Page 31 of Broken Omega

Shouldn’t be too hard, considering I don’t want to accept any of the Alphas who are going to be on it. I leave Doctor Prentice’s office, starting to worry over what’s going to happen next.

As soon as I make that list, I’m agreeing to what my father wants.

I might be able to delay it by skipping out on the next session, but I really don’t know how he would retaliate if I pull a move like that. I’m a little afraid to find out.

Once he gets the list, how long will it be before he makes someone an offer?

How long will I be waiting around, wondering which sexist pig I get to procreate with?

I move down the corridor slowly, stepping out into the garden when I come to the glass doors that lead outside. It’s bright out, warm and peaceful because it’s too early for the other Omegas to be awake right now. Taking a few deep breaths, I try to imagine a future that hasn’t been painted by my father. It’s hard to know what it would look like, but I think it would feel like standing out here in the fresh air alone, enjoying the sounds of nature and the fragrant smell of blooming roses.

Running wouldn’t be enough to get me to that different future.

There’s nowhere I could go on foot that would get me far enough away to evade my father’s influence. He has all kinds of people in his pocket. The city might be big enough to hide in, for a while, but I know I’d be found.

I know how much worse things would be if I defied him like that.

He has absolute power over my actions.

I can’t escape, I can only hope to endure.

BROOKE

Waking up in yesterday’s dress with no recollection of how I got to bed is never a good sign. When there hasn’t been a drop of alcohol involved, it’s even worse. I let out a groan as I force myself to sit up and attempt to recall what happened.

What’s the last thing I remember?

My thoughts rush back to my meeting with Doctor Prentice, because that’s when my head was clearest. When I was being careful about the words she was recording, I was on edge.

Afterward, everything felt hazier.

I know I stood outside for a bit.

Usually that helps when I’m emotionally overwhelmed. The relief it gave me yesterday didn’t last.

My mood crashed before I even got back into the building.

I thought about going to bed to sleep, but I didn’t go straight back to my room.

Class went by in a bit of a blur, but I think I said something to the new girl, Secret.

A warning, no doubt, about the dangers of staying at the academy.

No one should ever come here. Especially not someone who’s found her mates.

Someone who knows what it feels like to be loved.

There was a dull ache in my chest as I walked out of the classroom.

The pain only increased when I could finally be alone in my suite.

I waited around for the visit from the Alpha, drowsy and in the mood to nap.

For a minute, I think I missed meeting him, and then I remember waking up to a knock on the door and Geraldine’s voice calling on me to answer.

I did meet him.

He was completely disinterested, and I was surprised to find I felt the same way.

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