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I needed a distraction more than anything.
“Harrison!” Venice Parker greeted me as he opened the door. He wore a robe that hung open to reveal a tanned six pack. By the looks of it, they were getting ready to film.
“Caught you in time?” I asked.
“You want in?” Venice asked, his smile full of delight.
“Sure fucking do.”
“Rook!”Kimberly’s delighted squeal sounded, and the pretty raven haired beta was hurrying toward us. I kept my eyes on hers, uncomfortable with her obscene cleavage that I’d once very much appreciated.
“Hey,” I said, fixing a smile on my face with a nod. “Was bored. Wondered if you had room.”
“Always!” She was ushering me in.
I’d expected as much. Popular, they might be, but they were nowhere near the level of fame my pack had. They were always enthused when I turned up. They were an alpha beta pack, known both for their talk show and the much more adult films that they released. I’d been invited to join that sort of production a few times, though I’d always declined.
Theylovedthe Crimson Fury pack, and visiting always made me feel better.
I slumped down onto their ridiculous, glittery red couch beneath the studio lights as they finished setting up. Janine put a bit of makeup under my eyes telling me I looked like death, and Rory shoved a beer into my fist that I took numbly.
Thiswouldhelp.
The cameras turned on, and we were live. It wasn’t acting, wasn’t even near the same thing, but it was the closest I could get.
There were drinks and laughter and drama, and it didn’t take me long to realise that even with the cameras rolling, it still wasn’t working. All I could think of was her.
The pain she was in, believing we didn’t want her.
I hadn’t known.
I hadn’t known she was my mate.
Never would have dreamed of—
“There was a leak from The Sweetheart Agency that there’s no more contract between you and Vex Eden.” Kimberly’s words snapped me back to reality. “You have no idea how relieved I was to hear that,” she was saying. “And I just want you to know, Rook, that we’re all outraged for you.”
“What?”
Vex?
Why was she talking about Vex?
I couldn’t move, staring at Kimberly with a blank expression.
The video flashed in my mind…Vex, a terrified mess of blood and tears…
Every one of my hairs stood on end. Panic began to set in, my face a rigid mask and it was all I could do to keep it up, years of acting kicking in like a defence mechanism.
My omega was somewhere in this city, alone.
I could do nothing about it.
But what was I doing here, among these foreign scents?
“…A violation, what she did,” Janine added. “The Sweethearts give hope to all your beta fans out there. To hear an omega infiltrated that—and a gold pack?Andtried to seduce you, hoping scent and hormones would be enough? I’m mad—and I have a bunch of boyfriends.” She giggled. “But seriously, you should see the outpouring of support online. We’re angry for you. No one’s seen her since the Gala. Smart move, if you ask me. There are mobs out for blood.”
I stared at her, unable to process the thoughts misfiring across my mind.
