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Shrugging noncommittally, Julia replied, “I didn’t.”
“Why do I get the feeling you’re nothing but trouble?”
She gave a self-satisfied chuckle. “Probably because I am.”
“Alright, in the morning, we’ll reach out to your father. What about you, Adeline? Would you like us to advocate on your behalf with the OMA?”
Adeline, who’d seemed to curl further into herself, nodded. “Yes, please. I-I think I’d like to go home.”
“Addy, are you sure? You could come and stay with me for a while…” Julia offered, reaching for the other woman and giving her forearm a reassuring squeeze. Adeline covered her hand with one of her own.
“I’m sure. I’m running out of time to make a viable match. I want to see if I can salvage the meet and greet with that pack. Maybe if they realize I never intended to stand them up, they’ll give me a second chance.”
I exchanged a questioning look with Eli, wondering what it was about this Omega that made her feel unmatchable.
Adeline glanced around a little desperately, as if looking for a way to direct everyone’s attention off of her and onto something else. Her gaze landed on my mate.
“What about you, Demi?” she prompted.
I felt my Omega jolt slightly with surprise. “Me?”
“Yeah,” Julia chimed in. “I know your situation differs from ours, but you must have thought about it. What’syourplan? You can’t hide out here forever.”
Twisting around, I peered up at my mate, wondering what she would say. We hadn’t gotten that far, too caught up in just having her with us again. The original plan had been to register her with the OMA so we could make our courtship official, but now I wasn’t sure it was worth the risk.
“Oh, I uh…” Demi blinked rapidly, like a deer in the headlights.
My pack shifted uncomfortably, glancing at each other, looking for answers none of us had yet.
“I guess we’re not sure yet?” she asked more than stated.
When the silence dragged on, I came to her rescue. “We’re still figuring it out.”
I sent her a wink, and she smiled, but the expression was fragile and unsure. I was dying to get her alone so I could fix whatever we’d just fucked up.
Conversation resumed, flowing around us, but Demi remained silent. There was a pensive, worried frown pulling at her lips, and she wouldn’t quite look at any of us.
Well, fuck.
fifteen
DEMI
It washard to say goodbye to Julia and Adeline. In the short time we’d known each other, we’d become fast friends. The trauma the three of us shared would bond us for life, but our friendship had deepened in the days since.
I’d never spent time with other Omegas, and I had to admit, it was nice to be around women who understood.
We were all vastly different and led separate lives, but somehow I knew we’d always remain close.
“Promise you’ll stay in touch, okay?” Adeline sniffed as she squeezed me tight.
Pack Jacobs waited by their SUV to take her to the nearest OMA office, where Julia and her family would join them.
Chaddrick Hurst, the director of the Omega Matching Agency, had flown in and was meeting them there. After the ordeal we’d gone through, he’d made special arrangements for both Julia and Adeline, promising there were extra precautions in place to ensure their safety from now on.
However, it was the news that the FBI would be undercover to keep close tabs on them that helped ease my anxiety over watching them leave.
“Cross my heart,” I vowed, trying to bury the sadness I felt when she pulled back and smiled softly.
