Page 61 of Carmichael's Omega

"Where are Thjis and Lyri?" I ask Rhet.

"With that wolf, Devel," he pants out.

"I spoke with him," I tell Rhet. "He isn't with it,güey. Those are some serious injuries,sí?"

"Get this," Rhet drops and begins to stretch out his shoulders and upper back. "He shows up, half-dead, from self-inflicted wounds. Unbelievable shit. Because his mate rejected him. Any guesses who that bitch is?"

I feel the thrill of shock in my system. "That female, the false mate?" Lyri's truemate, the alphason, rejected her for some little bitch, according to Rhet.

"Exactly."

"So, you have both rejected mates here,no? Unbelievable."

Shaking my head, I lift myself up to the bar and start doing chin-ups. Rhet watches me for a minute before grinning and walking away, shaking his head.

I finish and drop. That was just a cool-down. Walking over to my water and towel, I wipe the sweat dripping down my face and drain the water bottle. When I check my phone, I feel a grin crawl over my face.

ACR - Naughty, Conejita. I'll help you with that.

Smirking, I open a shopping app and purchase a few items. I send her a screenshot of my purchase, feeling my dick twitch at the thought of helping her with her new goal.Sí, Buenota, I'll help you stretch yourself. My wolf is panting at the thought of our naughty female.

Rhet and I freeze as the sound of a low growl drifts into the barn. Turning, we both walk outside, looking toward a baffled Ezra.

"You two heard that right?" he asks us.

I motion for him to be silent. Is it the alphason? Is he back for Lyri?

A wolf steps out of the trees and shifts back to feet. My wolf growls, low and mean, in recognition. It's much worse than the RustClaw alphason returning early.

I curse silently in my head. The Beta of ClearHowl is here. Cassidy's brother-by-mating.No mames.It's impossible that he's here. Green eyes meet mine and narrow.

"Who the fuck are you?" Rhet snaps. I see Thjis come out of the house. We form a loose ring around the male, hemming him in. His eyes never leave mine as we stare at each other.

"Teague Grim. Beta of ClearHowl. I was told my little brother was here."

"Your brother?"

He finally looks at Rhet. "Devel. My brother."

My alpha-wolf snarls in frustration.Esto es un desmadre.I knew the Beta was originally from GriMaw, but I never expected him to show up here. It's a small, fucking world.

We all walk inside. I ignore the conversation around me, my eyes dead set on keeping my attention on the Beta.

Finally, he can't seem to stand it anymore. "Carmichael," he growls. His punch hits my jaw. This time I'm able to stay on my feet. It was more of a love tap.

The ranch house is filled with wolves. I track the Beta, keeping him in my sight as I hear Devel ask, "how do you know Carmichael, brother?"

Green eyes glint at me. "He thinks he's going to mate to my Cassie."

I am done with this wolf claiming my mate.¡Chale!Even when I tell them she's mine... "She is not your sister," I growl.

"She is mypup, mutt," the Beta challenges me. "And you are a dumb fuck if you think-"

"She ismymate!" I roar. I am done with thispendejo. Cassidy will just have to forgive me for this.

Our bodies collide with teeth-jarring force. He uppercuts my jaw, but I get a solid hit on his solar plexus. The grunt I force out of his gut is hugely satisfying. He slams his fist into the side of my head, but it only glances off when I duck. My left fist hits his ribcage three times as we grapple with our other hands. When he tries to sweep my legs out from under me, I have to step away. This time he goes low, his head butting into my stomach with a force that expels all the air from my body. I hit his left ear in rapid succession with my palm. He must get sick of the ringing because, with a roar, he disengages.

We grapple again, straining against each other, neither capable of getting the upper hand for a minute.

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