To ruin an Omega novel Chapter 289

Chapter 289: New Battlefields

HAZEL

I walked down the hallway with Delta trailing behind me. The sound of my heels hitting the floor felt too loud, too final. Each step took me closer to the car. Closer to leaving.

The front door stood open when we reached it. Sunlight streamed through, bright and mocking. I could see the car waiting in the circular driveway. Black. It was sleek too. The kind of vehicle that screamed money and power.

My luggage was already being loaded into the boot by two sentinels. They moved quickly and efficiently. Nobody spoke.

I stepped outside. The air hit my face, cool and crisp. It smelled like pine and earth. I didn’t even realize my home had a familiar smell. This was the place I had always wanted to leave behind now something sentimental tugged at my heartstrings.

The car door opened and I saw them inside. Grandmother Pauline sat in the back row, her posture perfect. Next to her was Grandfather. He hadn’t paid me any attention since he’d arrived yesterday. He hadn’t asked how I was doing. He hadn’t offered comfort or advice or anything that resembled grandfatherly concern.

I knew we barely knew each other but still. The man was like a ghost.

I wondered if he even cared that I was being shipped off.

Mother stood by the car. Her face was composed as it was calm. She looked every inch the stone-hearted Luna who had orchestrated all of this. Who had decided my fate over breakfast like she was choosing what dress to wear.

But when I got close, something in her expression shifted. Damn. She was trying to hard to be stone hearted.

She reached for me. Her arms wrapped around my shoulders and pulled me in. The hug surprised me so much I almost stumbled.

"I know it is hard." Her voice was soft against my ear. Nothing like the cold tone she’d used earlier. "But you will thank me."

I stood there for a moment, frozen. Then I nodded against her shoulder. "I will understand with time."

"You will." She pulled back and hugged me again. Tighter this time.

I looked over her shoulder at the SilverCreek estate. The place that has been gone for the longest time. This massive building that loomed behind us and was all stone and pathetic glass.

Movement caught my eye on one of the upper floors.

Father stood at a window. His figure was unmistakable even from this distance. He was looking down at us. At me especially.

Our eyes met.

Then he turned and walked away. Just like that. He didn’t even wave nor did he acknowledge me. He simply disappeared from view.

Something twisted in my chest. I was always a daddy’s girl. I had moulded that image so him not giving me the time of day hurt. It was sharp and painful.

I pulled away from Mother and kept my voice steady. "So Father will not come and say goodbye?"

Her lips pressed together in a thin line. "The incident is still fresh in his mind. But he will forgive you and he will forget. I will make sure of it." She smoothed down my hair with one hand. "He will even be at the wedding."

"I will take your word for it."

She nodded and stepped back. Her mask slipped back into place. The stone cold Luna returned. She had to or I might not leave this place.

I turned to the car and climbed inside. Delta followed behind me. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The interior smelled like expensive perfume. Grandmother Pauline’s scent. I settled into my seat and Delta moved to sit beside me.

"Go sit in the front seat with the sentinel driver." Grandmother’s voice cut through the space in a sharp and disgusted manner.

Delta’s face went red. She mumbled an apology and scrambled out, making her way to the front passenger seat. The door slammed shut.

I turned to Grandfather. "Good morning, Grandfather."

He glanced at me. The smile he gave was polite but also empty. Then he looked away, out the window.

That was it. That was all I got.

I settled back in my seat and tried not to let it bother me. I tried not to wonder what his deal was or why he couldn’t be bothered to pretend he cared.

The car started moving.

The estate got smaller behind us. I watched it through the rear window until we turned a corner and it disappeared from view.

Everything I’d known. Everything I’d been. Gone.

My chest felt tight. Too tight. Like something was squeezing my ribs from the inside.

I was leaving SilverCreek territory. Actually leaving. This wasn’t just talk anymore or threats or plans. This was real. The car under me, the road ahead, the destination getting closer with every second.

Fear crept up my throat. Cold and slithering.

No. I pushed it down and refused to let it show on my face.

I was Luna Hazel. Or I had been. Or I would be again. I refused to be scared. Refused to be weak.

But my hands were shaking in my lap.

I curled them into fists.

Aldric’s messages replayed in my mind. His demands. His threats wrapped up in polite words and smiling emojis.

Spy on your grandmother. Find out her secrets. Or else.

I looked at Grandmother Pauline. She sat straight, her gaze fixed ahead. Regal and untouchable.

How was I supposed to spy on her? How was I supposed to find out anything when she looked like the kind of person that rarely told people what she had for breakfast?

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