Second Assault — Bond And Treason —
Chapter 32 - The Moon Is Never Wrong
Wednesday, April 17th. Fredek's room, 7:25 p.m.
XANDER
—Fredek Magnus, open the damn door this instant!
Magnus keeps banging on the door, and I'm sure if Fred takes a little longer, he won't have any trouble breaking it down. It was a complete disaster after he heard Lev and me talking in the hallway. He turned red with rage, ranting against Derek and Angelo without filtering or rest.
I had to use our bond to calm him down a bit, but when he finally did, and I thought I had a chance to convince him to address the issue another time, he turned and walked away so fast that Lev and I had to practically run to catch up. It wasn't even necessary to ask where he was going.
—Fuck! Now what do we do? — Lev exclaims in a muffled scream, though I doubt he needs to whisper. With Magnus' screams, there's no way he'll hear us.
—Honestly, I have no idea. You saw that I tried to soothe him, but it didn't work — I bite my thumbnail for the nerves.
—Poor Fred. When Alex gets in there, a war will break out.
—Lev, please don't say that — my hands are shaking slightly, I feel the fear in my body increasing —. I'm worried enough, you're making it worse.
—Well, what do you want me to say? — Hands up, exasperated —. That they're going to have a nice afternoon of tea and cookies? — I roll the eyes, showing him my middle finger —. Why don't you try to get closer? Maybe now he'll listen to you.
—You must be joking — surprise reflecting on my face —. If he didn't listen to me before, now that Derek and Angelo's scent is so intense, I doubt he will this time — and fuck, we can smell it from three doors back.
—Damn it! — Magnus roars, beating the door so hard I can hear it creak —. Fuck it, I'll smash it down — he takes a few steps back, removes his vest, leaving it carelessly discarded on the floor, gaining impulse to crash into the already battered piece of wood.
—No, Magnus! — I raise both hands in his direction to stop him —. Wait, don't do it.
—Xander, you'd better stay out of this — mumbles, though his countenance softens when he looks at me —. I'm pretty pissed off right now and I need to get some fucking answers.
—I know, honey — I slowly get closer to him, producing waves of my pheromones as a last resort to try and reassure him —. But listen to me, this is not the best way to do things.
—Xander — warns me.
—Magnus — I interrupt before he can continue, and I can read in his face that I'm making progress as I continue to approach —. Please, don't do anything you'll regret. At least allow him to explain everything — When I am finally in front of him, I place the hands in his arms and I can sense him shaking from the tension and the contained rage. I gently caress him, climbing up to his neck and hollowing the cheeks —. Listen to him, my love.
I whisper and stand on the tip of my toes so I can kiss his mouth. He closes the eyes tightly and, after a few long seconds, wraps his arms around my waist, squeezing me closer to his body.
—Magnus — I mutter on his lips to get his attention, he slowly opens the eyes and watches me —. You must remain calm, don't lose control. Please? — He looks at me for a long moment, until finally nods. His strong hands are squeezing my hips and I feel his breathing regulating —. I'll be by your side the whole time, honey. I'm just asking you to give him a chance to explain. Okay? — Nods again —. Good.
I kissed him again, briefly and subtly, before separating and reaching for his hand.
He intertwines our fingers and takes a deep breath. I walk towards the door and now, with softer touches, I ask permission to enter.
— I raise my voice to make
know he's afraid and it's understandable, I'd be terrified in his position. I feel a squeeze in my hand but I ignore it and continue
to talk, I promise.
though his voice is muffled by the door, I can hear the sarcasm in the sentence —. He's all about "hitting and then talking", I won't let him hurt any of my partners.
further and through the bond I continue to send serene vibes to Magnus, hoping that he will manage to maintain
me, leaving Magnus behind us. He grimaces as if to say, "Are you crazy?!", but eventually gives up
glance at Magnus, but I cannot see any discernible expression on his face, only a small wrinkle amidst the eyebrows, keeping the eyes on the ground. I know he's making great efforts to restrain himself and I'm ensuring that I use the bond as much as I can to help him do so. Finally, the doorknob is turned and the door slowly slides open, allowing the three of us to get the first peek inside.
is sitting on the edge of the bed fully clothed in a flawless grey suit, along with a white shirt and red tie. The caution in his eyes is evident. Derek, on the other hand, has the hip resting against the desk at the side of the room, in a suit, too but completely black and with the arms crossed over his
After all, an Omega will only settle for the smell of his partner, so I imagine it's a paradise for Fred. Magnus squeezes my hand
we come in? — I ask
don't know, Xander — but he is watching everything except Magnus, I guess the poor guy must be scared to death —. I don't think
just talk, Fredek — Magnus assures, his deep, low voice startles me, although I try to recover my posture immediately. That's when Fred
in the middle of Angelo and Derek, hugging his body as
suggesting that there was quite a bit of activity going on, but for the sake of all present, I reserve the observation.
the ceiling is enough to illuminate everything, so I will not miss any of their reactions. Even if I'm happy that Fred was able to get his two partners together, I still want
better — Lev mumbles, smiling nervously. He takes
confesses quietly and peeking under his eyelashes. Magnus emits a low growl and the grip on my hand becomes almost unbearable. I turn and stare at him as if I wanted to blow his head off. He takes
— he mumbles, and I
—. You know the bond
It happened — he walks up to Fred and gently wraps one arm around his waist —. Mother Moon has sent us both to care for, protect and love him. And you have my word, that's exactly what we're going
pure determination, pronouncing every word with confidence and passion at the same time. Fred's eyes fill with tears and a
about you? — Magnus demands, directing his attention to Derek, with a marked discomfort in his tone —. Do you feel the same as
Derek mumbles back and
Derek doesn't even bother to look at him, too preoccupied
my back since the first day, and I have a vague suspicion that no matter what I say, he won't believe me.
and Derek stands beside him for support —. Less than a month ago, you stalked my partner, waiting for the slightest opportunity to fall on top of him! — Magnus lets go of my hand and a gasp comes out of my mouth as he picks me up, puts me on his back, straightening the shoulders and imposing himself in all his great size —. What guarantees me that, what you supposedly
to pacify him through the bond, but the efforts don't seem to be working anymore. The veins in
ignores me. Lev, Fred, and I leave our necks exposed, forced to demonstrate our submission to the most mighty Alpha in the room, whose painful power overwhelms
stand firm, defiant, ready to protect their partner, even if it means getting seriously hurt or, in the worst case, dying in the attempt. They may be big and powerful cats, but Magnus is an Alpha wolf
size and muscle mass, not to mention his ability to impose dominance on others by forcing them to do his will. Of course, he
shit, Magnus — Derek's pointing at Fred over his shoulder —. But there's no force on this earth that can separate me from him. I've already claimed him, he's mine — Angelo gives him a nudge
what we can do now — he
one to Derek —. That's
Magnus strikes back. That obviously upset Angelo, his jaw tightened and
on Fred and Lev's faces is only making my nerves worse. It's obvious that if this goes on, a confrontation is inevitable and that will only happen over my fucking dead body. Taking advantage of my catlike ability, I slide around Magnus' body until I'm back in front of him. He doesn't
can see through his lips the tip of the fangs now extended —. Magnus, look at me! — I yell and that is when he finally turns those beautiful eyes towards me, the fury waning from his features —. Honey, please — I put my hands around his neck and come closer, releasing my pheromones again —. Don't lose your temper. We came here to talk, remember? — places the hands in my arms and squeeze, I can see in the eyes the
voice is low, frowning