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April’s alive.
I want to believe him.
“Is she hurt?” I whisper.
“She’s kept like you,” he says simply.
I stare into his eyes, willing him to say more.
“Who has her?” I ask. “Why are you doing this to us? Why do you need my blood?”
His gaze is intense. “Your blood is liquid gold,” he says ominously.
I wait for him to continue, but he doesn’t. Instead, he bandages the cotton to the inside of my arm with medical tape.
“Who has her?” I ask again. “Is she here?”
He shakes his head. “No,” he replies. “No, she’s not here. But she’s alive.”
He pulls away from me and stands up, leaving me pressed against the wall. “Besides,” he adds, as I look up at him. “It’s not like you’re getting out of here, anyway.” His sneaker taps the chain connected to my ankle. “So, you don’t need to worry about her.”
My heart sinks as he starts to walk away.
“Please,” I say, as black spots dance across my vision. “I need my suppressants.”
He stops at the ruined doorway and looks down at me. “No.”
I close my eyes and listen to him leave.
When the door to the bedroom shuts, I curl up into a ball and drape the blanket over me.
April’s alive.
And that will keep me going.
6
RIVER
It’s fucking Omega blood in the batches of O.
Of fucking course.
It’s been two weeks since Skylar disappeared, and since then, two more Omegas have gone missing in adjacent counties.
I’m losing my fucking mind.
It’s made national news now—and Omegas are terrified.
It makes me sick.
Landon handles it one way—going between our office and other departments, conducting interviews and collecting information—while I go a different route.
I knock on the door to Ben’s apartment, and he answers, confused.
“Uh—hey,” he says uncomfortably when he sees my face. “What’s up?”
To his credit, he looks like he hasn’t been sleeping well either. Everyone has been working overtime to try to figure out what the fuck is going on.
