Page 44 of The Omega's Savior

The CPS officer’s eyes go wide. “No,” She says, turning back to Janice. “That was not shared.”

“I didn’t kick them out!” Janice hisses. She turns to Olivia. “You have no proof!”

“I have no proof you kicked me out, sure, but I do have proof I’ve been taking care of Summer since then.” She nods over to the principal. “I’m sure if the school records are checked you’ll see that I’ve been the one to sign all the paperwork for her ever since she started elementary.”

“I didn’t even see her until a couple weeks ago,” Summer chimes in, still holding on to Olivia.

“She was gone for two weeks! That has to indicate she’s not fit to look after Summer,” Janice says, growing more and more agitated with the situation. “Plus, she’s bringing that violent alpha around my daughter! He assaulted my boyfriend!”

“I was only fucking gone for two weeks because you sold me to that god damn trafficking ring!’ Olivia hisses. “Plus, look who’s fucking talking, you’re the one who brought random, violent, abusive alphas around all the time! Jax only knocked the guy out because he grabbed me!”

The police officer’s eyes go wide and he stands up and gets between the two omegas. Understandably so, but I don’t like that another alpha is so close to Olivia right now. Her stress is making all the protective instincts I have work in overdrive.

“Everyone, let’s calm down,” the officer says.

I take a deep breath. I have to be calm. Me losing my shit right now won’t do jack shit for anyone involved.

I step forward.

“Hello there, Officer. My name is Jax Henderson. I’ve been working with the Henderson Security Agency on the case of the drug and Omega trafficking ring. I can vouch for Olivia that she was taken against her will.”

I glance back at Oliva and see her eyes wide. I don’t think I ever really mentioned the official name of the agency I work for to her. But yeah, it shares a name because I decided to invest a bit of my trust in it when it first started.

“Well,” The CPS officer says, taking a breath. “It looks like this situation is quite complicated.”

She turns to Olivia and Summer with an apologetic glance. “I’m sorry, but with the allegations made from both sides, it looks like an emergency custody hearing will have to occur. We’re going to take Summer away for seventy-two hours to give time for the trial.”

“What?” Summer says, her eyes going wide. “Don’t take me away from my sister!”

“Where are you going to be taking her?” Olivia demands, her arms squeezing Summer to her tightly.

“Considering her age,” I cut in. “Is there any way she can be placed with a family friend instead of in a foster or group home?”

“I think that may be best,” the CPS officer says, slowly, nodding. “Is there a particular friend you can spend a few days with, Summer?”

“Yeah,” She says, nodding. “My friend Allison Stone and her family. They’ll take me in.”

“Okay, we’ll make arrangements for you to spend a bit of time there while all this is worked out,” She says, her voice surprisingly calm.

“What?! No! This cannot be allowed,” Janice practically wails. “You’re taking my daughter away from me.”

“Officer Caldwell,” The CPS officer says, her voice sharp. “Please remove Mrs. Miller from the room.”

“Yes, ma’am,” the officer says, pulling Janice out of the room.

“Can we at least drop off some of her stuff?” Olivia asks, her voice quiet, almost as if it’s a bit defeated.

“Yes, of course,” The CPS officer says. “I’m sorry you guys, but your mother has filed formal complaints with the county.”

Olivia closes her eyes and takes a deep breath before looking down at Summer and offering her a small smile.

“I went back to the apartment today,” She says softly. “I picked up your books. I’ll bring them over to Allison’s place later, how about that?”

“Really?”

“Yeah,” She says, tucking Summer’s head into the crook of her neck. “Everything’ll be okay.” She whispers, probably more to reassure herself than Summer.

The final bell rings, making the two of them jump.

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