#Chapter 63 Tragic Backstory: Unlocked

"Every single person here came on their own," Fay told me, her fingers absently tracing loops in the coarse dirt beneath us. “I never meant for this place to become a sanctuary, but one person came to us and then…" She trailed off, her gaze distant. My chest tightened. "How did they all find you?" A wistful smile touched Fay's lips. “Well the first was Bethany, but you probably know that. She stumbled on the casino by accident while trying to run away, and she wouldn’t have survived alone, so we told her to come with us. “Then Bethany’s father came looking for her, and even though he didn’t feel that he could leave, he promised to spread the word to those who needed it. He told Mia, who got in touch with us. Her song spread like wildfire through the underground Omega networks and before I knew it, they were showing up on our doorstep, eyes haunted and bodies bruised." The image of dozens of abused Omegas seeking refuge made my stomach churn. I swallowed hard, trying to push dow