Chapter 9

Elizabeth Summers

I had been sitting on the sofa at home for the last half an hour waiting for Oliver to pick me up. I had been avoiding him ever since this morning, in fact, I had been avoiding everyone since this morning. I didn’t want to have to deal with any of them. Oliver with his stupid ideas about our relationship, my other friends trying to push us together, and Jasper with his mind-boggling behaviour over the last few days.

I had considered more than once messaging Oliver to cancel whatever tonight was. Then I could spend the whole night locked in my room instead, pretending that the world around me hadn’t suddenly turned itself upside down. Unfortunately, my Omega side wouldn’t let me do that, the thought of letting Oliver down made me feel so bad that I thought I might throw up. That meant I was left with no option other than to go on this stupid fake date with Oliver.

“Are you OK dear? You have been distracted all afternoon.” Jasper’s mom asked.

“It is nothing.”

“No o