No Way Back (Jane and Hugh) by Anna Mac novel Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Type Omega Blood

Jane’s heart skipped a beat as she thought about the rare blood type she possessed.

She had the legendary “golden blood,” or Type Omega blood, the newest and rarest blood type to be discovered.

This blood is compatible for donation to all other blood types, but its carrier would adversely react to receiving the blood of a different type.

So if she lost blood, she could only receive donations from someone with the same Type Omega blood. No one could explain the origin of Jane’s Type Omega blood, as both Jack and Anna had normal blood types. In the medical world, this is known as a “Blood Type Mutation,” which was why Jane had been taken in by the Teacher and given the training she needed. The Teacher even said that the fact that she had this blood type was a big part of why she was so smart.

When Jane was hurt and needed a blood transfusion right away in the past, the hospital blood bank did not have this kind of blood. Andy helped her find it on the black market, but it was costly.

This was a wake–up call for Jane, and she began keeping her own fresh blood on hand for emergencies and asking Andy to help her find others with the same blood type.

Jane was careful to conceal her status as “Queen,” but in the Darknet, everyone was a potential adversary. Thus, Jane realized that the more options she had available to her, the better.

In her previous life, Jane had cut off all contact with the Darknet, including Andy, because she was afraid that her past involvement with it would bring unwanted trouble upon her new family, the Fowlers.

“What did the guy say?” Jane asked, thinking about whoever had gotten in touch with Andy.

“He made a strange request,” Andy replied. “He wanted to make a pact with you, to sleep together.”

Jane was taken aback and asked, “What does that mean?”

Andy said, “It appears that this person is experiencing a side effect of their unusual blood type, Type Omega, and is unable to fall asleep without the aroma of someone with the same blood type. Also, they’ve made a very generous offer, Queen.”

“I understand,” Jane said before hanging up.

After the call, Jane walked to the window. Her phone went off, and when she looked at it, she saw that 750 thousand dollars had been put into her account.

That big sum of money was plenty to keep her going for a long time.

“The side effects of Type Omega blood…” Jane murmured, rubbing her temples.

In fact, Jane had some of the same problems. Rather than having trouble falling asleep like the person who contacted Andy, she often experienced nightmares.

She used to have them twice a week when she was younger, but by the time she passed away in her previous life, she had them six times a week.

Jane’s worst nightmares would be a reflection of her deepest fears, and at the time, her deepest fears were being falsely accused and abandoned by the Fowler family.

Madelyn would be the princess of the Fowler family in those dreams, surrounded by her loving family and friends, while Jane would be confined to a glass ball, cut off from the outside world.

No matter how hard she knocked on the glass, no one would hear her cries for help.

Jane could only watch the lively scene of Madelyn and the Fowler family from a safe distance before the descending sand and rocks buried her.

“Am I going to have bad dreams tonight?” Jane chuckled to herself.

Even if the Fowlers did horrible things to her now, it wouldn’t hurt as much because her heart was already dead as a rock.

The following day, Jane woke up and rubbed her head. Another nightmare plagued her sleep last night, and while it had nothing to do with the Fowlers, it still left her feeling uneasy.

This time she was experiencing the sting of burns in her dream as she was immersed in a blazing fire. Despite the many things Jane had been through in her life, she was still bothered by recurring nightmares, and she yearned for a restful night’s sleep nonetheless.

She needed to be happy in this life.

Since she had learned that this was a common symptom of Type Omega blood, she pondered whether or not it would be helpful to sleep with someone who shared her blood type.

When Jane checked her missed calls, she found sixteen, but, as she had suspected, none were from the Fowlers. All 16 calls came from Lila, Jane’s friend since she was in college.

Previously, Jane had a severe phobia of abandonment and found herself caught in a whirlpool of family affection with the Fowlers. Because of the effects of having Type Omega blood, she began having nightmares and nearly became depressed.

Without Lila’s company, Jane would have been tortured by the Fowlers, so much so that she would have had no other option but to end her life.

Every person has their own weaknesses, and Jane is no exception. Her need for love and acceptance from family members was the greatest vulnerability in her previous life.

Jane would do anything for the Fowlers, even lay down her life if it meant protecting them.

And now that she was completely cut off from the Fowlers, Jane swore she would never again be vulnerable in any way!

Jane was an orphan, which is why people said she was shy. She grew up in an orphanage and saw too many bad things about people. Even as a young child, Jane had a level of maturity and perspective that most children don’t have.