To ruin an Omega novel Chapter 499

Chapter 499: That Special someone

FIA

I turned fully to face the cloaked figure.

The stillness in the hallway pressed against my skin. Every nerve ending screamed danger, but something else threaded through the alarm. Something familiar that didn’t quite match the threat my instincts insisted was there.

"Is the intention to scare me or talk?"

The figure reached up. Hands pulled back the hood, revealing a face I’d seen only twice before but had memorized anyway.

Lysander.

"How did you know it was me?" His voice carried genuine curiosity.

"I have a decent sense of smell."

He walked closer. Each step measured and deliberate. "It does boost my ego to know that though our meetings tend to be short, you never forget me."

Heat crept up my neck. I pushed it down and focused on the question that actually mattered. "Are you here to pay your respects to the dead?"

"No." He stopped a few feet away. "Considering I was the one who ended your sister and in turn pushed your stepmother to suicide."

The words should have shocked me. They didn’t. Some part of me had already known. The pieces had been there, waiting for confirmation.

"I don’t know if this helps," I said carefully, "but I do not feel too bad about it."

His expression shifted. Something almost like relief flickered across his features. "I heard your speech. I know."

A smile tugged at my lips despite the strangeness of this entire situation. "Why are you here then, Alpha Lysander?"

"I thought about visiting Skollrend." He slipped his hands into his pockets. The gesture looked casual, but tension radiated from his shoulders. "But I know your mate. So I came here in secret, hoping you would come." He paused. "I guess the goddess heard my prayer."

"I am still mated." The correction felt important somehow. "Happily, might I add."

"I know." His gaze held mine. "But I believe I am allowed this."

I reached for his hand before I thought better of it. My fingers wrapped around his, and I gave them a gentle pat. The contact felt strange and oddly natural at the same time.

"I am glad you are here too."

His eyes widened. The surprise that crossed his face was so genuine it made my chest tighten.

"I want to thank you."

He scoffed. "What?"

"I know you know I am a healer." I kept my voice low. "And I know you also did things for my sake. To protect me."

"How do you know that?"

"Well, I am a healer." I squeezed his hand once before releasing it. "And one of my talents happens to be foresight."

His posture changed. He stood straighter, his attention sharpening in a way that reminded me he was an Alpha. That he’d killed his own father and walked away with the council’s blessing.

"Though I will admit that foresight was not one I saw." The confession tasted bitter. "Regardless, I am thankful."

Suddenly running footsteps echoed down the hallway.

I turned just as Cian rounded the corner. His eyes found me first, then tracked to Lysander. His entire stance shifted. The protective fury I’d seen earlier at the podium came roaring back, but this time it carried a possessive edge that made the air feel charged.

"Lysander Asker?"

Surprise jolted through me. I hadn’t expected Cian to quickly recognize him.

"Get away from him." Cian closed the distance between us in three long strides. "I sensed your discomfort and came running." His gaze never left Lysander. "What kind of incompetent security does this pack have?"

Lysander’s weight shifted. His hands came out of his pockets, and he took a stance that screamed readiness for a fight.

"Get away from my wife."

The air between them crackled with tension. Two Alphas, both primed to tear into each other, and I stood in the middle like some prize to be claimed.

"It is fine." I stepped between them. "We were talking."

"That is not what I felt from you minutes ago."

He wasn’t wrong. My initial reaction to the cloaked figure had been pure alarm. But that had changed the moment I recognized Lysander’s scent.

"Feel what I feel now."

I pushed the emotion toward him through the bond. It showed that I was calm and most importantly certain. He could see now that there was no threat here, and this was just an unexpected conversation that needed to finish.

Cian’s shoulders relaxed fractionally. The murder in his eyes dimmed to something more manageable. He didn’t look happy, but he stopped advancing. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Lysander turned back to face me. His expression had shuttered, become unreadable.

"I do not need appreciation for that." His voice came out flat. "And you do not have to worry anymore... I burned the files."

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