The first week at their new school was over and Cassie and Sam were pretty worn out. The lessons were pretty much the same as they had been at human school (Except DSH Ed - but that was a class they only had once a week) however, it wasn't the classes that had them desperate for a break. Karliah. That name had been on Cassie's mind since her first day. She had even been dreaming of her... Her nipples still stung a little to the touch... but it felt good and she would run her fingers over them after waking up from dreams filled with those steel grey eyes. After she had said sorry, the alpha had looked so confused for a moment but held her in her arms for a while before slipping out of the closet and leaving Cassie to get dressed and sneak back to her classes. She didn't know what this stupid alpha's problem was but she seemed to be the only one that got picked on by her - and it was so hard to fight back when her wolf seemed to go nuts when she was around. Her dark skin and beautiful blonde hair contrasted so well... And her muscles had Cassie drooling... Not that she would ever admit that - not even to Sam! She felt that she needed to just hide from now on, maybe a makeover would help her creep about undetected... She imagined silly costumes with fake moustaches and it helped lighten her mood a little - but she was still glad it was the weekend.

And Sam just couldn't stand being around other wolves full time. At human school, people had liked him. They made their judgements of him based off who he was as a person - not what he smelled like. Among most wolves, the smell of an omega is enough to drive them away. No one wants to be friends with a weak wolf. But at least he had Cassie, she was a little firecracker and her charisma drew other subs to her like a magnet. Soon they had a little group that they sat with regularly at lunch, outside in the sun. Sam didn't do much of the talking, he left that to Cassie, but he still enjoyed being around other people. Being an omega was a lonely life and any time he could be around people without being picked on or pushed around was a breath of fresh air to him.

Cassie knew Sam had been struggling this first week too and after spending all of Friday evening trying to decide what she could do to cheer him up, she decided he deserved some time away from the pack house - but first she needed the alpha's permission. And when it came to small requests he always said the same thing,

"Small matters slow me down from getting to big matters, take these petty requests to Markus. He is the next alpha and perfectly capable of handling this"

And there's no way Markus would let Sam out. Usually she wouldn't even bother asking but she really felt like Sam needed this. She woke up on the sunny Saturday morning, and as soon as breakfast was over she dragged Sam by the elbow out of the kitchen (Still trying to clean up the bomb site left after breakfast in his pajamas) and to the rec room where they had a pool table, a TV and various other games to keep the kids entertained. Markus was leant over the green felt of the pool table, concentrating on his aim when his head snapped up to look at them, smelling them the moment the entered the room.

"Um, Markus? Could we talk to you... in private?" Cassie watched as he slowly straightened up.

"I'm busy" His voice was dull, making it as obvious as he could that he had better things to do than talk to them.

"Please Markus! The alpha told us to come to you" Okay, so that was a lie. But it's what the alpha would have said if they had gone to him first, Cassie consoled her guilty conscience with this thought but her wolf was still uneasy with lying to an alpha. Markus sighed and passed his cue to one of his hulking friends and stalked towards the two subs with an annoyed expression. They stepped out and walked a little way down the corridor before turning to him again.

"Alpha Markus, please can Sam and I leave the pack ho-"

"No" His words were harsh and abrupt. Sam, who had his head down the whole time jumped at his reaction and continued to stare at the floor.

"But why?" Cassie whined.

"Because... Omega's aren't allowed out" The alpha folded his arms across his broad chest.

"Without permission, you mean. which we are asking for!" She wanted to stomp her feet but Cassie held herself in check, trying a different tactic, "What if you came too?" She knew it wasn't ideal - This was exactly the kind of person she knew Sam needed a break from. "You could do some shopping or get something to eat and we would always stay in your sight"

"You promise the omega would ALWAYS be in my sight?" Markus looked so serious, Cassie could barely answer - Had that worked?

"Of course! ...and you can always text me if you get too worried about him" Cassie knew she shouldn't tease him but she still snorted as she said it. She couldn't understand why the alpha would care where the omega was but then maybe he saw Sam as his property - and an alpha is very possessive over what's theirs.

"Good, give me your number" Cassie just stared at his face for a moment, trying to work out if he was serious, he just frowned back, "Well?"

"Uh, yeah - We'll just grab our things first" She looked beside her at Sam who was looking at her in shock. She turned and started to walk away, he blinked a few times and nodded before following her out. She didnt look back, afraid that Markus would suddenly change his mind.

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The omega's room was bare and cold. Just as all omega's rooms typically were - since the pack rarely wanted to pay for furniture for them besides a bed and they didn't have many personal belongings. Sam pulled on a pair of tight baby blue jeans - they weren't bought to be skinny jeans, they were just getting too small for him but Cassie always said they made his butt look good... Plus he didn't have that many options when it came to clothes. On his top half he slipped an oversized white t-shirt and on his feet a pair of white socks and hand-me-down plain white converse.

He tried not to let the excitement bubble up inside him, he rarely got to leave the pack house or the surrounding land owned by the Scarlett Moon pack. Only for school, or sometimes if there was an urgent meeting of all the packs. For all he knew, Markus could be messing with him, waiting for him to get to the front door before telling him it was all a joke. He could never understand what the alpha was thinking or planning, he was always hiding his true feelings behind jokes or sarcasm. When they were alone, there were flashes of a more gentle side - stroking of his hair and back, chaste kisses and nuzzling at his neck. But he could also be so vicious... He had never outright been beaten up but he had taken some pretty brutal spankings, hair pulling and nipple clampings. Not to mention the ridiculous amount of bruises he had received over his lifetime - although over the last 6 months they had been in much more intimate places... Once he was properly dressed he made his way to the front door and waited for Markus and Cassie to arrive.

Markus was first, striding down the large stair case with his long legs taking the steps 2 at a time. When he arrived at the bottom, his eyes met Sam's and he stiffened for a few moments. His eyes began to glide over the omega's body, slowly, taking in every inch as though he were a model in an intricate designer outfit. By the time his eyes were on Sam's heart shaped face he was blushing and shifting uncomfortably at the silent attention. Markus took the last few steps to stand beside his mate in front of the door.

"You are not to leave my sight for the entirety of this... Excursion" Markus spoke without looking at Sam. Standing rigidly with a frown on his face, it didn't suit him. He was a natural jokester. Plus Sam thought his laughing face was so much more handsome. "Do you understand?"

Sam nodded. Keeping his eyes trained on the floor.

"I said" Markus swung round to stand in front of him, looking down with hard eyes, "Do you understand?" He raised an eyebrow, questioningly.

"Y-yes sir" Sam's body was already reacting to the closeness of the alpha simply standing in front of him. His skin burned and his cheeks flushed a light pink on his pale skin.

"Good"

Cassie came stumbling down the stairs at this point, dressed in her usual skirt-and-Doc-Martins combo with a bright yellow sunflower crown woven in with her curls. She gave Sam a bright smile and he couldn't help but return it. He felt the alpha's heart speed up beside him and looked up at him, only to find Markus staring at him intently.

"Uum, are we going or are you two going to just stare at eachother all day? Come on! My mum gave me my allowance and I wanna get ice cream!" Cassie whined the last part and Markus rolled his eyes before opening the front door. They walked to Markus' Range Rover (or maybe skipped in Cassie's case) and Markus unlocked the doors. Unfortunately, Sam and Cassie were almost two feet shorter than Markus...

"It's too high! We can't get in!" The small girl was whinging again, scrambling half in and half out of the car. Sam just stood behind her biting his bottom lip, not even attempting to climb in with her as he knew he wasn't tall enough. Markus sighed and they both glanced over to him. He used one arm to throw each of them into the back of the car and slammed the door shut before sliding into the front seat and starting the engine.

"Everyone got their seat belts on?" He called back to them.

"Um, almost" Cassie's voice was muffled as she was still face down, butt up and tangled with Sam who was only half on his seat, his head on the floor. Markus caught sight of them in his rear view mirror and tried his best not to laugh but a small chuckle escaped and soon he had his head rested against the steering wheel, his laugh booming through the car. Both subs started to giggle too as they pulled themselves up and into their seats. It's nice to see Sam smiling, Cassie thought. The mood was lightened and Markus drove into town with a small smile playing on his lips.