I wince as her wails get louder.
It’s Desi who rushes to her rescue, while Meg deals with Greg.
Bonnie stands up and disappears.
Now where is she going?
I try to slip into the dark, but Desi calls out to me sharply.
“Cyn, can you grab the spare water?”
I glance to where she disappeared with frustration but turn back to Desi. “Of course.”
Desi finally looks away from me, he knew what I was going to do and stopped me. I won’t underestimate him again.
Bonnie doesn’t return for hours. Not that I was watching.
Bonnie
Meg walks down the path to the river, just ahead of me. I resist growling after she looks back for the seventh time.
“Spit it out already.”
“Those alphas are pretty good looking.” Her teasing, lilting comment sends a spike of irritation through me, but I don’t let her see it.
I snort. “If you say so.”
“Cyn tried to rescue you. Does that get points?”
“For underestimating me? No, he loses points.” I’m not the most friendly camper in the morning. I need coffee and, unfortunately for us, Greg managed to contaminate the pot. I shudder just thinking about how far that spew went. Laina Trueman, who is quiet as a mouse, didn’t realise she was walking around with a chunk on her cheek.
There was a chunk. Of. Carrot. On. Her. Cheek.
I saw that chunk in my nightmares.
Thank God I had that job to do for Dad. Hell, anything that got me away from disaster that was a godsend.
“Aw, you are so hard to please.”
I scowl at her back. “Not really. Respect, acknowledgment, don’t fuck every person who bends over. I don’t think those arehigh on the list.”
Meg laughs. “They haven’t fucked a single person-"
“In less than twenty-four hours?” I slow clap. “Let's at least wait for the diseases to incubate before we start counting how impressive their feats of self-control are.”
“Are you slut shaming?”
“Anyone else on the planet? No, but them, yes. A hundred percent. I am the bitterest rejected omega that ever walked, and their dicks becoming limp, useless, and falling off would make all the pain go away.”
“Aw bestie, you are so cute when you are pining for coffee and amputated body parts.”
“Just get the water and give me the drugs!” I snap.
She just laughs harder, swinging her arms and looking like a million dollars.
“It’s diabolical how cheerful you are first thing in the morning.”
“I got laid last night,” Meg says joyously.
