Heat of an Omega by Kaia Pierce

Author:Kaia Pierce [Pierce, Kaia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15: Liam

It was another busy day at the bakery.

After putting out the fresh morning loaves, I was posted at the register behind the counter, accompanied by a pair of baristas. Together, we worked like components of a machine as we tried to stay ahead of the first morning rush. Already after two hours of opening, we had a line going out the door—

And I was trying hard not to puke.

Of course, it was because of the pregnancy. I was feeling all the symptoms I heard women complaining about over the years, symptoms I never dreamt of experiencing myself. My feet and ankles ached from standing at the register, I had a stabbing pain in my temples, and I was sick to my stomach.

Out of all my symptoms, my morning sickness was just the worst. It didn’t help that an entire week had passed since I’d seen or spoken to Caleb. Thinking about the last time I saw him, about how he just couldn’t say that he loved me, kept my stomach in knots all day long.

I was able to duck into the restroom when the rush finally ended. I dry-gagged for a few minutes, washed my hands, and wiped the back of my neck with a wet paper towel. Afterwards, when I walked back out, I noticed two customers standing at the counter.

“Welcome to Morning Glory. How can I—” I began.

Then, I stopped short.

I recognized the two men standing at the counter.

Unfortunately, that was not a good thing.

“Hi,” Garland Grayback said with a grin. “Liam, is it? Sorry, I’m not as familiar with Kaden’s omegas. This is my colleague, Carl Henderson, by the way.”

The man standing beside Garland was grayer and thicker than the last time I saw him, but he had the same menacing smile, and the same gold studs in his ears.

“We’ll take two turkey and cheese croissants,” Carl Henderson said.

I stared at his face in disbelief. It had to have been about twenty years since the last time I saw him, yet I never forgot his face. Now, inexplicably, he was standing in front of me. Every last instinct in my body was screaming at me to run, but I couldn’t. I was still on the clock.

Slowly, I trudged toward the register. “Would you like those warmed up?” I mumbled. My fingers trembled as I stabbed the buttons on my screen.

Somehow, I managed to perform the rest of my duties without hurling. I popped two croissant sandwiches out of the display case and into the toaster, feeling Garland and Carl’s eyes on my back the entire time. Once they were done, I bagged them up and ran Carl’s card.

“Can’t wait to dig in,” Carl said. He opened the paper bag I handed him to watch the steam rising from inside. His nostrils flared when he inhaled. “Just like a bun in the oven, right?” He winked.

My body went cold.

“We should get going,” Garland said, turning towards the door. He gave me a stiff, parting nod. “Tell Kaden we said hi.

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