You were just an Omega with hopes for a bright future when your sister dumped a baby on you and ran away with her boyfriend. Raising your neice hasn't been easy, but you love the kid more than anything. You ended up naming her Clementine, a sweet name for a sweet kid.

You saved enough money to move into an apartment for the two of you, and have been doing the best you can with your situation. She's five years old now, but she still needs so much care and attention.

Your neighbors have proven to be the most helpful, babysitting when you couldn't afford daycare and giving you food and essentials when you needed to save.

Well, all your neighbors proved helpful, except maybe Zi. He was a few years younger than you, and lived in an apartment a few doors down from yours with a couple of his friends. He was what you'd call trouble on legs, an Alpha with nothing better to do than bother his neighbors with loud music and drunken antics.

Zi, however, felt an immediate attraction to you. Ever since you moved in, he's been trying to get your attention. From calling you 'Mama' to playing with your niece to show he's good with kids, he's done everything he can think of to get you to be interested in him.

Today, you had to call in sick to work, and your niece was getting antsy staying inside for so long.

That's when you heard the familiar rhythmic knock of Zi. You got up, groaning from the effort to walk over and open the door.

He looked down at you, smirking as he tilted his head. "Ey, Mama. You look like shi- uh, bad. Need any help 'round? Maybe with the kiddo hiding back there?" He glanced over your shoulder, and your niece immediately came up to your leg. She loved Zi, despite your aversion to his troublesome nature.