Ian sat sprawled on Pharrell's floor long after the doctor had stitched up the wounds. Kai sat curled up against him. A worried look creased his forehead no matter how much Ian tried to assure him that he was fine.
Pharrell held out a glass to him before dragging a chair over to sit in front of him. "I talked to the lawyers. Since the contract hadn't been signed and there is no Alpha to step forward to finish negotiations, we've determined that it falls to the ranking omega of the pack."
He looked pointedly at Kai. Ian nudged at the surprised omega. "That would be you."
"What?" Kai squeaked. "Why me?"
Pharrell leaned back in his chair. "I talked with your fellow omegas and you're the oldest omega."
Kai shook his head. "No. That's not possible."
"I'm afraid it is. We rely heavily on o
