Page 48 of The Omega Archives: Part Two

I glared at me.

Oh yeah, he was already starting to get up under her skin for sure.

I repressed the need to smile. “Just give us a chance, Ella? Please? I know it’s a lot, but I still want to see you and make sure you’re safe. I don’t know what you’ve been running from all this time, but I can promise you that I won’t let anything get to you that’s out there. You can be safe now as exactly who you are.”

After a long moment, she lay down as if the words I spoke took everything out of her. She sighed, though her breath stuttered.

“Get some rest. We’ll figure everything out later. I’ll come see if you’re awake for dinner later.”

She nodded, shutting her eyes.

I continued to run my hand back and forth up her back until I was pretty sure she was asleep or close to it. Only then was I willing to slowly make my way off the bed, careful not to jostle her of her many blankets twisted around her.

I couldn’t believe now that I was able to push off her hundred pillows in her room back at her apartment as simply a silly, omega habit.

No shit, Sherlock.

I hesitated by the door, looking back at her. But it was fine. It had to be, even if I was nervous she was going to pull another escape attempt. If she was asleep though, at least I knew that was at least pretty likely out of the cards unless she was a sleepwalker.

Downstairs, I rounded into the living room where everyone still seemed to be, though none of our usually laid-back pack was calm. Even Marko was slowly walking back and forth in front of the window. It was his version of an irritated pace.

Liam followed me a step as I made my way into the kitchen before stopping. “How is she?”

“Oddly okay, I think,” I said, reaching to get a water bottle out of the fridge.

Demetri nodded from where he stood with his hands on his waist. “Good.”

I looked between them all, high-strung.

And I thought I was a mess the past few days.

“What about all of you guys?” I asked. “Are you all okay?”

“Of course,” said Demetri.

“Yes,” Marko intoned.

Liam flipped his hand over towards the question, his one eye narrowing at me. “Why wouldn’t we be?”

All three quick responses were a little concerning.

Hopefully, my eyes said enough because I was not going to have another designation talk tonight.

I sighed. “Ella is sleeping as of now. She’s pretty run down after everything. Care to fill in the blanks, Lee?”

Liam sucked in his cheek before nodding. “Right.”

“Because.” I went on, teasing him. “You sure smell like you know a lot. And she… doesn’t hate you anymore.”

He rolled his icy blue eyes before they opened wide. “She said that?”

I couldn’t help the bubble of laughter that escaped from me.

Liam shook his head at the antics.

“As I mentioned before, her boss was Rylan Wolfern. He just thought she was pre-heat and she told him to call me. I’m pretty sure I was the only one she knew he’d be able to call since we worked together. She was smart. Smart omega,” he finished saying with a fondness in his voice.

God, was this my alpha, smitten?

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