Chapter 3

It was already dark when Brianna woke up from her stupor.

The poor omega couldn't do anything except lie on the ground with her eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.

Physically, she was in a lot of pain, especially her back, but the pain was nothing compared to the pain in her heart.

"I can't believe my own father could do this to me," Brianna thought sadly, but on the other hand, she was relieved that her father didn't hurt her stomach.

"Well, at least you're safe, hmm?" Brianna spoke softly, while gently stroking her belly.

The omega didn't know when she started to have the habit of talking to the baby in her stomach.

According to her, talking to the baby makes her feel it's company. "You seem to be the only thing that keeps me sane, despite this terrible situation I'm in. I don't know what to feel about you anymore."

CHURN~

Suddenly, the sound of a growling stomach filled the room, making her blush shyly. It was a good thing she didn't have company. 

"Oh, guess I haven't eaten anything since yesterday," she muttered under her breath while looking at the food on the floor.

But then, her hunger turned into disgust when she saw it.

It's already rotten.

"Ugh, how disgusting—I can't eat that! I'll just go downstairs, when everyone is already asleep." She assured herself and waited for nightfall. 

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Brianna finally made it to the first floor after much struggle.

“Okay, now I just have to walk through the living room and my parents' bedroom, then I'll be in the kitchen,” Brianna mused as she walked slowly toward the kitchen.

Her movement suddenly stopped when she heard a faint sound from her parents' bedroom.

“Oh shoot! They’re still awake. It would be very risky if I ate now; I should just go back to my room then,” Brianna thought as she turned her body to leave, but suddenly her ears picked a conversation between her parents

"Hey honey, how's her pregnancy?"

"Hmm, I never really cared about that, but I think it's still healthy."

"WHAT? IT'S STILL HEALTHY?"

Feeling curious, Brianna decided to put her ear to the door and further eavesdrop on their conversation.

"Come on, honey, we've talked about this before. After all, we already got her money by claiming she's mentally unstable and needs to be cared for at a hidden location’’

"Yes, but it's still not enough! We still have to get rid of her baby! How else would she keep making money for us? You wouldn't want to lose everything, would you?"

"Well, that's easy; tomorrow we can arrange for a  doctor. Why go through all the trouble when the doctors can handle it much more easily?"

"No honey, ugh, I can't believe I have a husband as innocent as you. I mean, we have to get rid of it by accident."

"WHAT? ARE YOU CRAZY?! No, I don't agree with it! Why must we dirty our hands when we can pay someone to do it instead?" He asked, perplexed. 

"Because we've already reported her mentally unstable, and secondly, if her baby dies in an accident, it could save us a lot of trouble!

You know, the police started to suspect us! If things get worse, we can say that we didn't do this on purpose. We don't want anyone to know that Brianna was so depressed that she committed an abortion; that way we won't get caught!"

"You're right, my wife is always so  smart! Ok, we'll try it tomorrow then. After that, she'll be back to work and earning money for us once more." 

Brianna stepped back after hearing their conversation.

The Omega was very furious when she heard that they were planning to hurt her baby!

"Don't worry, honey. Mommy will protect you, I will find a way to get us out of here"  Brianna said softly as she returned to her room hurriedly.

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It was still very early in the morning when she was about to put her plan into action.

After much deliberation, the Omega decided to run away, believing that it is the only way to save her baby, and now is the best time to do it.

She had also called her cousin to pick her up in front of the cafe that she used to visit.

Taking a deep breath, she reached for the doorknob and declared subtly, 

"Okay, here we go."

"I haven't been out in a long time; I never thought I would miss this so much," Brianna thought as she walked out.

Unfortunately, she stepped on a tree branch by accident, causing the guard dog to bark furiously..

"Hey, why is that dog barking? Ah,  honey! Brianna is outside!" her mother screamed, which made Brianna tense up.

"What? That b*tch is outside? Wait, I'll get my gun."

"No, I can't get caught," Brianna panicked as she began to run as fast as her legs could carry her.

Run, faster, and faster.

That's what Brianna thought as she ran, sprinting through the small forest on a cold night.

The omega began to slow down as she realized her parents were no longer following her.

"I think I lost them," she concluded while looking back, straining her ears to make sure there were no footsteps behind her.

When she felt safe enough, Brianna took her cell phone out of her pocket and started to look for a contact.

'I have to call Cecilia. I have to tell her the location has changed'

Brianna's plan was disrupted as she started to fall over. 

Her head suddenly felt very dizzy and she almost passed out.

"No, I can't give up now; I've already come this far!" She thought, as she tried to get up, but kept falling at every attempt.

Just as she was about to pass out, the omega heard the sound of someone's footsteps walking towards her.

"Hey, are you okay?" asked the person, and with what strength she had left, she held onto him for dear life.

"Please…" Brianna begged while holding what she felt was a jacket, "Please, help me... I'm begging you."

And after saying that, Brianna slumped in the person's arms, fainting from  all the exhaustion.

The person she asked for help was silent for a moment before smiling devilishly and lifting up her frail body.

"Never thought that I’ll get to see you again, huh? This time I will make sure that I won’t ever let you go!"