Page 187 of Omega for the Pack

“What does it matter to you?” I spat out.

Behind him, his pack surrounded us, blocking any chance of escape for me. One was a beta with shaggy blond hair and large wide-rimmed glasses. The other looked like a delta, judging from his lean frame and muscular torso. I turned to look at the alpha holding me hostage with his powerful, wide frame. I could feel my weak omega body feel the pressure of his alpha presence.

The need to obey and surrender immediately.

“It matters because you’re not allowed to be here,” he said. “We will be taking you back home. Back to Howl’s Edge.”

“Please, no,” I said. “Just pretend you never saw me here.”

“My conscience won’t allow that,” he said. Then he looked curiously at me. “How long have you lived here in the human lands?”

“Years, and I’ve been doing just fine,” I said adamantly, hoping I could talk my way out of this. “You really don’t have to worry about me. What areyoudoing here, though?”

“I don’t need to explain myself to you,” he said. So he was one ofthosealphas. The ones who thought they were above everyone. “We’ll be taking you back home. Name’s Jack.”

He stuck out his hand to shake mine, but I ignored it. Jack raised his eyebrows in surprise.

“Do we take her now?” asked the delta.

“Yep, might as well,” said Jack. It was normal for alphas to control their omegas and ensure they weren’t out of bounds. It was his duty to bring me back to Howl’s Edge. Whether I liked it or not.

“I have a baby here,” I begged. “Just let me get my baby and pack some of our things.”

I had to buy some time before they hauled me out of here.

He cocked his head to one side. Studying me. “Alright then, we’ll follow your car with ours. Any fishy business will get you transported immediately.”

“Okay,” I said quickly.

He released me, and I shakily got into my car, shutting the door in their faces.

I drovelike a maniac down the road.

I weaved between cars and even passed red lights, but the alpha car behind me was quick on my tail. I pressed the gas pedal and drove around a corner, and a large truck came behind me, blocking them. Excited at the reprieve, I turned another corner in one of the back roads and lost the alpha and his pack.

I whooped out loud when I lost them. I couldn’t go back to Howl’s Edge.

The Royal Pack would claim the baby and dump me at the Omega Auctions. Letting out a sigh of relief, I took the long road back to my apartment. Hopefully, the babysitter wasn’t asleep.

As I walked into my little apartment on shaky legs, the first thing I heard was the low hum of the TV. Then, walking into the living room, I saw the babysitter munching on snacks and watching a movie, her bare feet lying on my brown coffee table. Her long highlighted hair was a rat’s nest, and she wore black sweatpants with a too-large black hoodie.

She looked up, surprised to see me there.

“Thank you for staying late, Sarah,” I said.

“You're welcome,” she said. “Anything not to go home and get bossed around by parents.”

I would do anything to get my parents back.

“Your mom is waiting out front,” I said. I had called her mother after the crazy car chase.

“Ugh,” said Sarah. “Can’t I just live here with you and Gabe? What happened to you? You’re shaking.”

“Nothing happened.”

“So, can I live with you guys?”

“No, you know that won’t be possible,” I said. “If you lived with me, you wouldn’t be up this late watching TV anyway. This isn’t everyday life, trust me. How was Gabe?”

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