He wasn't pack, nor had I known him long, like I’d known Karma, but I knew if this madman went to protect the omega being cornered by a dweller pack—well, he’d be ripped to shreds.
“I know it’s hard to watch,” I hissed. “But get agrip.”
I could hear the omega shouting for help, and Vandle struggled, eyes wild.
“Karma!” I hissed.
He was shaking himself free of a rut just in time. He grabbed Vandle, doing a better job than me as I peered around the boiler.
Shit, shit,shit.
The omega—a pale-skinned, dark-haired man who I knew went by Sin—was being backed against the rear of the room by the West pack. New dwellers, and he was their claim. Their gift.
My heart twisted as I caught sight of his terrified expression through the few pipes, but I backed up.
We shouldn’t be here…
Couldn’t do anything.
I turned to Karma.
“No auras,” I whispered.
He and Vandle might have been brawling, but the feral alphas seemed to grasp the urgency of the situation.
Thank fuck.
I heard the pack lead say something taunting to the omega, but I shut it out. I shook my head, meeting Karma’s eyes.
Three of us. Twelve of them.
A death sentence…
Still, my body tensed as I heard a thump followed by the omega’s whine, as if remaining here went against every instinct I had.
The other two were motionless, Karma’s hand still over Vandle’s mouth.
There was a small, strange silence, then a scuffle. I heard a shout—then a thud and another whine. The omega was hurt?—
Vandle growled, losing it. His aura exploded into the space, and Karma matched it to keep him still.
Wewouldhave been dead, except that every alpha in the room did the same at that second.
Auras erupted. So powerful, so overwhelming that I almost loosed my own in pure panic.
Twelve alpha auras—is this what it felt like?
It felt too large, even for that many. My eyes were wide as I stared at the other two.
What thefuck?
Then the brawl began. Yelps and screams, the sound of flesh tearing…
Even Vandle was still.
Apackbrawl?
It had to be. Another pack had come to challenge their claim on the omega. That was the only explanation for the pressure in the air.