“What is his real name?” Leon asked suddenly.

“You want to know?” he asked curiously.

“It’s clearly not Candy Cane.”

“No it’s not that’s a joke, he came up with the idea because his birthday is on Christmas and his sweet tooth addiction was always to peppermints especially candy canes so it became a joke. That’s how all us male Omega’s got out names after Candy. Unfortunately one of the things that got left behind is his ID.” He told him digging through the small bag he carried. He pulled out an ID and handed it to the detective. 

“Ethan K. Plum, Male Omega, Avian, Blue Jay.” The Detective read. 

“I hope that knowledge helps you find him faster, I want you to find him as soon as possible.” He told him. “I found it under his bunk yesterday. It’s the only identification he has so even me giving you his name might not help but he’ll want it back when you do find him.” He added. He wanted him to be found and he felt this Tiger Alpha might just be the best thing for him. “He’s a weird guy but he was always like a big brother to us. Everyone is upset that he is gone with the exception of a few. They were jealous of him and probably more than happy to see him finally go.” He looked at the clock on the wall. “I need to get going if they notice me gone for much longer I’ll disappear next.”

“I want to thank you for helping us, Cotton Candy. If you can maybe get us some of the medications they are making you take I’d like to submit it as evidence to shut these people down.” The Detective said.

“It’s actually Louis, and if you could find a way to buy my freedom I’ll give you everything you could want on the boss.”

“I’ll do it, for Can- for Ethan. Just let me know how and when.” Leon said not even hesitating, six grand was pocket change when you had millions.

“You’re not a bad man. I was worried he bonded with a scumbag, honestly I thought that he tried to sell Ethan to you and you rejected him, but seeing your face it seemed like you didn’t know anything.” He stood up and pulled out a card. “This is one of my regulars, and well the person I love.” He admitted with a bit of a blush, he didn’t want to give the card up but if it meant he’d have him he’d be fine. “He’s been trying to save up the money to save me but just as he got the money he got into an accident, and well he’s not rich but that doesn’t matter. It won't look suspicious if he is the one who buys me. Plus he wants to be my life mate so it’s a win for me.” He admitted. Leon took the card and slipped it into his pocket.

“One more question, If we bonded that should mean that Ethan should have had a fate mark, but I don’t remember seeing one showing up.”

“Oh yeah, there’s a new drug that won’t allow it to show up, or if it does it’s faint. A lot of John’s like to claim that they are their fated partners but when nothing shows they usually give up. The Boss Jumped on that the moment it came out.”

“Ahh well, thank you again Louis.” He extended his hand and they shook before he left. The detective stopped the recording and looked at Leon.

“I’m going to make a copy of his ID, I can run it through the computers to see if anything pops up, and with your help get a better image of him to show the shelters.” The detective said standing knowing Leon had other people looking for him.

“Yeah… I need to find him, and I don’t think that man will give up where he left him.” Leon told him. He sighed heavily and looked at the detective. “I’ll call you if I find anything on my end as well.”

“Thank you for your help in this case Mr. Peterson, it is thanks to people like you that we can get people back into society and stop seeing mistreatment based on genders. My Sister is an Omega and she was lucky to find a caring mate young but I still worry about her, she’s a person at the end of the day still.”

“Agreed, I have several Omega’s working in our office. They work hard and stick together, their mates often come and pick them up and they get the time off they need. I don’t get why there is still all this mistreatment, when rut hits Alpha's can be just as bad as an Omega’s heats.” He told him honestly.

“We might be part animal but that doesn't mean we have to act on it. Thank you again, stay safe out there Mr. Peterson.” He said, walking him out the door.

Leon left a few minutes later after Ethan’s ID was returned to him, he pulled out a book from his shelf and ran his finger over the feather. He sighed and went for the small mints he carried but upon dumping some out he noticed they looked rather odd, looking at them closer he realized they were not mints. A Sudden memory came to mind, it had been the first morning after his rut started, The man had given him the bottle of  pills there had been seven in there and then there had been another, it was a heat inducer that he should have given him before dinner to make him go into heat but he hadn’t needed to. He remembered taking out the mints and looking at the pill bottle and then switching them out. He had wanted Candy Cane bad enough and in the height of his rut he thought if he got him mysteriously pregnant even though he took his pills they might just give Candy Cane to him. 

“God damn you Leon and your stupid fucking rut brain.” He put them back into the container and called the detective, he now had another reason to rush this case, another reason to find Ethan. He might not only be bonded to him but he might actually be pregnant with his kitten. Now the detective might be able to find out about the medication and would have another way to track them, maybe wherever Ethan was they were also using the medication.