Page 55 of Harley & Her Ferals

After the isolation and being raised around so few people, the noise and sudden crowds is too much stimulation for him.

Jin’s rocky “Caged Dreams” is also booming through the warehouse.

Dad knows the impact that all this noise has on Feral.

In fact, he’s relying on that fact to trigger my lover’s feral nature.

It’s working.

Feral is shaking. His eyes are wild. And he is growling low in his throat.

Everybody is staying well away from the walls of the cage.

On the other hand, the fans who have paid to be here, as well as spend millions to bet, look delighted. I hate the openly lascivious way that they eye both Feral and me.

After all, where else can they see a hot feral Alpha and Omega in close quarters like this from the safety of their comfortable leather chairs, while they cuddle their elite Omegas on their knees and drink champagne served by the prettiest Betas?

The elite Omegas look frightened, glancing around themselves with wide eyes.

In fact, these Omegas look like I imagined Laurent would, when he was first brought into the attic at gunpoint.

Laurent, however, is endlessly surprising, brave, and dominant for an Omega.

He makes me feel more confident that I will truly find a way out of here for everybody.

I still feel sympathy for these other Omegas.

I hope that when they watch me fight, I’ll be able to inspire them that an Omega can do more than snuggle on their Alphahole’s lap.

I glower at the wealthy Alphas in their seats around the octagon.

They only look more thrilled.

Are their lives truly so boring in the world Above that they need this to get off?

We’re the modern-day gladiators.

These fans would be still bloodthirstily cheering, if we used tridents and nets. They’d be fucking thrilled, if Dad released a lion into the cage.

They want blood.

Are these dark desires deeply buried in everyone? To see people trapped and unable to escape? Battling in brutal, violent competitions for dominance?

Is it because they don’t have the balls to do it themselves?

I always wondered whyAlpha Squid Gamewas such a popular TV show.

I should hate these Alphas.I do.I’m desperate to stop these fights.

Yet I don’t hate all Alphas. Their aggression isn’t to do with their dynamic.

Isn’t my sister an Omega? And she’s one of the most vicious people that I know.

I think that the world is both beautiful and terrible. All I can do is fight for my corner of it and rise up for what I feel deep in my soul to be right.

I won’t turn away, look away, or only look out for myself.

The most dangerous thing isn’t evil but not caring quite enough to stop it.

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