Chapter 74
Chapter Seventy-Four
~Raidon~
We've waited for Thane to fire Sarah all day, and it is almost over. I swear it’s almost as if he is punishing us for going against him last night.
Hearing my door handle twist, I look up and glare at the door, hoping it isn't Sarah.
Relief floods me when I see it is just Rhen, and my body visibly relaxes.
Leaning back in my chair, I fold my arms across my chest.
"Have you heard from your mother about Harlow’s blood test yet? They should have come back by now," Rhen asks. I sigh, reaching for my phone and calling my mother.
"I will ask her," I tell him, dialing her number. "Has Thane fired her yet?" I ask as I hit the call button.
"No, but I will before the end of the day if he doesn't," Rhen tells me.
The phone rings twice before she answers.
"What’s wrong, son? You can't wait five minutes to speak to me," she says, and my brows furrow.
"I am calling about Harlow's blood tests," I tell her.
"Well, we can chat soon; I am just about to step into the elevator. I got those glazed donuts you like, and some for Sarah. She is such a lovely girl," Mom tells me, and I press my lips in a line; that bitch even got her hooks into my mother.
"When did you speak to Sarah?" I ask her.
"Earlier, I called the office when you didn't answer. She seems nice, so I thought I would come to meet her. She said you are considering taking her as your Omega," she tells me, and I see Rhen's hands fist at his sides as he eavesdrops.
"No, actually, Rhen just fired her," I tell her and look at Rhen, pointing to the door. He gladly obliges, storming out in a fury that she would dare make such a claim. And to my mother of all people!
"Fired her? I only spoke to her an hour ago," she says, and I growl, annoyed.
"We have an Omega already, mother."
"Nonsense, you can't keep that murderous little whore; I won't accept her, Raidon."
Rhen returns, popping his head in the door and mouthing to me, 'Where is she?'
I shrug. She was in the lobby, last I saw.
"Good thing you don't need to. She is our mate, not yours," I tell her when I hear a loud bang from Leon's office. I stand, trying to look out the door.
"Mom, I need to go; I will see you when you come up."
She tries to say something to me, but I hang up, too concerned over the commotion. I can hear Rhen losing his mind. Stepping around my desk, I move toward the door before seeing Thane rip his door open across from mine. I just hope Rhen doesn't kill her.
Stepping into the hall, though, I find Rhen has a hold of her arm, and she is bleeding. Rhen snarls, and he shoves her toward Thane as she whimpers, her face turning red with embarrassment. Yet I can't pay attention to what is going on, more focused on Leon's door, where they had just come out.
"Fuck off! She is not to set foot in this building again!" Rhen yells at Thane who grabs her arms before she stumbles into him. He looks her over while I step past them, heading toward Leon's door.
"What did you do?" Thane growls at her, his voice growing distant as he walks off somewhere with her. Stepping into Leon's office, I find him stiff as a board, sitting in his chair. His face has blood on it, but I can tell he is holding his breath, as if he is afraid to move.
"I can't," he growls, and my eyes widen when I realize she tried to make him feed on her.
I turn to rush back to the kitchenette, but Rhen already has a wet cloth in his hand as he comes behind me.
I snatch it before rushing over to him; his entire body is tense.
A bloody handprint is on the side of his face and over his lips.
I growl, scrubbing it off, yet the moment I do, he snarls and lunges at me.
His teeth sink into my neck, making me grunt at the force he uses to bite me, not only using his fangs but his canines too.
Thane bursts into the room as my ass slams against the desk.
As Leon tears into my neck, Rhen moves toward me, but I shake my head.
Leon needs to feed. He has been holding off, waiting for Harlow to give him permission.
That woman tried to use his own instincts against him. His tongue laps at my neck.
"Where is she?" Rhen demands, turning on Thane.
"Gone, what happened?" he asks, and I toss the bloody cloth at him.
"Sarah happened," I snarl as Leon sinks his teeth into me again, higher up my neck this time as he tries to rid himself of the urge for Omega blood. I curse, wanting to kill her. Thane sniffs the cloth and growls.
"This is your fault. We told you to get rid of her," Rhen snaps at him just as I hear the elevator door sound down the corridor. Thane looks over his shoulder and back at us.
"Did he… he didn't—"
"No! But he was stiff as a plank when I walked in.
She cut her hand open and was practically in his lap while he was frozen, fighting his damn urges to feed on her, Thane!
" Rhen yells at him just as I see my mother step into the corridor.
She wanders over to us before noticing Leon feeding on me like a damn savage. She quickly averts her gaze.
"I'll just go find Sarah, shall I, while you, ah…
" She doesn't finish, walking off, not wanting to witness such an intimate act between mates.
To my mother, this would be just as horrifying as the time she walked in on me jerking off when I was a teenager.
Neither of us ever mention it, but once eye contact was made, it was too late.
I can laugh now about it, although it was horrifying at the time.
"You won't find her. She’s gone. Though, Ma, you can help me clean out her desk," Rhen tells her before shoving past Thane, who is watching Leon with concern. Mom nods, talking to Rhen as they make their way to her desk. I rub my hands up his sides, starting to feel a little lightheaded.
Thane, feeling I can't take much more through the bond, comes over to us, presses his chest against Leon's back, and purrs at him.
The Calling doesn't have the same effect on us as it does Harlow, yet it entices Leon enough to pull his teeth from my neck and seek out our Alpha.
Leon turns toward Thane, who is already undoing his top three buttons.
Leon impatiently paws at him, his hunger nowhere near abated.
It won't be until he feeds on Harlow. We just need to get him calm enough to walk him out of the building without attacking anyone.
"Go see your mother; I will stay with Leon," Thane tells me, and I grab a tissue off his desk, dabbing at my neck and my now ruined shirt. Closing the door behind me, I see my mother pouting as she helps dump the contents of the desk into a box.
"She seemed so nice on the phone; I can't believe she would do such a thing," my mother says. Rhen sighs, and I know he is only holding his tongue because she is my mother.
Moving toward the desk, Rhen slides the donut box over to me.
"Eat before you pass out," he orders, and I roll my eyes. Mom is watching me closely. She tosses the contents of the top drawer into the box with a sigh before coming over to me as I rummage through the donut box. She pressed a hand to my clammy face.
"Oh, you look a little pale, son. Eat up."
I roll my eyes at her concerned tone, only for her to pinch my face between her fingers.
"Don't roll your eyes at me, son. I will—"
"What, Ma? Throw a hip out trying to catch me to smack me," I laugh, and she slaps my chest and clicks her tongue.
"Harlow's blood tests?" I ask, biting into the donut.
"Yes, yes, I will get to it."
"You haven't done them yet?" Rhen asks, and she sighs.
"I will get to it when I get back to the clinic tomorrow."
"Please, you’ve had all week. Tomorrow is Friday, Mom!"
"Fine, fine, I will have the results for you tomorrow. I promise," she adds, and I huff annoyed while shaking my head. "So, Sarah?"
"Will never be our Omega," I tell her. Rhen wanders off, and my mother sighs, knowing she is one step from being kicked out with the tension up here at the moment.
"Well, I guess I will head home. Do you want me to drop this in the bins or to Sarah?"
"Sarah, it will save us having to. Thane said she is apparently waiting for her belongings in the lobby downstairs with security."
Rhen retrieves her handbag dumping it into the box of fuzzy pink crap she stocked her desk with. I shake my head, and Rhen passes the box to my mother.
"Fine, I will give this to her as I leave," she tells me, and I lean down, pecking her cheek, and so does Rhen. He presses the elevator button for her, while I make my way back to Leon's office to check on him and Thane.
* * *
AN HOUR LATER
"I want to grab dinner on the way home," Rhen tells me. I am too preoccupied with thoughts about Harlow, though. She felt off all afternoon, almost anxious.
"What?" I ask Rhen, not catching what he said.
"I asked what you want to get for dinner," he says, shaking his head.
"Anything. Tell Thane to pick it up, I want to get back to the hotel," I tell him, and he nods his head.
Leon is quiet in the back. Thane is following in the car behind us.
I am anxious to see his reaction to Harlow.
He wanted to take Leon home with him, but he refused, so Thane insisted on staying with us until he is sure Leon is okay.
I’m worried about how Harlow will react to being near him after the other night. I see Thane turn off in the side mirror, and I know Rhen must have mind-linked him when my phone starts ringing. I pull it from my pocket and groan when I see it is my mother, but I answer it anyway.
"Hey, Ma."
"I am just letting you know I gave Sarah the box, but she said the book on the top isn't hers. I think it belongs to the other one," my mother says, not even hiding her disgust for Harlow from her voice.
"Should I bin it?" she asks.
“What book?" I ask.
"I don't know. It looks like some diary or notebook; rubbish," she says.
"No, drop it back to the office tomorrow when you bring the blood test results," I tell her, adding the extra reminder.
My mother sighs. "How about I stop over tomorrow night after I finish at bingo with the girls? I will drop it off with Thane. I don't want to see her again by going to that damn hotel," she snaps at me.
"Fine, but Mom, I want those blood results by the time I finish work tomorrow," I tell her before saying goodbye and hanging up. I rest my head back and exhale. Her hate toward my mate is starting to irritate me.