ribs, a reminder of the brutal beating that I had taken at the hands of Elara. My cheek hurt, a dull throb that was echoed in hollowness in my chest. I wished to lie

s a body blow, a punch to my heart that stole my wind. I gasped, my hand on my chest, my fingers digging into my rough tu

e in contact with cold stone floor. The agony was such, such that I was unable to even

ion - Damien and Elara, their bodies in a passionate clinch, their faces flushed red with desire. The realization hit me like a wave, a weight that was suffocating, threatening to smoth

g torn in two. I squeezed my eyelids tight, trying to push the visions aside, to hide from

t shocked me. I opened my eyes to find Maya kn

" she whispered, h

, the words stuck in my throat. I was able to

ning on her face. "It's him, isn't it?" she whis

h over me, a scalding, burning humiliation. The other Omegas even knew what was happeni

tightening her hand around my

e hurt in my chest was a living, breathing creat

ying," I gasped, m

dying," she said in a rush. "You're j

croaked, my

d his mate... when they become intimate... the bond is created be

bout. I was feeling Damien's pleasure, Elara's pleasur

med, my body arching in spasm. I felt I wa

going wrong," she whispered. "This isn'

edly cool on my scalded skin. "You're burning up," she sa

lt. Heat? No. I was not yet due for

my head in shock.

The stress, the hurt... it can set

me think of ravening wolves, their eyes blazing with lust. Omegas in heat were helpless, at the mercy of ever

" I stuttered, my voice sh

," she said softly. "There's nothing

, a spreading heat that coursed through my body, making my skin burn. I felt

to do?" I breathed, my vo

on. "We need to get you out of here," she said hastily. "The scent

d have anticipated. I stumbled, my legs weak and shak

e?" I whispered, my words

ed, her body shaking. "There is nowhere to hi

desperation. "You need to be strong," she said, he

ond, a third. The growls closed in, more intense, more predatory. The u