“Listen, Tiana,” said Mom. “I know we lied to you about your true self this whole time, but you have to listen to us this one time. If the alphas are willing to help, don’t push them away like you do with all your dates.”
“Are you freaking serious?” I sighed. My parents were encouraging me to have sex like it was nothing.They were treating me like I couldn’t handle anything my whole life, and now I was okay to have sex with a bunch of alphas?
“Stopping the pills was a bad idea,” said my mom.
“Well, you should have told me before,” I grunted when my belly squeezed in pain again. “What if I get pregnant? I never even kissed a guy in my life!”
“I never thought it would come to this,” said Mom. “If you get pregnant, you don’t have a choice as an omega. I tried my best to protect you. I wanted you to have a choice, but now…I can’t do anything for you. You can only hope you can get past this without any repercussions. You are an omega, the rarest kind. I’m sorry, baby.”
My pulse pounded in my head, blocking all sounds as I grew dizzy at her words. It was all too unreal.
“I’ll…I’ll try. Bye, Mom,” I said, my heart aching.
“Trust the alphas,” said Mom. “They will end up bonding with you, no matter what. When an alpha mates with an omega, his heart is entwined with her forever. Trust me on this.”
When she hung up, I dropped my phone with trembling hands.
My innocence was over.
Everything I knew about life was a scam. I didn’t have the option to find true love. For an omega, we needed to mate the closest alpha who’d relieve the pain. The thought of having sex with Grant overwhelmed me to the core. I wanted him and didn’t want him at the same time.
My mind conflicted with my heart.
The door opened again, and I groaned.Why couldn’t Grant mind his own damn business? Why did he care what was happening to me anyway?
“Oh no, Tiana, are you still sick?” asked Lori, sitting on her bed and looking at me in concern. I opened my eyes blearily, watching her eat a slice of cake. I was glad it was her and not one of the damn werewolves because I didn’t trust myself. I knew I’d cave into having sex with one of them just to relieve this monstrous pain.
“I think it’s the flu,” I said, feeling another spasm rock through me.
“There’s a security guard outside our room,” whispered Lori. “The one that you kissed. Did you see him again?”
“I mean, we talked for a bit,” I said.
“Ooh, talked?” she asked with a gleam in her eyes. When I didn’t smile, she got the message that I wasn’t playing around. “Do you need something to eat or drink? Is it your period?”
“No,” I said, holding my belly and curling up further in the sheets. “Do you have pain medicine?”
“Yeah, I have some medicine,” she said, pulling her backpack from beneath the bed. “My cousin had the nerve to ask me to change into a better dress. I can’t believe her. I’ll never go to another function of hers again.”
“Oh, did she?” I asked, blearily unable to think straight,
After taking the medicine, I closed my eyes to get some sleep.
It was going to be a long and painful night.
I wokeup to a hand pressed to my mouth. Panicked, my eyes shot open.
The room was dark, and night had fallen. I lifted my hands to try and shove the hand away from my mouth. The hand was rock solid.
I couldn’t see who it was either. The person was behind me, but I could feel the tough, muscled chest and knew it was one of the alphas.
I felt his energy coursing through my skin, electrifying me. I struggled weakly against him as he lifted me in his arms, his hand still pressed against my mouth. I couldn’t scream, and I felt immobile with pain. I was at the complete mercy of whoever was kidnapping me.
As he quietly walked down the hallway and up the stairs, I punched his chest, but it felt like a brick wall. I couldn’t look up to see who was carrying me, his hand holding my head in place.
When we reached above deck, I caught sight of Tony and Wesley. So it must be Grant carrying me.What the hell did he want with me? Were they going to take me by force?
I bit his hand and screamed when he let go for a second. Then he quickly covered my mouth again.