Page 9 of Knot Your Damsel

I never realised how dangerous he and his pack were until they came after us. The first few times he sent some of the Alphas and Betas of his pack, but when they failed, he hired professionals and things really got dangerous.

For the last six years, we’ve been able to avoid them, move from place to place, never settle anywhere for too long in case they find our trail.

Mechanics are needed everywhere and Caleb is a damn good one too, so it wasn’t hard for him to make money. And there’s always work for a young Omega willing to wait tables or work the crappy shifts at hotels and such.

We were able to avoid Hubert for six years…

Until he finally sent Mathew ‘The Cleaner’ Page after us. Mr Page is the best in what he does, moving things. Most often, that means moving bodies, no matter if they’re dead or alive. He gets it done.

I’ve known his name for years now, after we spoke to some people to see how we could get Hubert to stop. But we quickly dropped the idea as he was way out of our price range.

Finally having met him, Mr Page is nothing like what I expected him to be. With his reputation, I expected some big and burly brute, always screaming, using his pheromones to keep people in their place.

But he’s lanky and well-dressed, has a smooth voice that makes you pay attention immediately and he doesn’t look much older than me. He looks more like a business man than an enforcer. But he’s clearly deadly and not someone to underestimate.

A thrill shoots through my body, making me perfume again. He might not make me feel safe —quite the opposite, really— but he’s interesting. He makes me curious.

Caleb lets out a rumbling laugh. “Do try not to get yourself killed, please. It would be a shame to have to kill such a pretty man because he hurt you.”

I look up at Caleb, his scarred face, his soft grey eyes. “You think he’s pretty?”

He smiles, kissing my hair, tightening his arms around me. “It’s hard to deny when he looks like that. Even covered in blood, that man is mighty fine.” His pheromones spike and I mingle mine with them, laughing.

“He’s also pretty deadly…”

Caleb laughs again, giving me a long and slow kiss. “You know that that’s a turn-on for me.” He nudges me, making me move out of his lap. “Now, if you look for something to even-out our situation, I’ll warm up the shower.”

I stand up, helping him to his feet as he quickly strips off his underwear and steps into the shower, letting the water flow down his body.

I wish I could join him right now, but he’s right. It’s better if I get my hands on some weapons, in case Mr Page changes his mind and tries to get rid of us after all.

He might not feel like doing that right now, but it’s better to be prepared. With guys who are used to getting their way, you never know what will set them off and make them decide that keeping you around is too bothersome.

And while I would like to get to know Mr Page better, find out more about him, I know that our lives are only going to last as long as we keep being useful to him. As long as we don’t bother him or piss him off.

And I would like to be able to protect myself when that happens.

Because I’m not ready to die. And hell will freeze over before I let him put a finger on Caleb.

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Mathew

As I closethe door to my bedroom behind me, I lean against the opposite wall, rubbing my sweaty hands on my suit pants as I try to will my dick to go down.

What the fuck?

What the fuck is going on?

First, that Russell asshole didn’t think it was important to mention that the Omega he wanted captured wasn’t just on the run from him but that she’d managed to evade multiple attempts at capture in the past.

He also failed to mention that she’s bonded to an Alpha. She hadn’t just been ‘kidnapped’ by the Alpha, the two are bonded.

Which he must have known about since this isn’t a recent bond, their bond is years old, well established.

Then there’s the fact that she’s fucking deadly. They both are. Which he also failed to tell me.

I nearly lost four men to them, with another four injured enough that all eight of them are now at the hospital to get treated. That doesn’t include the minor cuts and bruises that the others have.

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