Chapter 48:

ASTRID.

“Hey. Astrid.” An Omega calls me, her hands filled with plates and pans. “Can you help me deliver food to the Gamma’s daughter?”

I stare at her, but then I say, after all it’s just food. “Okay.”

“Thank you so much.” She shoves the bowl to my hand. “The Gamma’s daughter room is just by the left in the west wing room.” Her smile sets me down. She bustles out of the room immediately, leaving me alone in the kitchen.

I wonder where the Omegas are, I haven’t even spotted Juniper anywhere after my confrontation, it seems like she’s ignoring me on purpose, and I feel so bad.

The heart-shaped pendant dangles around my neck, it’s like any time I touch it, I can feel the power consuming me, something sharp and raw filling me.

Fuck. I am never going to take this off, my hands reach for the bowl as I exit the room. The west wing is just around the corner, a few more steps. I knock, but there’s silence.

I pull the door open and freeze in my steps, on the bed the Gamma’s daughter is openly