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"I doubt it," I say, getting angry now. "See? This is the problem--you think I'm a thing to bekept, not a real person."
"No, Kendra," Jack says, shaking his head. "That's not what I mean. I know it's hard for you to understand, but there's something different between us. It's like we were meant to be together."
"I don't believe in soulmates," I say. "I know there are people who claim the Great Mutation gave us the ability to sniff that out, but..."
I think about Zane.
How I was instantly drawn to him, how he was to me.
If soulmates are real, Zane is mine...and Jack took me from him.
"Neither do I," Jack admits. "Or...Ididn't. But there's just something about you. Something that draws me to you."
"I don't want to be drawn to you," I say firmly. "I don't want anything to do with you."
The understanding on his face fades, replaced with anger. "You think that now, but you'll see," he says.
"I won't,' I tell him. "And if you touch me, I'll kill you."
Jack's expression hardens, and I can see the anger simmering beneath his skin. "It won't come down to that," he says, his voice low and dangerous. "You'll see things my way, eventually."
"I doubt that," I say, standing up and advancing on him. "You have no idea what I've been through, Jack. You have no idea what it's like to be an omega in this world, to be treated like a piece of meat. And you have no right to claim that I'm meant to be yours."
"I have every right," he says, standing up to meet me. "Because I know what's best for you. And I'll prove it to you, one way or another."
The air between us crackles with tension as we stare each other down. I can feel his alpha pheromones working on me, trying to seduce me into submission. But I won't give in. Not to him.
Not when Zane is still out there, waiting for me.
14
Maddox
Shefuckinghatesme.
I guess it makes sense; I had to take a slice out of her boyfriend so he didn't cause a scene when I was trying to get her away from the ACB. But she just...refuses to understand why I'm doing this.
Forher.
Everything I've done since the moment I laid eyes on her, I've done for her.
As promised, she seems to stay up all night, sitting with her knees under her chin in a chair in the corner of the room--near the door. I drift off for a few hours in the middle of the night, but Kendra has the same look on her face when I wake up as she did when I fell asleep.
Yeah...she's real angry.
I blink my eyes open and look across the room at her, finding dark circles under her eyes. Her hair is a mess, her clothes exactly the same as when I dozed off.
"How was your night?" I ask.
She ignores the question. "When are you going to help me get to the Enclave?"
"I told you--when it's safe."
"And when will it be safe?"
I stand and roll my neck, then walk over to the coffee pot to make a cup. "You want some coffee?"
"Answer me, Jack."
