Seren
Then I felt it. That warm flutter low in my belly, the reminder of the future that I could have. If I was strong enough. And there, under the desperation in our bonds, the overwhelming love and faith from Duncan and Gideon flooded into me.
For a heartbeat, the simplest thing in the world was to do what I’d been trained to do my entire life—endure. Hold still. Let it happen. That was how servants survived. That was how omegas survived. And the web loved that instinct. It tightened around it, rewarded it, whispered that if I just…yielded…everything would stop hurting.
Sensations rolled over me. Kara’s panic surged. Duncan’s bond flared like a lightning strike searching for ground. Gideon’s steady anchor strained. If I gave in, I wouldn’t just lose myself. I would take them with me.
