To ruin an Omega novel Chapter 489

Chapter 489: The Proposal 2

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"Send her body back to Silvercreek. Tell them she died attempting to assault our Alpha during his rut madness and perhaps even what she did. Tell them we consider the matter closed, but any retaliation will be met with an even overwhelming force." I met each elder’s gaze in turn. "Let their humiliation be punishment enough. They sent a viper into our home and now she will bite them as hard as she bit us."

Silence fell again. Longer this time. I watched them weigh options, calculate risks, measure my words against their own concerns.

"It’s pragmatic," Ellis admitted.

"It protects the pack," Freya added.

Jenson nodded slowly. "We’ll send the body back with a formal statement. No war. But Silvercreek will understand that any aggression will be answered."

"Thank you."

They left after that. The healer returned to fuss over bandages and check my ribs. I let her work in silence, too tired to maintain conversation I didn’t need. When she finally declared me stable enough to rest without supervision, I asked for one thing.

"I need to speak with someone. Her name is Delta."

The healer frowned. "You should be resting."

"I will. After I talk to her."

She sighed but didn’t argue and she left to help me get the girl. Twenty minutes later, Delta appeared in the doorway. She looked smaller than I remembered. Uncertain. Her hands twisted together in front of her like she expected punishment.

"Sit," I said, gesturing to the chair Jenson had used.

She sat. Her gaze stayed fixed on the floor.

"I know what you did," I started. "With the flour."

Her head snapped up. Fear filled her eyes. "I didn’t mean for anyone to die. I just wanted to stop her from—"

"I’m not angry." I cut through her panic. "You were trying to survive. I understand that."

"You do?"

"Delta, I need to know something. Do you want to go back to Silvercreek?"

She went very still. The kind of stillness that came before either flight or complete honesty.

"No," she whispered. "Luna Isobel would destroy me for what happened to Hazel. Even if I didn’t cause it directly, she’d blame me. She’d make an example."

"What if you stayed here?"

Hope flickered across her features before caution smothered it. "Why would you let me stay?"

"Because I do not want to take your life."

The words settled between us, simple and unadorned.

Delta blinked, like she hadn’t heard me properly the first time. "I... what?"

"And also because I believe you deserve better than what you had."

The words came out quieter than the first, but they carried more weight.

Her throat moved as she swallowed. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

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