CALEB “Not really,” I mutter as my body slowly comes back into view.I try to breathe properly, but it’s hard. My chest feels tight. For a second, I think I might black out.“Just give it a minute,” Naomi says. “You’ll be okay.”She turns back to the waitress. I hadn’t noticed before, but the woman has been staring at us the whole time, frozen in place, eyes wide with shock.“I’ll be fine,” I say, more to myself than anyone else. I need to believe it.“We have to get Tara out of here,” I continue. “She said the Alpha uses the women here to have children. And if the kids show signs of being Omegas or Alphas, he takes them away.”That’s beyond messed up. No wonder she reacted the way she did.Naomi presses her lips together. Her face goes hard. “She wants to go home first before we leave town. I told her that’s not safe.”“I can’t leave Eli. He’s only seven.”I look at her, confused. “Your kid is at home alone? He’s seven?”She breaks down right away, tears spilling fast. “The Harrison
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