“We’re just finishing off a few things here and then we’ll be home,” Elias said softly. “Is everything still okay?”My eyes darted over to the couch where Alex was sleeping. “Yes.” “Alex sleeping?” “He fell asleep a few minutes after I gave him his pills,” I explained. “That’s good,” he muttered. “It’ll give him some time to rest.”I bit my lip. My eyes darted over to Alex again. He wanted me to take care of him but in a different way. “C-can I speak to Val, please?”“Sure, flower. Hold on a minute.”I waited, my eyes darting around the apartment as I waited for Elias to give him the phone. My hands were beating a mile a minute. I was scared that I might mess things up. Alex might have been joking when he said he wanted to feel my lips wrapped around his dick. “Hey, petal. What’s up?” I sucked in a breath. “You’ve been with a lot of women, right?”“Uhm…you can say that. Why?”“I…I’m…Alex said something and I want to…I don’t know how,” I stuttered. Val muttered something to some

“How long are you planning on standing there, Daisy?”I jerked in fright. When I snuck out of the room, I didn’t expect him to know since the floorboards made no sound. I had stayed in the room until darkness started setting in. And of course, hunger.“You’re not a vegan, are you?” he called again.Biting my lip, I stepped around the corner and searched the living room until my eyes locked in him where he stood in front of the stove in a small kitchen.The smell for frying onions filled my nostrils, making my stomach growl. I hadn’t eaten since Elias cooked us breakfast before they left this morning. Was it still the same day? How long had I been out for?A glance outside the window didn’t give me much information about where we were. All I saw was trees for miles and miles. The window had a lock that wouldn’t budge no matter what I tried.“Canned meat will have to do for now,” he muttered. “I’ll go hunting tomorrow to get us some real meat.”Was that going to be my chance to find an

I had never been afraid of thunderstorms.The moment the storm hit, I jerked awake. I could hear the branches of the trees snapping as the wind howled outside. Somewhere in the distance there was a loud boom of thunder sounded, making the windows rattle, and seconds later lightning lit the room.On unsteady legs, I pulled the blanket over my shoulders and snuck out of the bedroom. My steps faltered when I entered the living room and spotted Derek sitting on the couch, staring at the burning fire in the fireplace.I took a small step back but another round of thunder made me hurry closer to him.He smiled. “Scared?”“N-not usually.”Derek patted the couch next to him.I settled on the couch as far away from him as I could. Clutching the blanket under my chin, I stared at the dancing flames for a few seconds before I turned my head to study Derek’s side profile.His nostrils flared.I frowned when he tensed.“Do you have an omega for yourself?” I asked him.“No.”“Do you want an omega?”

“Where the fuck is she?”His loud exclamation was followed by the sound of flesh hitting flesh. I bit down on my tongue to stop the groan of pain from escaping. A few punches was nothing compared to the pain I had gone through when I was injured in the explosion.Gripping my chin, he tilted my head back.I watched him through swollen eyes and when he got close enough, I spit in his face.Snarling, he punched me in the stomach, making me swing back and forth. The chains dug into my skin, making fresh blood trail down my arms.I was glad they grabbed me and not Alex or Val. I had been trained to endure hours of torture. They were tough but Alex was already injured and they would have used that to get their answers.“Last chance,” John growled. “ Where is Daisy?”I gave him a bloody smile. “Fuck you.”Nothing happened.“Maybe you’ll start talking once your mother starts begging.”Bile rose in my throat but I swallowed it down. He was just joking. He had to be fucking joking.Nobody knew

“Good morning, how are you feeling?”My eyes darted around the kitchen, searching but only finding David seated at the table. I could have sworn I smelled Alex’s scent on the pillow when I woke up. We had a conversation and he told me that Elias was in the hospital.Was it all a dream?“He’s outside, making some calls,” David said softly.My shoulders slumped as relieve flooded me.“You didn’t answer my question. How are you feeling?”I licked my lips as I stepped further into the kitchen. “A little shaky and I have a headache.”“That’s because you haven’t had a descend meal in a while.” David close his laptop and stood. “I’ll make you some breakfast.”I hovered close to the table and watched him as he moved around the kitchen. A few minutes later the smell of frying bacon filled the air, making my stomach growl.“I…uhm…t-thank you for…what you did,” I stuttered.Colour flooded my cheeks when he turned around to look at me.“How did you know that…it’s what I needed?” I asked him, eyes