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It’s almost full and I’m going into my first heat.
This is…less than ideal. I’m a grown woman who’s spent my entire life in full control of myself, and all of a sudden, there’s a monster in my chest that’s willing to do anything to get back to her mate. My wolf doesn’t care if there’s a town full of people here; they can all go to hell as far as she’s concerned.
The lines between us are getting blurry.
I think I like her rage.
Especially because I’m not just an omega in the pack—I’m the Omega Prime, and I won’t be separated from Reyes. I can feel his anger as well, keeping me awake that night as I wait for one more person to come into my cell so I can end them.
Of course, they pick the only person I would never lay a finger on.
My sister.
Enid shows up at the door on the morning of my sixth day in captivity—the last day before the full moon. My skin crawls at my inability to get to Reyes, every limb itching to get the hell out and torun. I pull my hair up into a topknot and tie it on top of my head, so warm that I can barely stand the lack of airflow. Enid’s eyes widen as she enters and shuts the door behind her, staying as far away from me as she possibly can.
My own sister doesn’t trust me.
These people arepoison.
“Oh,” I breathe, watching her from where I sit on the cot with my back against the wall. “It’s you.”
She swallows hard, twisting her hands in front of her. “I’m sorry,” she says. “I didn’t mean for this to happen.”
“Why did you grab me, then?” I ask. “You didn’t have to do that…and why did you let them take my prisoner? I’m not your enemy.”
“I know,” she says. “It’s just that I’m…” She pauses. “I’m scared of what they’ve done to you.”
I groan, shaking my head. “What did Patrick tell you?”
“He said that you won’t tell him anything about the lycan, or the den,” she says. “That old cavern where they’re holed up—you act like it’s your home.”
“It’s hard to explain, but it is,” I say. “It’s more home than this town has ever been.”
“But what about me?” she asks. “All these years, it’s just been the two of us, then you run off and you get hurt, and you…you didn’t come back.”
There are tears in her eyes; it feels like all I can do now is make her cry. I bite my lip and look at her like I used to—like a sister desperate to help a scared kid, not like her prisoner.
“I’ll tell you everything,” I say. “But you have to promise you’ll keep an open mind and that you’ll try to believe me.”
Enid nods. “Okay.”
“This is going to sound crazy, I know,” I say. “Before I start, I need you to understand that I thought it was crazy myself. It all started with when David shot me.”
“He still says he didn’t do that.”
“Do you really believe he wouldn’t be capable of it?” I scowl. “I thought the kid had a good heart, but why would I lie about that?”
Enid squirms under my stare. She’s never been comfortable when I challenge her; but she’s also rarely fought me on anything. “Okay,” she says. “Say I believe that. Keep going.”
“Reyes—Father Garza. He was the one who found me, and I was almost gone. The bullet hit me right here in the stomach.” I gesture at the spot. “And in order to save my life, he had to bite me.”
Enid starts to roll her eyes, but my glare stops her. “I’m sorry, you’re losing me,” she says. “We all know their bite has a weird effect, just like the old movies.”
“Stop, Enid,” I say. “He didn’t want to do it, and he treated me with the utmost respect. In fact, the lycan treated me with more dignity than I’ve gotten here from Patrick. They gave me free roam of the den right away, gave me a friend to lean on, to guide me around, named…” I hesitate to give out her name, but I do it because I hope that, one day, they’ll meet. “…named Peaches. And they told me that all they wanted was a garden plot. In exchange, they offered to get you medicine.”
Enid licks her lips, her brow furrowing.
“You’re running out of insulin soon, aren’t you?” I ask.
