The Alpha's Omega Mate-Chapter 91: The fall.

~Dahlia’s POV~

"But... I ...I?" I stuttered weakly, my eyes glazing as tears burned at the back of my eyelids.

I knew I said I hated the man like fucking Tartarus. I knew I said I never wanted to see him again. Hell, I was even willing to reject him if that would make my hate for him feel firmer... stronger. But never this! I was not a murderer. I could never be!

Desperately, I turned my attention to Beta Orion who seemed more afraid than I was and without thinking, I blurted out the only thing that could come to mind. I said; "I can’t!"

And that... that instantly riled Ms Jennifer up. Her eyes were as dark and stormy as the clouds overhead when she yelled at me but I was too stunned to make out her words... too dazed to piece together the gibberish she was spilling from her mouth.

Tears slipped into my eyes and this time, I didn’t bother with fighting it. I simply let it fall, I simply let it soak my face. Hell, the face was already soaked enough by the now pouring rain.

A shiver ran through my body but even the devil knew that it had nothing to do with the weather and everything to do with the devilish woman standing before me— the same woman who only a few hours ago I would’ve sworn was head over heels in love with my mate.

How devious could she be?

Or was this a trap?

Some sort of loyalty test or something?

I shook my head, muttering; "I am not a murderer... and I cannot kill the Alpha. He’s too strong and too powerful, I’ll be killed before the end of the day if I pull something like that."

"And after his demise, who else would be powerful enough to execute you?" She cooed at me like I was a child and she was promising me some candy, only that the candy in question was a bloody one— one not made from sugar but the Alpha’s blood.

My mate’s blood.

Again, I shook my head. "You? Beta Orion?"

"And as you can see, we’re all on the same side, so no one else has the power to touch you. I’ll make sure of that."

’The same way you promised to help me escape from this pack all those days ago?’ I wanted to ask but deciding not to escalate this any further, I kept my mouth shut and instead watched her whilst more tears streamed down my face.

She grimaced. "What do you say, slave?"

"I cannot."

As soon as those words left my mouth, Ms Jennifer’s face contorted into an expression so ugly, if I was in the right headspace I would’ve wondered how she’d managed to pull both powerful men with that face. I instinctively took a step back.

Maybe she probably forgot that I was still standing here, maybe her anger overcame her so much she totally cared less about my presence as she immediately turned to Beta Orion with wild eyes and shouted;

"You see why I think she’s so much better dead than alive?"

Something about her words made me realize that my death has been discussed between them before, and probably may have been talked about just as casually as they now talked about the Alpha’s, and as soon as the realization dawned on me, a weird kind of chill settled at the base of my stomach.

Fear like no other gnawed at my bones, and again, I took another step back.

Beta Orion gulped. "You didn’t think she’d do something as big as that, did you? She’s only but a girl... an omega! You cannot expect her to easily murder Zarek!"

"But she doesn’t have to do it bare handed. That’s why I suggested the use of poison!" Ms Jennifer argued back, and I couldn’t help but notice how her eyes darkened with each passing second.

Something about her facial expressions made me immensely afraid and in a bid to be as far away from her as possible, I took another step back.

"Jennifer... she cannot do it."

"But isn’t she desperate? Doesn’t she need the money so badly? And why does it feel like you’re taking her side just like Zarek always does?" She snarled, causing the veins by the sides of her neck to pop aggressively.

Beta Orion taking my side? Lmao what color is the word absurd again?

However, as if reading my thoughts, Beta Orion scoffed. He snapped; "I am not taking her side! I just don’t want you entrusting something like that to someone like her!"

Someone like her!

The word rang in my head for a few seconds, sounding more and more like an insult each time it did. He didn’t finish the statement but I knew exactly what he meant.

I knew that he meant someone incompetent. Someone weak. Someone incapable.

Only if he knew...

Only if I knew how to grasp on the basics of the stupid dark energy coursing through my veins like a thread.

I saw a smirk play at Ms Jennifer’s lips for a moment, but then she rolled her eyes. She snarled; "I know right? But who else do we use if not the dispensable omega? Who else can we risk pushing into the fire if not her?!"

My heart fell when I realized what this was. It was a trap. One she’d expected I would willingly jump into. One she’d have made me bear the consequences alone for.

I couldn’t believe that I for a moment trusted this motherfuckinghypocrite!

And in that moment, I noticed how the both of them turned to me in unison, and in fear, I stepped back again.

But this time, I missed a step. This time, I didn’t realise I was already standing too close to the edge of the parapet walk. Air was suddenly knocked out of my lungs but it wasn’t because I was pushed. It was because I slipped.

I screamed.

"Dahlia wait! Watch out!"

"Oh shit, Orion!"

Their words were like white noises ringing at the back of my head. But it did nothing to help me. It did nothing to break my daunting fall.

One moment, I was standing upright, afraid that I had been caught in the middle of a crossfire, and the next minute, I was slipping... falling... and the world seemed to be flying past me at a blurring speed.

I heard more screams, more shouts. And then I heard it.

The final thump.

The final breaking of bones. And darn, it was nothing like what I felt when I shifted for the first time.

This one felt different. Brutal. Painful. It felt as though my entire life force had been violently strung out of me. Felt as though I could feel... see... my life flashing before my eyes.

The metallic taste of my blood soon filled my mouth and I needed no soothsayer to know that there was blood in my mouth— and lots of it. And that there was even more of it in my nose, my ears...and in fact, in every part of my body. I could feel it in the way I was fast growing dizzy. And in the way my body instantly felt heavy.

However, my only regret was: I should’ve stayed with my daughter. I should’ve begged Dr Ava to let us out on the condition that I would pay her back in installments.

Or maybe I should’ve gone to my mate instead.

These thoughts plagued my mind as I slowly slipped into unconsciousness, and as the world suddenly went black, I wished I could get to see my daughter one more time.

I wished that I could turn back the hands of time and maybe this time, I would listen to the old lady who had asked me to return.

And I wished I never trusted Beta Orion too.