Gideon
‘Curran? Can you tell how many?’
‘I scent five. Four are omegas, full of fear. One other. Can’t get his rank through the fear pheromones.’
I shared the information with Eric, and we crept up to the double doors. There was a skinny window, and I peeked through, just able to see the heads of several omegas who were kneeling. One was sobbing, visibly trembling. I couldn’t see where the fifth person was.
Eric tapped me on my shoulder, pointing to the set of doors at the other end of the hall, then indicating that he’d go look. I nodded, and he headed that way. He peered in, then came back over to me, getting as close as he could. “He’s leaning against the wall on the other side of this door, to the left. I could just see his feet, and he’s got an omega kneeling in front of him. We
