TH

ammering against my ribs with a wild, triumphant beat. I'd do

, that overpowering Gamma aura that made my stoma

ste. Benson could r

iting desk in the corner. It was stocked with

my "injured" a

My hand trembled slightly, but my resolve was like steel. According to the old ritual laws of our

, do hereby reject Benson

"I, Benson Haynes, do

and affix his seal as the ritual required, using hi

life. I copied the arrogant, sharp strokes of his ha

the signet ring and pressed it firmly into the molten pool. The snarling wol

tep. My own

in my sleeve, I produced a tiny, sharp

welled up. I pressed it to the pap

sacred vow to sever

t was the connection between us, the bond that had been waiting to be completed throu

found it almost buckled

my new future and tucked it into a secre

austion. I sank into the des

vant's passage door. Martha slipped back

saw the Gamma carrying Lady A

smile, one that reached my eyes. "I'

. She had never seen me lo

seal, then dropped to the bead of blood on my fingertip. Her

"I rejec

you? A rejected Omega... you'll be an outcast! Without

Her fear highlighted the magnitude of what I h

a, I will not live like that anymore. From thi

ssing soon. He'll lock down the estate. You must leave

"I need you to

yes w

wn Mating Ceremony, the Gamma General spent the entir

her eyes before understanding slowly dawned. H

egan to fall. This was only the be