he was stupid. Wayden had been sitting at the counter in the cooking station for what felt like forever, his work untouched, when Blaine walked in. Blaine’s hair was windblown, his cheeks were rosy and… Wayden noted as his eyes roamed over Blaine’s body from head to toe searching for any sign that he’d been with Escala.

What will you do if he has? a voice in the back of his mind asked, making him feel even more stupid because he wouldn’t do anything. He’d practically told the omega to do it. He couldn’t fucking take it back now that it was happening.

Fuck.

“It’s so cold out there. Escala said that more snow might be coming, thicker than before. Can you believe it?” Blaine said, dusting snow off his clothes.

“You didn’t seem cold back there,” Wayden grumbled.

“What?” Blaine asked.

Fuck. He was behaving like a scolded cub. All sulky and hurt.

“Nothing.” Wayden got to his feet and walked to his room.

“Are you alright?” Blaine asked.

“Never better,” Wayden snapped back.

“Right,” Blaine commented behind him. Wayden walked into his room just as a door opened and closed. He looked over his shoulder to where Blaine had been. And he was gone.

Shit. Wayden walked to his bed and lay down. Maybe they needed to be away from each other for a while.

But he might go to Escala.

Wayden jumped off the bed and he was out of the shuttle in seconds. He ran to the main hut and forced himself to slow down as he walked through the door. The pack was gathered in there, as always. A roaring fire was burning away in the fire pit as they sat around, warming themselves. It took a minute for Wayden to spot Escala amongst his pack, and Blaine wasn’t next to him. Wayden did a sweep of the room, and still the omega wasn’t there. He walked over to Owen. Blaine seemed to be close to the omega. Wayden asked him where Blaine was.

“He’s probably in the shuttle. He said he was going to rest before lunch,” Owen said.

“Okay, thanks,” Wayden said and walked out of the hut. He stood on the porch, not sure where to go. The land was vast. The little devil could be anywhere. He should leave him alone. Blaine would come back when he was ready. Wayden looked up at the cloudy sky because he knew he wouldn’t leave Blaine alone. Not until he’d made sure Blaine wouldn’t go to Escala.

Wayden sighed as he made his way towards the lake, hoping to find Blaine there. He walked for a while without seeing him and was about to turn back when he spied him sitting on a rock overlooking the frozen lake.

Blaine had his arms wrapped around his body; knees drawn to his chest. He looked so young and innocent that Wayden’s heart gave a strange lurch in his chest.

“Are you going to freeze to death out here?” Wayden asked as he walked up to him.

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