Second Assault — Bond And Treason —

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.

up now — I raise my voice to

won't — I know he's afraid and it's understandable, I'd be terrified in his position. I feel a squeeze in

just want to talk, I

Xander — even 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 word — the silence extends further and through the bond I continue to send serene vibes to Magnus, hoping that he will manage to maintain patience. Shortly afterward, his grip on my hand loosens and I sigh of

figure out what it is they're saying —. All right, I'll open the door now — I signal to Lev to stand beside me, leaving Magnus behind us. He grimaces as if to say, "Are you crazy?!", but eventually gives up with a resigned sigh, after the murderous stare I give him back —. Xander,

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

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

noses as soon as it invades our nostrils. 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 again and

we come in? — I

Magnus, I guess the poor guy must be scared to death —. I

talk, Fredek — Magnus assures, his deep, low voice startles me, although I try to recover my posture immediately. That's when Fred looks up and the

stands in the middle of Angelo and Derek, hugging

and I shared a cautious glance before entering the room. The sheets on the bed formed a huge lump, suggesting that there was quite a bit of activity going

the light hanging from 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,

Lev mumbles, smiling nervously. He takes a sideways glance at Magnus, who

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 the hint

sure? — he mumbles, and I focus

—. You know the bond would never have been formed if

let alone Derek, and I thought we'd be paired up with the same Omega. But... 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

expression is of pure determination, pronouncing every word with confidence and passion at the same time. Fred's eyes fill with tears and

demands, directing his attention to Derek, with a marked discomfort in his tone —. Do you feel the same as

back and I want to

bother to look at him, too preoccupied by challenging Magnus with his eyes —. Stop being an idiot and

don't have to explain myself to him — spits with disdain —.This asshole has been on my back since the first day, and I have a vague suspicion that no matter what I say, he won't believe me.

you?! — my Alpha's scream makes the walls rumble. Angelo places Fred behind 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

but the efforts don't seem to be working anymore. The

our necks exposed, forced to demonstrate our submission to the most mighty Alpha in the room, whose painful power overwhelms

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 at the top of his hierarchy, with a whole

lion in size and muscle mass, not to mention his ability to impose dominance on others by forcing them to do his will. Of course, he directs that skill toward enemies, never deliberately against his allies. That's why I'm so worried, because

no force on this earth that can separate

think I'm just gonna sit still and watch you play football with my brother? — Magnus takes a step forward and Lev and I try to stop him —. Well, you're fucking

turn a bright yellow —. Well, let's not postpone what we

to Magnus and one to Derek —.

— Magnus strikes back. That

cornered look 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.

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

— his voice is low, frowning