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My name is Mira, and I'm supposed to be quiet and humble because I'm the Omega in this big castle. But I have a problem. I keep hearing that menacing r

y it is. I want to stay in bed, but I can't. If I don't work, Lila will yell and Dane will be upset. Dane, my Alpha

nd sweaty. She yells, "Mira! You're running late again!" Her piercing eyes seem to be trying to bite me. I nod

nto my skin, and I wince. As I dust off the bread, my cheeks are burning. I want to apologi

vegetables. She looks at me and frowns. "Mi

ane will be more antagonistic towards me. I keep working, cutting bread with a knife that feels too big. My hands tremb

lves are laughing and eating. Dane sits at the head table, his brown hair gleaming in the sunlight. Selina stands next to him, dresse

o look at me and say something nice, but he doesn't. "Mira," he

rry," I mumble. My voice is so

eeds a strong partner, not this weak thing." The other wolves are also laughing loudly, and I c

e says. "Don't go bac

ls silent, and everyone watches. My heart thuds and my eyes burn with tears. My fingers are c

e when he speaks. He stands up, his grey eyes hard as a stor

down my fingers. I want to run, but I can't. As the who

. You're weak, Mira. You are nothing. His words are like a smack, and

lpha needs a strong person, not an Omega who can't hold a platter." The group's ch

o longer my partner. I am currently divorcing her. The words cut like a knife through

my eyes. "Dane," I murmur, but he doesn't listen. He turns to Selina,

t." "Leave the castle. T

g so much that I feel like I'm going to fall. When I drop the tray, more cups break. Th

eyes watering. I get up and keep jogging despite the pain. I grab my blanket, the only thing I own, as so

he Alpha, Mira," he says. " Proceed. Now. He has a horrible voice

eap dress, and my feet are bare. Tor pushes me through, and the gate slams behind me.

ls like it's breaking. I'm tired and everything hurts. Dane used to hold my hand,

ook up. It's nearer now, standing at the edge of the trees. The bleeding object is no longer in its mouth, but something else seems strange. It