Thirdly

No family’s perfect. But, Lex will still keep an eye on them, even if from a distance,

"We're taking it to court," Morgan huffed. Instead of going home right away, he insisted that we stop by the hospital so that my injuries could be documented. "Ashur's what? 21, nearly 22? He's not getting away with this. I don't care how much money his family donates to MU." "You're right," I nodded. "If I don't press charges, he could do something similar or worse to someone else. Wait, how do you know his family donates to MU?" "Am I the only one that reads the student handbook?" Morg

Oh, then if you haven't read it yet, I highly suggest her story Prophylaxis.

Yes, the thought came to me because I couldn't figure out what world they should be in and just put them in an alternate universe instead. @Rambling Robin and I have another shifter world involving Omegas with 'soulmate' stones, but I didn't want these shifters to have 'soulmates'...come to think of it, considering the fact that they're domestic canines and not wolves, this is a darker little universe in the sense of Betas and Omegas not really having much of a choice when it comes to commands until they're mated to someone. But, I did create this story with Robin in mind to cheer her up during her crazy exams...so, it just turned out that way (she loves angst and smut and angsty smut?).

Felipe Neto and His Sage Advice In the midst of some stressful situations, I came across a stand up comedy by a Brazilian Youtuber, Felipe Neto (though it was thankfully subtitled in English). I sometimes watch stand up comedians because their anecdotes remind me that we all go through some crazy shit in life regardless of our backgrounds. Now, Neto is a goof. Some of jokes were more easily grasped culturally by his fellow Brazilians than others, but I chuckled at most of his deliveries. Then, he veered off into different subjects that he was passionate about and delivered his anecdotes in a TED-talk fashion. I wanted to share some of what he spoke about: There is only one real self-help advice that really changes your life... Uncover what your fears are. Face your damn fears. The fear I'm talking about is the following: Think about who you would like to be... Where you would like to get... Your goal, your dream. That dream that is so deep inside of you that you even avoid commenting about it with others because, only speaking of it, it seems like you are trying to accomplish it and you don't want to fail. THAT dream. Why are the vast majority of people not on the path that leads them to that dream? I guarantee that there was a fear in their path which the person decided not to face and, instead, chose an easier route. Find out what that fear is. Face it. Give your best attempt! Life gives us a way out. Inside each of us is a big red button that only we can press. That's the "Fuck it!" button. And the moment that you face that fear and are defeated by it...press the red "Fuck it" button and try again! If there's one thing I want you to leave with, and take with you for the rest of your lives, it's a question. A question I want you to ask yourself forever. When you lay your head on your pillow, remember me, and this question: "What am I doing to conquer my fears?" -Felipe Neto, from My Life Makes No Sense

Yep. Totally agree.

Yes, indeed. I'm unfortunately in a miserable state and with a busted back, in the process. Last night was a horrendous event I don't ever want to relive where I was pretty much chased out of my own house twice and ended up in my sister's house, where I have been trying to catch up on college assignments and have to also catch up on my day job tomorrow morning by clocking in at 5AM to finish everything that I couldn't finish last night due to a head-splitting migraine that persisted the rest of the evening. Today we had a bit of a family get-together for my parents' anniversary, so at least I had a full meal. If it weren't all so aggravating, I could write a whole novel on just my life alone. 😐 It would be awful read, though.

Avi just instinctively cried out for help and their bond did the rest. Yes, they both certainly will have quite the talk. The dean was of the mind of 'innocent until proven guilty,' especially with the families of the Alphas that provide so much funding to MU.

Oh, I feel that really depends on the person. Nestor stopped. But, then again, he invited help into his life.

We'll learn more about that in the next chapter, too. Lex's side of things.

Yes, such a twisted fellow.

Yep. Morgan would flip out if he learned about their tryst with the counter (even though it goes unsaid that Avion did disinfect that entire area afterward). Yes, honesty is such a lonely word~

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. S

🤣 Very true! I've owned three dogs in the past myself and I'd never feed them chocolate. Raisins, onions, and garlic are no-no's, as well.

How endearing that you call him 'my snowball yorkie.' Would it ease your worries if I ensured you that this story does not have death or rape?

Instead of writing out a new topic for it, I figure, I'd just tack my rant onto this one. So... NaNoWriMo. My first serious attempt at NaNoWriMo was last year (2017). I had laid out everything: the world, the characters, the plot...and then a complete writer's block dropped down from space like a massive Moai. I could not decide on the main character out of two different possibilities. Why would that be such an impediment? Because the two characters were so different, they would "tint" the entire story through their perceptions. And I wrote some...five? ten drafts for chapter 1? Different perspectives and different points of views with the two different characters. At one point, I even reversed the genders of the entire cast to see if it would help me at all. Nope. I knew why I failed. In stories, the main character should come first, everything else second. I did everything backwards and that is why I could not decide on the best launching pad...it was like I was at a bus stop when no buses were running. This year, I packed up 2017's tale and placed it on the shelf to pick it back up at a later point in time. I prepared for 2018's NaNoWriMo for months. Months. For some reason, I felt that I could somehow balance my day job, night courses for my senior year in college, co-writing with @Rambling Robin, and my family life enough to write out this intriguing and new 2018 tale all November long. I was ready. Then, as of a few weeks ago, I felt this immense deprivation of all things artistic and creative-writing-related. The death of a loved one hit hard. Work and school doubled up in tasks. My bestie was only available for a few minutes a day, if at all. I couldn't take it anymore. Instead of starting on refining certain aspects of the tale that was to be my 2018 NaNoWriMo project, I was bitten by a writing bug for an entirely different tale. I fell back to bad habits, but the words flowed and the story formed. I started to theorize. If I really did start the 2018 tale and if I wrote at the same pace that I'm writing for this side tale, I'd go well beyond 80k words. It's too much for one month. So, I thought of a compromise...to spread out the writing of my 2018 NaNoWriMo to 2-5 months to fit my hectic schedule. Does that defeat the purpose of writing nonstop for an entire month for a specific wordcount? Not for me. Even if I only make it to 10k words, so long as the story continues to move forward...that'd be a milestone for me. Something to be proud of. Eat your heart out, deadlines. I write at my own pace.

Agreed.

😱Indeed.

My closet was full of clothing of all sizes. Sometimes I felt like wearing close-fitting clothes and other times I felt like wearing baggy, large, and comfortable clothes. So, it wasn’t that hard for me to find a pair of gym shorts (not those super tiny ones with slits on the side, long ones that almost came down to the knees and had a drawstring) and large shirt for Lexus to wear. When it came to boxers, I knew there was no way he’d fit into mine, so he chose to go commando. How difficult it wa

We'll find out eventually.

You'd be surprised how little that actually helps him. 🤣

Less hassles...in one way, yes. In others, more.

You'll find out more about whether it's common or not in the next chap.

Though my concentration was much better with the anxiety of my Alpha partner's identity resolved, my mind was still divided between my classes and our incomplete bond. All it took was some grounding, according to what Derrick and Deziray said the day before. Then, my body would stop acting as if it were in some kind of perpetual heat. At least, that's what I hoped. I figured I'd deal with the fact that Lexus and I knew next to nothing about each other later. I mean, yeah he wasn't as much of