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For a moment, I thought he was going to tell me to run, but he didn't have a chance.
His yellow haired friend leaped toward me.
I had been training in self-defense ever since the human Devin began those classes months ago, but I wasn't as naturally gifted as Latif was. Maybe I didn't have any sort of self-preservation or confidence, because when the other alpha jumped at me, all the training I had received didn't matter. I didn’t even think of fighting. I ran.
Addy's voice shouted behind me and suddenly the other alpha was on me, barrelling me to the ground.
I screamed just as the crowd erupted in the distance, drowning out any sounds of struggle and something wet was clamped over my face.
I inhaled the strange scent and promptly everything began to go black.
Where was Addy?
Even though he had brought me here, I couldn't believe he would allow this willingly.
That was the only comfort I had as everything faded away.
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ADDY
“What are you doing?!” I shouted, fighting against the others.
Only when Fari lifted off of Alil's prone form did they loosen their hold on me.
I yanked my arms free, betrayed by their unexpected actions and stalked toward Alil, my heart pounding against my ribs. I shoved Fari roughly off of him and bent over him.
He appeared to be sleeping. My heart ached at the peaceful expression on his face.
Carefully, I reached out but stopped myself before I could touch him. Instead, I turned and glared at the others, heart palpitating at the rather uncomfortable sight of the other omegas unconscious behind them.
“What have you done?” I asked in a trembling voice.
“He will be fine,” Kazm promised.
“The effects of the soum leaf will fade soon and all of them will wake up.”
“Then why?—”
“Because we don't have time to wait, or argue,” Kazm snapped.
It was the first time he had raised his voice at me and for a moment, I was taken aback.
“We need to get out of the city now,” he went on. “Before the celebrations are done. Before they hear which way the machine is driving.”
He indicated the dune buggy.
“Come on. Hurry up, Addy. We will explain everything to them kindly once we arrive.”
I stared at them, unable to process what they were saying.
“There is no time to waste,” Fari insisted. “We are only taking them somewhere safe to talk.”
Everything felt all wrong, but I was already in too deep to argue, so I bent and lifted Alil as carefully as I could.
Holding him in my arms made my entire body tingle. His head fell onto my shoulder and for a moment, his soft breath against my neck nearly made my heart break.
