Odessa I should have been gone already. I few days away from this place wouldn’t hurt. However, Walter, the gym coordinator, asked me to clean up the gym because one of the trainers had left it in a mess. One of the joys of being an intern, you never turn anyone down. I didn’t even feel like going home. When I saw Storm, I thought of Maverick. Everything to do with that house belonged in Maverick’s world. I didn’t belong here. I was just the cleaner who went by unnoticed. The shadows were inviting me back in, and I was tempted to go back. “Aww, look at you, doing what all omegas are supposed to do.” I looked up from where I was gathering the dumbbells. Rune was in a petite pair of gym shorts and a sports bra. Her hair fell over her shoulder. She crossed her arms over her chest and

