Chapter 14
Chapter Fourteen
Harlow
“She’s not even registered. She has immunity since Corbin is part of the state parties.”
“Maybe so, but I’m willing to bet, once you’re out of the picture, Corbin will register her as his own,” Thane tells him.
Leo’s eyes widen, and he shakes his head. It appears this man does have a conscience after all. He swallows, considering Thane’s words.
“Tell me what I need to know, and I will ensure she ends up in my city. She’ll be safe here.”
Leo scoffs. “Bullshit! No Omega is safe anywhere,” Leo says.
“She will be safe here. I am changing the laws in my city. Here, Omegas will be free to choose by the time I am finished with the council’s board of directors.”
“You’re a fool. You won’t get rid of those laws. They line the pockets of every government official. It’s why your mother never succeeded. The only thing you’ll accomplish is getting yourself killed, just like your mother,” Leo snaps.
“Well, that tells me a different story,” I say to Leo. He raises an eyebrow at me. “The only reason someone would try to kill her is if she actually stood a chance at changing those laws, or why bother over just one Omega?”
“Mom and Dad are on their way,” Raidon says as he comes back in. If anyone can tell me if Harper is my mother, it should be Elaine. She knew her, so why didn’t she recognize her from the picture in my wallet? Raidon moves toward Leo when he speaks.
“Wait!”
Raidon steps aside as Leo peers around him to look at Thane.
“I want your word you will get Emily,” he says.
“You have my word,” Thane tells him, but Leo shakes his head.
“Not yours, hers. If she is anything like her mother or yours, she won’t stop fighting for their rights,” Leo tells Thane, and I swallow when he turns to me. “He’ll listen to you; he’ll fight for you. I want your word that you will get my daughter from Corbin’s pack.”
“If you tell us what you know, I will give you my word,” I say, though I probably would have pestered Thane about saving her anyway. No woman should be subjected to living in Corbin’s pack. It is clear he is a different sort of monster, and by the look on Leo’s face, he knows it too.
“Fine — what do you want to know?” Leo asks.
“Start from the beginning,” Thane tells him while I shift uncomfortably on his lap. His hand rubs my belly, and Leo sighs.
“I want to know about Harper. You said Hana belonged to you, and so did Harper, when you…” I stop, knowing Thane is beneath me, yet Leo doesn’t need me to elaborate.
“Yes. Hana was the Omega Corbin initially bid on, but your fathers outbid him. Harper, on the other hand, was promised to Curtis,” he spits the name, and I can tell he has a special dislike for the man.
“Corbin didn’t like that, his father just giving Harper to him, while Corbin was forced to bid,” he shakes his head.
“Why would that matter?” I ask.
“Because Waylen was changing his will. He hated that Corbin started an Alpha Pack. He was traditional, so he set a rule, whichever of his sons produced an heir first would inherit everything.”
Thane leans forward in his chair, pushing me closer to his knees. “Wait, but Corbin did inherit everything,” Thane says, and Leo nods.
“Yes, because he killed his father before he had a chance to change his last will and testament. He knew Curtis was set to inherit everything.”
“Curtis has no kids,” I tell him, and Leo shakes his head.
“Correct, but your mother was a rarity. Her scores were the highest recorded in over a decade, higher than even yours and Zara’s. Her levels were 100%,” Leo says.
“Well, then Harper can’t be my mother. My mother had a Beta father.”
Leo shakes his head.
“No, she was born from two Omegas. She was pure; your father wasn’t. Corbin knew Curtis would inherit everything if Harper became his Omega, but if Corbin marked and mated her first, Curtis couldn’t keep her. However, she was already gone by the time we came for her.”
“So that’s why Corbin had you kill my mother?” Thane asks.
Leo chews the side of his lip as I am forced to stand, my stomach cramping and tightening again. Only this time stronger, the pain radiating all through my belly.
“Is she alright?" Leo asks as I grit my teeth through the pain.
“I’m fine. Answer his question!” I growl. My claws slip into Thane’s arm when I grip the armrest. Thane jumps, not expecting it. “I’m fine,” I tell him.
“No, you need to lie down until Elaine gets here,” he says, and I shake my head. I want to know—need to know.
“I will when she gets here,” I tell him, and the pain eases off. I look at Leo. “Answer him.”
“Harper was part of it, but not the only reason. Hana found proof of Corbin’s involvement in his father’s death.
She was planning to release that information if Corbin didn’t shut down his facilities and back her bid to change the laws.
She needed one more signature, and Corbin’s would have ensured the laws regarding Omegas were changed and the facilities shut down,” Leo says, and I nod.
Now that makes sense. So, my assumption was right, she was on the verge of winning.
“So how do Harlow and Zara fall into all this, then?” Rhen asks. Leo looks to the ceiling and exhales.
“You make sure you get my daughter away from Corbin,” he says, and I nod my head.
“I promise,” I tell him.