Page 132 of Mercy & Her Devils

Our scents mingle.

The moment feels sacred.

“For every Omega in the Institute,” Antonio says with a solemnity, of which I didn’t even know he was capable.

“For all Omegas,” Kai adds.

“For the Broken, past, present, and future,” I murmur.

Gabriel’s eyes are luminous, as they meet mine across the circle. “For you, Mer. For your revenge.”

CHAPTER TWENTY

Buck Forest, Devil Estate

I’m trembling.

My hands shake so much that I can hardly wriggle my fingers into gloves.

Sirens wail, echoing around the small hallway on the third floor next to the emergency exit that leads out to the staircase, which zig-zags down the log cabin’s exterior sides.

All the lights in the cabin have been cut.

I can only see through the shadows by the dawn light, which is filtering through the door’s small window.

All but the lightest of the estate’s security measures have been turned off to allow our enemies onto our territory, even if they think that they’re raiding us.

My own panted breaths are loud in my ears.

This is it.

Morning has come, and with it, so have the Mayor, Sheriff, and their men.

Fletcher.

Just for a moment, I’m taken back to that day in Ace Hall with Fletcher dragging me into his arms, where he’s shushing me but at the same time, biting into my neck and severing our bond.

I break our bond…

My heart feels like it’s being torn apart. Flames surge through my chest.

“Alpha,” I mouth. “Alpha…”

Then I’m grounded back into the present by a new Alpha, who is as gentle as Fletcher was violent that day, winding a black scarf around my neck as protection against the storm outside.

When I take a deep sniff of the scarf’s wool, I can smell my other Alpha, warm and cinnamon.

Finally, being surrounded by them both, my heart calms.

I don’t need my first, false Alpha.

I never did.

Now, I have two true Alphas.

I glance at Lark who’s standing next to me.

Kai is fussing to adjust a scarf around Lark’s neck as well, as much as Lark will allow. It’s navy blue wool, and I’m certain that it belongs to Antonio.

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