I know what is about to come.
As Leon's eyes search my fathers, confused and stormy, a wave of guilt crashes at the surface. Guilt. What a funny feeling. I've managed to avoid it for all sixteen years of my existence. Now? I can't seem to muffle the emotion.
Because he's standing here in front of me, pining for me, and he is about to get the shock of his life. We have his omega. He has no idea how cruel I can be...shame.
As much as I try, I can't build a wall against the anxiety bubbling in my chest. I can't suppress it or shut it down. It's alive inside me. All because of this stupid and beautiful boy just six feet away from me.
Two hunters I barely know burst through the tree line, dragging the omega through the dirt. I see Carmella start forward from the corner of my eye and tha
