“Thank you for shopping here. Have a good day!” “I will, thanks!” CLING! Brianna stepped out of another grocery store with a big smile plastered on her face. Her hands were full of groceries. “Shopping the cleaning supplies done, grooming products and stationery also done, and now let’s see… What do I miss,” Brianna mused as she walked to a nearby park bench. She put down the groceries and reached for her phone to check her grocery list. Almost everything was marked checked, except the hair gel, as the stock had run out and would be refilled next week, which wasn’t a problem as it gave Brianna another chance to go out for groceries. “Well, I guess I already obtained everything. It’s time for me to go home then. The helper must have waited for me as her shift almost ended,” Brianna mused, remembering that the helper only worked for half a day which meant she must go home by noon. On her way home, Brianna slightly smiles as she looks at her groceries. Besides buying the shopp

Laney listened intently as Brianna began to unravel the story. Her heart ached as she heard how the Omega explained about someone who broke into the restroom that night, which led to her pregnancy, and her parents' were furious and ashamed that they kept her locked for months. Laney can even feel her blood boiling when she knows how Brianna's parents even took all her money, including her house, by claiming her as a missing person, and how Brianna finally had enough and decided to run when overheard her parents talking about aborting the baby by accident. And after Brianna was done telling her story, the middle aged woman, without thinking much, immediately wrapped her hands around Brianna, offering her a warm embrace. “Oh.. my… Brianna, I’m really sorry to hear that,” Laney said, tightening her embrace. "I…I can’t believe what you’ve been through, and I’m so sorry that you had to endure all of this, and your parents…How could they do this to you! You are their daughter…and only

A month later… It had been a month since the intense confrontation with Jack, and now their relationship had shifted, though not necessarily for the better. Jack no longer shouted or lashed out at Brianna but rather treated her as if she were invisible. *** “I will go to work now. Please guard this house, and make sure that it will stay the same when I get home." "Okay, Master." Brak! Brianna sighed as she watched Jack disappear into the distance. Once again, The Alpha didn't spare her a glance; he just treated her like a ghost. “I guess it was for the best. We were never that close anyway. After all, this silence is way better than him treating me like trash,” Brianna mused as she saw the helper, who’s now become the Burkley maid, close the door and begin to clean the house. The night after Jack stated that he didn’t care about her, the next day, the Alpha called the helper and immediately hired her as a maid. It was funny for Brianna because ever since she came to this house,

The stage now hummed more than before as the ballerinas readied themselves to take their positions for the performance. Amid the hustle, there was one spot that remain glaringly vacant, and that was, Brianna’s. ***BRAK!!! “What do you mean by saying that I couldn’t perform? I was hired here to be a performer! How come you only cancel me at the last minute?!” Brianna said, her voice laced with anger. Her grip tightened on the desk as she shot an intense gaze at the staff behind the mask. However the staff didn’t seem dismissive about it, he even replied with a nonchalant tone as if her complaints were not important. “So what if we were canceling you?” the staff asked. “It’s not like we were firing you or doing something worse. We just canceled your performance, that’s all! If you need transport money, we can send you—” “MONEY IS NOT THE PROBLEM HERE!” Brianna’s voice rose in frustration. “What I want to talk in here is about your professionalism! How come you canceled me, on D-da

Brianna now stood in the dimly lit corridor, her emotions swirling like a turbulent storm. The weight of Laney’s words hung heavily, and she struggled to process the sudden turn of events.The academy, once her sanctuary, and filled with hope for her already ruined future, now felt like a cold and unwelcome place.“Look, Brianna,” Laney sighed, her voice a mix of regret and resignation. The elder Alpha, places a comforting hand on her shoulder, attempting to convey empathy. “I know that this decision must be hard for you, but it was also hard for me too, and now, the academy is falling, and…I need to save it, by…”“Being focused more on looks, than skill?” Brianna asked, her eyes filled with mixture and disbelief as she bore into Laney’s. “How come you suddenly think about that… Like okay, you want to save the academy, but you can’t just suddenly terminate the contract like this. We had an agreement, and you’re the one who gave me the idea to wear the mask!You can’t just randomly te