Chapter 20

Everything stilled, air and every living thing in it, the leaves and sounds. Then everything was back to normal as the executioner went down with a thud, the axe falling out of his hand onto the hard wood floor. The axe was picked and aimed at his head.

"Venkat no!" someone screamed.

"He's just doing his job," the person pleaded as Venkat snarled at the executioner, the axe in his hand submerged in the air. Ro's sobs brought the Alpha out of his killing trance. He dropped the axe and ran to her.

"Mate," he said quietly, looking at her. He untied her hastily and carried her in his arms, away from everybody. The crowd stared at him as he walked away, their jaws dropped. Everyone was stupefied, Mara was humiliated. Venkat took her straight to his room as Sheila followed him then placed her on the bed, the miserable omega grabbing onto him feverishly. "Omar," she called out in pain.

His heart constricted and he could feel tears threatening to escape. "Who are you?" he growled at the wom