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Chapter 117: Aconite

Author: Riley Scott
last update publish date: 2026-05-07 18:38:50

Marissa POV

I was tired. Not the kind of exhausted beyond measure tired, but tired to the very depths of my soul. Melody seemed to take great delight in ordering me around, and every wrong step I took, I was instantly scolded like an errant child.

I could feel eyes on me as I sat at the kitchen sink, blindly washing dishes, the water so hot it burned my skin. Omegas began to slowly back out of the room, leaving me alone, and I swallowed hard, feeling apprehensive.

"So you're the new omega," th
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