Masuk~SARAH~Lisa was already sitting in our living room looking way too comfortable when I walked in, and the smile on her face told me everything before she even opened her mouth. Margaret was right beside her, trying so hard to look calm, her eyes snapping to me the second I came through the door like she was trying to figure out which way this was going to go. My mother w
~SARAH~She was barely conscious when I walked back in. The Omega maid was slumped against the wall of the holding room, her skin this gross grey, waxy color that only showed up on people who’d been running on pure stubbornness for way too long, her wrists still tied with silver cord that had carved angry red lines into her skin. Her eyes cracked open when she hear
~EVA~He had one hand gently resting on my belly, rubbing slow circles like he was already protecting our little girl. My heart was doing that stupid fluttery thing again. I was so gone for him. “You’re smiling so big right now,” he said softly, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. His thumb brushed my cheek, and I leaned into his touch like I always
~NICHOLAS~I got off work with my tie already halfway undone and my brain still full of back to back meetings, but the second I stepped into the apartment, all of it just fell away.Eva was home.I dropped my keys, kicked off my
~MARGARET~Of all the streets in this city, of all the clinics tucked into it, of all the waiting rooms that could have swallowed my morning whole, this one had to be the stage for my worst moment.I kept my face void of fear, which deserved an award considering my heart was hammering so hard and also, to the fact that I couldn’t let Adan or anyone from the family find out the shameful act I had committed.
~SARAH~I rewound the footage three times just to make sure my eyes were not playing tricks on me, because what I was seeing was bold enough that part of my mind kept insisting I had mixed up what I was watching. An Omega maid, someone I only vaguely remembered from the household rotation, moving through the corridor outside the testing room, panic and fear all over her face as she looked around multiple times.
EVANGELINENo one dared to speak.Anyone in their right mind knew that it was far too much money and as the seconds ticked by, Alex’s jaw clenched harder.“Going once,” the announcer began, stalling a little in case someone wanted to cut in. &l
NICHOLASI cursed at the feel of her tiny hands on my lower stomach.Her touch was feather light and gentle, as if she were unsure of what she was doing, but it sent a shockwave of heat straight to my groin and a string of curses left my lips.She was delirious,
EVANGELINEI angrily wiped at the tears that escaped my cheeks, but the more I wiped them away, the harder they fell until my vision had blurred and my throat felt like there was a rock in it.I’d never cried once over the years when Alex’s mother treated me like shit. I didn’t cry on my wedding da
EVANGELINEI knew my wolf was right, so I forced my breathing to even and turned away from Margaret, trying to put her cruel smile and wicked laugh out of my mind.“Let me see you to the door,” I said to the officers.The female was clearly shocked by my calmness. I’d have enough practice over the







