Kevin's POV

“Honey, aren’t you happy that I’ve found such a good alpha?”

I smiled. My mom was getting married for the second time. Despite being a beta, she still found a good alpha, one who already had five sons. Four alphas and one omega, who was the same age as me.

“Of course, Mom. I’m happy.”

I lied. I wasn’t happy at all. I didn’t want to move into my stepfather’s house. It felt uncomfortable. They were rich people, while we were middle class. Our lives were completely different.

When I was a child, my father died in a car accident. Since then, my mom had been taking care of me. She raised me so well that I was already nineteen. But I hadn’t been able to go to university because I took a break after graduating high school.

Our financial condition was bad, so I started doing part-time jobs after graduation. Then all of a sudden, Mom told me she had been in a relationship with a rich alpha for the past five years.

And I never knew about it. I guess I wasn’t free either. Now that alpha wanted both me and my mom to move into his house. says he wants to raise me as well.

But I’m not a kid. I dragged my things out of my room, glancing back one last time.

“Honey, let’s go. Your father has already sent the car, so we need to leave now. Leave your luggage here, the bodyguards will carry it later.”

She was excited, wearing a beautiful brown dress. I was in a white hoodie and pants. I knew I looked like a pathetic omega, but I didn’t care at all.

Even though Mom told me to leave my luggage, I still grabbed it and walked out with her.

As we stepped outside, a white car was parked in front of the house. Two guards in black suits stood beside it. One of them moved forward, took my luggage from me, and placed it in the trunk.

I stared at them, feeling strange.

These guards. This house. Leaving everything behind.

I couldn’t even tell Mom to move in with that alpha alone, even though I wanted to stay here. I didn’t want to get involved with anyone.

I didn’t care about my stepfather, as long as he treated my mother well. And I didn’t care about his wealth either. It was his wealth.

I could earn my own money.

Mom grabbed my hand, making me look ahead. The car door was already open. We got inside together.

Mom had already legally married that alpha, so they were basically married now. Naturally, he would want us to live with him.

I rolled down the window beside me and noticed another car behind us, where the guards were loading our luggage one by one. I looked back at our house. It held so many memories, memories with my father, and with Mom. But now I had a new father… a stepfather, I mean.

The car started moving, and cold air brushed my face. I turned and saw Mom chatting with that alpha on her phone.

“Mom… you’re really happy, right?” I asked.

Kevin's POV

She quickly glanced at me and closed her phone. “Of course, Kevin. I’m happy. How could I not be? Mr. Dan is so handsome and such a gentleman. He always treats me well.”

I could tell she was being honest just by looking at her eyes. There was a shine in them, and her cheeks were slightly flushed. She was truly in love with him. I just hoped he loved Mom, too, and wasn’t just using her.

“Glad to hear that, Mom,” I replied, leaning back into the seat.

I slid both hands into my hoodie pockets and closed my eyes. The cold air made me sleepy, and I drifted off almost immediately.

Then, I felt a touch on my shoulder. My eyes snapped open. They felt heavy, and I realized I had fallen asleep. The car had stopped. I glanced at Mom, she was looking at me, and the door on her side was open.

“Mom… have we arrived?” I asked, rubbing my eyes and wiping the drool from my mouth.

“Yes, honey. We’ve arrived at our new house.”

I opened the door beside me and stepped out. What I saw made me almost doubt reality. It was enormous, an aesthetic mansion that looked like something straight out of TV or my phone. I had never even dreamed I would actually live in such a luxurious, sprawling house.

Many cars were parked in front of the mansion, and a dense forest loomed behind it. For a moment, it gave me a slightly eerie, almost horror-like vibe.

That’s when Mom came and stood beside me. I held her hand, and we stepped forward together.

As we moved closer, the mansion’s entrance seemed to grow bigger and bigger. When we finally reached it, the massive doors swung open, servants holding them wide. My heart was racing, but I stepped inside with Mom.

“Darling, you’re finally here!” A deep voice reached my ears. I glanced ahead.

A tall man, around 5’7”, stood there, dark hair alone with same eyes. He wasn’t very young, but looked about the same age as Mom. His face was strikingly handsome, exuding the unmistakable aura of a strong alpha.

“Daddy… Orry also wants to meet his new brother.”

I looked at the boy standing next to him. His hair was red, matching his eyes, and he clung to the alpha’s hand. His height was similar to mine, I think we shared the same frame. And we were both omegas. He must be the youngest son of my stepfather.

Mom moved forward, planting a kiss on my stepfather’s cheek and hugging the young omega tightly. They both looked so happy, like a real family. Even their clothes matched, adding to the picture-perfect scene.

Unlike me, wearing a cheap hoodie and feeling completely out of place.

"Hey, don’t block my path. If you want to think hard, then step aside and think as much as you need."

A sudden voice reached my ears. I flinched and quickly turned around.

Kevin's POV

I saw an alpha standing there, black hair, black eyes, looking at me as if I disgusted him. He wore a jacket over a T‑shirt, and he was tall, almost six feet, huge compared to me.

Then a rose scent drifted into my nose. What is that smell?

Is he wearing perfume? Because there’s no way I could be sensing alpha pheromones. I’ve been unable to sense them since the day I was born, and they’ve never affected me either. That’s exactly why I managed to save myself from perverted alphas twice, and beat the shit out of them.

“Are you deaf, you ugly bitch? Step aside.”

He cursed at me for no reason. His eyes were filled with pure hatred as he shoved my shoulder, forcing me out of his way.

 “What the heck? Is this how you behave with someone you’re meeting for the first time?” I said.

The way he treated me,so harshly, even though this was our first meeting,made my chest burn with anger. I didn’t even know who he was, yet he acted like he had every right to treat me like dirt.

The guy turned around, both hands tucked into his pockets. His eyes glared at me as he took a step closer. Suddenly, he shoved both my shoulders, throwing me straight to the ground.

“ADRIAN!”

I flinched and turned my head toward my mom. My stepfather was shouting, standing beside her.

My butt throbbed painfully,I had fallen really hard. But I couldn’t start a fight here. It hadn’t even been a full day since we arrived, and I didn’t want to make things difficult for my mom.

“What, Dad?” the arrogant guy replied.

I pushed myself up with my hands, sharp pain shooting through my knees. Still, I stood. But Mom didn’t come to me. Instead, she was standing there, gently patting that omega’s head. Even though her own son had fallen, she didn’t even look at me.

That hurt more than the fall. My eyes burned, but I suppressed the tears, lowering my gaze while fidgeting with my fingers.

“Adrian, he’s your younger brother. How can you be so rude to him?” my stepfather said, his voice tight with anger.

Even if Adrian was the young master of this mansion, that didn’t give him the right to treat me like this. I lifted my head and looked at him.

He scoffed, glancing between me and Mom. “So you really married that gold digger? Dad, can’t you see it? She’s just pretending to love you for your money, and now she’s even brought her beggar son here.”

My head snapped up. Gold digger? How dare he say that about my mom? And did he just call me a beggar?

“Dad, send this woman and her son back. I don’t want to see their faces,” Adrian said coldly.

Just then, the red-haired omega stepped forward. He went straight to Adrian and suddenly hugged him.