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Maybe Dad was right. Maybe it is too tough for an Omega to be out in the world on her own.
My phone starts to ring in my hand, and I jump, free hand going to my chest as I sigh out a breath when I realize it’s only my twin sister, Scarlett.
I answer the phone with one pleading question.
“Please tell me you’ve never matched with a guy called Ben on Every Beta?”
She snorts in reply. “Ben? What kind of shithead name is that? Is it short for Benjaline? No, I’ve never matched with anyone on that stupid site. You know I don’t use dating apps. Why are you asking? And why did you rage out a minute ago? Is it because of that asshole Benjaline?”
“You felt that?” I ask, because it’s been a long time since we had one of those weird twin Omega moments, where we can feel each other’s emotions no matter how far apart we are.
It usually only happens when the emotions involved are extreme.
“Of course I did. My twin sister is in pain. How could I not feel it?”
“Oh, Scar. I’ve missed you.”
“I’ve missed you, too, Saph. It’s been a long time.”
It has, but that’s because she lives in Silver Valley, and there’s a whole Beta exclusive town between there and here. Even if we both lived in the city, I know we wouldn’t see each other that much. She’s always out doing new things, while I’m always home watching old movies or catching up on work.
“Things got busy for a while,” I tell her, wishing I’d told her about Ben while it was happening.
We haven’t spoken too often in the last few years, but that’s not why I avoided telling her about him. I know she would have told me to ditch him the first time he went away for work. That was when the first red flag was raised, and I was so intent on ignoring it that I made sure I didn’t tell anyone else who would spot it and point it out.
Maybe if I hadn’t been stuck in that ghost of a relationship, I would have found some time to spend with my twin, who’s the one other person in my life who knows exactly how it feels to be an Omega out in the big, wide world without a safety net.
I didn’t realize how much I’d missed my sister.
I wish I’d never met Ben.
“Ugh, I know, right? It’s been a year since I was even in the city. That’s how much time has passed since we met for lunch at that weird pizza joint.”
“It’s almost been a year and a half, actually,” I correct her.
“No shit,” she murmurs. “Anyway, my point is, it’s time for a visit.”
“Okay. Silver Valley, or Cressidan City?” I ask, more than willing to go rent a car and get out of this place just as soon as that locksmith has been and gone.
“It’s been too long since I came to the city. I’ll come to you,” she says. “And I’ll bring the ice-cream.”
Chapter four
Sapphire
The drive from Silver Valley to Cressidan City is a few hours long, but knowing my sister she’ll spend some time packing up her car and rushing back and forth to her room for things she’s forgotten before she actually gets out on the road, so I have plenty of time to waste before she arrives.
I spend a couple of hours cleaning, mainly because I want Ben’s man-smell out of my sheets and anything he owns tossed into the trash before I can randomly stumble across it later when I might be feeling emotional again.
I have a filled bag when I’m done, ready to go down to the trash, and a basket of laundry ready to go down to the basement with once the locksmith is done with the door.
He finishes up and passes me two keys. “All done.”
I take the cash out of my purse and hand it over in return. “Thanks for coming out so fast.”
“No worries.” He nods, picks up his tool case and leaves.
The new keys work fine, and I feel better knowing Ben has no way to get back into my home.
