Chapter 16

Silvia "Get out." The words sliced through the air like ice-cold blades. For a horrible moment, I thought Noah was talking to me, rejecting me completely. But then his gaze shifted fully to Alpha Sherman, burning with such intense hatred that I nearly stepped back. I let out a breath I didn't realize I'd been holding. The relief was short-lived as Keal, my wolf, whimpered inside me. She felt our packmate's rejection like a physical wound. Noah was the only family I had left. The only true connection to the life I'd built after being taken in from that cold, sterile omega orphanage. And Alpha Sherman had just destroyed it with a few careless words. [Damn you, Alpha Sherman. Why did you have to say that? Why now?] I wanted to scream at him. To blame him for shattering the fragile family bond I'd been desperately clinging to. But the damage was already done. I wouldn't cry or beg. That wasn't how omegas survived in this world. I'd learned that lesson early. So I squared my shoulders and p