CARISSA’S POV The feeling of this new life feels strange to me. I'm still trying to convince myself that it’s real. It’s like waking up from a dream only to realize you're in a different world entirely. The old me, the one who lived as an omega, the one who worked tirelessly to survive in the shadow of those more powerful, feels like a distant memory. It feels like a version of myself that belongs to someone else. But this—this is now my reality. Now, the boys told me that I’m not a maid anymore. I try to act normal, to blend in, but I know it’s no use. Everyone here knows. They all know who I am now. Who I was. And that makes everything more complicated than I ever could’ve imagined. Jaime and Kaine, they make sure I understand. I’m not to act like a maid anymore. Not now, not with t

