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Chapter 1: Out With The Old

According to the alarm clock laying close to his head, the pup had three hours before everything he knew came crashing around him.

Castiel's life as a Novak was ending- at noon he would be the property of the Alpha that was signing the dotted line on his contract.

The contract his eldest brother, Michael, had drawn up weeks ago.

Traitors. All of them. If they really loved him they wouldn't just hand him over like this. They wouldn't allow anyone to make him their property. Their pet. Their slave. Or worse.

As an Omega who had reached his seventeenth year, without going into heat, it was his duty to find a pack- for protection against other Alphas if nothing else. An unclaimed Omega was free game for whoever wanted him, anytime and anywhere, and nobody would stop it.

To most of the were community, Omegas were nothing more than a wet hole to fuck and something to breed with if pups were something the Alpha wanted. It didn't matter what the Omega wanted.

That's the life Castiel was going to be thrust into in three hours. How was he supposed to live after being able to do/say/own anything he wanted all of his life?

Of course there were Alphas out there who got their kicks breaking strong willed Omegas.

The pup foresaw a lot of beatings in his future.

Wrapping his comforter closer around himself he continued to stare at the glowing red numbers of his alarm clock.

He had been hiding out in his room for the past few days to be away from the family that had betrayed him. He just couldn't look them in the eye knowing that they were just going to hand him over to the first Alpha with the right offer.

Instead, he had busied himself with packing all of his earthly possessions, a small act of defiance after Chuck had told Balthazar and Gabriel to do it. Since packing could be stressful nobody had wanted him to do it- stress could force you into heat.

An unclaimed Omega in heat brought trouble.

Castiel had only scoffed. He was being signed over to an unknown Alpha with unknown plans for him and his future, how was that not the stressful of the two? Add on that everyone else knew who he was being signed over to but had refused to tell him. No that wasn't stressful at all.

So, Castiel had turned on the music he had downloaded to his smart phone and set to work, finding the task soothing even though he knew he was packing his life as a Novak away to either be taken with him or to he sold after he left. He was betting on the later.

"Rip it off, show the symbol on your chest, say come on and show the world who you really are. It's not enough to be better than the rest, got to take it to the top and make yourself a superstar." He had sang while he worked, not caring how loud he was being or that nobody else liked his taste in music. Too bad, he was going to do what he wanted, fuck everyone else.

But everything was packed away, even his bed had been dismantled and played in pieces on the far side of his room. He had nothing to keep his mind off of the doubts he had about his future.

So he pulled his comforter and alarm clock out of their respective boxes and made his own Fortress of Solitude on the floor among the boxes laying around him.

He was content spending the rest of his free life sulking.

...

Chuck stared at the ceiling under his youngest sons room. For two days there had been a constant stream of noise coming from Castiel's room- loud music, louder singing, banging and clattering, and more than the occasional string of curses as he fought with cardboard boxes and his belongings.

Now there was only silence.

He feared for his pup, no matter what Castiel must think. All he had wished for since his birth was for happiness. That's all a father could really ask for. And he had done everything in his power to make sure he had stayed that way.

Over the years there had been many offers for the pup- more money than he ever though he would ever have at one time, property all over the world, and the occasional trade of one Omega for another.

He had turned them all down.

There had been an Alpha who had come to him asking about Castiel being a possible mate for his eldest son. The young Alpha had seen the Omega with his friend Balthazar and had wanted him for his own.

The way that the Winchesters viewed Omegas had been what made Chuck agree to it. They believed in equality between the ranks. If Castiel did not want to be mated with Dean than he would not be forced to. He wouldn't be forced to he did not want.

Castiel would not become one of the lifeless drones other packs preferred. He would still be free.

Over the years, Chuck had kept in touch with the Alpha as they agreed upon the terms and conditions of the two packs being joined.

Chuck did not tell the pup any of this. He thought it would be better for him to have that fear of the worse. If he got cocky things could get a little tricky.

An angry Alpha around an unclaimed Omega was not a good thing even if they belonged to the same pack.

It would be in Castiel's best interact to mate with Dean but nobody would push it. Ultimately it was up to the young pups.

He let out a sigh and sent a prayer to his Goddess, asking her to watch over and protect his youngest son during his new life as a Winchester.

...

Predictably, while watching those precious minutes tick away, Castiel was able to feel every second. If he were being honest with himself he preceded it this way over finding something to pass the time quickly. This way made him feel as he were living on borrowed time. It was one last defiant act before he was sold away to slavery.

But time did pass, no matter how slowly, and when his clock flashed half past eleven there was a knock at his door.

"Come out, Darling. Your Alpha will he here soon." Balthazar's voice came through the barrier.

Castiel wrinkled his nose in disgust.

"Castiel is not in at the moment, please come back at a more convenient time. Never." He called back, covering his head with his comforter as if he were five again. Anything outside the Fortress of Solitude could not touch him.

The door opened and the pup silently cursed himself for not locking it.

"Come now, Darling, it can't be as bad as you think it is." Balthazar said, trying to be soothing, as he crouched down beside Castiel and pulling the blanket back.

The pup glared at him. "Fuck you."

His brother laughed, his amusement reaching his eyes, making them crinkle. "Not now, there's no time. Maybe later if your good."

Castiel rolled his eyes, trying to pull his blanket back over his head but the older wolf held on tight.

Defeated, the Omega slumped back onto the floor, rolling into the fetal position. "Go away."

"You know.I can't do that, luv. If I don't take you down, the Alpha will have to come up here to collect you. We wouldn't want that, would we?" Balthazar said pleasantly, pulling the cover completely off, revealing the pups naked body.

Werewolves preferred nudity to clothing and we're naked as often as possible. It wasn't uncommon to see the members of your pack running around naked. It wasn't something to be ashamed of. Is just how they were.

"Your a pain." Castiel grumbled, refusing to her off of the floor. He was going to drag this out for as long as he could.

"Yes and your stalling ."

The pup shrugged.

"Please get up, Darling." Balthazar said softly, carding his fingers through the pups hair.

"No."

"Why not?"

Castiel squeezed his eyes shut. "Because I'm scared."

This was possibly the last time Balthazar was going to comfort him and he planned to take full advantage of it even if he was already starting to feel empty inside as he shut down.

"What if I could give you my word that your was going to treat you right?" The Beta prompted.

Castiel picked his head up off of the floor to glare at his brother. "How would you be able to do that?"

Balthazar grinned, "I know him. We used to he mates back in school. He'll treat you right."

A friend of his from school? Castiel tried to narrow it down but found he couldn't. His mind went oddly blank.

"Who is it?" The pup narrowed his eyes at his brother.

"I can't tell you that, I gave Dad my word, but what I can tell you is that his family believes in equality. They'll treat you right, I swear it."

Not wanting to believe it but trusting Balthazar, he got to his feet.

Balthazar gave him a once over. "As much as I'm sure he'd love to see that, it's kind of inappropriate for the first date. Save it for the second." He winked at the young Omega who promptly flushed.

"Your a dick."

"I have one but that is not important at the moment. What is, is getting you dressed and downstairs." Balthazar winked at him. Castiel rolled his eyes.

As he dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, leaving his feet bare, a cold numbness washed over him.

This was it.

His time was up.

"Are you ready, Darling?" It was barely heard.

With a slow nod, Castiel followed his brother downstairs, out of his old life and into the new one he was terrified of.