The Lycan King's Outcast Omega (by Cara Anderson) novel Chapter 165

Sage

Time moves in fits and starts as I struggle to focus through the drugs in my system. Still, I try to keep my eyes trained on the man threatening everything I hold dear. With each passing minute, my connection with Alaric grows stronger. I just have to hope Cassius doesn’t suspect, but thankfully his attention is occupied elsewhere.

"I'm only being practical." Cassius studies the monitors tracking my vital signs. "Why limit ourselves to a single manifestation of combined bloodlines? Once you’ve delivered this child successfully, further pregnancies could prove just as promising."

It’s verbal confirmation that my assumption was correct. Cassius intends not just to take our child, but to keep me as breeding stock for future offspring, experiments for his own gain.

"Alaric will kill you for this," I promise, certainty flowing through the bond I can now feel more clearly connecting me to my mate whose rage burns cold and calculating. "He won't stop until—"

"Your mate represents a temporary obstacle, nothing more." Cassius dismisses the threat with confidence born of extensive preparation. "My associates have already implemented contingencies for his predictable response."

Through our rapidly strengthening bond, I feel Alaric's strategic assessment adapting to this information – traps expected, ambushes anticipated, confrontation prepared by an enemy who's studied him thoroughly.

"But you raise a relevant point regarding your existing bond." Cassius rises, moving toward a cabinet containing specialized equipment. "The mate connection presents an unnecessary complication to our arrangement."

Cold dread pools in my stomach as he returns with an instrument resembling a medical scalpel but emanating subtle magic I recognize from ancient texts. A silent scream leaves my lips at the sight.

"Fortunately, ancient problems inspired enduring solutions." He tests the instrument's edge with clinical precision. "This will temporarily disrupt an existing bond, creating an opportunity for a new connection to be established. Quite painful, I'm told, but necessary for transition."

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