Chapter 2- Hurt and feelings
a/n some implied adult references in this chapter, nothing explicit but enough to displease some people. I've decided to make these stories a set of roughly connected one-shots following the same pretense.
Connor walked through the abandoned house looking for his phone. Jenny had gone with Abby back to the ARC to get her head checked out. The ARC had gotten their own doctors after one too many accidents involving some strange creature. It was hard to explain that a dinosaur bit you when you were not allowed to talk about it. Some of them were even aware of a few of the members' peculiarities, as ordered by Lester.
Abby had explained that the creature could disguise itself so he kept his senses open in case it was following him. There was no one else around, so he let himself half turn into his primal state. He could feel his senses becoming sharper, more defined; his teeth sharpened slightly and eyes changing from a dark brown to a softer amber. As far as he knew only an omega's eyes would change.
The smell of the creature was everywhere in this house. He caught a faint whiff of it earlier on Abby, and the thought of another creature even touching her almost made him growl right then but he held it back. Jenny and Abby would have looked at him funny.
Connor may have been protective of Abby but he was not an alpha, he was an omega. The rarest kind of werewolf, betas were the most common. Abby would have made a great beta, she was not demanding like and would listen to Nick unlike most other alphas. She also had a big heart and cared a lot for his other pack-mates. Even Sarah, who was new to Nick pack, she was a beta as well. She was currently back at the ark helping Nick and Stephen with their project to help depict when the anomalies would appear.
Another beta was Becker, though he acted more as an alpha than a beta. He was close to being part of the pack, but Nick had to get to know him better before he became a part of the pack. Connor hoped it would be soon, Becker was a nice wolf, a bit stubborn but he had a softer side he would occasionally let show. Connor felt safe with him, as he did around Nick and Stephen.
Lester was also an alpha, but more of a lone wolf than a pack leader. Him and Nick were always getting at each other's throat for a disagreement or another. Sometimes it was annoying constantly hearing them bicker, but Connor knew Lester cared about their well-being. It was weird, he was considered pack but he wasn't at the same time. Nick's pack would listen to him and maybe even risk their lives to save him, but they would listen to their main alpha first, as he made the final decision.
He hoped Jenny and Abby wouldn't come back while he was searching for the camo beast, if they saw his extended canine's and now amber eyes they would ask questions he would have no idea how to answer. He wished he could tell Abby about his condition, no gift. It was hard to keep it a secret when he lived with her, hated having to lie as to why he would disappear for a day or two when he needed to change, hunt and be with pack. Sometimes when he couldn't bear to be away from her he would lie in the alleyway underneath her window, hiding in the shadows behind an old grey dumpster.
Lately it was getting harder and harder to control his wolf. Nick had noticed and said his heat was coming upon him. Connor was frightened, it was not his first heat, but it was Abby his wolf wanted now. He could not bear to harm her, to claim a mating mark on her neck to show others she was his, but he tried to stay away from her. He didn't want to hurt her with the bite, or see the horror in her eyes if he did. Lately he was getting snappy, and more irritable if anyone aside from him and females were touching her. The feeling had been growing stronger ever since he said he loved her on that beach years into the future.
He was also afraid she would turn into a wolf if he bit her. Any bite from a werewolf could transform a person into one as well, but there was a downside. Not everyone survived the transformation, it was rare too. The mating mark increased the chance of surviving, but it did not guarantee it.
There was also Nick to take into consideration, if she turned Nick might not accept her as pack, and he would have to leave with her or bear the pain of being away from his mate. But he knew he was just using that as an excuse, Nick would gladly accept her as pack. In fact he already considered her, Jenny and Sarah as pack as well.
There was something about Abby that drew Connor to her, often to the teasing of Stephen when he explained his feelings. She smelt of lizard and nature, and of home, a sweet nectar he could not live without. But he couldn't tell her about being a werewolf out of fear she would fear him and hate him for his ability. Nick said Abby would understand, but how could he know, you could never completely understand a person, no matter how long you've known them.
Connor heard a faint scuffle and lifted his nose slightly smelling the air. He coughed and covered his mouth with his sleeve. The air was heavy with dust, dried blood and death. The whole house was covered with the same scent he caught a faint whiff off on Abby earlier, but it was hard to track in the musty air.
He walked up the staircase and growled when he got to the landing where they found Abby, there was a faint trace of blood, almost miniscule, but it was enough to make him angry.
He heard a sound again, coming from the living room where Abby scared him, if he wasn't so high strung from the heat he would have heard her coming. He was angry at himself for that fact as it could have been something much more dangerous. He walked back down the stairs, but before he could walk any further a large shape came barreling into his back and held him firm against a pillar. He changed back as the shape was human, and currently yelling in his ear about breaking in. It was the same cop as before, Danny if he could remember correctly.
When Connor tried to turn around Danny growled in his ear. "So you're a wolf as well, and an omega at that. Interesting, we don't get many of them around. But that doesn't matter, you're coming to the station with me on charges of breaking and entering." Danny quickly cuffed him and dragged him into the car.
Later when he told Cutter what had happened, he swore he didn't whine as he was dragged away, and had apologized to his alpha for letting his guard down. "It's okay." Nick said lying next to him after a small hunt with just the two of them. "I know what's happening to you and I know it's confusing but you need to sort thing out, or you're just going to get hurt."
