gh their classes like some teenagers who hated the world. But finally

her, trying to keep up

e?" Jack wheezed

s." Adira laughed at an out-of-breath

to give me your notes from last week!" He s

nd in it to find the papers from last week. She had already finished her assignments and homework, so she would have

Jack said this and

er met! Not secretly some o

. She felt her heart rate sp

Jack said it defensively when

way the heavy feeling. She forced a joking smile on her face a

she said while driving

. Some people gave him strange looks, but Jack didn't give a care in the world. This was jus

e for the bus that she had to take to get there. She grabbed her bag and pushed in some clothes and necessities before grabbing her jacket

he ever forgot to take them. She had never experienced it, though, and she wanted to keep i

turned off the lights in her apartment before she locke

s go

on the bus ride, and it made her even more exhausted with her head hitting the bus window every time. She had looked into her

ed to sit up, not wanting anot

, and looked up. She saw the cozy white house standing tall between all the similar-styled houses. She didn't know she h

m, of

t door with her weekend back over her shoulder. Her mom was already

d her in a tight hug, and Adira almost dro

't grown that much." She answered, kissed

taller than me," she jo

ke change, and she had always disliked it when Adira left to go to college and

d, as she didn't see hi

making dinner. Your

r and was murmuring over the stove, but as he looked up, his eyes widened with glee, a

sister sees you." He laughed and pu

eight? Good thing I cooked a lot," he said with

ira huffed as her ey

ere very proud of her. They had never shamed her for being an omega and had embraced her second n

aid as she put her bag near the door before sitting down at the dinner t

uestion in his voice. Adira looked up and felt like she had been found out. She worked to be able to afford those sce

gs myself. Not just your money," she said nonchal

her second nature, and everyone h

, didn't suspect a

going? Any good-looking alpha around who swooned you off your feet?" Dad continued jokingly and

re because the questions were

ion and got up. She waved, grabbed his stuff, and ran up the stairs. She heard her dad chuckl

in. The old posters on the wall and the action figures she had collected over the years and hadn't taken with her to college still stood tall and proud on her dresser. The mirror with the crack on the left sid

retending and acting too much the last few years; she was exhausted from pretending

d nature

fter. She loved being taken care of, although she would never admit it.

art wanted, but sh

giving all that affectio

ght as the door to h

ste

a yelp. Her sister stood in the doorway with a huge smile plastered on

r as she held her in a tight hug. Adira

shed with her arms, and he

eathe. " Sh

so

ra looked up and smiled, as her little sister was exci

easingly pushed her over onto the floor be

f her face, and sat on the bed again,