Page 104 of The Omega Archives: Part Two

“Okay,” I said. “If I think of anything else, I’ll be sure to let you know.”

He stood unmoving for another second. “Good. I suppose then I’ll just leave you to it.”

Turning to walk towards the living room, I watched Demetri go like a dejected puppy. Before I could stop myself, I realized that I didn’t want him to walk away from me. Not yet.

Not like that.,

Not if… If what I said to Marko was true. I wanted them. And if I wanted them. I needed more than just him or Cal to know it.

I raised my voice. “Actually?—“

Demetri quickly turned around as if he had been waiting for me.

“I’m just…” I paused. “I’ve been a little more uncomfortable than usual today.”

“Hm,” he thought.

“Hm?” I asked. “Let me guess, another side effect of everything, you think?”

He shook his head. “It’s alright.Nothing to worry about.It’s likely a sign of an impendingheat,to feel uncomfortable in your skin. Like everything is too…tight,” he tried to explain. Demetri looked from where I came from to the perfume and sweat leaking from my pores. “It’s… I know you likely don’t want to talk about it, but it’s going to happen at some time.”

He seemed to test my response.

At this point now, it was nothing new. “I know.”

“I know that you have time…”

Did I though?

I pursed my lips trying to see what he wanted to say yet.

Luckily, all business, I didn’t have to guess long.

“I want you to know that we as a pack would be honored if I’d be there to help you through. As if that isn’t clear enough,”hesaid stiffly.

“Oh, it is,” I said. Most ofthemanyway. I was still on the fence withhimhimselfwhichseemed odd. I always thought the head alpha would be the most involved. Wanton, even.

But maybe that was just it, Demetrididn’t want me. I couldn’t tell yet.

But he was very clearly devoted to his pack.

He’d do anything for them. Try, for them.

“If I didn’t choose that…” I swallowed. “What would happen?”

Demetri thought for a moment. “Eventuallywe will register you with Omega Services. It is the only way and I’d make sure hat you’d be safe this time. I’d get you new IDs if needed and anything else. I would make sure that you will have good concrete options. I would see to it that you’d be safe. When your heat arrives…you’d either be set up in a hospital to go through it alone.”

The pain I remembered flung straight to the front of my mind. I never wanted that again.

Never again.

“Or they’d set you up with a pack likely. Temporary or permanentdependingon different factors to see you through.It would be your choice, but please, consider lettingus court you–properly.”

I stared at Demetri and nodded. “Okay.”

“I’m glad you will think about it-”

“No. I mean.” I took a deep breath. Here we go. The thought of other alphas made me want to squirm. But, in front of Demetri, it was fora wholeotherreason. Maybe we could… grow on each other. Or at least, he could grow on me.

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