Page 75 of The Omega Archives: Part Two

Demetri’squiet murmurs came from his office as I moved past it down the hallway towards the living room. His voicewasn’tas soft as it was before. It wasstrongand stern.

No one was in the living space, though I could hear gentle clanging from the kitchen. My gaze lingered on the shelves surrounding the televisionIcouldn’tremember anyone ever turning on.

I wandered towards the books stacked into perfect rows, running my fingers down the spines.

Iwasn’tsure what I was expecting. Recent bestselling fiction alongside old textbooks that looked like they belongedthoughnever used in the college library,wasn’tit?

I pulled one out, amagical-realism romance set onan oldwoman’sfarm caught my eye probably two years ago when I saw it everywhere. It had a hold list at the library for ages. I never had the time to read it.

“Find anything worthwhile?”

I jumped, turning around to face the voice. Liam.

Liam’sstare flicked between the book and me. Lifting the book back up, I slipped it back where I found it, careful of the other paperbacks surrounding it.

I shook my head.

“Have you read that one?”

“No,” I said. “I uh, haven’t gotten to read just for the fun of it in a long time.”

“You think reading is fun?” Liam asked, sarcastically. “I’m shocked.”

“You are not.”

He chuckled at my cheek.

“They call it the best form of escapism for a reason,”I reasoned.

“You’reup again.”Liam looked at me up and down, his lips twisted as he spoke still, face giving nothing away. Icouldn’ttell what he was feeling. Content? Upset?

You’dknow if there was a bond. If he bit–

My face flushed. I mentally attempted to slap the omega desire back down.

No matter what Demetri or Cal said,I’dnever get used to that.

“You look better after your… nap.”

I studied him for a moment, looking at the slight tenseness of his jaw. My nap? Did something happen in the house while I was sleeping…with his packmates?

Understanding dawned on me.

My eyes widened. “I’m sorry.”

“What?”

I extended my hands as if they held all the answers. When theydidn’t, I tucked them back into my stomach.“I’msorry if I’ve been crossing some line. I know that we– well, we almost– but Ihadn'teven thought about what it might mean since Ididn’tknow…you’reall together and stuff as a pack that could meanthat youwouldn’twant…”

“When?”

“By sleeping in the nest upstairs by Demetri and Cal. A lot recently,”I flushed.“Ididn’trealize or think about keeping them from youandthen I woke up and?—”

Things got a whole lot more complicated.

I kept adding it all to the list.

“Stop talking.”

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