CHAPTER 17 : FEAR
Lisa sat on the edge of the couch, shoulders still tense. She rubbed absently at the bruised skin around her throat until she felt Luis watching, then dropped her hand into her lap. The ache stayed.
“You should’ve listened to me,” Luis said.
“I thought I could handle her.”
“I told you not to take responsibility for that omega. You kept pushing until Alex agreed, and now look at you.”
There was more anger in his voice than she expected. She couldn’t blame him. He had been the one to pull Alex off her. He had felt her fear through the bond while she struggled for air.
“I didn’t think she’d run.”
Luis stared at her. “That’s exactly what I was afraid of.”
Lisa looked down.
He took a few steps away, then turned back. “You wanted to reach her. You kept saying she just
