as fast as you can.

Henry felt anger consume him all over again as he heard her question, already growing impatient on top of it. If Henry would've just calmed down, took just a moment to think before snapping at her, he would've seen the request was innocent. But all he heard was that she wanted to speak to that alpha, her manager. "Oh, wanna say goodbye to your boyfriend?" Henry gnashed his teeth at her, almost ripping the door off of the frame as he opened it. "No, you're not calling anyone."

His hands were trembling, but yet he found the restraint to keep them to himself. He motioned for Taylor to lead the way out of the apartment, following behind her as he closed the door. There was no need for Taylor to call anyone, to say goodbye to anyone from this life she had been leading. Part of him worried that she would try to drop hints about how he had found her, what if her co-workers knew she was running from an alpha? No, he wouldn't give her permission to speak to anyone.

Outside of the apartment, his jeep sat parked at the end of the lot. Hurrying Taylor towards it, he took her bag from her shoulder, almost ripping it from her hand by the way she was clinging to it. Throwing it over his own shoulder, he opened the passenger side door for her, watching how she hesitated. "Get in." A deep growl was building in the back of his throat. It would take Henry a bit of time to get over the sting of his betrayal. It wouldn't just be something he forgot about overnight. Once she was in, he shut the door and tossed her bag into the back before climbing into the driver's side. There was a lot of road ahead of them.

"What did you think you were doing, Taylor?" He growled, looking over at her once they were on the interstate. "Did you really think you could hide from me?"

@ castle.

"What?!" Taylor cried as Henry responded to her. Her eyes widened as she shook her head for what seemed like the umpteenth time in such a short time period. "H-He's not even there right now!" She tried to reason with him, only for her body to go rigid when Henry slammed the door open. Briefly, she wondered if she should tell him to be quiet because people were sleeping but he was already so angry and this wasn't exactly a good area of town. People were used to loud noises at all times of the day.

Taylor's gaze swept over the parking lot and she cursed inwardly when she recognized Henry's jeep. How she hadn't realized that he was here, she didn't know. Maybe if she had seen his jeep and recognized it, she could have ran instead of foolishly making her way up to the apartment. Being ripped from her thoughts when Henry growled, Taylor seemed to realize that she was taking far too long to get into the car.

She sat, wrapping her arms around herself as Henry pulled out of the parking lot. Taylor didn't move, didn't so much as open her mouth to speak because she was afraid to ask him for anything. Taylor had to bite back a whimper when Henry broke the silence, forcing herself to turn toward him. Her head was lowered, her eyes locked on the center console between them. She was trying to be as submissive as possible, not wanting to give Henry any sort of reason to be upset with her. Any more than he already had.

"I-" Taylor started, only to go silent. She shrugged but she wasn't foolish,knowing Henry would want a more definitive answer. "I was scared.. y-you were always so mad. Y-you changed.. and I didn't.. didn't want that," she explained, biting down on her lip. It wasn't a good answer, she wouldn't be surprised if it offended him but Taylor wasn't willing to risk lying to him.

His grip tightened around the steering wheel, his knuckles turning white as he listened to her trip all over her words. He could tell she wasn't lying to him, but the truth upset him just as much as any lie. To be told he wasn't wanted anymore. "But you really thought I'd just let you go?" He growled, forcing his attention back to the road in front of him. "To cowardly to tell me goodbye?" His foot was heavy on the gas pedal, driving well over the speed limit. He'd be driving for days and nights, all because she had to go stir up some trouble. All because she couldn't just be a good omega. It was also foolish to think Taylor would have tried to tell him goodbye, he never would've let the words even leave her lips.

"Just sleep, Taylor," he spat her name, growling and huffing as he tried to just calm himself down. The windows were rolled up tight in the jeep and the longer he tried to ignore Taylor's scent, the angrier he found himself. Letting his shoulders drop, his hands slowly loosening up on the steering wheel, he took in a deep breathe. Allowing her scent to work its magic and help him to relax. "I'll wake you when I decide to stop for some food." His voice was quieter now, a bit more gentle. That didn't mean he wasn't still on edge, though. One wrong word or movement from Taylor and he was likely to snap all over again.

Henry didn't believe he'd be able to truly relax until they were back home, tangled up in the sheets of his own bed. Where he could decide to claim her over and over again, making sure every inch of her was scented by him. She would never leave his side again or go out out of his house with reeking of his stench, his bite marking her neck proudly. Everyone would know she was his.

@ castle.

Taylor opened her mouth to reply to Henry, trying so desperately to keep her composure but she knew that it wouldn't take much at all for her to lose it. She wanted nothing more than to please Henry, her inner omega begging her to lean over and promise herself to him. But she knew if she did, she would lose herself. There would be no sense of identity other than what she needed to do to make Henry happy. The thought of not even being able to go to the grocery store without permission, it made her sick to her stomach to even think about.

Her bottom lip wobbled before she reached up, wiping at her cheeks frantically as she tried to catch the tears as they fell. There was no real point in hiding them because Henry could catch onto her emotions regardless. Taylor's heart was breaking because she wanted Henry so badly. She wanted to love him, she wanted to make him happy, she wanted to be his omega. But she still wanted to be herself, why was that such a bad thing?

Pulling her legs up, Taylor tried to relax. She wanted to ask for one of his sweaters or something that would be scented like him, that would help her calm enough to sleep but it seemed like the wrong thing to do. Taylor had been the one that ran from him, to ask him for comfort was just wrong. She squeezed her eyes shut as she slumped against the seat, relieved that she managed to at least be quiet as she cried.

Henry drove for hours, not making the first rest stop until the sun had rose above the horizon. Stopping at a gas station, he had no intention of waking Taylor. He cut the engine and jumped out to fill the tank up, leaving the pump to come around to Taylor's side of car. Henry had hours of silence to decompress, to just watch the sunrise and lose himself in her sweet scent. Enough time to calm down. He opened her door, unzipping his jacket and gently laying it over her as she curled in on herself.

If she was still sleeping, he would let her. Kissing her head, he closed the door back and went inside to pay for the gas. He grabbed some snacks, some candy he knew Taylor liked and some drinks. The want to be home was strong, Henry didn't want to have to stop again for a while, until the car needed more gas. There wouldn't be no stopping at a hotel for the night, if he needed to sleep, he'd park on the side of the road and take a nap. He wanted Taylor back home where she belonged. Where she was safe.

Coming back to the car with the food he had purchased, he climbed back behind the wheel and placed the bag of snacks and drinks in the floorboard below where Rowen sat. He barely glanced towards her as he started the engine and pulled back onto the road, driving as fast as he dared back towards California.

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It took a couple nights, but after the long, exhausting drive, Henry had gotten them home. Parking in his driveway, he wasted no time stepping out to stretch his muscles. His muscles were tight and stiffened from all the driving he had done, but it had been worth it.

They were home.

He hurried around to her side, opening her door and gently leaning over her. "Wake up," he gently shook Taylor, scooping his mate up in his arms. "We're home," he nuzzled his face into the side of her neck as he pulled her out of the car, shutting the door with his hip.

@ castle.

When she had woken with Henry's jacket wrapped around her, Taylor had been given a glimmer of hope. Maybe he wasn't going to hurt her anymore, maybe they had somehow gotten onto the same page. Taylor hadn't spoken more than to ask Henry to stop so that she could relieve herself at the nearest bathroom. She didn't linger in any of the gas stations or fast-food restaurants, not even so much as looking toward the items she walked by or the menu. Everything she did, everything she may have relied entirely on Henry and she wasn't about to ask him for anything. Not even an order of fries or a chocolate bar.

The rest of the ride was spent in relative silence, Taylor's attention focused either on her lap or looking out of the window. If they passed by a car, Taylor's head would drop so that she wouldn't so much as risk looking at another alpha. She was afraid to push her luck.

The car came to a stop and Taylor groaned as she started to come to, the movement of the car stopping enough to wake her. She blinked, reaching up to rub the sleep from her eyes. She looked up when Henry scooped her into his arms, reaching up to wrap her arms around his neck to secure herself to him. She tilted her head to the side as Henry nuzzled her, exposing more of her neck to him. Taylor's fingers wrapped into the material of his shirt, hesitating for a moment before she leaned up, brushing her nose against the crook of his neck. "Missed you," she admitted in a small voice, trying to bask in his scent.

Henry allowed his fingers to slide up underneath her shirt, his hands gently exploring her soft skin as he packed her into the house. Hearing her admitting to missing him, feeling her nuzzling herself into his neck, it kept Henry calm. Inside the dark home, he kept Taylor pressed tightly to his chest. Packing her through the dark kitchen, he brought her up the stairs, back towards the bedroom they had shared months ago.

"You're home now, Omega," he whispered, his nose pressed into the side of her head, breathing in the scent of her through her hair. Dropping her into the sheets of his bed, Henry began to feel his primal urges working against him. Admiring Taylor as she got lost in the dark fluffy sheets of his bed. They were so cold, it had been months since anyone had lied in them. Perhaps it was time they warmed the sheets.

Kicking his boots off, Henry climbed into the bed on his knees, slowly crawling over top of Taylor's body. "Sweet, sweet, Omega," he cooed, lowering his head as he lingered above her chest, his lips finding their way to her neck. Kissing over her warm skin, his hands began to push her shirt up her sides. If he closed his eyes, Henry could almost imagine she had never left him. That he had just come home to find her sleeping peacefully in his bed. Like she had never left. "You've been such a bad girl..." He whispered, nipping his teeth along her jaw.

@ castle.

Taylor felt tears pricking the corners of her eyes for an entirely different reason when Henry told her that she was home. Her inner omega was preening, wanting to wrap herself in his scent. She could only bring herself to nod her head, not able to trust her voice at the moment. She knew it would be so much easier if she just allowed herself to lean into her instincts and let them lead her. If she didn't fight with Henry when he told her that she couldn't leave the house or no, she couldn't have that dessert when they went out to a restaurant. Why couldn't she do that for him? He wanted to care for her. That's what any omega wanted.

She whined as Henry dropped her on the bed, not liking the thought of being so far from him. It wasn't more than a few feet but it was too much at the moment. Taylor didn't stop to think as she reached out, her fingers wrapping into the sides of his shirt as she tried to pull him closer. She sighed as Henry moved onto the bed, falling back against the mattress. She looked up to him, running her tongue over her bottom lip. "Alpha, please," she whispered, arching into his touch.

It wasn't until his last comment that Taylor thought that he would even care. She had thought that he would let it go - he had seemed so content in the moment. And now, he was reminding her about what she'd done wrong. "'m sorry, alpha. I-I.. I was scared. I shoulda listened to you," she whispered, her hands falling away from his sides. Whatever courage she had was gone in the moment, realizing that she needed to submit to him in every regard if she wanted the chance to please him fully.

His hands ran down her hips, his thumbs hooking into the side of her pants. Enjoying hearing her apologize, the way she yearned for him... It was obvious why they were bonded, no matter how badly she wanted to escape him, she couldn't fight her own craving for him. Just the same for him, he couldn't just let her go. Even though he had brought up her betrayal again, he found he couldn't get too angry as they tangled up in each other here in their bed. It had been so long since he had held her close. He had missed the nights he would come home to find her nesting in his closet, or here in the bed, completely surrounded by every pillow and soft blanket in the house. His clothes strewn about her, indulging herself in his scent.

He loved her. She was his mate.

"Promise you'll never leave me again," he whispered, his fingers sliding around the waistband of her jeans until he could unbutton them. His touch was soft, his fingers gently raking over her skin as he pushed her pants down her thighs. "You won't ever leave me again, Omega," he demanded, his voice dipping as his hand ran along the thin lacey fabric of her underwear. Taylor was so hot, her scent permeating the air around him. Even if she had been on suppressants just days ago, her scent was overwhelming him. "All you have to do is submit to me, Omega," his fingers down the inside of her thighs, finding it harder to hold himself back. He could feel hit rut coming on, could hear the growl that was beginning to rumble in the back of his throat. Two fingers pushed aside the crotch of her underwear, sliding along her slit, feeling how slick she was, how bad she wanted him.

@ castle.

Taylor had forgotten just how comforting Henry's scent was. How loved and happy she felt in his arms when he was being like this. When Henry wasn't shouting and hitting her, when he was like this... it reminded her of why she had fallen in love with him to begin with. Her eyes were hooded, her eyes becoming glazed as she rolled her hips against his. Taylor had known it was coming but she wasn't used to being blindsided by her heat. It was like clockwork every month but she had been on suppressants for nearly a year, she knew that this heat was going to be far more intense than she'd ever had before.

Her skin was flushed, covered in a thin layer of sweat as Henry demanded that she never leave him again. All she could do was nod her head, whimpering as Henry pushed her pants down her thighs. The cool air against her skin was a brief moment of relief before Henry's hand found her underwear. "A-Alpha," Taylor whined, her body shuddering. "N-Never. D-Don't wanna.." she tried to speak, only to moan as Henry's fingers teased her slit.

She could smell her arousal in the air, an indication of just how desperately Taylor needed him. "Need you," was all she could think of to say. "Please, alpha," she whimpered, her hands resting on Henry's shoulders. Her fingers wrapped into the fabric of his shirt and she tried to pull at it, needing to have some form of skin contact.

"You're so ready for me, little Omega," he whispered, his fingers running through her folds, up her slit, smearing her slick around. She was hot and dripping for him, her arousal hanging in the air around him. It was impossible to ignore. His blue eyes were beginning to darken, glazing over as he focused on her. His hand only retreated from between her thighs to rip her panties from her waist. The fabric fell to the floor where Henry tossed it over his shoulder. Unbuttoning his jeans, he barely shoved them down lower than his thighs. There was no time, he didn't want to pull himself away from her.

Tugging his shirt over his head, Henry's hands found her hips, holding them in a demanding grip. He was likely to fuck her into the matress all night, his rut burning through him as he settled between her thighs. He would reclaim her tonight, she would hear his bite proudly. Everyone would know who she belonged to. "Gonna knot you so hard," he roared, the growl coming up in his throat as his hardened cock rubbed her between her thighs. His tip pressed into her slick, and he almost howled from the pleasure, from the heat.

He anticipated feeling how tight she was again, having to force himself inside, her cunt stretching around him. "Such a good, tight little Omega," he moaned, his breath catching in his throat as he buried himself inside for her, deep into her core.

@ castle.

Taylor panted, whimpering as she rolled her hips against Henry's fingers. She couldn't think of anything other than what it was going to feel like when he was finally inside her. Afterward, she would hate herself for completely losing herself to her desires with no way to stop them until Henry sated her. She gulped as Henry's hand pulled away from her. "Nooo, a-alpha, pl-ease," Taylor whined, arching off of the mattress in an effort to show Henry just how badly she needed him. Taylor pushed herself up, ready to roll herself over onto her knees but Henry's hands gripped her before she could do more than raise her leg.

Whatever plea that she was about to make was cut off as Henry pressed into her. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head, being completely overwhelmed by the pleasure that coursed through her. Taylor was filled, almost painfully so. Her cunt spammed around him and she couldn't help but cry out, her legs wrapping around Henry's waist to force him closer to her. Taylor needed his knot just as badly as he needed her. Somewhere in her mind, Taylor recognized the scent of Henry's rut only deepening. It came as no surprise, true mates together for the first time in nearly a year that their bodies were responding to each other.

"Y-You're.. so.. big," Taylor cried out, looking up to him with wide eyes. She couldn't quite focus on him, her nails digging into Henry's shoulders, anchoring her to him. "P-Please.. alpha," she whispered, leaning up to nip at his jawline. Anywhere that she could get to, Taylor wanted to mix their scents together. She wanted to know that she belonged to him but in the same breath, Henry belonged to her.

Henry groaned, beginning to fuck Taylor into their bed, his thrusts deep and forceful. His head lowered as she nipped at his jaw, his head nuzzling into the crook of her neck, rubbing his scent against her. He kept her wrapped tightly up in his arms, their bodies pressed together as he bucked his hips into her, his cock throbbing inside of her. He nibbled at her shoulders, leaving small bites and markings as he kissed, knowing what he was about to do.

"My good little omega," he grunted, his thrusts deepening as he sank his teeth into her neck, his arms wrapping tightly around her torso, pinning her body to his as his knot swelled. He could smell her heat and it was pushing him over the edge, his rut consuming him. All he could think about was bonding with her again and making sure he put a pup inside of her. Especially before she tried to run away again. "Just relax, my sweet girl, you can take it," he didn't soften his thrusts though, continuing to take long strokes, completing enjoying how she felt wrapped around him.

His fists tangled in the sheets on either side of her as he clenched his jaw, more or less ramming himself into her as he lost himself to his rut, "Gonna knot you," Henry groaned, lowering his head to sink his teeth into her neck a second time as he came.

@ castle.

Taylor swore under her breath, sure she saw stars as Henry's knot swelled inside of her. Her hips pressed forward, her ankles tightening around him as her cunt twitched around him. Unintelligible noises sounded from her lips, her grip on Henry's shoulders loosening. Her arms wrapped around his shoulders as she started to run her fingers through his hair. Anything to feel close to him, anything to feel like she had done something right.

Her body ached from the intensity that Henry had fucked her with but Taylor couldn't bring herself to care. She shivered, her legs loosening around his waist. "Love you," she whispered, looking up to meet Henry's gaze truly for what felt like the first time since they'd gotten home. It was clear to her that there was nowhere that she could ever dream of running that Henry wouldn't find her and she knew she couldn't turn to the police. The Omega Rights Movement hardly had any traction at all and Henry, he was a cop. She couldn't turn to the police to help with her alpha when he was one of them.

It wasn't until Henry relaxed with her pulled into his side that she felt brave enough to speak again. "Are you hungry?" She wasn't particularly but she knew even the act of offering would help to please him. Taylor was attempting to be the omega she knew Henry wanted to be because if he was always so loving, did losing herself really matter that much? If he didn't hurt her, Taylor could feel herself losing the battle with her own mind. If Henry was happy, she could be happy.

Relaxing back into the sheets, Henry let his fingers trail over the marks he left on her shoulders, admiring the bites he had left. Those, coupled with his scent would be enough to scare most alphas away from his omega. His hands traveled down her sides, over her curves as his eyes raked over her body. His eyes only raised to meet hers when she spoke and for a moment, he was surprised.

Was Taylor trying to be submissive? Or was it just the lingering effect of their sex continuing to subdue her? Either way, he smiled, pressing soft kisses over her face before nodding. "Starving." Henry hadn't had a real meal in months and if his omega was offering to cook him something, he wasn't going to object. Closing his eyes, he could barely remember the last time she tended to the house for him. It had been almost a year.

He watched as she rose from the bed, his touch slowly leaving her as his fingers slid away from her thigh. Could they stay like this? Happy and intoxicated with each other? How long would it last until Taylor managed to disobey him or set him off? He tried not to worry about it, instead, watching her ass as she disappeared from the bedroom.

@ castle.

It was nearly three hours after Henry had gone back to work for the first time after he had brought her home. Taylor spent the better part of the entire time, debating on whether she should do it or not. She was torn because she knew that she could end up getting into trouble but Taylor just wanted to make Henry happy. She would be gone for nearly an hour and a half to walk to the grocery store and then to get back home but if she wanted to have the dinner ready for when he got home, Taylor knew she needed to leave now. She dressed in a pair of her pants and one of Henry's sweaters, blanketing his scent over her. There was no way that anyone would bother her now.

Stepping out of the house with her purse clutched to her side, Taylor started walking to the store. She kept her head lowered, moving as quickly as she could. The faster that she could get home, the better. Then she would have known she was successful and sure she would have to explain to Henry how she had gotten all the supplies they didn't have but she would be presenting him with his favourite meal. Surely Henry couldn't be that upset if she was trying to please him, right?

Taylor didn't know the cop car that drove by her or the way that it circled back around, beginning to follow her toward the store. She was chewing on her bottom lip, already getting excited because she couldn't wait to surprise Henry with his meal. She could do this. She could be a good omega, if she tried hard enough to.

Henry had only been at work for a few hours, driving around his normal route when he heard one of his friends coming through his talkie. He had only told a select few officers about how Taylor had tried to escape from him, only the ones he had really trusted. And now, one of them was coming through to tell him they had seen her coming out of his house, walking down the sidewalk. Of course, he had asked for his friends to keep a watch over his omega, over his house, when he couldn't.

He had all but slammed on the brakes of his cop car, immediately turning down the nearest road that he knew would take him home the quickest. Of course, his mind had gone there first. It was his first time leaving her alone since he had reclaimed her, since he had dragged her all the way home... How could he not have been wary that she wouldn't try to escape again? Speeding down the small neighborhood streets, he passed her walking on the opposite side of the street. Quickly circling around, he drove up next to her, his window rolling down as he came up on her.

"What do you think you're doing?" Henry growled, his eyes narrowing as he quickly parked his car next to the curb. His eyes roamed down her body, noticing how she didn't seem to be upset, panicked... One of his sweaters even swallowed her, she reeked of his scent. It didn't appear she was trying to run away, but still... He couldn't be sure, why hadn't she told him where she was going to go? "Where are you going?" He barked, getting out of the car, slamming the door behind him.

@ castle.

Taylor only raised her head when she realized that a car was beside her, her eyes widening as she realized who it was. The colour drained from her face as she froze, staring at Henry with wide eyes. Even as he growled out her and climbed out of the car, all she could do was look at him. She opened her mouth to say something, anything to him but the sound of the door slamming was enough to make her flinch. She let out a small whimper, taking a baby step backwards. Taylor wasn't going to run but the tiniest bit of more space between them made her feel better.

Taylor wasn't stupid, she knew how this was going to look to Henry and she felt a surge of panic wash over her. Tears welled in her eyes as she shook her head. "N-No.. nothing.. I was just... I wanted.." Taylor squeezed her eyes shut, her bottom lip wobbling. She was in public, she couldn't break down but she knew that if she didn't get home soon or if she didn't calm Henry down at the very least, Taylor was going to go into a full-fledged panic.

"W-Wanted to show you.. just.. that.." Taylor fell silent again, hanging her head as she took another step toward him. Taylor took another step, trying to get as close to him as she dared to. She was trying to show him that she wasn't trying to run because she wasn't. Knowing that Henry would have thought that was the very reason why she hadn't asked him to go with him. There was no way that Henry would let her out in public so soon after getting back.

"Wanted to make your favourite meal," Taylor finally supplied through a whimper. She pressed her face into the collar of Henry's sweater, trying to bring herself some sort of comfort. "W-Wanted.. wanted to surprise you," Taylor whispered, reaching up to wipe the tears away that threatened to fall. She felt absolutely pathetic. She should have just made dinner with supplies they had at home, not gone out in a misguided attempt to please him. "'m sorry, alpha."

Henry slowly brought a hand to wrap around her waist when she found the courage to press herself into his arms. He had waited, allowed her to come to him, worried that if he made any sudden movement towards her that she would try to flee. But now that his arms were around her, he felt his anger completely consuming him. Even with her little excuse, a silly attempt at trying to please him. A smirk appeared on his face, his fingers digging into her side as he spun her around. He slammed her up against the side of the cop car, not caring who saw. She was his omega and he would treat her how he saw fit, whether they were in public or not.

"Did you get permission to leave the home from me?" He growled, a deep rumble building his chest as his eyes darkened. The thought of her trying to go out to the grocery store, to supply for the house while he was at work wasn't enough to keep him calm. Nor the image in his mind of her running around the kitchen trying to make his favorite meal. None of that mattered because she hadn't gotten his permission to leave. All she had to do was ask, but sneaking out of the house without his knowledge... After running away and evading him for almost a year.

Henry was almost seeing red.

"You don't leave the house unless I say you can!" He growled, slamming his fist into the car door next to her head. It was all to scare her, Henry wanted to make sure he completely got his point across. She wasn't allowed to move without his permission. He could only blame himself. He knew the kind of omega she was when they met, she hadn't been shy about her wants to lead a life outside of the human. Henry thought he could've been okay with that, but after claiming her... His jealousy had begun to take over. He needed Taylor to submit to him, to fully obey him no matter what.

@ castle.

Taylor was terrified to be so close to Henry but she needed to show him that she was being everything that he wanted her to be. She would cater to his every will, she would love him and she would make sure he always came home to a warm meal. Anything that she could do to prove to Henry that she wanted him, she was willing to do it. She sighed, melting into his chest as she willed herself to further relax. In one breath, everything had seemed okay and in the next, Henry had slammed her back against the car. Her eyes widened, her stomach dropping as she looked up to him. Her lips parted and alls he could do was shake her head, staring up to him as fear worked its way through her veins.

Yelping as Henry's fist made contact with the car, Taylor flinched as she curled in on herself. She was doing her best not to completely panic as Henry glared down at her. Her body shook but it was the most that she could bring herself to do. At the moment, she was afraid to so much as move her arm to set her hand on his chest without Henry directly telling her to. Taylor whimpered, knowing that her scent was turning sour. The strawberries and cream that would normally permeate around her would be turning sour, spoiled by the fear that she felt.

"I-I.. I.. just.. wanted to.. show you.. I-I could.. leave but.. I'm not goin' anywhere. Alpha, I swear," Taylor tried to reason. she swallowed thickly, trying to force herself to calm enough but with every breath Henry let out, Taylor was reminded of how angry he was. how badly this had gone even if her intentions had been good. "Just wanna make you happy,' she reasoned. Her cheeks had tinged a deep red because she knew anyone who saw them would only think of her as an awful omega, that she wasn't doing her duty properly if her alpha had to punish her so publicly.