Wow.  Talk about twisting the knife.  The guilt is going to be overwhelming for Bridget.   Do Omegas even have procedures for punishing Betas that harm Alphas?  I know it sounds ludicrous, but it seems the entire system is designed to punish Alphas, which is why you're getting Betas that are bold enough to frame Alphas.  Again I say, for Alphas that are anti-Omega and/or anti-Beta, this is a public relations dream.   I look forward to your conclusion.

Author's Response:

Thanks! Omegas don't put Betas through sessions for hurting Alphas as they do when it's the other way around, since the sessions are meant to simulate the actions Alphas put Betas through (something Betas can't actually do back to them), but there are still definite consequences for what Nathaniel did. I know it can look like it's designed to get Alphas, though it really just looks that way because Alphas, far and away, are the ones committing the most crime.

Yeeaaah…

I’m both sad for Bridget and Lexi right now. While Bridget gets some hate, I’m not going to ignore the upbringing her generation of Omegas have and the near indoctrination like teaching they receive involving beta cruelty and instilling in them the desire to protect betas at all costs. Aegis is more at fault for this and I hope this makes Kayla think about making some changes to the organization. Bridget and Lexi and their friendship both got screwed by the system.

As for Lexi, it was hard seeing her crack like that but I don’t think she’s actually going to turn into a beta killing criminal or harbor violent tendencies toward them. I’m not too worried about her injuries due to the super advanced medical care Aegis have and frankly doing all they can to treat her is the least they could do.

Excellent chapter, good sir. The Omega series always produces high quality work.

Dang Evelyn was just a bit too late. But how does Bridget even begin to atone for her treatment of Alexandra? Maybe this experience will cause Bridget to leave the agency(place were the omegas work, just forgot the name) or be forced to leave. There should definitely be severe some ramifications for what she's done to Alexandra, even though it was technically her job. But if that doesn't happen I feel Alexandra will get more of the suffocating cuddling she seems to despise.
Anyways great chapter. This has been one hell of a rollercoaster ride.

aaron
PS if nothing can be done legally to Bridget, will Evelyn take matters into her own hands?(a long shot I know but it seems plausible right haha)

Author's Response:

Thanks for reading/reviewing. I won't comment on your questions to avoid spoiling, but I will say Evelyn's not going to single out Bridget for blame here; all the Omegas will be sharing the fault.

Wow, I almost don't even know what to say about this one. Firstly, did Alex snap at the end there? I almost feel like if anything, these so called "punishments" actually succeded in converting Lexi into the very monster they were punishing her for being.

It's similar to how when people get sent to prisons there is a good chance they come out worse than they went in. Is Lexi gonna hold a grudge against Bridget and all of Aigis? I kinda think so. Is she gonna hold a grudge against Betas? Now that one, is telling...

I, for one would distance myself from both Omegas AND Betas if this happened to me. I would even argue that some people might become so bitter that they might ACTUALLY attack and hurt Betas. Lexi already seems to have developed a deep and ugly sourness inside her, and she wasn't even at the end of her torture yet!

No this won't end ugly at all. Everyone will have a nice conversation about trust and believing in family and those "fun" little sessions, don't forget that. But it's fine I'm sure Bridget and Alex aren't completely scarred for life their perceived relationship forever skewed and perverted by these tragic events. Maybe even re-evalute AEGIS and the Omegas and what a bunch of suckers they were played for. 

Ok, so finally caught up. Great stuff. In some ways, your writing style matches Ackbar's.

The trickiest thing with the Omega series is the punishments. Those are just so hard to justify, perhaps because they're so different than what we do in the US. Sure, we incarcerate but we don't torture based on the details of the crime. I'm interested in the psychology behind it. Perhaps we'll get a chapter where the Omega who conceived these punishments elucidates how they facilitate behavior modification in criminals. Don't get me wrong, the punishments add a great deal to the stories, but I still like to try to justify them in my mind, to find the slice of realism.

As for Bridget, sorry, not sure I'd ever talk to her again if I were Lexi. I might, but it wouldn't be easy. How could someone invoke the first punishment without ever having an open discussion with her best friend? I mean, the blurry video feed showed no 100% evidence that proved Lexi did the crime.

I suppose Bridget's only redeeming factor is that she never physically harmed Lexi in a serious way. And that she practiced the mouth thing for a week to ensure no harm would come. But the emotional harm has been done. I really, really hope we get a Bridget pov and see her reaction to the news. This needs to change her on a fundamental level before Lexi would let her back in.

I hope there's an adequate process for forgiveness.  Not instantly.  Emotional healing takes time.  Everyone that should have stood by her were Omegas and believed in their system and her guilt.  The Omega and Beta haters are going to have a field day if this goes public.  I can't wait to see how you're going to conclude this!

Ah-ha, so the truth finally starts to be revealed. I've been waiting for this moment for ages, ever since the story started. More then that, I want to see just how hard this news hots people, and how Alexandra reacts to being told they made a mistake. She better not forgive them easily. I know I wouldn't.

Why'd you leave us on such a big fucking cliffhanger!!!!!!!!!


ARGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good chapta too.

Author's Response:

Why thank you very much. :)

I've been waiting for this for awhile now, and now we get to see something else I've been waiting for: how they react to this news.