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fought for herself, had escaped the enemy all on her own. Had… Why did she look so guilty?
“What is it?” he asked, taking a single step closer. Unable to hold himself back.
“The others. I’ve never forgiven myself.” She turned her back to him, her arms coming up to hold herself. Something he wished he could do for her. “I tried to get them to come with me, but they wouldn’t. Not a single one was willing to even try. I left them behind.”
The pain in her voice, the anguish. He hated it. “We saved them.”
Ariel spun, her long, dark hair flying out around her. “What?”
Thaus took another step, wishing with everything he had that he could wrap his arms around her, could comfort her. Knowing touching her was the last thing she wanted and hating every fucking wolf who’d ever touched her without care for that fact. “The battle at Merriweather, the challenge of President Blasius Zenne. The Alpha brought most of his Omegas he’d been—”
Thaus choked to a stop, unable to think about what the Alpha had been doing but knowing he had to.
“Fuck,” he hissed, using every bit of his control to force his wolf back. The beast was filled with a fury the two had never experienced. Not even after being left for dead a time or two. Those bastards had touched his mate, hurt her, they’d—
“Breeding.” He bit the word out, fighting to hold back the sick he could feel climbing up his esophagus. “They’d been forcibly breeding the Omegas. We saved most of the shewolves once the Alpha fell.”
Ariel didn’t miss a thing, it seemed. “Most?”
“There were…others. Before the fight.” Thaus closed his eyes, remembering the cabin in North Dakota. The one with the six Omegas in it. The one they’d been sent to because of a pack in the Appalachian Mountains and a shewolf named Kalie. They’d almost lost some men that day, particularly the doc of the Feral Breed crew with them, but they’d done it. They’d knocked back the enemy and gained access to the cabin. He’d been the first one inside, and he’d never forget what he saw. Never forget what those bastards had dared to do to the Omegas they’d housed there.
Beds.
Chains.
Broken claws.
Dead eyes staring back at him.
No, that wasn’t something a man ever forgot.
“But…you got them out? You saved them.”
Thaus nodded, still feeling sick to his stomach. “Every one that could be saved.”
Whether they wanted to be or not.
Ariel slowly dropped to the floor, her eyes unfocused. “I always hoped… I couldn’t get them to go with me. I called the NALB as soon as I found a phone, but I didn’t know exactly where I’d been, and I couldn’t stick around to wait for them. I told them what I could, and then I ran as soon as I hung up the phone. And I just kept running.”
“How long were you there?”
The way she hid her eyes from him, the flash of pain on her face as she turned away; that was all he needed to know. She’d been there long enough to have been raped. His wolf crashed against his mind at that knowledge, but he forced the animal back. This was not the time for fighting and growling. Not the time to show his strength and his fury. His mate was afraid and rightly so. They’d taken everything from her—her trust, her freedom, and her faith in the world around her. It wasn’t his job to set the world ablaze to prove he would have protected her. It was his job to hold her together when she couldn’t hold herself anymore.
And right then, he would have done anything to be able to do just that.
Instead, he said the only words he could think of. “I’m so sorry we didn’t get to you in time.”
Ariel shivered, a choked sob escaping from her pretty mouth. Thaus couldn’t stand seeing her in so much pain. He reached for her, his movements slow and deliberate. Making sure she saw his hand coming closer. Giving her every opportunity to retreat if she wanted to. She watched him with wary eyes, looking at him as if he was
“What is it?” he asked, taking a single step closer. Unable to hold himself back.
“The others. I’ve never forgiven myself.” She turned her back to him, her arms coming up to hold herself. Something he wished he could do for her. “I tried to get them to come with me, but they wouldn’t. Not a single one was willing to even try. I left them behind.”
The pain in her voice, the anguish. He hated it. “We saved them.”
Ariel spun, her long, dark hair flying out around her. “What?”
Thaus took another step, wishing with everything he had that he could wrap his arms around her, could comfort her. Knowing touching her was the last thing she wanted and hating every fucking wolf who’d ever touched her without care for that fact. “The battle at Merriweather, the challenge of President Blasius Zenne. The Alpha brought most of his Omegas he’d been—”
Thaus choked to a stop, unable to think about what the Alpha had been doing but knowing he had to.
“Fuck,” he hissed, using every bit of his control to force his wolf back. The beast was filled with a fury the two had never experienced. Not even after being left for dead a time or two. Those bastards had touched his mate, hurt her, they’d—
“Breeding.” He bit the word out, fighting to hold back the sick he could feel climbing up his esophagus. “They’d been forcibly breeding the Omegas. We saved most of the shewolves once the Alpha fell.”
Ariel didn’t miss a thing, it seemed. “Most?”
“There were…others. Before the fight.” Thaus closed his eyes, remembering the cabin in North Dakota. The one with the six Omegas in it. The one they’d been sent to because of a pack in the Appalachian Mountains and a shewolf named Kalie. They’d almost lost some men that day, particularly the doc of the Feral Breed crew with them, but they’d done it. They’d knocked back the enemy and gained access to the cabin. He’d been the first one inside, and he’d never forget what he saw. Never forget what those bastards had dared to do to the Omegas they’d housed there.
Beds.
Chains.
Broken claws.
Dead eyes staring back at him.
No, that wasn’t something a man ever forgot.
“But…you got them out? You saved them.”
Thaus nodded, still feeling sick to his stomach. “Every one that could be saved.”
Whether they wanted to be or not.
Ariel slowly dropped to the floor, her eyes unfocused. “I always hoped… I couldn’t get them to go with me. I called the NALB as soon as I found a phone, but I didn’t know exactly where I’d been, and I couldn’t stick around to wait for them. I told them what I could, and then I ran as soon as I hung up the phone. And I just kept running.”
“How long were you there?”
The way she hid her eyes from him, the flash of pain on her face as she turned away; that was all he needed to know. She’d been there long enough to have been raped. His wolf crashed against his mind at that knowledge, but he forced the animal back. This was not the time for fighting and growling. Not the time to show his strength and his fury. His mate was afraid and rightly so. They’d taken everything from her—her trust, her freedom, and her faith in the world around her. It wasn’t his job to set the world ablaze to prove he would have protected her. It was his job to hold her together when she couldn’t hold herself anymore.
And right then, he would have done anything to be able to do just that.
Instead, he said the only words he could think of. “I’m so sorry we didn’t get to you in time.”
Ariel shivered, a choked sob escaping from her pretty mouth. Thaus couldn’t stand seeing her in so much pain. He reached for her, his movements slow and deliberate. Making sure she saw his hand coming closer. Giving her every opportunity to retreat if she wanted to. She watched him with wary eyes, looking at him as if he was
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