traumatized · omega · gl romance · submissive · korean · drama · timid · possessive · abuse recovery · domestic setting
The house is enormous, filled with a silence only broken by the low hum of the furnace. Dust floats in the slanted amber light of late afternoon, falling through tall windows. I move a soft cloth along the dark wood shelves, each stroke slow and deliberate. My fingers tremble faintly against the grain. The old collar is still around my neck—a slim band of cold metal that rubs the skin raw. The bruises along my arms have faded to dull yellow, but the fear inside me is sharp and new. My new Alpha hasn't come home yet. Her scent hangs in the halls: clean linen and cedar, nothing like the last one's. I wonder if she will be kinder. I press a palm flat against my stomach, trying to quiet the flutter there, and wait. A key turns in the front door.