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The only times they’ve shown any semblance of being human is when their carers bring them food. They scream and sob, begging and pleading for their “blue pills”.
We believe that the “blue pills” are the drugs that numbed them to everything that was happening around them. Their diminished cognitive abilities allowed them to survive the hell they were put through but it also turned them into raging addicts.
I finally understand the reason behind the haunted look in Rory’s beautiful silvery. She suffered countless horrors while living in those underground vaults.
Despite the trauma she’s experienced, Rory isn’t an addict. Unlike the poor omegas around her, she somehow held herself back from taking those drugs.
I can only imagine the mental strength she possessed to say no to those pills. When everyone around her chose to take the easy way out, she decided to go through the pain while being aware of every single atrocity her captors inflicted on her and the other women.
A loud bump from behind me breaks me out of my thoughts. Turning around, I see Oliver grabbing Seth by his collar and slamming him against the wall.
“Why didn’t you tell us what you were up to during the week you disappeared?” Oliver demands, looking furious.
Seth’s face pales from pain but he clenches his teeth and swallows it down.
“I promised Rory I’d keep her secret safe,” Seth says calmly as cold sweat beads on his forehead. “If people knew what truly happened to her, she’d be treated like a victim for the rest of her life. I wanted to give her a chance to heal and become stronger.”
Gripping onto Seth’s collar, Oliver stares into our brother’s green eyes. “You could’ve told us. We could’ve come up with a story to lighten your punishment. Are you enjoying playing a fucking hero while we’re wallowing in guilt?”
“There’s nothing to feel guilty about,” Seth says, pushing Oliver away. “It was my decision to protect Rory’s secret.”
“You’re an idiot,” I say, turning my attention on Seth. Anger and helplessness course through me as I think of the cruel punishment he’s endured at our fathers’ hands. “We’d have helped you if you told us the reason behind your absence. Your brothers are not monsters. We’d have kept Rory’s secret too.”
“Si’s right,” Oliver says in a lowered voice. “We’d have protected Rory too. There was no need for you to get your ass kicked needlessly.”
A bitter scoff escapes me. “Do you think he just got his ass kicked? I doubt whether he has an ass left after our dads were done with him.”
“I told you,” Seth says impatiently. “I didn’t want to jeopardize Rory’s safety.”
“Was that the real reason?” I ask. “Or did you want to be theonlyalpha who helps Rory?”
“I didn’t want to take a chance,” Seth says, glaring at me. “You didn’t see how broken she was when I first met her. Rory hated me at first sight. She didn’t trust me at all.”
“Still—”
He lifts a hand, stopping me. “Rory went into heat right after coming out of those godforsaken bunkers. Her heat brought on such painful cramps, she was writhing on the forest floor. The only reason she let me touch her was because she nearly passed out from the pain.”
A crazed look comes over him as he grabs his hair. “We were in the middle of the woods. Her perfume was strong enough to mess with the minds of both our soldiers and the escaped mercenaries. I had to take her right there before anyone else found out about her. When she calmed down, I took her away and hid her in the old hunting lodge near Kentville.”
“Wow...” I breathe, imagining the situation.
“Can you imagine how torturous it was to be affected by her perfume?” Seth asks, rounding on me. “Rory was extremely fragile when I rescued her. Both her body and mind were on the verge of a breakdown. I had to keep a steady head and make sure I didn’t crush her bones each time I took her. Even though I was helping her, Rory never allowed herself to trust me. At times, I didn’t even trust myself to not hurt her.”
Stepping closer, he raises the sleeves of his left arm. “Look at these marks.”
Oliver and I stare at the several crescent-shaped wounds that mar his skin. A few of them have dried but the majority of them are still healing. “This is what I had to do to stay in control.”
Oliver’s eyes widen as he takes a closer look. “You bit yourself?”
“What else could I do?” Seth asks in a grim tone. “I promised I wouldn’t bite her but I’m a fucking slave to my hormones. The urge to bite was so intense I had to do something. So, I bit my own flesh. The pain kept me alert and in control.”
Covering his arm, he takes a step back and stares at us. “The only person I could trust in those moments was me. That’s why I didn’t disclose anything about Rory to anyone.”
A shuddering breath escapes me.
I hadn’t given a thought to how Seth must’ve been affected by Rory in her heat. While my brother and I are always eager to please the ladies, Seth maintains his distance. A lot of the times, women approach us to get closer tohim.
Seth has never shown interest in any of them. I doubt our brother’s even gotten laid until now. “Did Rory take your virginity?” I ask curiously.
