“There were signs that he was a bastard. I even knew he was a bastard. Yet, deep in my heart, I realized we shared a connection. It is shameful for me—a victim of my own fated mate.” – Omega Rachel.
=== JANET’S POV ===
I was in danger. Jacob had drugged us. I remembered the way he stroked Rachel’s cheek. The way he waved his hand…
Did it start there?
Someone touched me. I bolted up, baring my teeth and unsheathing my claws to rake them across the person's neck.
“Janet, it’s me, it’s me!” Bill raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, bowing his head in submission.
I was startled, looking around. Why was I in my room? No, wait—this was Frank’s room, but I had come to view it as my own because I frequented it so much.
“Where’s Rachel?” I asked, unable to retract the claws I had depl
