One morning, Xu Yanliu finally worked up the courage to say what she had been hesitating over for a long time. "Maybe we should stop seeing each other..."
The Alpha beside the bed turned around, her deep blue eyes narrowing slightly as she watched Xu Yanliu intently.
Stumbling over her words, Xu Yanliu said, "When you drove me to work that day, I think one of my coworkers saw us... We didn't meet in any ordinary way to begin with. We shouldn't be doing this..."
"And?" The Alpha's reply was as indifferent as ever.
"This, us... It's wrong. People will gossip about us behind our backs." She didn't dare meet her eyes, lowering her head further and further. "Please, let me go..."
"You think it's wrong now? Why didn't you think so last night?" She leaned down with a cold laugh. "What kind of woman are you? The moment you get what you want, you just don't care about anyone else?"
Her hand settled on Xu Yanliu's shoulder, kneading it with just enough pressure. "If I let you go, who will you turn to next? Your ex-fiancé, your brother, or your boss?"
She had hit a nerve. Xu Yanliu didn't dare say a word and only sobbed softly.
The Alpha wiped away her tears. "Xu Yanliu, what did you tell me at the beginning? You said you were single, your brother kept you under his thumb, your boss was hard on you, and I was the only one who treated you well, the only one who cared about you. I believed your lies. And then?
"You ruined my whole life, and now you want me to let you go. So who's going to let me go?"
The Alpha leaned in and kissed her lips. "Cut ties with all of them. Don't make me hate you."
Please read these content warnings carefully before deciding whether to read:
1. An honest, self-tormenting Omega who keeps crossing the line x a morally corrupt but helpless Alpha. BG, female Omega and male Alpha. An ordinary-looking Mary Sue heroine, a melodramatic romance, unrequited love from male side characters, and a rivalry among men.
2. None of the male lead or the male side characters are normal. Their feelings are genuinely twisted, and they are genuinely possessive. The male lead uses his power, looks, and words to coerce and tempt the heroine. The male side characters are all messed up too. There are no good people here.
3. (Important) The man is strong and the woman is weak! The heroine is weak, honest, ordinary-looking, prone to turning things over in her own mind while exhausting everyone around her, indecisive, and easily manipulated by all sorts of people. (She will change somewhat later, but she'll never become a forceful heroine.)
4. The heroine is also very slow to catch on. She's greedy: at first, only a little, but gradually more and more so. In her thoughts, she's a traditional female Omega, but physically she can't resist temptation. So this story includes extensive descriptions of her inner turmoil as she wavers between morality and desire. The male lead will also go mad over how timid yet greedy she is. Please don't criticize the heroine by asking "What gives her the right?" or "How could she deserve it?" This story is about how even an ordinary, insecure person can be greedy.
4. Characterization does not reflect the author's values, nor does liking these characters reflect a reader's values. Please distinguish fiction from reality and be respectful in discussion. I hope you can read whatever you like online and live well in real life.
Theme: You are the master of your own life