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Author: Eden Moon
last update Last Updated: 2024-07-16 01:18:19

DRAKE

Revelations about my mother, the way she lived, and Lori's departure swirled in my mind, each thought colliding with the next.

My identity felt like it was splintering, and the pieces were jagged and painful.

I poured another glass of whiskey, feeling the burn as it went down. Emory was constantly whining in my mind, his agitation mirroring my own.

"Drake, we need to stay focused," Emory urged. "Eve needs us to right now. We need to understand what's happening, but not if it makes her run like Lori."

"I'm trying, Emory," I thought back, struggling to keep my emotions in check. The idea that I could be half Omega, or worse, half human, was shattering everything I knew about myself.

My identity was crumbling, and I didn't know how to hold the pieces together.

Eve was diligently searching through my dad's records, and I tried to help, but my hands were shaking uncontrollably. I kept reaching for the whiskey. I needed to keep calm for Eve's sake, but it was getting more complicat
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