"I've got to head over to the O.H. (omega house) and settle the new intakes. I've also got to make room for my mate there." Davian says as he turns to me.

"Are you insane? You can't distance yourself from him while he's this weak. Separation will weaken him further. He'll never get better." I argue.

Davian turns to the tiny omega that's still a shaken mess huddled tightly in the corner.

He walks over to him and crouches. The omega's whine grew louder.

"Hey little angel. This is my sister Cassidy. She's an omega like you. You'll be safe here. She's going to look after you til I figure things out okay?" Davian says with his best attempt to ease the omega's worries.

The omega never responded. His eyes just looked over Davian, then me. Over and over.

He must be so confused and scared. It hurt me to see him like this, as I'm sure it has to be killing my brother.

Davian stands and walks over to me and pats me on the shoulder before leaving the house.

I take a deep breathe. I look over at the omega boy and smile. I sit a couple of feet from him.

He's no longer letting out a whine, so that's a start right?

I clear my throat.

"I'm Cassidy, as you just heard. That's my brother Davian. He's the alpha here. This is the Dark Moon pack.

You're safe here. All omega's are safe here. Um... Can you tell me your name?" I ask hesitantly.

He stares at me.. The fear I smell on him now is nothing compared to a few seconds ago. At least he's calming down. When he doesn't answer, I try again.

"Are you hungry?" I get up and walk over to the kitchen. "I can make you anything you'd like." I say as I open the fridge.

"Saige." The omega spoke in the lightest whisper, if not for my wolf hearing I'd have missed it.

I shut the fridge and look over. "Saige? How pretty! Come." I smile and wave him over.

"Don't worry, I promise nobody is coming through that door. And if they do I'll tear them apart before they could ever get to you."

He moved as if he wanted to get up. But sat back.

"Want pancakes?" I ask as I bring out the instant mix I found in the pantry.

"What are pancakes?" Saige whispered.

"What!? You've never had pancakes? Oh hell no cutie, get that tush over here. I'll show you." I say in laughing tone.

As I turned around and brought out the pans I heard a shuffle behind me. He was making his way over to me and it made me smile.

I reached for a mixing bowl and set it on the kitchen island.

I patted the counter.

"Come sit up here and watch the magic!" I say as I turn around to see Saige standing at the end of the kitchen.

Now that I had seen Saige up close not only did I realize he was smaller than any omega I've ever met, but, I had noticed he was wearing a sheer cloth over his body. So sheer I could see everything underneath.

"Hold that thought." I tell Saige as I walk towards my brothers room. I walked into his closet and grabbed the first regular t-shirt I could find. I walked back over to Saige and set the shirt on the counter.

"Up." I tell him.

"Up?" He looks at me confused.

"Yes silly put your hands up." I set my hands on my hips waiting.

He lifted his hands slowly as I grabbed the bottom of the cloth and hoist it off his tiny frame.

I grabbed Davian's shirt and put it over Saige's head.

When the shirt pretty much fell passed his knees I let out a hearty laugh.

"How cute!" I pinch his cheeks lightly. "Now come sit." I patted the counter and watched as he struggled to jump on the counter. I smile and walk back over to help lift him. He sat there legs crossed hands folded in his lap, as he watched me mix the batter with eggs and milk.

"So tell me cutie, do you know what a mate is?" I ask, eyeing his response.

"The person that pays for you." He says as he puts his head down.

I almost dropped the mixing bowl. That shit hurt. I set the bowl and whisk down and walked over so I stood in front of Saige.

"Look at me Saige." I tell him as I lift his chin with my finger. He was trembling again.

"I don't know what happened to you over there, and you don't have to talk about it. But I will say this, everything they taught you, everything they put in your head is a lie. Forget it all. Everything." I tell him with tears in my eyes.

"I'll tell you what a mate really is." I say as I caress his head. "A mate is someone chosen by the moon goddess to love you. Cherish you. Protect you. Make you happy. Make you better. Make you whole. They are your soulmate. The one person that was meant to be with you." I kiss his forehead.

"My brother is your mate cutie. They say when you find your mate, the pull from the bond in your heart is like no other. And their smell is so addicting."

He looks at me with wide eyes. "He smells like chocolate and trees." Saige says to me making me laugh.

"My mama gave me chocolate when I was little, it was my favorite candy."

At the mention of his mother he put his head down and sniffled.

"Hey, I don't know what happened to you in the past, but I'm sorry you had to go through it, and if it's too hard to talk about, don't, okay?"

I patted Saige on the head, before I walked over and continued to mix the batter.

I turned to start the stove and heat the pan.

I grabbed the butter and cut a slice tossing it to melt in the pan.

"Watch." As I grabbed the laddle and poured the batter into the pan.

"The trick is to watch the bubbles on the top. Then when they start to pop you turn it over."

I look over at Saige and he has the cutest look of wonder on his face.

I flip the pancake over and wait a few before I toss it on a plate.

I grabbed the syrup for the pantry and poured it across the pancake.

Grabbing a fork and butter knife from the drawer and cut up the pancake for him.

"Enjoy." I say with a smile as I slide the plate over to him.

I turned to clean up the mess in the kitchen.

Saige was devouring his food.

I heard him purr as he ate.

I wonder how long it's been since he's eaten.

"You know.." I began as I leaned back against the counter. "There are two people in this world my brother would die to protect. Me and you. But I'd say now that he's found you I can guarentee he'd put you before me."

I say with a smile and a light laugh. He looked at me like I was crazy.

We both heard the lock click on the front door. Davian was home.

"I'll show you what I mean."