Knot So Perfect Omega (Omega Match #1)(58)

Grabbing the hem of my nightie, I resisted the urge to hide behind Kane. It was so fucking embarrassing that my immediate reaction to them looking pissed was to cower.

“We got you what you asked for.” Beck grabbed a paper plate and opened several of the boxes. “Let’s eat.”

“What’s wrong?” I wasn’t moving until I figured out what had crawled up their asses and died. “Did something happen?”

Rio held out a plate to me. “Come get your food, sweetheart. We’ll talk after we eat.”

Kane put his arm around my waist and led me to the island. He was as tense as I was, and I didn’t think he had any idea what was going on either.

We took our plates out to the patio, the sun only a line on the horizon. I couldn’t enjoy the view, though, when I was trying to think back to all the things I had said and done during my heat spike. Could they be having regrets about me now?

I thought things were final between us, but maybe the pegging had taken it too far. It was a pretty domineering position to put an alpha in, even if he had agreed. Was I not omega enough for them?

My phone rang just as I was about to sit down, and it startled me so much I nearly dropped my plate. Rio grabbed it from me and set it on the table while I fished my phone out of my pocket.

“Oh, it’s my doctor already.” I accepted the call and lifted it to my ear, walking out into the small yard next to the pool. “Hello?”

“Hi, Kayla. This is Dr. Wilkins. Do you have a minute to talk?” I heard some screaming children in the background and wondered if she was calling me from home. It was past the time she was normally at the academy’s health clinic.

“Yes. Did you already find out if something was wrong with the pills?” I headed toward the railing that was on the edge of the cliff. It had scared me a bit at first, but unless there was a massive earthquake and I just stood there, I wasn’t going anywhere.

“Did your mates not talk to you yet?” A door shut and the screaming children were muffled. “Are you with them?”

“Yeah. They’re eating. Why?” I looked back over my shoulder, and they were discussing something. Probably me.

“That’s interesting.” She sighed. “The pharmacist is sending your tablets to be tested but called me right away to tell me he thinks they were swapped out with placebos… sugar pills.”

My heart nearly stopped beating, and I backed away from the railing a step so, if I dropped my phone, it wouldn’t be lost forever. “What?”

“Have you been checking your pills every day before you take them?”

Crap. “It was a new bottle I just opened the night before I left. They had the symbols. I always check.”

Tears welled in my eyes. I was a sporadic checker when it came to the pills, and I couldn’t recall checking the entire time I’d been here.

“But you didn’t do a daily check? Kayla, you know how important that is.” She let out a frustrated sigh, and I sniffled back the tears. “It’s okay, mistakes happen. I was concerned that the whole lot of those blockers were incorrect, but if you’re sure they had the symbol…”

“Someone switched them,” I whispered, looking over my shoulder to find four sets of eyes on me before hastily turning my eyes back toward the darkening skyline. “What do I do?”

Tampering with an omega’s pills was a serious crime, and if one of the guys had swapped them out… My stomach cramped, but not from my heat.

Why would they do it? Why make me go through a heat when we were just getting to know one another?

“They got your new pills. If the seal is broken, don’t take them and call me back. I want you to take three with a meal tonight, tomorrow morning, and tomorrow evening to stop your heat. Then go back to your normal schedule of taking them.”

I whimpered and heard the chairs scoot out from the patio table. “They’re coming.”

“Don’t confront them. Until we get this sorted out, we don’t know what they’re capable of. I’ll call you tomorrow with a plan after I speak to Omega Protective Services. With the pack being so high profile, I’m not sure how they’re going to want to proceed to get you somewhere safe so the proper investigation can be done.”

“But if I just ask them, then-”

“Kayla, I know you want to trust them after going through your heat with them, but I’d rather act with an abundance of precaution and make sure you’re safe. Your safety is priority number one. When and if they do share what the pharmacist said, you can be upset, but don’t point fingers.”

Arms wrapped around me, and the scent of cinnamon and cloves washed over me. Only now, instead of enjoying the scent, it made me want to gag.

A memory hit me like a tidal wave and my knees felt like they were going to buckle, so I pulled away from Beck and grabbed onto the railing with my free hand.

The meet and greet conversation. Beck and Brian were talking about what would happen if an omega went into heat during her pack’s season. The pack would be more aggressive, which would be a good thing for them.

“Kayla? Do you understand?” Dr. Wilkins snapped me back to the present, although it felt like I was floating above, looking down at myself.

“Yes. I understand. Thank you for checking in on me.” I hung up and stood there for a moment, collecting my thoughts.