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His head aches and Levi groans with it, rubbing at his temples as the sound of shouting, roaring laughter, and music inside the underground club reverberate throughout his skull, making his ears ring in an extremely uncomfortable manner.
Around him, people are drinking to their heart's content, glasses in each hand as they down shot after shot and the potent scent of alphas linger in the air, making Levi want to squeeze his nose shut in disgust.
He'd been here for over an hour and it was a miracle his cover hadn't been blown by his obvious distaste alone.
The glass in his hand glares and sparkles at the lights coming from right behind the man manning the bar and Levi watches him from where he is situated in one of the bar tables chairs, taking a sip of his whiskey and sighing at the taste.
The only way he gets through any of these missions is by getting as drunk as possible without being compromised. Come to think of it, that's how he goes through daily life as well. Levi hopes that whoever invented alcohol has a first class ticket to heaven. Bastard deserves it.
He glances down at the watch attached to his wrist, eyes narrowing as his eyes scan the miniature clock.
3:23.
Two more minutes. Two more fucking minutes and he could signal Erwin and the squad just above the second floor. Then, finally, he could start making his way out of this damn hellhole. But, first, stopping this auction is priority number one.
Levi gulps down the last of his whiskey, cringing lightly at the taste before slamming the glass down onto the smooth wooden table and immediately stepping out of his chair.
He made his way through the crowd, stuffing a hand in his pocket and grabbing ahold of his phone, making his way towards the door. As soon as he pressed the red button on his screen, all hell would break loose. Police would rush the scene, attaching handcuffs to any bastard they could get their hands on and Levi's squad would take out the heavy hitters.
Lastly, they would save those omegas trapped just behind-
Levi took a glance at the giant stage in front of the bar, noticing with disgust the cages lined up for all of those captured omegas to be thrust into.
Just behind those curtains a dozen or more omegas were no doubt absolutely terrified .
Levi swallows thickly as he finally gets to the door, taking note of his surroundings, taking out his phone from his pocket, glancing down at the blinking red button, making sure no one is watching, and-
"Oi! We got a runner!"
Levi's head whirled to the sound of shouting and his eyes widened as a figure came bursting through those red curtains, the boys naked form catching all eyes as he jumped off the stage, crashing into a few bystanders and causing people to start screaming.
At least four alphas came chasing after the teen and that was when Levi realized the boy was an omega.
An omega who had escaped his cage.
Levi's lips parted and, in a flash, he was following the frey, legs going as fast as they could go while he rushed through the crowd, more and more alphas following the swift omega as he turned the corner, racing down the hall.
Shit, shit. The hell was he doing?
The raven panted and grunted as the comm resting in his ears beeped and static filled his hearing, feet pounding against the tiled floors.
"Levi? The hell's happening down there?" Petra, one of his squad mates, demanded, her voice filled with concern and worry as Levi huffed and ran past a few stragglers, the omega now only about ten feet in front of him. "What's with all the commotion?"
"There's a runner," Levi gasped out. "Omega escaped his shackles. Shit, sorry. With all the screaming, I didn't press the fucking signal. Damn it-"
"We're still in position," Petra told him. "We're ready to move whenever you are. You want to get the Omega first and get them to safety before we storm in?"
"No," Levi replied and he grinned. "We don't have time to wait. Rush 'em. Now."
Petra cackled and whooped.
"Storm 'em, boys!"
Immediately, there was a giant explosion that shook the foundations of the underground facility and the alphas behind him began yelling in surprise, some even losing their balance and crashing onto the ground.
Levi whirled around, pulling out the miniature knife in his pocket and twirling it in his hands before lunging for the men that noticed his movements and gasped.
"You better run if you don't wanna die," He growled out, a smirk etched onto his lips as he rushed them immediately, not giving them any time to react as he reared upward and roundhouse kicked the first alpha in his line of sight, listening to the satisfying crunch of the man's jaw until he went slamming into the wall beside them.
"Bastard!" Another alpha shouted and Levi dodged the first punch aimed right for his face, responding with his own in kind and the male choked.
Levi then swiped his knife upward, cutting straight through the alphas throat and causing blood to come spurting from his open wound and he kicked the man to the floor for good measure.
Again, another one came at him but he uppercut the bastard in the chin, red spitting from in between his lips before Levi grabbed him by the collar and hauled him backward until he throwing him over his shoulder and straight into the last alpha still standing, the duo both crashing down onto the ground with a painful thunk and effectively knocking them out.
Levi sighed and ran a hand through his sweaty hair before turning around and cursing.
The Omega…where-?
Ah.
There.
Levi's eyes widened as he caught sight of the poor thing, on the ground and trembling but attempting to crawl farther and farther down the hall and that's when the alpha noticed his ankle. Ah, he must've fell on it wrong when the explosion hit and now it was severely sprained, already bruising terribly and Levi cussed underneath his breath once again.
He jogged over to the brunette who heard his light footsteps, whirling around and snarling so loud at him that it made Levi pause for a moment before he raised both of his hands, hiding his knife in his pocket.
"Shhh," He whispered gently, carefully stepping towards him. "It's alright. I'm not here to hurt you."
The Omega wasn't there to take any bullshit apparently because, in the next second, he was pressing himself flush up against the wall, baring his teeth and growling at him deep in his throat. That's when Levi noticed how ragged he looked.
Blood was pouring from both of his nostrils, his head was obviously concussed as there was bruising all around his left temple, another giant bruise was forming around his eye, and his mouth was filled with more red that gushed between his teeth.
Yet, despite all of that, Levi felt his heart beat in his chest, body slightly heating up the longer he stared at the tantalizing omega.
The same omega who looked like he was going to slit his throat any second now.
"Hey," Levi swallowed and leaned down, crouching in place as he tilted his head. "Those look like some nasty injuries and I'm sure that collar isn't comfortable. Would you let me remove it?"
The teen paused and blinked at him dumbly, brows furrowing as, obviously, this was unexpected. He probably was waiting for Levi to come out and lunge at him at any given moment but that wasn't what Levi was here for.
He clenched his bloodied teeth and took a glance at that damned collar still wrapped around his throat before reaching up and tugging at it impatiently, grumbling as he tried to scratch it off but it was no use and Levi sighed, raising a hand as he tried to lean closer and-
The Omega howled and shoved him back with his uninjured ankle, hissing feralily as Levi raised his hands again in mock surrender.
"Okay, okay," Levi huffed. "No touching. Got it." Not yet, anyway.
Suddenly, a crackle in his ear made him flinch as Petra's voice sparked in his hearing.
"Levi, we have the first floor secured. We're heading down to the second floor now. Do you have the Omega? Do you need backup?"
Levi reached up and clicked the comm.
"No," He whispered gently and he noticed the omega sending him a questioning glance. "I've found him. He's…scared, obviously. Took care of the other guys. Just give me a few minutes and we'll head out."
"Roger. See you on the flip side."
Then, it clicked again and all went silent, the only sound being muffled shouts and yelling coming from across the building and Levi glanced back at the Omega who immediately went to glare at him again.
"That was a friend of mine," Levi told him. "We've come to rescue you and all the other omegas you were with. Would you…tell me your name?"
For a few moments, the boy didn't say a word, instead choosing to stare at him with an indecipherable expression etching across his features until, after almost an eternity it seemed, he spoke up in a sweet, soft voice…
"...Eren," He whispered. "My name is Eren."
Eren.
Levi felt a shudder hit him full force, warmth spreading up his spine as that voice hit his ears and the alpha licked his dry lips, suddenly nervous at the way he was reacting.
"Eren, huh?" He managed to play it off. "That's a pretty name. I'm Levi. What's to say we get you out of here, huh?"
He scooted an inch closer and, once again, almost immediately, Eren hissed at him and swung an arm, foot raised defiantly in the air and it had Levi sighing once again, this time in exasperation.
They didn't have time for this. Levi had to get him to a safer place before all hell broke loose, well, more, and he didn't want to be caught in any of the crossfire that was sure to happen sometime in the next few minutes.
Fuck.
This was gonna hurt, wasn't it?
"Alright, honey," Levi sighed, getting closer and closer even as Eren's growling got louder and louder. "This isn't going to be pretty, but I have to get you out of here in one piece, okay? Can you just come with me and we won't have to do this the hard way?"
Eren bared his fangs and raised his foot up once more, threatening to kick as more blood spilled onto his chin and collar.
Levi deadpanned. "Hard way it is."
As soon as Eren saw his hand move, the omega was yowling , his body flailing wildly as he screamed and tried to kick the alpha away once again, using all the strength he could muster and Levi cursed as his foot met his cheek painfully.
"Get the fuck away from me, you fucking prick! Don't fucking touch me!" He howled and Levi swallowed.
"Shit, I know, I know, sweet thing. This sucks , I'm sorry," He apologized, maneuvering Eren's hands and foot out of the way. "You'll feel better in no time once we get you somewhere safe, okay? Fuck, ow, not the crotch.'
Eren snarled and bucked upward, landing a good hit on the alphas face and it had Levi spitting out blood. Fuck, little bastard packed a punch.
"Please, don't hit me, I'm trying to help you," Levi stated calmly but he was getting irritated. This was taking too long. "I don't want to do this…"
Finally, Levi grunted and lunged for the omegas wrist and ankle, grabbing onto those limbs before twirling him upside down and maneuvering him onto his stomach, his neck now fully on display.
Except…the damn collar was still there.
Growling in frustration, Levi didn't hesitate in removing his hand from the omegas foot and ripping the damn thing off, momentarily knocking the wind out of the brunette before Eren realized what he had done and froze up completely.
His collar was…off. His collar was gone .
The few seconds Eren was still gave Levi enough time to reach for his now bare neck and, as soon as Eren realized what he was doing, gasped out in surprise and tried arching away but Levi was quicker.
" No-!"
His palm clasped the back of his neck and the omega cried out with it, screaming and flailing and beginning to sob hysterically making Levi curse. He had to calm him down before shit got worse in here.
"Let go of me you spineless fucker!" Eren wailed, elbowing Levi's side. "I'll fucking kill you!"
Yes, yes, I know, Levi groaned internally.
"I'll kill you!" The Omega screamed out again, tears falling down his cheeks. "I'll fucking kill you! Don't take me back! I don't wanna go, I don't wanna -!"
Levi grit his teeth, positioning his thumb forefinger right on either side of his neck and, a second later-
He squeezed.
Immediately, Eren froze up completely, making a small choking sound in the back of his throat as his eyes widened and he squeaked in surprise as a bolt of pleasure raced down his spine, making him shake with the intensity of it.
Levi breathed a sigh of relief as the Omega fell lax in his hold, body instantly relaxing and the alpha didn't hesitate a second more, hauling the shivering beauty into his arms.
He pressed the omegas face into the side of his neck, making sure to sweeten his scent and Eren groaned with it, eyes fluttering and Levi felt his heart rate ever so slowly start to slow down, bit by bit, little by little.
He made sure to keep a hold of the back of his throat, ever so gently massaging his mating and scent glands in circles and Eren moaned at the gesture, instinctively pressing back against him. He couldn't help it, all of his instincts told him to just relax and let go, those fingers sending lightning bolts of pleasure sparkling down to his toes and ends of his fingers. But, it was a gentle pleasure, one that didn't intend to incite arousal and Eren fell into the alphas arms with it.
Levi waited a few moments, making sure the omega wasn't going to make any drastic movements before finally standing upright, groaning as he kept ahold on the brunette falling against his form.
The sweet thing was practically melting into his chest and Levi swore Eren might actually start purring if he waited any longer.
Moments later, he readjusted the omega and used his free hand to click the comm in his ear one more time and started to make his way down the hall, making sure to stay on high alert in case of any stragglers.
"Petra," Levi began. "I've got the Omega. Have you secured the rest of the floors?"
"Yep," Petra replied back a second later. "We've got a few runners but we'll be catching up to them any second now. We found the rest of the omegas and our rescue squad is moving in."
"Good," Levi felt so relieved hearing that. "Tell Hange to bring a car around the back. I have a feeling Eren won't like being shoved into a truck full of other random omegas at the moment…"
"Eren?" Petra wondered aloud before it hit her. "Who? The Omega?"
"Yeah," Levi grunted as he found the back entranceway, kicking the door open and making sure no one was around before continuing on. "Eren. He's young. I'd say around sixteen. Seventeen, if we're lucky."
"Fucking hell," The female hissed. "Sick bastards. I can't even imagine."
Levi had to agree, grunting with equal disgust.
"Hange's on their way," Petra informed. "We've got the last of stragglers and now we're just waiting for the rest of the authorities to arrive so we can send these monsters back to where they belong. Cells."
Levi huffed a short laugh and Eren shifted slightly as the cool night air hit his naked skin, Levi immediately wrapping his jacket around the boy's shoulders and the omega instinctively cuddled into it, head still fuzzy from the hold Levi still had on his neck.
"Ten-four," Levi replied. "See you soon, Petra."
"Right back at you, boss."
He isn't waiting long before a car pulls up right in front of him, tires screeching against the dark concrete and out pops Hange from the driver's seat.
Levi immediately rushes towards the vehicle, making sure not to jostle Eren too much and Hange's eyes widen at the sight.
"Oh, good God ," They gasp out, instantly over at his side and moving to check Eren's wounds which are significant. "Oh, goodness me. How many wounds did you find?"
"His nose is most definitely broken," Levi began counting down the list. "A sprained if not broken ankle, a concussion on the right side of his head, a black eye, maybe a few broken teeth. There might be some internal bleeding we're not aware of either."
Hange cursed underneath their breath and hand through their brown locks. "Shit, alright. Get him in the car. We're headed straight for the facility where I can check him out."
Levi nodded in agreement and Hange opened the car door for him, allowing the alpha to slip inside with Eren still fully relaxed in his arms, only whimpering at being manhandled so much and Levi shushed him gently.
"How long will it take to get there?" Levi demanded as Hange buckled into their seat. "He needed medical attention yesterday."
"I know, damn it," Hange hissed as they immediately sped down the road and towards the main highway. "Fifteen? I can get there in ten if I make a few shortcuts and turn on my lights."
Levi nodded. "Do it."
Not even a second later, the police alarms on top of the car began going off and, as soon as they got onto the road, cars moved out of their way, letting them pass and Hange booked it.
"Shit, fuck," Levi cussed as he noticed that Eren was starting to lose consciousness, the bleeding in his nose increasing tenfold and spilling onto his cravat but Levi didn't give a damn. "Hange, the bleeding in his nose is getting worse."
"Could be a sign of internal bleeding in the brain, fuck!" Hange shouted, making a sharp turn. "Keep him awake, Levi. If he loses consciousness, that won't be good for any of us."
Levi nodded, already on that shit and he tried getting Eren's attention, pulling him back from his neck and gently cupping his cheeks.
"Eren, sweetheart," He murmured quietly and Eren whined, all of the fight slowly draining him as everything finally began catching up with him and he whimpered with it. "I know, it hurts. It's gonna be okay, though. Hange will fix you up, alright? You just gotta stay awake for me, 'kay, honey? Just stay awake for me, kid."
Eren's eyes fluttered and those pretty emeralds met Levi's for one breathtaking moment and the alpha was lost.
This poor Omega, this gorgeous creature began crying again, tears spilling onto his bloodied cheeks and Levi brushed some of his sweaty bangs from his forehead.
"Don't-don't wanna…no go-" Eren shook and pushed at him. "Don't take me back."
"I'm not, Eren," Levi told him honestly. "No one's taking you back, sweet thing. No one is ever taking you back. We're going to get you some help so you can get better. Just stay awake, okay?"
The Omega whimpered again and leaned his forehead, caked in sweat, musk, and blood red, back onto Levi's shoulder and his body wobbled.
"Tired…" He whispered and Levi nodded.
"I know," He replied. "I know. But stay awake a little longer, yeah? Soon as we get you onto that hospital bed you can sleep. Promise."
Eren shook his head and whined again. "Too tired…tired, don't wanna go back," He cried.
"No, no, no," Levi grabbed ahold of his shoulders and shoved him slightly. "Don't close your eyes, Eren. Don't fall asleep. We need you to stay awake."
But, it seemed he was fighting a losing battle as Eren's eyes kept shutting and opening again every few seconds, shutting for longer and longer every time.
Levi cussed and hissed out; "Hange, I'm losing him," He shouted and Hange growled.
"Use commands!" They told him. "I know that it's not practical and completely unethical, but we need him to stay awake. Use your commands on him just until we get inside the hospital room."
Levi gaped and frowned. "That might just trigger him!" He argued. "We have no idea what's happened to him or how long he's been trafficked but, if I try my commands on him, he could end up going into shock or a panic attack! They might not even work on him, anyway! He isn't my mate!"
"You have no choice!" Hange retorted, booking it through a red light. "Just do it!"
Levi groaned and glanced back over at Eren who was moments away from passing out and the alpha gently cupped his cheeks once again, a hand resting back on his mating and scent glands and he situated Eren to look at him.
"Eren," He cleared his throat, preparing to use his commands. "Listen to me, okay?"
Eren mumbled something incoherent but their eyes met. That was enough for Levi to know he was paying attention, at least.
Levi exhaled shakily. "Listen to Alpha, alright?" He whispered softly. " Stay awake for me, okay? Just for a little longer. Stay awake, Eren."
Almost instantaneously, Eren's emerald orbs lit up with a soft golden hue, signaling that the command had gone through and the omega finally gathered his bearings enough to nod, body already responding to the alphas signals.
Levi felt a shudder rock through him, unprepared for the wave of heat and arousal that immediately shot through him as soon as Eren obeyed him.
Fuck, he wasn't normally like this. Why was he like this now? This isn't new, he's seen worse than this. Omegas have died in front of him, people had, so why-?
"Levi!" Hange shouted and ripped him back into reality, and that's when Levi realized- "We're here! Get off your ass and hurry up!"
With not even a second to waste, he kicked the door open with his foot and immediately got out of the vehicle, carefully moving Eren's body with him as Hange rushed over to his side and began assessing the omegas wounds now that they were in the parking lot of the facility.
They must've sent a signal to the others inside because, as Levi glanced up, a group of nurses were racing towards them and the alpha caught sight of a stretcher somewhere in the frey.
"Let's get his vitals checked out already," Hange swiftly grabbed onto the stretcher as it got close enough and made a move to grab Eren. "Come on, put him on the bed so we can get inside and-"
As soon as their hand grazed the brunettes shoulder, Eren wailed and swatted at her, shocking the entire squad as he began to snarl and bare his teeth as best as he could with all the exhaustion and blood loss wearing him out.
Levi grunted as Eren flailed and readjusted his grip on the Omega and glanced up at Hange who was staring with wide eyes.
"...uh," They cleared their throat, glancing up at the raven before looking back at the stretcher instantly "Levi, put him on the stretcher. You…should probably come with us too. Hurry now."
Levi blinked rapidly before he nodded, trying to get his head back in the game as he gently began to situate the tiny brunette onto the mattress, but it seemed the Omega was shaving none of it.
He began whining, big, fat tears streaming down his cheeks as he clung to Levi for dear life, knuckles going white from how hard he was gripping him and the alpha sighed.
"Eren," He was using his commands again. "Let go. We need to get you inside. Listen to Alpha, okay?"
Once again, Eren's orbs fluttered gold and the omega moaned in despair at it. Then, after a few moments, he reluctantly released him, hands shaking as he whimpered and Levi gently placed him on the stretcher.
"My god, I can't believe that's working," Hange breathed. "Alright, come on. We need to get him inside."
Not even a moment to waste and they were rushing inside the facility doors, passing by other employees and rescued omegas who were curious and taking a peek.
They made it into the elevator and finally found themselves in one of the hospital rooms and it wasn't long before Eren found himself on one of the more comfortable beds with an IV pricking the inside of his elbow.
Levi stood beside him the entire time as Hange and other nurses assessed him, checking his vitals, making note of his injuries, and cleaning the blood, grime, and muck from his battered body, the brunette slowly giving into exhaustion and the alpha glanced down at him.
Eren whimpered and Levi hummed.
"Shhh, it's okay, now," He whispered softly, gently brushing his bangs back from his forehead in soothing motion. "You're safe. No one's going to hurt you, okay? Not ever again. You just get some rest now and we'll properly talk once you wake up? Sound like a plan?"
The Omega was too pumped with drugs to respond coherently so he merely moaned in reply and Levi huffed, lips quirking.
"Got it, I'll be sure to bring some sweets too," He teased even though he knew Eren probably couldn't understand him, not fully anyway. "You just focus on getting better, alright?"
Eren merely tilted his head and his eyes closed in response, breathing softly and Levi let out a breath he didn't know he had been holding.
"Yeah, copy that, kiddo," He chuckled softly, brushing his cheek.
"I'll be here when you wake up."