Page 48 of Omega Shattered
I didn't want to walk back into that room. I didn't want to smell her sweet, inviting scent or see her perferct body marred by scars she'd been given by the same people who would take her from us and leave her in a heat den.
My fists clenched, I breathed through my nose to try and calm myself down. There was too much going on right now. Having someone else take her off my hands was ideal, since I was obviously getting too close to the whole situaion. You had to remain aloof and separate when bringing omegas in, but Quinn was the first omega to make me question what I was doing. What was I bringing the omegas back to?
Finally, the cafeteria emptied out until it was just one young woman reading a book, and me.
My phone buzzed and then buzzed again. Orion and Kade, asking where I'd disappeared to. I needed to go back to the room and let them know what was going on. Unless I just waited until the new retrieval agent arrived and then i could tell them everything, once they were free of omega hormones.
Exhausted from a long night of not sleeping, I trudged back to the room and tapped the door to let them all know I was there before opening the door.
The wave of pheromones hit me like a wall and I choked as I stepped into the room. It was like entering a heavier atmosphere. My cock was instantly hard at the scent of Quinn's sex and a quick glance at her bed showed that Kade was thrusting into her from behind while she sucked Archer's cock. Itwas too much to watch, so I nodded at Orion, who was sprawled on the other bed, resting, and went into the bathroom.
There was no escape even there, but I stood over the toilet and angrily jerked myself off until hot ropes of cum shot into the bowl. It didn't help, not when my body knew there was an omega nearby, but it did soften me up a little so I could stuff myself back into my pants and clean up. Then I dragged myself back out into the main room.
They'd finished up and now Quinn was cuddled up against Kade's chest. Kade, who tended to avoid physical contact at all costs, had his arms around her, pulling her against his pale chest, his icy blue eyes sleepy as he smiled over her head at me.
"You good?" Orion asked as I slumped into the stupid plastic chair.
"Yeah. Just needed fresh air."
He nodded, but eyed me with concern. We'd been pack long enough that he knew when I was bullshitting. And long enough that I didn't care to elaborate. He already had me figured out, I guessed.
There was a whir as the scent scrubbers in the room kicked in. I breathed a sigh of relief when some of the pheromones were whisked away and fresher air filled the room. It made it easier to breathe in here.
When I looked up from my phone an hour later, thanks to a sudden cloud of honey and spiced apples, I saw that Kade was sound asleep, sprawled on his back. Quinn had turned to face the room and her gray eyes were fixed on me. She had a sad expression on her face, one I didn't want to see, so I looked back at the phone.
"River?" She'd somehow crossed the room silently and was now standing in front of me. "We need to talk."
Chapter 26
Rejection
River hadn't said a word to me since last night. I watched him sitting in that stupid chair, pointedly ignoring everything that was going on in the room, and wondered what he was thinking. Nothing good, from the looks of it.
After he came back from his little disappearance, he'd disappeared into the bathroom as Kade pummeled me from behind. Seeing me looking at the bathroom door, Kade leaned over me and whispered, "He'll come around."
But I wasn't so sure. His face was stony as I flicked through things on his phone. Even when we'd finished, he didn't seem to look up or show any interest in what was happening. That's when I knew. He'd made a call.
Now, I sank down into the plastic chair next to him, ready to get some answers. It was evening again and the other three guys were asleep. Finally feeling normal for once, I decided to take the opportunity to find out exactly what was going on.
"When do we leave?" I asked quietly.
He glared at me with those dark blue eyes. "What are you talking about?"
"I know you called the ORC when you left," I told him.
His mouth tightened, but he didn't say anything.
"I just need to know how long I have."
"The agent will be here in the morning."
"Agent? You're not taking me?"
"I've been pulled off the mission to recover with my pack," he said stiffly. "The director decided to send someone else. Someone not compromised."
That complicated things. I'd gotten to know River over the past few days and it would be easier to escape him than a new person, I thought. Still, I'd have to make due if that was my future.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know about the heat."
