Semua Bab The Omega’s True Legacy: Bab 41 - Bab 45

Esme's POVThe compound erupted the moment we arrived. Word had spread fast. Warriors lined the driveway. Their faces were tight with worry and anger. Xavier's SUV hadn't even stopped completely before Soren yanked my door open."Are you insane?" His voice cracked. Not loud but worse. "Do you have any idea what could have happened?"I climbed out. My legs felt shaky. "We got the evidence.""I don't care about the evidence!" Soren grabbed my shoulders and looked me over like checking for broken pieces. "You could have died, Esme. Mercenaries with guns. Marcus could have been there. You could have..."His voice broke completely. "I'm okay," I whispered. "I promise. I'm okay."Dorian appeared and pulled me into a hug so tight I couldn't breathe. "Don't ever do that again. Don't ever put yourself in danger like that. I can't... we can't lose you too."Lucian stood back. His jaw was clenched. "Where's Kieran?"I turned. Kieran was climbing out of the driver's side. His bandaged shoulder w

Esme's POVThe pack gathering was supposed to be simple. A celebration for the younger wolves who'd passed their first shift. I stood near the food tables helping Maya arrange plates when I felt it. The ghost of a bond that shouldn't exist anymore.I turned around and my heart stopped.Rylan stood at the edge of the clearing. He looked different. Thinner. His steel-gray eyes had lost their usual confidence. The proud Alpha who rejected me now looked broken. His dark brown hair was unkempt and when he looked at me from across the crowd, something in his eyes made my stomach twist. Desperation. Raw, ugly and impossible to miss.He started walking toward me."No," I whispered. Maya followed my gaze and her hand found my arm."Isn't that Rylan?" she asked, her voice sharp with recognition. "What is he doing here?”"Yes." I straightened my outfit and lifted my chin. "And he has no business being here."Rylan stopped three feet away. Close enough that I could see the dark circles under his

Esme's POVI woke up before dawn, though I hadn’t really slept much at all. Sleep had come in fragments, maybe an hour at most before slipping away from me again. For a few fleeting seconds, I almost forgot everything, almost felt at peace, but then the familiar ache returned, settling deep in my chest like it always did.Today, Kieran was leaving. I thought I had known pain before, Ryan rejecting me had cut deep but this, this was different. The hurt I felt now was sharp, overwhelming, and impossible to put into words. With Ryan, I held on to a glimmer of hope that once he had chosen me as a mate once, my suffering would end.Now I have that comfort, I have what I always wanted, yet my second chance mate wouldn’t choose me, maybe I am ther problem.I lay there, staring at the ceiling, my heart thudding slowly, painfully, each beat echoing in the quiet room. Part of me wanted to get up, to pull on clothes, go downstairs, and act as if none of this hurt at all. Another part of me wante