No Way Back by Anna Mac

Chapter 8 Type Omega Blood

Jane’s heart skipped a beat as she thought about the rare blood type she possessed.

She had the legendary “golden blood,” or Type Omega blood, the newest and rarest blood type to be discovered.

This blood is compatible for donation to all other blood types, but its carrier would adversely react to receiving the blood of a different type.

So if she lost blood, she could only receive donations from someone with the same Type Omega blood. No one could explain the origin of Jane’s Type Omega blood, as both Jack and Anna had normal blood types. In the medical world, this is known as a “Blood Type Mutation,” which was why Jane had been taken in by the Teacher and given the training she needed. The Teacher even said that the fact that she had this blood type was a big part of why she was so smart.

When Jane was hurt and needed a blood transfusion right away in the past, the hospital blood bank did not have this kind of blood. Andy helped her find it on the black market, but it was costly.

This was a wake–up call for Jane, and she began keeping her own fresh blood on hand for emergencies and asking Andy to help her find others with the same blood type.

Jane was careful to conceal her status as “Queen,” but in the Darknet, everyone was a potential adversary. Thus, Jane realized that the more options she had available to her, the better.

In her previous life, Jane had cut off all contact with the Darknet, including Andy, because she was afraid that her past involvement with it would bring unwanted trouble upon her new family, the Fowlers.

“What did the guy say?” Jane asked, thinking about whoever had gotten in touch with Andy.

“He made a strange request,” Andy replied. “He wanted to make a pact with you, to sleep together.”

Jane was taken aback and asked, “What does that mean?”

Andy said, “It appears that this person is experiencing a side effect of their unusual blood type, Type Omega, and is unable to fall asleep without the aroma of someone with the same blood type. Also, they’ve made a very generous offer, Queen.”

“I understand,” Jane said before hanging up.

After the call, Jane walked to the window. Her phone went off, and when she looked at it, she saw that 750 thousand dollars had been put into her account.

That big sum of money was plenty to keep her going for a long time.

“The side effects of Type Omega blood…” Jane murmured, rubbing her temples.

In fact, Jane had some of the same problems. Rather than having trouble falling asleep like the person who contacted Andy, she often experienced nightmares.

was younger, but by the time she passed away in her previous life, she had them

a reflection of her deepest fears, and at the time, her deepest fears

family in those dreams, surrounded by her loving family and friends, while Jane would be

knocked on the glass, no one would hear her cries for

Madelyn and the Fowler family from a safe distance

have bad dreams tonight?” Jane chuckled

wouldn’t hurt as much because

her head. Another nightmare plagued her sleep last night, and

she was experiencing the sting of burns in her dream as she was immersed in a blazing fire. Despite the many things Jane had been through in her life, she was still bothered by recurring nightmares, and she

to be

that this was a common symptom of Type Omega blood, she pondered whether or not it would be helpful to sleep with someone who shared her

had suspected, none were from the Fowlers. All 16 calls came from Lila, Jane’s friend since she

of family affection with

Lila’s company, Jane would have been tortured by the Fowlers, so much so that she would have had no other option

need for love and acceptance from family members was the greatest vulnerability in her previous

lay down her life if

completely cut off from the Fowlers, Jane swore she would never again

Lila’s voice came through the phone: “Oh my God, Janie,

I’m sorry. Yesterday, I moved out of the Fowlers‘ house and found a new place to stay. I was too tired, went to sleep, and didn’t respond to your

the Fowler family’s

told Lila about

Janie, you must be feeling very upset. I can only imagine

first year at Oracle University, where they were both studying Computer Science. When they first met, Jane was so shy that not even

said she was shy. She grew up in an orphanage and saw too many bad things about people. Even as a young child, Jane had a level of maturity and perspective that most children don’t have.

the Teacher came along, bringing a bright light into Jane’s life. He taught her a lot of skills and was strict but also kind and caring. In Jane’s sophomore year, however,

anyone except her family and focused solely on finding them. That was why Jane submitted so readily to the Fowlers despite being mistreated by them in every way imaginable,

had an overwhelming fear of losing

in this world.

“It’s okay, Lila. I may have lost my family, but I still have many others, including

her life, Jane had decided she didn’t want or need a family. She would just live for herself and the ones she loved. She’d had

“From now on, Jane, my house is your house, and I am your sister. You’ve met my whole family, and everyone here

her warmth with