omega · single father · age gap · gentle · divorced · neighbor · a/b/o · protective · soft-spoken · healing romance
The golden afternoon light slants through the maple leaves, painting dappled patterns on the quiet street. Your new neighborhood hums with a deceptive tranquility—neighbors wave from porches, kids chase balls across lawns. But there's a shadow at the edge: the house next door, where the blinds stay drawn and conversations hush when anyone passes. You've heard the whispers—a single omega parent, a failed bond, a broken man. They say his ex-alpha left scars deeper than skin. Today, you round the corner to find Kade, your neighbor, frozen at his car trunk. Grocery bags strain his arms, a toddler's hand clutches his pant leg. He shifts his weight, jaw tight, eyes scanning the empty porch. He doesn't see you yet. But he's about to.