Chapter Three
Viktor
I’d seen the way this omega had looked at me. Her icy blue eyes had appraised me with scorn, likely unused to answering to anyone but herself. Her silver-colored hair, rich and soft, had shone in the ambient light, just begging to be pulled back so I could kiss those delicious little pink lips of hers. She’d be a difficult one to tame. Feisty. Furiously passionate and fiercely loyal. A true omega and a worthy treasure.
I wanted her already. I wanted to purr and growl for her, wanted to make her pussy wet with slick as she trembled with need before me. I wanted to hear her beg for my cock and scream my name when I fucked her.
I was used to getting what I wanted.
And I wanted her.
She’d brushed us off and hadn’t even waited to hear what we had to say, but I knew we had left her feeling off center. She felt threatened by the presence of three alphas like us.
Good. She should be.
Gods. I fucking wanted to teach her what it meant to be subdued by an alpha. A claimed omega blossomed under the rightful watch of her mate and I yearned to see what she would become. Here under the dome, though, she was stifled by the presence of the suppressant. But not us, we were all alpha.
Ellie had seen to it that we were injected with anti-suppressant, a more permanent version that allowed us to maintain our nature as we were meant to be.
The omegas had fed us and led us away to a small bunker that we could rest in. I couldn’t sleep though. Instead, I moved stealthily through the darkened hallways. The underground was mostly abandoned at this hour. The omegas had retreated back to their aboveground shelters, projecting normalcy to the guards that roamed above. None of them had any idea what existed down here, and I aimed to keep it that way.
Alaric and Ethan had gone to bed, but I was restless. I had business to take care of though. I had to find and meet with Damiyen.
He’d been a good friend of mine for a long time. The two of us had worked to smuggle goods in and out of the city through mostly forgotten paths through the drainage system. Our work together included weapons, clothing, and even drugs. He’d always been sympathetic to the omega cause and I knew he had provided them with goods before to make their lives easier in the sanctuary, all under the nose of the city leader. He’d done everything he could to remain anonymous and he liked it that way.
If he got involved in the upcoming battle against the beta army, though, he’d likely want to come out of hiding and meet Nikki face to face. He’d want to ensure that she was someone worthy of receiving his assistance, especially if he were to involve other beta allies that would be willing to help the omega cause.
I left the sanctuary via the tunnel system, much of it familiar due to the smuggling I’d done in the city prior to coming back here. I made my way toward the more affluent part of Tharia, and into the underground entrance to his home. In silence, I climbed a set of stairs and typed in a code on the handle of a locked steel door. It slid open and I walked inside. I knew that it would alert him of my presence, so I sat down in a leather chair and waited. Very few people were aware of that door and even fewer had the code to get in. I was on a short list of people who did.
It didn’t take long for him to appear. I heard the upstairs door slide open and his footsteps as he descended to the basement where I was waiting. Casually, I watched him as he pressed his palm against a gun holstered at his waist. I smirked. He’d known it was me. This place was rigged with cameras. He’d done it just to fuck with me.
“Viktor,” he began. “I didn’t think we had any unfinished business to handle. Am I wrong?” he continued, a sly grin coming over his lips.
“What if I just missed you, old friend?” I replied wryly and he chuckled.
“Unlikely. You always want something,” he replied, winking at me as he sat down in the leather armchair across from me.
“Maybe. But you always seem to make out too,” I said with a smirk, and he laughed heartily, the sound carrying throughout the large basement lounge.
“Indeed, I do,” he replied, flashing a rather glitzy-looking gold watch in my direction. “Product of our last deal,” he added, grinning broadly. Finally, he calmed, a more serious expression coming over his face. “Well then, Viktor, what can I do for you?”
I sat back and took a deep breath. The success of this endeavor counted on him and his resources. He’d be a crucial part of this uprising; that is if he even wanted to take part. It was my role to convince him that he did.
“I’m sure you’re aware of the massive numbers of alphas banished into the wilds?” I began, and he nodded, so I continued.
“It’s creating problems for us out there. Packs are fighting. Both omegas and alphas are dying and it’s quickly devolving into chaos. There’s a massive imbalance in the natural order and the Central Gathering wants to fix it,” I said, and Damiyen stared at me in silence. He was a shrewd beta. Clever, intelligent, and crass at times, but it suited him. It had gotten him far in life.
“We know what’s happening here in the city. We know that the omegas have all been forced into the sanctuary, thousands of them, and conditions worsen every day,” I said next, leaning forward and placing my hands on my knees.
“We want to get them out. Omegas aren’t meant to be imprisoned and kept from their alphas. It’s not right. The only time an omega belongs on her knees is for her alpha, not for anyone else,” I continued.
Damiyen sat back, leaning on his elbow and running a single knuckle down the line of his jaw. His expression was pensive but unreadable.
“What you’re suggesting is dangerous, Viktor. It’s treason,” he said, choosing his words carefully. His hazel eyes studied mine and I could tell he was intrigued, but hesitant.
“I know. If we’re to succeed, we need to work together, the alphas on the outside and the omegas on the inside. But they’re not ready. The omegas have heart, but they aren’t trained soldiers. They don’t have enough weapons for battle and more important, they don’t know how to use them,” I answered.
“I see,” he replied coolly.