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“I just wanted to talk to you!”
Suddenly, I remembered being jumped by his friend, how he had seemed just as surprised as I had felt and the pain eased ever so slightly. It still wasn't okay. I was still furious.
But I wanted answers.
Shutting my eyes, I took another deep breath and then as calmly as I could, I went to him.
He stayed where he was, waiting, as though giving me the power to close the distance between us would fix any of this.
I stopped, keeping enough space between us that he couldn't reach me if he suddenly tried.
“Explain.”
He winced at my icy tone and shut his eyes.
“I thought—they told me that we were only going to speak with you all.”
I stared for a moment, unsure.
“What was so important that we needed to be stolen for?” I demanded.
His frown deepened.
“I didn't know the plan was to take you against your will,” he insisted. “I knew we would go to that spot to talk but I thought you were all to come willingly… I had not been informed that we were leaving Diwan.”
His explanation sounded so earnest that I had to believe him.
“So they convinced you.”
“Yes,” he said, looking ashamed. “After you were asleep they said none of you would come willingly. That was why—but I was still under the impression that it was only meant to be temporary.”
A chill travelled my entire body, all the way to the tip of my tail.
“Was it not?” I asked.
He shut his head.
“No.”
I shut my eyes, a headache starting.
“Addy,” I groaned. “What have you done, you big fool?!”
He bit his lips, looking like a child being thoroughly chastised.
“I'm sorry,” he said, weakly. “I only wanted to talk to you.”
“Yes, but about what? What could be so important?”
“Our way of life,” he said quietly, his almond eyes boring into me. “Don't you see how much things have changed? How alphas and omegas are no longer following our traditional ways of life? Don't you want it to be how it was before?”
I was trying to remain calm, but this was the last straw.
My hands started to shake, and my voice trembled when I finally found words.
“Latif told me that you hated him. That you hate omegas with any autonomy or free will, but I did not believe him.”
He shook his head.
