Unable to disregard the pleas in Avery's voice, Vivian carefully considered whatever viable options she could think of. Her niece's mother had passed during childbirth and Victor, her brother, offered no parental care to his omega daughter.
After all, if a firstborn was declared an omega at birth, it was considered shame and disappointment amongst the pack members.
The firstborn must always be procured as an Alpha; if not, the parents would face the brunt of societal judgement and disgrace.
Hence, since birth, Avery had been cruelly abandoned. It was Vivian, as young and naive as she was herself, who reared her niece under her wing and cared for her in the absence of her parents.
Thus, now that Vivian had fled from Moonborn to save herself, Avery was yet again abandoned to be used in an arranged mating when she was older.
Vivian would never forgive herself if she allowed Avery to experience the same woeful torment as herself.
