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“You’ll pretend to be my friend from school,” she said, parking the car in a vast garage.
“But omegas don’t have beta friends. It’s not believable,” I said.
“Some do.”
“Okay, then what happens?”
“We’ll have to wing it,” she said, sighing. “I’m doing this for my mom so she doesn’t go deeper into her depression. When an omega feels rejected, it takes a toll on her mentally and physically.”
“Oh, that’s not good,” I said, understanding her better. I just wanted to save my aunt and get the hell out of here. But now I was feeling a little bit bad for this omega and her mother. Her fathers were ready to abandon them withoutleaving. In omega-alpha communities, when they mated- they mated for life.
We walked to the front door, and Ruby rang the doorbell.
I had no idea how I would get my aunt out of there before the alphas marked and claimed her for life. I would plead for her life if I had to.
“Ruby, what are you doing out this late?” asked an older woman standing at the door. She had matted black hair and crooked yellowing teeth. Her face was covered in acne, and her dress looked dingy.
“My friend is staying over for the night,” said Ruby, turning to me with embarrassment on her face. “That’s my mom.”
I was shocked that this was the state her mother was in. But I politely reached a hand out, and her mom recoiled from me.
“Err, hi,” I said, confused by her reaction.
“Come in, I made tea in my room,” she said, leading us inside the lavish home. She left a trail of body odor, and I bit my tongue from saying anything to offend Ruby. I wanted to reassure Ruby that it was alright and that I didn’t care, but I had to pretend that I didn’t notice.
We walked into a grand entrance with a polished marble floor. It had intricate detailing lit by a massive chandelier in the center of the home. Floor-to-ceiling windows offered panoramic views of manicured gardens lit with fairy lights. Ruby was living in opulence, and I started to have doubts about her.
There was no way a rich omega like her would be interested in helping me.
It was probably all a trap.
“Here we are,” said her mother.
I made sure there wasn’t anyone in the room before Ifollowed them inside. Her mother had a golden bed with a tea kettle plus a mini stove underneath it. There were even cookies and dates on a platter to serve guests. If it hadn’t been for the smell of her room, I would have been able to enjoy the experience.
Halfway through tea time, I was starting to get impatient as I listened to Ruby’s mother tell wild tales about the universe and trees. Half of it wasn’t making sense, and I knew then that her mother was unwell mentally. I didn’t know what it was, but she wasn’t okay.
“If you really want to heal, the secret is not to use soap,” said her mother with a serious expression on her face. “Whatever they invented in this day and age is poison.”
“Mom, I’m going to show my friend around our house,” said Ruby at last. She looked desperate to leave after entertaining her mother for an hour.
“But we’re having so much fun,” her mother whined in a childish tone.
“I’ll be right back, it’ll be okay,” said Ruby gently and her mom nodded, resigned.
I took a deep breath once we left the room, which was surrounded by her mother’s pungent smell.
“I can see why you watch out for your mom,” I said.
She nodded gratefully. “I need to take care of her. My fathers claim they need an omega to love, but she needs their attention. My mom has schizophrenia and refuses to take her medicines.”
“Oh shit, I’m sorry,” I said.
“It looks like my fathers aren’t home yet with your aunt,” she said, looking out the living room window.
“Can you give me your number?” I said. “I’m going to go somewhere quick, and I’ll be back.”
I didn’t dare tell her where I was going, just in case she was lying.
