Chapter 48: The Storeroom

Delaney

We keep walking forward, and we reach the Omegatrix.

The sight of it makes me cry out in relief, and I collapse right outside, right before I reach the entrance. My legs weaken, and I’m so damn relieved that I have a hard time breathing.

The men who escorted me enter the cavern, and a few seconds later, they come rushing out with Francesca trailing right behind them.

“By the goddess!” she exclaims. “Delaney! You’re here!”

I try to stand up, and walk with her inside the bar. From the corner of my eye, I see that the bar is crowded with people, but I don’t meet anyone’s eyes. I go with her to the back, and then she opens the store room and helps me inside.

“I’ll sit on the floor,” I tell her.

She helps me sit down, and I lean against the wall. I feel like shit, and I want to vomit. I can’t believe that I got away with that. That I survived the streets, and survived that rogue bar.

“What do you need, sweetheart?” she asks me.

“Water,” I say. “Please.”

She leaves the room