Page 22 of The Omega Archives: Part Two

“I didn’t realize that you felt abandoned when we left you here, Liam,” Demetri spoke up after a moment, breaking the silence between the three of us. “Didn’t know...”

I didn’t say anything as I looked at Demetri. I didn’t want to talk about it, but that wasn’t going to happen. I didn’t want them to know just how much it hurt over the past few months to come home to an empty house without my pack– without anyone. I’d gotten used to the noise.

I got used to the comfort.

I shook my head and shrugged.

“Uh, guys.” Cal’s upset shot through me as he rushed back down the stairs, standing in the entryway of the living room. His eyes were frantic. “She’s gone.”

“What do you mean she’s gone? I thought the head honcho of security here was keeping the omega under lock and key?” I said, waving a hand towards Marko.

Cal’s mouth fell open, looking back and forth. “She’s gone.”

Demetri pushed off from where he was standing, heading towards the kitchen where he left his phone and laptop on the counter. “We need to call Omega Services immediately and anyone else to make sure they find her before someone else does.”

Looks like our pet decided for us. At least she was good at helping us do one thing already.

“No. Not yet,” Cal stammered, rushing towards him. “She’ll be back.”

“You think that?” Demetri asked.

We all turned to Cal. He paused and we all knew the true answer, feeling the bitter fear through the bond as he answered declaring it a lie. “I do. She’ll come back. She knows it's dangerous, especially now. She said so.”

The rest of us stared at him, trying to calm down the rising panic in our beta.

“Okay,” said Demetri. “We’ll give her a few hours to settle down. If she doesn’t come back though, we’ll need to call Omega Services to report her.”

“She’ll hate us,” Cal said, jaw clenching, but he didn’t disagree.

“She’ll be safe.”

From what? What in the world could they possibly think this stupid omega needed to be safe from but her likely insane thoughts? That was a possibility they also clearly didn’t see.

What kind of omega would run away from what they were?

Marko took a deep breath, already moving back towards the steps as if he were going to try and retrace where she could’ve gone.

Cal nodded as if he understood.

He fished his phone out of his pocket, likely trying to call her. “I’ll go check the security cameras– voicemail... Ella, it’s me, Cal. Please just pick it up, beautiful. I want to make sure you’re safe.”

Demetri moved as if he was headed to look for her as well. He headed towards the back of the house leading outside as if she decided that she wanted to go for a dip in the pool and we didn’t hear the splash.

I took another deep breath, unable to move from where I sat on the side of the couch.

There was nothing to be done. Perhaps this was a good thing that she left. There was nothing to fight about now. She decided for us.

The guys passed me a few times, not saying anything as they paced. If anything, they tried to stay out of my way. Alone again.

After a few minutes, my phone buzzed in my back pocket.

Reaching for it, my brow furrowed at the name on the caller ID.

“Hello?” I snarled into the phone, listening to the deep tone on the other end of the line. With a huff, I stood up, looking for anyone. When I didn’t see them, I shook my head again. They were already so screwed in the heads for this girl.

I reached for my keys off the hook and headed to the garage on my own. “I’m already on my way.”

Maybe Cal had a point about learning more about her, the corner of my lips quirked at the thought, slightly amused.

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