LOGINFallon:As their gazes lingered on me, I took a deep breath and shook my head.“I don’t know.”The minute I said that, they all exchanged a glance.“Okay, then. Do you feel anything for me?” Cage asked, pointing at himself.“Or what about me?” Ace cut in, almost as if he were trying to push Cage out of the way.“What about me?” Miguel complained.I studied their faces before swallowing again.“Okay, we’re overwhelming her.”Thankfully, Cage finally realized this was not the way to approach me.“At least tell us this. Do you feel something for us? Do you see us in that light? You don’t have to name anyone right now.”Cage broadened the question, giving me a more open choice.I stared at all three of them before slowly nodding.Before they could relax, I added, “Rome has marked me, and all the signs suggest that we might be fated mates.”The minute I mumbled that, their jaws clenched.“Well, I mean, it doesn’t matter. He’s marrying my sister, so he’ll reject you. Don’t worry. After the
Fallon:"Hey, are you okay?" Rome asked when he arrived.I didn't know how he'd figured it out that I was sitting on the rooftop, staring down at the road."I've been better," I replied with a faint smile."But I brought us two cans of beer."He opened one and handed it to me before cracking open the other for himself.Rome sat against the low wall beside me while I faced the clear sky and the road below.“The people down there were making too much noise. We had to calm them down.” Rome sighed."Today has been a mess," Rome continued. "All the shouting, screaming, humiliation, and drama attracted way too much attention from the zombies."I nodded and took a sip of beer."Why didn't you arrest Dahlia?" he asked.I knew that question was coming."You know, I don't think it would've been fair," I said, glancing at him.Rome scrunched his nose, trying to understand what I meant."No woman or man should be humiliated like that," I explained, referring to what had happened earlier. "I mean,
Dahlia: "So what if anybody saw you? The world has changed now. Nobody fucking cares. In a few days, they'll forget. Some of them might even catch the disease and die. And I'm sure things will change. Once they clear out the zombies, they'll start repopulating those areas."Ben spoke as if he were trying to convince me, or maybe himself, that everything was fine and eventually would be.My gaze shifted to Savannah, and I realized she had been watching me the entire time."Come on, get up. I'm taking you out of here. From now on, you'll live in my bedroom at the Alpha mansion, while this filth stays here," he said, gesturing toward Savannah.I stared at his outstretched hand before taking it and getting to my feet.I stepped closer to him as we both watched Savannah."I'll happily stay here," Savannah replied with a smile.Ben's grip tightened around my hand, almost as though her indifference infuriated him.Then he turned to me with a smile."It's fine. I'll take you with me. Let's s
Dahlia:With one hand pressed to my cheek, I gathered enough courage to face her again.She slapped me across the other cheek, then struck me four more times until I lost my footing and fell to the floor, crying as I buried my face in my hands.My cheeks burned and already felt swollen. I must have bitten my tongue at some point too, because the metallic taste of blood filled my mouth."You know what? I had a feeling something was going on," Savannah began. "The way he used to belittle me..."She paused to catch her breath."I just wish I'd found out sooner," she muttered, clenching her fists as she paced back and forth in front of me. "Do you have any idea how much he tortured me? He was always putting me down. He never physically abused me, but that doesn't mean the mental and verbal abuse wasn't real."She crouched until we were at eye level."And you thought he would be loyal to you? Do you have any idea what kind of monster he is? Look what he did to you. Do you really think he e
Dahlia:I smiled through my tears as I stood in place, watching Nathan get everything he wanted in life even though he was the one who had screwed everything up.I wasn't saying I was completely innocent. It had all started because I'd gotten too greedy. Instead of looking for love in my own mate, I'd decided to steal what belonged to my sister.To think I'd done all of that to my own biological sister, only to receive the worst kind of karma in return. It was well deserved.I'd wanted Fallon to suffer that same kind of humiliation when I'd tried to drug them and catch them together. Instead, I was the one who ended up humiliated, and far worse than I'd ever imagined.They had seen me completely naked with those Omega men. Everyone had. The entire crowd had watched me.Now, whenever someone glanced my way, I immediately adjusted my clothes, half wondering if I was still standing there naked.But all of that was behind me now, and I had plenty of time to think about how badly I'd kept
Fallon: Finally, after what felt like years, even though it had only been months since the chaos began, my abusive husband was on his knees in front of me, his hands clasped together as he begged for mercy.And he wasn’t just begging for mercy. He wanted me to take him back.It was kind of funny, you know, watching him like that.A few months ago, the desperate Fallon would have immediately stopped him from getting on his knees, thinking he shouldn’t have to beg like this.But I wasn’t the same Fallon anymore.The world was different too, and over the years, I had seen my husband’s true face.“Please,” he pleaded again.There was only one reason he was on his knees, and it wasn’t because of me.It was because he had realized he couldn’t fight me anymore.So he had changed his strategy.I let out a deep breath and crouched down in front of him, watching as he looked back at me with those emotional eyes.“You know, I used to think I wouldn’t be able to live if you ever left me,” I bega
Fallon:Flashback:I sat on the floor beside the bed, curled into myself with my arms wrapped tightly around my body.My stare remained locked on the ground, as if my dignity had been left there with the rest of me.“Don’t make such a big deal out of it.”Nathan stepped out of the bathroom with a to
Fallon:The instant it lunged at me, I stumbled back and slammed my foot against the door.The heavy door crashed into its face and knocked it backward.I did not waste the opportunity.I rushed inside with the piece of broken glass in my hand.The room was too cramped for a proper fight.Every move
Fallon:I slowly pushed myself off the road and brushed the dirt from my clothes, scanning my surroundings with panic building inside me.I didn’t know if the world had always been this terrifying.Maybe I had just never noticed it before. Back when my biggest concern was surviving another day as a
Fallon:“I’m not going down there,” I shot back before any of them could try talking me into it.All four of them mirrored each other, planting their hands on their waists as they lined up in front of me.Men, especially, always went after weakness the moment they sensed it.Cage lifted a brow, look







