foot to the other, as if trying to buy time to come up with an excuse.
“Don’t fucking worry about it,” he said. “There’s one big thing you’re gonna have to learn when you’re my omega. And that’s to mind your own business. Understand?”
“So,” said Lexi, “if I went to your dad and told him about it, then he’d be totally fine?”
“You’d better not say a fucking word to my dad,” he said, his tone sharp. “You’re fucking with things you don’t understand.”
As if wanting to change the subject, he stepped in close and slipped his hand under her sleeve.
“Now, I’m tired of talking about this shit. I want you out of this dress, and I want you out of it now.”
“No, Chad,” she replied. “Nothing happens until tomorrow night.”
Before she could say or do anything else, Chad pulled his fist back and slammed it into the wall next to Lexi’s head. A boom sounded out, his fist punching a hole effortlessly.
“You’re really testing my fucking patience,” he said. “Don’t you get your job as an omega is to do what I say? How fucking stupid can you be?”
Rage unlike anything Jason had ever known boiled up inside of him. However much he wanted to beat the shit out of Chad before, it was nothing compared to how he felt at that moment.
“Chad,” said Lexi, fear in her voice. “Stop this.”
Heavy metal played from somewhere in the room, confusing Jason. But he realized what it was when Chad stepped over and picked up his phone.
“Hey, Dad...” He held up a finger in front of his mouth to Lexi. “Yeah...just took a break with Lex...Don’t worry, we’ll be back soon...see you then.”
He shoved his phone back into his pocket and turned his attention to Lexi.
“We’re going back to the party,” he said. “But change out of that dress. I’m leaving now, so meet me there.”
Then he pointed to the hole in the wall.
“I’m going to leave this here. I want you to look at it, think about what it means. Really use that big brain of yours. Got it?”
Lexi, still stunned from the punch, quickly nodded her head.
With that, Chad blew past Lexi and left the cabin. Jason hurried to the side of the building and watched as Chad left, making his way back to the party in front of the alpha cabin.
Jason gave himself a minute, letting the fire of his animal burn itself out. He wanted to pin down Chad, to carve his face open with his claws and leave him for the woods to take.
But he knew it wasn’t an option. He wasn’t shy about breaking the rules, but killing the son of the alpha would be a step too far, even for him.
When he was ready, he rose in front of the window. Lexi was there, seated on the couch and staring into the middle distance, still stunned by what had happened.
Jason tapped on the window, getting her attention. She looked up, confused at first. But when Jason waved his hand, she realized what was happening. Her eyes shot open and she hurried over to him.
“Jason?” she asked after pulling open the window. “What the hell are you doing?”
“Are you OK?” he asked, not bothering with a response to her question. “Did he hurt you?”
“No,” she said. “Wait, what did you see? How long have you been here?”
“Long enough to see what kind of a prick we’ve got on our hands.”
She appeared shocked that he’d witnessed it all, but then seemed relieved, as if happy Jason was there.
“I can’t take this,” she said, looking away. “I can’t marry him.”
There were tears in her eyes, and the sight of them made Jason want to kill Chad and protect her all at the same time.
“Come out here,” he said. “We need to talk.”
“But...” She appeared hesitant at first, but quickly changed her mind. Lexi hurried through the house and stepped through the back door.
The sight of her in that dress was nearly enough to make Jason lose his mind. He stood over her, Lexi’s tight body packed into that tight dress, he wanted her like he’d never wanted any woman before.
Get your fucking head straight. Not the time to be thinking with your dick.
“You’re not going to marry him,” said Jason.
He was surprised at his own words.
“What?” she asked, confused. “What do you mean?”
“Chad’s...he’s worse than we thought. It’s one thing to be a douche; it’s another to threaten you like that. I’m not going to stand aside and let