Page 18 of The Omega Archives: Part Three

“Demetri,” I repeated. “Do you have a plan?”

“Do I look like I have a plan?”

I didn’t answer.

“Fuck, Marko.”

“But you want her back.”

He didn’t look at me. “I don’t know.”

“What?”

“Are you going to turn on me too?” He said. “She gave us important information we needed for this case we have been focused on for years. If we follow it, we can take down the entire company my father built and the mess with it.”

“But what about Ella?”

Demetri didn’t answer again. Back to the silent treatment.

“What about Ella, Demetri?”

Nothing.

“Is she part of the mess?”

“Since when did you ever like anyone.”

“Since you decided to take her in. I didn’t realize how temporary your love was.”

“It’s not.”

Now it was my turn not to say anything.

“Marko.”

“You should probably just tell the rest of your pack that.”

“We’re bonded.”

“Yeah, and?”

Demetri froze.

“Get your act together or maybe we won’t be anymore.”

“You’d rather kill the whole pack than make sacrifices?”

I scoffed. “I know sacrifice.”

Demetri looks a bit chastised at my words. “I know.”

“No. I don’t think you do. I don’t think any of you did even when you watched me slowly disappear in front of you that I held on overseas knowing, praying that my family was coming for me. Do you think Ella thinks that?”

“I…”

“I think that maybe she was starting to. So I think we only have a few days before she starts to give up. And unlike me, I don’t think she’ll come back, Demetri. So, get your act together and find your pack or this one you know. We are going to make something happen whether it messes up plans or not. BecauseI’mnot leaving my pack behind. You hear me?”

He paused and looked down at his work. He didn’t answer.

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