Nathaniel was absolutely appalled to have confronted Lance the way he had. To have even done that. But he tried not to let the other lawyer get to him, tried to calm himself down before he got to Alan's office. He flinched as well at his tone and shook his head. "You shouldn't be standing. I'm fine," he said. Which was a lie. God he was anything but fine. His brother could arrive at any moment. Sure he'd filed a police report against him but he hadn't bothered to get with a lawyer or get Lyle arrested for assaulting him. Omegas didn't have rights unless their Alpha claimed them under oath. Almost like marriage, and even though there was an unwritten and unspoken law that once claimed physically an omega was off limits that didn't stop things from happening.<br/><br/>Even though it had been his fault entirely for leaving Alan in the first place. That was a large part of why he hadn't bothered with anything to do with Lyle. But he wasn't sure he could stand to face him. He couldn't lie to Alan, either, and he sat down in a chair and put his head in his hands. "No, I'm not alright," he breathed. Lying to his alpha was fruitless and he could only imagine how much off the handle Alan would be if he saw Lyle in this lawfirm. "Lance is taking a case with my brother." His stomach churned and for a moment he thought it would rebel on him. He swallowed a tried to breathe for a few moments. "I...I don't know what he wants but it can't be anything good. Lyle's probably going to try to take everything away from me." Tears pricked his eyes and he wanted to huddle in a ball. But there was work to do, and he couldn't let this bother him.