Marked In His Rut: The Alpha's Forgotten Omega

Chapter: 2*******SORA:“Here you go, enjoy.”Gladys slammed the tray down beside the sink before walking away. I didn’t need to lift my head to know it was more dishes. Goddess, I’d been standing here for hours and they just kept coming, nonstop. It felt like my hand was about to fall off, but I didn’t dare stop.I picked up the plates and started washing. My hand was numb. I couldn’t take it anymore. I dropped the sponge into the water and stared at my reflection in the soapy surface.I was a complete mess. Sometimes I wondered if I was just unlucky, or maybe cursed. My entire body felt like it was about to give out, and there were still heaps of dishes piled up waiting for me. For a moment, I let myself wonder what life would have been like if my parents hadn’t abandoned me on the steps of a church at six months old.Would my life have been better? Would I not have to work long hours just so I could feed– I guess I’d never know. It wasn’t like the orphanage had even been that grea

Chapter 4*****ZANE:“…Zane, are you listening to me at all?”My father’s voice cut through the room sharper than a blade. I blinked, realising I’d been staring at the same spot on my desk for way too long. He stood across from me, his arms folded over his chest, his expression clearly one of disappointment.“I raised you to be a better man, Zane. Mirabelle came to me this morning; she was wrecked, and it’s all thanks to you. You are her husband-to-be. When are you going to understand that?”I just stared at him as he spoke, not really giving a damn about him and Mirabelle. Those two could go to hell for all I care. I didn’t answer him. I was already used to this. I just waited for him to finish ranting and use the door.I leaned back in my chair, my palms tapping rhythmically onto the polished desk as I watched his mouth move. My mind drifted miles and miles away.“Zane,” he snapped again, this time louder. “Look at me when I’m speaking to you.”I didn’t.Suddenly, the anger in his

Chapter: 6 **** SORA: The rain wouldn’t stop, and it had been hours. I was freezing; so was Beauty. We had no roof over our heads. The only place I could find was a rotting building. The roof was dripping, the walls were falling apart, and that smell that probably came from a dead animal made it so hard to breathe. I held Beauty in my arms, shielding her as much as I possibly could, but we were both wet, and all our belongings were drenched by the rain. My arms ached from holding her for so long, and we were both really hungry. “Papa…” she whispered. Her body was shaking. I pressed a kiss to her forehead, and my heart dropped instantly. She was burning up again. “No… no, please,” I muttered. “Don’t do this to me.” I tightened my hold on her. I had no money to get her food or even medication. The only thing I could offer her was my warmth, and even that felt totally useless. Her small body in my arms was shivering, and she was burning up pretty badly. I hoped and prayed in my he

Chapter 8*****SORA:Beauty sat at the edge of the bed, her feet barely touching the ground. She swung them slightly as the doctor concentrated on checking her vitals. She looked smaller than she was, a little pale, but her eyes were bright as she listened to everything the doctor said.“You are so brave,” he smiled at her, “and your heartbeat sounds strong… You haven’t been eating well, huh?”She didn’t reply. She just bent her head slightly, looking at me from the corner of her little eyes.I stood close enough to show her I wasn’t going anywhere. I never took my eyes off her, the way her fingers fidgeted with the hem of her dress. Even when she tried not to show it, I saw how nervous my daughter was.The doctor reached for a tray beside him, and Beauty’s eyes instantly widened. She turned to me, her voice low as she said, “Papa, please don’t let him use the needles. They scare me.”I didn’t even realize her hand had already found its way into mine.“Hey…” I whispered with a reassu

Chapter: 10******SORA:I stood there like a sculpture, just watching.My heart was racing so fast it hurt, but I didn’t move. It felt like if I did, it would shatter everything. Beauty sat close to him, laughing, happy, her cheeks full of food.I loved seeing her like this, but I wasn’t just scared, I was terrified. I didn’t want to lose this job. I've had it for only a week now.I couldn’t afford to lose it.Why didn’t she just stay in the room? Why did she choose to wander off? My mind kept going back to the day we got thrown out of where we lived. That day I held her in my arms in the rain. No, I couldn’t go back to that.But then I saw her smile again. It was genuine, peaceful, and so beautiful. My heart fluttered at the sight of my daughter happy.“Don’t worry, she’s safe with me.”I blinked. That was when I realized Zane was actually speaking to me.“You should get back to work,” he said calmly. “I’ll keep an eye on her, and I will take her back to your quarters.”My mouth ope