The omega is the heart.
She keeps it safe.
“Alpha.”
He blinks, looking down at me, and, because I have his attention, I have the others.
“I want those bonds.”
He inhales so quickly he ends up choking and coughing until his eyes water, but there’s life, there’s shock on his face now.
“Now?”
“Yes, right now. I don’t want to waste another minute. But,” I hesitate, looking around, “not here. Take me to your favourite place, a safe place.”
He cocks his head to the side and ponders it for a minute before his expression clears. “I know a place.”
“I need to be real; I need an anchor, Khaos.”
Wrath presses into me from behind. “I’m not going to lose you. And I’m not going to allow you to be lost.”
“You can’t fight the memories; that’s my battle, but I need something to hold on to. I don’t want to be this person, the one who is angry and scared and ready to fight all the time. And I don’t want to keep reaching for the wolf, ready to attack and run. I miss you. God, I miss all of you. I miss me. Help me find myself.”
My whispered plea breaks through his ghosts, and he captures my face, brushing his nose against mine.
“I will always come for you.”
Khaos steps back, and I turn in Wrath’s arms, surprised to find us alone. Khaos glances at Angel, who shrugs.
“It would be the best place to go.”
They all nod in agreement, and then Hazard takes my hand, pulling me towards the massive doors and out into the sunlight and the beautiful day that’s going to change all our lives.
“Come play with me, Omega.”
How can I possibly resist him?
The safe place is in the middle of a forest. We walked there in human form; it was an easy hike, and the farther away from civilisation we got, the lighter I felt. But my wolf started to press against me.
The urge to shift got louder and louder until, at last, to my surprise, Angel had announced in a low growl that we were here.
I turn to find them all staring at me, intent and hungry. My heart rate kicks up, my stomach flutters, and I slowly reach up for the dress, pulling the ties at my shoulders apart until the material flutters to the ground.
Angel takes a step forward, but I growl.
Then I shift.
I take off before they can say anything, but I hear Wrath’s wild whoop as he explodes after me.
I streak through the unfamiliar terrain, stretching my legs to run faster, to take bigger bounds. There’s no strange mix of scents here. I can’t smell my old pack, just these alphas.
Riot jumps out in front of me, and I veer off course, chuffing as I leap over a fallen tree.
Wrath bowls into me. We go tumbling over and over until he leans on me, pinning me to the forest floor.
His wolf form disappears, and he leans in, rubbing his face along my fur, causing my body to tingle everywhere he touches me.
“You are so damn pretty, Omega.”
