Marlena's memoirs were a Godsend. She had documented her case as well as the case of the other two Telepathic canines that she interacted with. The Beta-Alpha couple were a male-male relationship and it was so tumultuous that the Telepathic Beta never let his Alpha know that he could read his thoughts and they never reached a solid union. The other Omega-Alpha couple was a male Omega with a female Alpha. Theirs was the opposite kind of relationship where there was open trust between them both. Shortly after their first full mating, the two of them were able to read one another's thoughts without any trouble.

Marlena's relationship, however, was uneven at first. Though she cared greatly for her Rottweiler Alpha, it wasn't until a year later that they were able to read one another's thoughts. For her, it was difficult to fully trust her Alpha enough to allow him into her mind just as he allowed her into his…at least, in the beginning. I knew how she felt.

The only true, unconditional, trust I had for anyone was for my mother. Morgan came a close second. Lexus was a tentative third. It wasn't that I didn't want to trust Lex with my life and with everything that I was…it was that I found it hard to fully trust anyone. Due to my looks, other canines either wanted to befriend me with shallow intentions or use me for their own entertainment. Some canines were jealous of the attention I received…the attention I never asked for.

The sound of an incoming text drew me out of my thoughts.

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My Lexus 7:30PM

Finally finished helping out my dad. My parents want to meet you.

You already told them about us? I haven't even told my mom yet!

Yeah, they were wondering why I kept silencing my phone after 5:30.

They call you every day? I only talk to my mom once or twice a week.

Is she really busy?

No, but she knows that I am. She asks that I call her, not the other way around.

She sounds pretty amazing.

So, when did your parents want to meet?

This weekend, if at all possible.

That should be ok.

Avi, my parents are…not the kindest people in the world.

Is there anything I should do to avoid upsetting them?

No, just be yourself. I won't let them do anything to you.

Ok.

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I took a moment to phrase what I wanted to say.

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Lex, ever since you claimed me, I've been feeling someone's eyes on us after classes.

You have?

At first I thought it was just general jealousy, but it's been pretty consistent. Have you felt it?

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Once again, I saw him text and erase, text and erase.

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Not that I know of, he wrote back.

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I was disappointed with his response. If he wasn't going to be honest with me, then I'd have to search for the truth myself. Tomorrow, I would seek out our stalker and find out what his deal was by confronting him directly.

The following morning, Lexus thought that my drab mood was due to his having left so abruptly to go see his dad. I let him believe it because the misdirection would help me track down our stalker without his trying to interfere.

I felt the glares directed at us during lunch. Lexus sat closer to me and gave me more intimate touches than usual in an attempt to make up for what he felt he did wrong. His proximity to me seemed to really incite our stalker. I almost felt ill from the sensation of being watched so closely.

When I first felt the chills, I figured it was all in my head. I thought that the stress of maturing into an Omega and being claimed was getting to me.

The invisible daggers being aimed at us were not an illusion.

Morgan was also concerned with what he saw on my face. He passed me a note during Humanities class, something he hadn't done since we were in high school. As much as the concern made me smile, I realized I couldn't keep anything from my bestie.

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Mor 9:14AM

Hey, what's going on? You look like you're getting ready to start another fight.

Remember how I said I felt that Lex and I were being watched? Later on today, I'm gonna find out if it's true or not.

What? How?

I'm cutting out of my last class a little early and am going down the hallway where I last felt the glaring.

Why don't you wait to investigate with Lexus?

That's the thing, Lex keeps denying we even have one. No, I have to do this alone.

I don't like the sound of that. Just be careful, ok?