Knot Made to Break: Part One (Runaway Omega) by Harper Wylde

Author:Harper Wylde [Wylde, Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

twenty-seven

KITANIA

Sweat dripped down my brow as I scrubbed the kitchen floor, the scent of lemon cleaner mingling with the lingering aroma of breakfast. My muscles ached with every swipe of the mop, but I didn’t care. I needed to focus on something—anything—other than the yawning silence that filled the penthouse.

It was the first time I’d been totally alone since the guys had rescued me. Usually, at least one of them stayed behind when the others left to handle ‘business’ matters. But this morning, when their father called, things had seemed different. Their faces hardened and their stances tensed as they listened to his voice on the other end of the line—and I knew whatever was going on was bad. Really bad.

Each of them had pulled me into a tight hug, promising I’d be safe and that they’d be back as soon as possible. Then they were gone, sweeping out the door like a pack of wolves on the hunt.

Leaving me here. Alone and scared, just waiting and praying they’d return unharmed.

My imagination ran wild, conjuring up what kind of danger my Alphas could be facing.

Everything felt too quiet, too still, and the silence pressed in on me, amplifying the gnawing fear in my gut.

I swiped at the tears that watered to life in my eyes, brushing them away and blinking back the rest before they could fall. With a shaky breath, I tried to focus on the task at hand. The monotonous motions of mopping helped me keep my spiraling thoughts from totally consuming me. For now, at least. If I stopped moving, stopped cleaning, I was afraid I would crumble under the anxiety clawing at my insides.

So, I focused on tidying up the lavish penthouse that had become my haven, hoping it would help the time pass quickly. Luckily, there was plenty of work to do. Since unbonded Omegas were hypersensitive to other people’s scents inside their homes and around their mates—a sensitivity that was amplified for scent matches—the guys had paused the cleaning service that usually came twice a week.

Somehow, these men were always five steps ahead, taking care of things before they became potential problems. It was one thing I loved about them, because I’d admit, the idea of other women in my space made my Omega instincts flare possessively. This was my home now, and these were my Alphas.

I threw myself into the compulsive urge to clean, to regain some illusion of control. And since old habits were hard to break, the need to earn my keep and make the penthouse perfect for when they returned overtook me. I wanted to prove I could take care of them the way they were always caring for me. That I could be a good Omega, despite everything…

After mopping, I scrubbed the counters, organized the fridge and pantry, cleaned the bathrooms, and wiped down the banisters. Dizziness hit me suddenly, and I gripped the handle of the vacuum I was running over the rugs, waiting for it to pass. I knew I should rest, eat more than the few bites I’d managed earlier.

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