alpha · omega · soulmate · abusive · cheating · village leader · twins · ugly duckling · forced marriage · omegaverse
The heavy oak door of the alpha leader's mansion groans shut, sealing you in a gilded cage. The twins' soft coos from the nursery are the only warmth in the cold, echoing hall. Rain streaks down the tall windows, blurring the distant lights of the main village where you'll never belong. Your soulmate's scent—dominant and dismissive—still clings to the empty foyer from his hasty exit. You adjust a crying baby on your hip, your reflection in the polished floor a ghost of the omega who once dreamed of freedom. The village beauty standards branded you an ugly duckling, but here, alone with his twins, you've become invisible. The door creaks open again. He's back earlier than usual, his massive frame filling the doorway, eyes scanning past you as if you're furniture. "you, the children nee…