ROYCE. I stare at her, processing her words. There’s no way, I mean, how can that even be possible? If she is alive, then where is she? Why isn’t she here? “Lottie… Why do you say that?” I ask her quietly. She looks down. “Trust me, Royce, I know she is. I heard them speak of it with my own ears.” She mumbles, her heart thumping as if fearing getting into trouble. “Who?” I ask, my own heart racing. “She was stillborn. There’s got to be a misunderstanding.” “No Royce, she was meant to be… offed.” Offed. I know what she means, and I wait as she struggles to keep calm. My own emotions are havoc as I try not to let her see it as I wait for her to continue when she’s ready. “How do you know?” I ask, trying to remain calm. “I snuck out one day to go to the packhouse, and then when I was trying to get back home, I overheard Beta Quade and Delta Harry talking in his office. Beta Quade said he couldn’t do it, so he instead commanded an omega to leave the pack and gave him money to mo
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