(31). When Alpha meets Omega. Chapter 31: Ricardo is home and home is where Carlos belongs..Carlos stays seated on the hard floor against the cave wall for the duration of the fight, twisting his wrists around in every way possible to free himself. His results garner no success, only reddening the soft skin of his wrists from the friction of the metal.Throughout the fight he’s felt Ricardo’s pain, just lessened, and he resists his wolf from crying out to his mate because any move like that could result in a worse outcome.Everything becomes chaos outside and then suddenly, silence.Carlos stops squirming and listens, leans forward as far as he can to hear any noise, any indication of what’s going on, but then he hears his howl and Carlos has never been filled with so much relief in his entire life. They’ve won, everything’s going to be okay, he’s coming home.His heart thuds in his ears and he wriggles around more as he senses Ricardo coming to retrieve him, his wolf whining, en

When Alpha meets Omega .Chapter 33: newest animal companion .Morning came and went, but Clyde forgave himself the decision to set his snooze for a while. After such a hectic, late night, he thought he deserved it, and the animals could wait a couple hours for him, just for today.When he climbed out of bed, he nearly slid on the hardwood in his socks as he screamed out a surprised yell. The ‘dog’ (it was so much larger than any dog he’d ever seen) was standing in the doorway to his room, head cocked to one side and bad leg held awkwardly off to one side. Clyde gaped.The vet had said that he might pull through the night, but he’d need a vet’s help to get him on his way to recovery. He’d said he should bring him in, cross his fingers for survival. He certainly hadn’t mentioned anything about him being up and walking around, looking for all the world as if he was fine- save for the splinted leg. The dog hopped forward, not putting any weight on the bad leg, and Clyde flinched.“Ni

When Alpha Meets Omega.Chapter 35: leaving the pack has consequences . The rest of the week passed uneventfully. By the fourth day, the dog’s leg was so healed that he was stepping through the brace of the splint and jumping up and down on his own, every time. It worried Clyde, but also comforted him that he clearly wasn’t in pain. He’d convinced himself that second night that he’d simply overblown the level of injury. Maybe a blood vessel had been nicked, or some other explanation for the truly horrible amount of gore that still flashed behind closed eyes when he wasn’t paying attention.Clyde’s attachment to the dog grew steadily by the day. Between sleeping in the bed next to him, keeping him company while he worked in the yard or the kitchen, and the occasional act of service Cookie provided, Clyde was dreading the vet visit. Not only would he have to admit to Nathaniel that he’d gotten jumpy about the injuries- which were clearly surface wounds, if a week’s care cleared t

When Alpha Meets Omega.Chapter 37: yet another fight .The next day Clyde finished his morning animal routine and then loaded himself into his truck. It was his usual trip into town for supplies as well as his typical lunch date with Jeremy, he’d explained to Cookie, who spent the morning shadowing his human more closely than usual. If they were bold enough to show themselves directly to him, he wasn’t convinced the enemy Pack would stick to the night time either. Attacking a human was strictly forbidden, but then, typically so was crossing Pack territory unless you wanted to start a major conflict.Lance knew this presented the perfect opportunity to reveal himself to Clyde. The Change, as they called it among the Wolves, was a rare vulnerable state for the otherwise quickly healing and incredibly strong beings. Caught between forms, they couldn’t easily defend themselves or move quickly, muscles and bones halfway between two disparate forms. Doing so in front of Clyde would onl

When Alpha Meets Omega.Chapter 39: cast out yet again .“Wait! You can’t tell Nathaniel about-” Clyde spun on him and jabbed a finger into Lance’s bare chest.“I’ve had about enough of you telling me what I can and can’t do. I’ve known Nathaniel a long ass time and he let me take you home with me. I let you sleep in my bed. He owes me this explanation, and I don’t care about your little ‘Pack’ or its secrets or whatever kind of fucked up werewolf ‘Code’ you’ve got going on. I’m calling him, and he’s going to tell me the truth or I'll go over there and wring it out of him the old fashioned way. Now sit down and be quiet.” Clyde was breathless as he finished, and Lance backed up helplessly into the seat as he watched the human dial the number.The conversation went predictably, as Lance could hear both Clyde’s near-shouting tone as well as the din of Nathaniel’s voice on the other end of the line, even from this side of the kitchen. Clyde demanded to know why Nathaniel had hidden t