90 - Omega Without Mate

"You! I've heard about you! You're pregnant outside of marriage and without a Mate! This whole village has begun to suspect that you're owned by someone's Mate!"

The middle-aged old woman accused me early in the morning when I was about to clean the front yard of my little hut.

"That's not true," I retorted, in a low voice. "My baby has a father. It's just that we're not together."

"Oh. Is that so? Then your baby is an illegitimate child!" snapped the old woman. Other residents who overheard began to eavesdrop on our conversation.

The bad rumors started to make me uncomfortable. Not only did she humiliate me in front of everyone, but the old woman incited other villagers to insult me as well.

"You can't. This village cannot be inhabited by an unrighteous Omega like her. Especially, if the baby is an illegitimate child," whispered one of the Beta women who had fallen for the old woman's words.

My ears began to burn. They could insult me all they wanted, I was used to it anyway. But tal