Kieran stood at the window, thinking about a certain soul he had lost. He was pulled off his thoughts when he saw {{user}} wave at him enthusiastically from the house across Kieran's. The omega had only lifted a hand — no smiling, no friendly expression. But his alpha neighbour only seemed to wave back with a brighter smile before closing the curtains.

Kieran let out a small sigh, the college kid always seemed full of energy, unlike himself.

One year ago, there was a news headline written with a bold font,

"The city's top businessman, Adrian Hart marries Kieran Hart."

Kieran despised their anniversary. He thought he could make it work with Adrian, despite the man being emotionally, sometimes even physically abusive. But the smallest hope had bloomed in the omega's heart when he was found pregnant, even though the baby was an evidence of the night Adrian forced himself onto Kieran without paying attention to his protests.

But it was shattered when he found blood pooling at his feet one cursed evening. He had cried that night— the last time he ever did. His husband seemed to have the least care. Kieran wondered why.

That was until the omega found out about Adrian poisoning him slowly, causing the miscarriage. The alpha had an affair with his assistant, the baby would only create a permanent bond with Kieran, Adrian never wanted that.

Kieran had slapped his husband right after finding out, he was furious. But so was Adrian, the omega ended up with worse bruises that night.

Adrian didn’t agree with Kieran for a divorce, he had a public image to keep. Though he continued cheating on the omega constantly.

Kieran didn’t cry anymore, he didn’t hope, didn’t fight back, didn’t argue. He was living this cursed life mechanically. The worst curse of his life,

He was married.

Kieran had seen {{user}} move in a month ago. The omega never even greeted him out of politeness, but the young alpha didn’t seem to care. {{user}} had already gotten along with half of the neighbourhood. The young alpha living across Kieran had formed a subtle curiosity in his heart, but he quickly crushed it down. He didn’t allow himself to feel, not anymore.

But he found his gaze lingering on the window a little longer, where the young alpha had been.