Legion sits up and hisses in pain. “I have to go. He’s waiting for me.”
“He?” Mordecai asks.
I shake my head, feeling a deep well of pity for this lost alpha.
“Don’t let him go looking for the alpha,” I say. “It’s not safe out there, and I think…I think he’s lost in his memories.”
Mordecai gets up, stumbles, and kneels beside Legion, talking to him softly.
I turn toward the door, only to find Cadel blocking the way.
“I promise I will come back,” I say softly.
“You should wait.”
“We can’t wait any longer. We have no idea how much time has passed.”
“Omega, please.”
I shake my head. “No, this needs to be done. There are people who need us. I can’t stay here and be safe.”
“Why does it have to be you?”
I smile up at him and then leap forward, tripping him and leaving him in a heap on the floor. I dash past him and pull the door open. Before I can even get it open, it’s slammed shut, a heavy hand pinning it.
I stare at it and become aware of Cadel pressed against me.
“Let me do this,” I whisper.
“I don’t want to. I want you to stay here, and we can go tomorrow once Mordecai is better.”
I slide my hand up the door and wrap my fingers around his large wrist.
“I’m sorry that you’re here with me,” I murmur.
“I’d rather be here with you than anywhere else.”
“And don’t you think that’s weird? We hardly know each other.”
“I know you.”
“How?”
“I don’t know, but I know you, Omega.”
I press my lips together and try to silence my mind. He's too big and too much.
“Don’t go out there alone.”
If I turn around, I might very well give in. I might let this alpha who saved me from my nightmares save me from this, too, and then where will we be?
“I have to do this. Trust me.”
He pauses, leaning closer. His breath fans my hair, the air is thick with tension, and then he withdraws his hand and steps back.
“If you’re not back in a couple of hours, I’m coming to find you. I don’t care who I have to leave helpless.”
“I won’t be that long.”
