Rhett POV I was sitting in the back of the car, staring at my phone. Margot’s messages were still open. Her profile picture was a cartoon of Garfield. I stared at it for a second, then pictured her face. The comparison was ridiculous enough that I almost smiled. I clicked on her profile. Her feed was precisely what I’d expected: research papers, industry articles, academic conferences, and more research. Almost nothing personal. One photo finally appeared: Margot standing beside Professor Cole at an academic conference. The camera angle had done her no favors. I stared at it anyway. Margot was strange. Not in a bad way. Just different. Everything about her seemed to go against what I’d expected from an Omega: her name, her career, the way she carried herself. She was so bea

