“Ariadne?” Victor calls.Ariadne is awake. She’s crumpled in on herself at the edge of the bed. “Victor?”“What’s wrong?” Victor asks, sitting up and hitting the lights.God, the smell, it’s so strong. This can’t be Denning anymore. This is-Victor's hand catches something moist on the sheets near Ariadne's side. It takes a minute for the Alpha to realize what it is. This is-“I don’t feel good, Victor,” Ariadne whines, “I’m so hot. I think I need a doctor.”Victor scrambles over, tossing the comforter away. Ariadne is soaked through in her own slick, knee tucked in, clutching her gut.She’s in heat.“I’m sick,” Ariadne groans, “Call 911. It hurts so bad.”Several things hit Victor at once. Ariadne doesn’t know what’s happening right now because it’s never happened before.

“E-even if I won’t let you mate me?” Ariadne asks.Victor knows something is up but he doesn’t dwell on it.Ariadne's made many comments on the subject of remaining unmated. But Victor doesn’t want to pry. “That’s your choice and I respect it.”It’s the right answer. Ariadne whimpers and cuddles in with Victor. “Thank you.”The energy that swirls around them is more than a connection of convenience. The Alpha tries to stave off those thoughts. It’s a balance of Ariadne's need to remain unattached, and the growing fondness he has for the Omega, his Omega.Absentmindedly, Ariadne plays with Victor's hands, thumbing at the skin of his palms gently. The Omega smells so sweet right now and looks utterly content.Victor's comforted and pleased the Omega. It fills the Alpha with satisfaction and a scorching pride.“Thank you for everything,” Ariadne says slee

Omegas are rare, but, about 80 percent of the omegas are female, only 20 percent are male omegas. And male omegas are sold at a higher price in the black market. And you can think how rare is the man standing in front of him. It’s a male silver Omega, almost as rare as an Albino. Okay, not almost, very rare. His hair is wavy and shiny, and his eyes are bright green. His neck is unmarked meaning he’s unmated.   Aesthetically, the Omega is stunning, not quite as beautiful as Ariadne though, in Victor’s opinion. What Alpha Victor sees as valuable merchandise. Ariadne's reaction has Victor confused. Ariadne hops up from the table and throws her arms around the Omega, who starts crying into her shoulder. “Edward,” Ariadne sobs, “I thought I’d never see you again. How-I-are you okay? Are you hurt?” The Omega called Edward is equally emotional. “I missed you so much. I thought they killed you. I-I thought you were dead, Aria.” Victor buf

“Arthur is my cousin,” Victor says.Ariadne gasps, tearing up, before covering her mouth. She just looks at Victor, stunned, and for the first time in a long time, the Omega is afraid.The Omega doesn’t talk for what feels like an eternity.“Is this- was this a game?” Ariadne asks.“Are you playing with us? Please, just let us go.”Victor has never seen Ariadne this destroyed. Not even when he’d first found the Omega in that alleyway. Did Arthur play games like this?“Please, Victor.” Ariadne's voice is so weak.“Did you care about me even a little? It was fun right. It was good for you? I was a good f*ck?”Victor wants to throw up.“Don’t take me back to him,” Ariadne begs, completely desperate. “Just kill me. Please.”“Listen, baby,” Victor says, folding his hands.Ariadne curls back in terror

Victor Erickson can’t stand to live in his own house anymore. It’s been two weeks of torture.His home has been taken over by people who don’t wash their dishes and just leave them in the sink to crust over. Crusty dishes are the reason that Victor lives alone in the first place.And what’s worse? When Ariadne had implied to move back into Victor’s room, the Alpha accidentally mentioned the spare guest room.Long story short, Ariadne is now staying by herself in the spare guest room and Victor’s really f*cking cold at night.But there are some if small, benefits to having his pack members living all together except for Waylon who’s still living the dream life as a bachelor.Ariadne is happy. And not just reluctantly happy like she usually is. she's really happy. Victor has seen Ariadne smile four times today: four gummy, sweet smiles.Then there are again the drawbacks. Victor’s washing dishes