Page 196 of Fallen Omega

This time the door opens and a man smiles at me.

It’s cruel, greedy. And I gasp.

I know him.

It’s Jake.

I scream and go to run, but he lunges and grabs my arm, hauling me in, tossing me to the floor. When I try to get up, he backhands me. Pain explodes as I fall back.

“Stay down, bitch.”

“If I do, if I stay, will you take me to Susan?” My voice sounds slurred.

He frowns. “Who? That blonde alpha asshole’s friend? No, I don’t think so. The rules changed. I sent her elsewhere, but that doesn’t matter. I’ve got you now and you, little cunt, have caused enough problems. The fact you ruined my enterprise is enough to get you dead, but I might keep you. Start it up again.”

“What?”

“Girls. I sell the wares of sweet omegas to men who’ll never get them. You’ve been used, but you still look fresh and innocent.”

I’m gaping at him.

“So you aren’t working with the Council?” I ask.

He snarls. “They shut us down, didn’t catch me, or maybe they really want my father’s land.” He frowns. “You being his new mate wouldn’t work for me. They’d notice you working the clubs and streets. And Liz, one look and taste of you and it’d be hands off.”

I don’t hide my shudder of revulsion.

“Where’s Susan?”

“I told you. Off somewhere, servicing men now. Weak fucking alpha bitch. Not so uppity now.” He laughs. “I turned you over to the Council, figuring with a little help, you’d end up on the streets or begging, so…I followed you. To Pandora’s, and the planets fucking aligned.”

My head spins, and I feel like I’m going to be sick.

“Then, when I found out who you were…I just let things fall into place. The Council had too many questions about you the moment I identified you.”

He pulls up a chair, one of the only pieces of furniture in the place. I stay down. Because if I move too soon, he could get the upper hand. And…I want to know what he does.

I breathe.

I practice the mind over emotion thing Dad taught me. I’m not that good at it, my emotions are always leaking out and taking over, but this time, I need to keep it together. For Susan. All those women. And… My alphas’ lives might rely on it.

If I get out alive.

But I’m going to give it my best try.

I despise this weak man and I use that too. The anger has strength. So I soak that up, steadying myself, and I make myself cower as I look at him.

He grins. Cruel men like him love the weak.

“I…I thought you were with them.”

“Could have been. But,” he says, “but when I went to thecops to report you and those fucks, they sent me to the Council, so I used the Council and their connections to get to you.”

“When I saw you at the restaurant?—”

“I followed you. Saw that blond asshole. Turned it into you thinking I wasn’t a threat. Pretty fucking good, huh?”

I nod, not trusting myself with words.

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