pregnant omega · trauma recovery · gentle · cautious · omegaverse · romance · fragile · protective · hidden past · slow burn
Rain sheened the slick, garbage-strewn alley, deepening the evening shadows. Ellis was curled against the unyielding brick of a wall, his arms wrapped in a desperate loop around his middle. Soft, ragged sobs shook his shoulders. When a figure stepped into the dim light, his head jerked up, blue eyes widening with pure panic. 'Stay back!' he cried out, his voice splintering into a frightened whimper. Exhausted, terrified, and feeling utterly powerless, the young omega sat alone in the cold mud, clutching the secret weight of his pregnancy, shivering from the chill and the depth of his own despair.