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I sat up with a scream, sweat dripping down my face. I clutched onto the blankets as Luca suddenly jumped awake beside me, mumbling and groaning as he woke. I looked over at him and stared at him in fear. I whimpered softly as my hand flew to my throat, feeling for any blood or cuts on my neck. I let out a sigh of relief when I felt nothing of the sort. I looked to Luca who had apparently fallen back asleep but he was leaned over his knees and snoring. I raised an eyebrow but got off the bed. I looked at the clock and frowned, unable to read it. I groaned at my illiteracy then walked to the window. I opened the blinds and nodded. The sun was just beginning to rise so it was early. I walked into the bathroom and rubbed my hands over my face to wake myself, not daring to touch the water in the castle. I walked out of the bathroom and looked at Luca, swallowing nervously. The nightmare was still fresh in my head and was scaring me to the very core even now that it was over. I walked over to the bed cautiously and sat beside Luca, putting my hand on his arm gently.

"Luca," I called then continued when I didn't get an answer, "Luca please wake up. Please I'm scared," I said softly and he suddenly woke up with a start, letting out a snort. Him suddenly jumping made me flinch back and I whimpered softly. Luca looked at me groggily then looked around. He turned his attention to the clock and groaned loudly.

"Lynn it's 6 AM, what is it?" he asked with a sleepy tone, rubbing his eyes. I swallowed and rubbed my neck softly although I couldn't feel much thanks to the collar I wore.

"I-I had a nightmare..." I said in a soft tone and whimpered. Luca looked down at me with one eye open. He pulled me close by my arm, dragging me to him. He wrapped his arms around my waist and laid down on the bed again but this time I was laying on him. My chest was on his and my legs were tangled with his. His hands remained around my waist and I looked up to his face. He was trying to stay up but I could tell he was exhausted. Especially since he had spent half the night with me out in the cold and wide awake. I leaned up and nuzzled into his neck, making myself more comfortable with him.

"We can talk about it when you wake up Luca, don't worry," I tried to reassure him and he groaned.

"No no that makes me a bad mate... let's talk-" he yawned "let's talk now," he said though he fought against his yawns and could barely keep his eyes open. I chuckled softly and let my eyes close as I nuzzled more against his smooth neck.

"Luca please sleep. You're not a bad mate," I said but my dream told me otherwise. It kept running through my head Luca finally gave in and fell asleep. I looked at him and whimpered loudly. I got off him slowly as to not disturb him and I left. I walked out of the room with the same clothes on from yesterday so I was still covered.

As soon as I walked out and went down the hall, I was hit with the scent of an Alpha. An Alpha was coming close. I instantly dropped down onto my hands and knees, bowing. A pair of shoes were all I could see in front of me as the alpha stopped, watching me. I peeked up and whimpered in submission, showing off my covered neck. I had never seen this alpha before so it must have been someone new. I took another sniff of the air and scrunched up my nose. Fox. I flinched and backed up as the Alpha fox bent down to my height. His blue eyes like Luca's were barely visible through his hair that blocked some of his eyes. I looked away instantly until I heard someone running up.

"Cloud! Cloud what are you doing? Cloud get away from him!" A woman's voice called for the Alpha fox as a woman ran up. She had long purple and pink hair that flowed down her back with green eyes. She was short. Not short compared to me but short compared to the male that stood in front of me. She ran up and grabbed onto the arm of the male then looked down to me. She bent down and whimpered softly. When I didn't respond she let out a sound I had never heard before. She was purring. I slowly glanced at her, feeling my instincts calm down almost instantly.

"Hello, my names Layla and this is my mate Cloud. You must be Lynn. I've heard a lot about you. You're a very special wolf, aren't you? I've never met an omega like you before," the woman said as she introduced herself and she smiled. The male behind her never showed any aggression, only curiosity. I looked at the woman and swallowed softly.

I had heard about this woman. She was Tigerstar's younger sister. She was an Omega that had been kidnapped by a Beta and kept with him for 12 years till she was freed thanks to her brother. Since she was an Omega as well I didn't expect her to hurt me in any way so I slowly sat up and looked to her. I was smaller than her still as I said on my hunches like she did.

She stared at me as if she was fascinated and I frowned slightly. What was so fascinating about me? She leaned forward and rubbed my cheek, making me flinch. She chooses to ignore the flinch I made and continued on touching my face and my hair. I was very cautious as she went to my neck and suddenly as a reflective reaction to her touching my hand, I whipped my head to the side and snapped at her hand. She jumped back with a frightened yelp, holding her hand close to her body. Within an instant, the Alpha fox was pushing her behind him and snarling. He lashed out and slapped me across the face so hard I fell onto my side and banged my head on the tile floor. I bowed down in submission as he got close to my face and growled in it as a warning. I could feel blood trickle down my cheek that was slapped and noticed he had probably used his claws when he slapped me. I looked down and whimpered louder in submission. I could hear Layla's gasp. She must have seen the blood.

"No! Cloud get off of him! Cloud stop!" she yelled but her word meant nothing to him for he was an Alpha and he had gone into an Alpha mode to protect his mate.

I kept trying to submit but nothing affected him. He grabbed my arm tightly in his vice-like grip, pushing me to the ground more while his other arm was being tugged by Layla in a useless attempt to get him off. I closed my eyes tightly as I waited for him to hurt me more but yelped when he was suddenly yanked off me. I opened my eyes slowly and they widened when I saw who had saved me.

Alpha Zeek had Cloud pinned against the wall by his throat and he snarled loudly, letting his alpha presence show through. Cloud looked away and showed some of his neck, submitting slightly. Alpha Zeek huffed then dropped Cloud down. He turned to me then walked up and picked me up. I didn't know what to do so I never moved in his arms or did anything. I glanced up at him but his growl told me I should never look at him in the face again. I kept my eyes down and watched his feet as he walked, having no clue where he was going. He suddenly stopped, knocked on a door then walked in when he didn't hear anyone inside. As soon as he walked in I was hit with the familiar sound of hospital products. I whimpered softly in fear. The only times I was in a hospital was while I was pregnant with Alpha Zeek's child. He walked to the bed and put me down on it. My arms slid off him but I wanted to stay on him. I didn't care who it was. I just wanted to get out of the hospital wing of the castle. I went to move but Alpha Zeek snarled and I remained in place. I looked at the door as a familiar face walked in. Rose. My mood instantly perked just by seeing the woman. She looked at me and Alpha Zeek then frowned, closing the folder she was holding.

"Dad I swear to god if you got him pregnant-"

"No I didn't but thanks. He was attacked by Cloud in the hallway. I jumped in before Cloud could kill him," Alpha Zeek cut in with his explanation. Rose frowned and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Why? Why did you cut in if you hate Lynn?" she asked the question that had been nagging me ever since Alpha Zeek saved me. Alpha Zeek just shrugged.

"Cloud needed to be put in his place. He seems to think that just because he is an Alpha that it mated to my sister, that he is suddenly King. So I showed him who the King really was. Plus, if an Omega already submitted to you, you don't push the punishment. If he already submitted, that's the end of it. Especially if you and/or your mate aren't hurt by the Omega and what he did. And especially not to an Omega from my pack," he said in a strict voice and I bowed my head down.

Rose rolled her eyes but must have accepted his answer because the next thing she did was walk over and clean the scratches on my face. I let out a loud yelp of pain and closed my eyes tightly. It burned! She let out a soft growl towards me then I stopped flinching and let her touch my face. I was so focused on Rose that I didn't notice as Alpha Zeek left. Rose bandaged up my cheek then smiled down at me. I suddenly whipped around as the door slammed open. Luca stood there with wide eyes and looked as if he had just woken up. He ran to my side and grabbed my chin, looking over the bandages. He looked at Rose and growled softly.

"What happened to him? Zeek didn't explain much, just said Lynn was here," Luca asked in a concerned voice and frowned. Rose sighed softly as she went on to explain.

"From what my father said, Lynn was attacked in the hallway but dad stepped in before Lynn could get seriously hurt or killed. He has 3 cuts across his cheek and one tiny one on his jawline. Meaning he was probably slapped but claws came out during the slap. The middle one is the deepest cut so just watch for that one. The other 2 should heal fast and the one on his jawline is already a small scab so don't worry about it. As his mate, I expected you to be there before my father could even smell him but it seems like you're useless," she told Luca then wiped down her small table beside my bed and left. I looked at Luca slowly and whimpered. He had a look of sadness on his face and it worried me.

"Luca please don't believe her words. You're not useless. You're my mate. I promise you're not useless. You were just tired from taking care of me last night," I tried to reassure him and cupped his face in my hands.

Luca looked down at me and sighed softly, staring at my cheek. I whimpered softly when I started to feel self-conscious from being stared at. Luca frowned and picked me up in his arms, hugging me against him softly. I held onto him and closed my eyes softly, feeling peaceful. I let him carry me to his room and he put me down on the bed, sitting in front of me after. I crossed my legs and stared across at him. He didn't move but he still had that sad disappointed look on his face. I leaned forward and grabbed one of his hands with my small one while my other one touched his cheek gently.

"Nothing's wrong with you Luca. You weren't there because you were tired but I know that you probably would have killed your brother Cloud for doing this to-" I started to explain but Luca cut me off with a terrifying look in his eye. A shiver ran down my spine in fear. He looked ready to kill as he stared at me, his gaze turning to a glare as he spoke through gritted teeth.

"Cloud did this to you? He hurt what's mine?"