Semua Bab The Omega's Choice : Bab 101 - Bab 110

It's been two weeks since the search party was issued to look for Nox's mother, and two weeks since she hasn't been found. Whatever game she and Zara are playing at, it must be something deep enough to get rid of me for good, that I know. I can't go into town anymore because I either get stoned with eggs and called names, or I'm physically attacked by the grieving women who looked up to Selene and would do anything for Zara. So, all the grocery errands have to be run by Nox, and even though he's hated for supporting me, no one dares to challenge him because, well, he's Alpha Nox. Doesn't matter who's ruling now; he is who he is. I spend most of my days with Silas, though, as it's the only place I can go without being seen, and when he has patients over, I just wait them out in the back room.I'm at Silas’s cabin, my hands busy mixing a balm for headaches, the familiar scent of lavender and peppermint a soothing comfort. But my mind is elsewhere, a restless hum of anxiety buzzing

"I told you, I'll be completely fine on my own, Nox. Besides, don't you have to workout this morning?" I repeat for the hundredth time as I struggle to slip my shoes on. Yesterday, I let him take me to Silas's and pick me up. I felt like letting him do that would ease whatever was on his mind, but today, I guess it's the same thing. His anxiety, a palpable hum in the air around him, is contagious."I could always do my workouts when I get back. It's just a ten-minute walk... maybe more," he pouts, giving me those ridiculous, adorable puppy eyes that usually melt my resolve. He knows my weakness."Why anyway?" I finally get my shoes on and stand akimbo, eyeing him suspiciously. Kira is stirring, sensing the shift in his usual easygoing demeanor. "It's either you don't trust me to go out without getting into trouble with Zara, or you're just looking for an excuse to hang out with me, which is totally fine by the way." I try to keep my tone light, but the underlying tension in the cabin

I hold back a screech as a rat runs over my leg, leaving behind the phantom feeling of its touch. Disgust curls my lip. I don't know how long it's been since I've been thrown in here, but I guarantee you it's been a long time since I'm feeling woozy from starvation and bloated with unreleased body waste. My head aches, a dull throb behind my eyes.I rise to my feet, the meager blanket I was given falling to the damp, cold floor. I head to the bars of my cell, listening for the slightest sound of footsteps, a tremor of hope and dread coiling in my gut. I listen for a while and I'm met with only silence, broken only by the drip, drip, drip of water from somewhere in the cavernous dungeon.Unable to take the pressure that has built up in my bladder for goddess knows how long, a painful ache that rivals the hunger pangs, I move to the back of my cell, finding a relatively less disgusting corner, and do my business. The relief that comes after is immense, a wave of blissful release tha

The entire pack is shook, and Zara looks like she just might die from shock? Anger? Shame? All of it, probably. Her face is a sickly pale, her eyes wide, staring at the man who was supposed to be dead...well, according to her.What?After all, it was just a few minutes ago that she had blatantly accused me of killing Lior, and guess who is standing in the midst of everyone right now? Fucking Lior. No wonder Nox looked so relaxed. He did this, and he was confident that Lior would show up. Whatever he did to make this possible is beyond me, but a surge of relief, hot and strong, washes over me. He really does have my back.Lior walks over to me, a smirk on his lips. I can't believe I was once charmed by this man. Now that I'm not blinded by grief and hate, now that my heart belongs fully and irrevocably to Nox, I see just how much fake is hidden behind those beautiful eyes. The charm is a veneer, the humor a weapon. Shame they have to be so beautiful, those green eyes."The blonde l

The council wasn't joking when they said they were going to investigate the truth behind Selene and Zara's accusations. First of all, their confinement is really serious because I haven't seen or heard anything from them this past week. Omegas go and come out of their quarters with food trays and supplies, but nothing else. Usually, there's always gossip, a whisper here, a rumor there, but this time, nothing. It seems as though they've become ghosts, and I'm definitely glad about that. Let them rot in their silence.I've been called a few times alone to the council chambers and asked to say everything I know about Zara and Selene's plans. I told them all I knew, over and over again, recounting the manipulations, the lies, the sheer audacity of it all. I kept out Lior's part because Nox asked me to. Something about him and Lior's arrangements, blah blah blah. I later learned from Silas that before my trial, Nox had called Lior and made him talk enough about his crimes and his siste