It’s the ‘how’ that I’m not exactly sure about.
Someone steps out of the motel room, and I look over to lock eyes with Will.
“What’s wrong?” He frowns.
A moment later, Ian appears after. “Everything okay?”
“Depends,” I mutter.
“On?”
“Dad is dead,” I say, shoving my phone back into my pocket. “And so is half of the chapter.”
“What?” Ian barks. “What the fuck?”
“Holy shit.” Will’s eyes widen. “What happened?"
I fill them in on everything Kane just told me before we head back into the hotel room. Nova is sitting on the bed, freshly showered and changed, with her cat in her lap.
Her brow creases when she sees us. “What’s wrong?”
“Get your things.” I grab her bag and throw it on the bed. “We’re leaving.”
Once we’re all packed up and buckled in the vehicles, we’re back on the road heading home.
Home. Fucking home.
What does that mean anymore?
Was everything we worked so hard toward for nothing? There’s no point in starting over now because the person we were running from is dead.
Do we stay or do we still go?
It’s all so fucked up, I don’t want to think about it right now. It can wait until we’re back in Georgia.
As we drive down the highway, Nova's quiet next to me, Ian is in the back, and the radio playing because I’m too numb to argue with her about it. I’m lost in my head.
I’m hyper aware of the Omega next to me. My Omega.
One of the biggest reasons why we held back from finding an Omega was because the moment my father found out, she would have been in danger. She would’ve been used against us to force our hands, putting us back under his control.
Now, she’s not in danger. At least not the kind we can’t protect her from ourselves.
There are still plenty of reasons why Nova shouldn’t be in our lives, but none of them are deal breakers anymore.
Knowing that I don’t have to shoulder the weight I had, fighting the urge to make her mine, adds a whole new mess in my head.
Thinking about her and the responsibility of an Omega right now is the last thing I need, though.
One issue at a time.
Right now, my priority is coming face-to-face with my past, which is the very last thing I’ve ever wanted to do.
Chapter 5
Nova
Something’s wrong, I just don’t know what. The guys have been acting weird all morning. Normally, I’d pick and poke, nosy as I am, but something told me not to right now and leave it be.
