His Dominant Omega by Jarrett, J. (best books for 20 year olds .TXT) 📗

Aiden came back into the kitchen. He looked upset, and his hair had been rumpled from running his fingers through it. “That kid is going to give me gray hair, I swear it.”

“What happened now?” Skyler asked.

“Not sure. He wouldn’t open the door, but I know he has been sneaking out a lot lately. He thinks we don’t know, but Devon and I aren’t stupid.”

“What’s he doing when he goes out?” Shane moved to put the salad bowl on the counter next to Cole then shifted to look at Aiden.

“Personally I think he’s spying on Brandon.” Aiden waved the three of them closer and spoke in a hushed tone. “My dad told me he’s seen Erik drive past Brandon’s house on several different occasions.”

“Has he asked Brandon about it?” Cole asked. He found himself intrigued with the pair’s romance or lack thereof. It was kind of like Romeo and Juliet. Two people destined to be together, but life and circumstances kept getting in their way. Cole found it terribly sad.

“Dad says Brandon won’t discuss it with him. Says it’s personal. But he swears he hasn’t had any contact with Erik.”

“Maybe that’s the problem, honey.” Skyler carried the pot of pasta from the stove to set on the table. “Rejection is a motherfucker.”

“True, but once Erik turns eighteen things can change. They can be together,” Cole said, being optimistic.

“Cole, it’s not that simple,” Aiden said. “From what I understand Brandon will have to make a decision to either be with Erik or stay on the council. And one would think if Brandon wanted to be with Erik, he would have left the hunters’ council already, but he hasn’t. If anything he is more engrossed with them. I can’t be angry with the man for that. Between him and my dad, they have kept our pack and a few others safe from being killed or kidnapped for studying purposes.”

“True, but you never know, stranger things have happened,” Skyler chimed in. “It could be like one of those epic love stories like Pretty Woman.” Skyler clapped a hand to his chest. “I’m so jealous.”

“No, you dork.” Aiden tossed a bread stick at Skyler. “You’re just horny.”

“True, I do need to get laid and soon.” Skyler plucked the bread from the air and took a bite of it.

The table erupted in peals of laughter and Cole was right there with them. A part of Cole felt guilty for having a good time while Erik was obviously upstairs hurting. But as it was, there was nothing they could do for the poor kid. In a year they’d have a better idea on how to help Erik. Cole hoped that Erik and Brandon did end up together because he knew how hard it was to have a mate he couldn’t be with. That was a fate worse than death.

Josef still hadn’t gotten home when they finished with dinner. Cole helped clear the table and went out on the back porch to hang with his new friends.

Skyler brought out some tea and the four of them sat around the large glass table in the comfy lounge chairs. Cole rocked his chair up and down. The sun had started to set, and the heat of the day was being chased away by a comfortable nighttime breeze. He stared off into the distance, getting lost in the picturesque scenery. He could hear Skyler going on about this and that, but he only half listened. As the wind blew across his face, he hummed his contentment.

A sharp howl shook him from his daydreaming. In the distance, and thanks to his superb wolf vision, he saw two wolves running toward the house. One was white with a black patch over its left eye, and the other one white with a black-colored patch on his right. Josh and Jake.

“What’s going on?” Aiden asked.

Cole looked over to see Shane’s and Skyler’s tense posture. Them being shifters they could sense that these weren’t the average wolves running around the property.

“Shifters,” Shane bit out. He stood up, moving to stand protectively in front of Aiden, the only human among them. Shane’s body bent at the waist as if he was getting ready to shift.

“No, wait a minute.” Cole reached out to stop Shane from leaping into the air. Shane turned his face toward him, the hard set of his jaw and steely gaze aimed right at him. “They’re my brothers.”

“What are they doing here?” Skyler asked as he moved to stand on the other side of Aiden.

“I have no clue.” Cole looked out into the yard as his brothers gained ground and got closer to the house. If his brothers came searching for him, it didn’t mean good news. “Josh, Jake?” he asked loudly.

The air shimmered around his brothers as they shifted back into their human form, naked for all to see. The twins wore matching faces of despair and concern.

“Holy shit,” Skyler whispered. “They are as fine as the day is long.”

Cole rolled his eyes and pushed by his friends to reach the end of the deck where his brothers stood.

“Not that I’m not happy to see you guys, but why are you here?”

“It’s Father, he’s been taken.”

And just like that his happy world started to crumble like a decaying building. Cole should have known things were going too good for him. Life just couldn’t let him be happy.

Chapter Twelve

“Thanks for driving me home. I really do appreciate it,” Josef said for the millionth time.

“Honestly it’s not that big of a deal,” Jensen said with a smile. “I just hope your boyfriend doesn’t mind.” Jensen