Page 11 of Bliss & Her Idols

Suddenly, the same supervisor’s voice snaps from off-screen, “Control your facial expression. You’re looking ugly for your fans.”

“Sorry.” Jin ducks his head.

He takes the Carolina Reaper, which is thrust at him in punishment. He struggles to smile prettily, even as he doubles over at its heat. Water streams from his eyes.

I hate this.

I fucking hate this.

This man is my Beta.

I feel it in my soul.

I may never be able to claim him. I don’t care. I must rescue him.

Please let me be able to.

Please.

If this is what’s shown to the public, what the hell is happening to Jin off camera?

Piper pushes the phone away. “Turn it off. I get it. He’s a celebrity but he’s a prisoner. We’ve seen it in enough abuse cases. We’ll get him out. I believe in you.”

“Thanks, Pip.” I slip the phone back into my pocket.

My pulse is racing. My palms are sweating.

I force back the tears. “I’ve been fighting for years to be accepted as a journalist. I’ll expose the entire music industry. You know, us Wolf Siblings dream big and fight hard. They want to keep their secrets hidden. Fuck that. They’ve never faced an Omega like me before. Perhaps, they can buy off or find a way to stop every other journalist. But I’m a resistance member, a Reject, and a survivor. I’ll do anything to rescue my Beta, even go undercover.”

I jump, when the front door to Coffee Knot Tea bangs open.

The scent of a powerful Alpha floods through the room.

Protectively, Piper twists on the counter to face the Alpha like he isn’t the smallest male Omega in Haven.

I rest my hand on his back in support. My heart skips a beat.

CHAPTER TWO

Coffee Knot Tea Coffee Shop, Haven

My pulse roars in my ears. Adrenaline rushes through me. Hypervigilance is how Piper and I have survived.

Piper is trembling.

Then my nose wrinkles at the scent of vanilla bourbon that’s washing through the coffee shop.

Instantly, I relax.

I know that scent as well as my own.

It’s the scent that means protection.

Family.

Unconditional love.

The Alpha who is prowling through the shadows is one who has already bled, fought, and risked his life for me.

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