An omega’s guide to thriving against all odds. First, if you get kidnapped, then talk like you are the one committing a crime.

Bad guys hate that stuff. If said kidnapper makes a bargain with you that you can’t refuse, then make some demands of your own—like snacks, all of the snacks.

After all, the heat is right around the corner, and there is no controlling that bloom. Second, if you find yourself right back in the place that caused your worst nightmares, demand weapons, even if you don’t know how to use said weapons, or make a shiv out of an old hairbrush and a chipped piece of porcelain.

Third, there will always be alphas wielding their will. Learn to break them down instead of allowing them to break you down.

Turn the tables, and who knows, maybe you will overcome your fears and learn to thrive. Fourth, and the most important lesson of all, is to acknowledge the mistake of suppressants.

Look, a girl’s got to thrive somehow out in the big bad world, I get it, but when that heat hits, it hits like a slick tsunami with knot a warning. Luckily, I’ve got a pack that’s ready to catch me.

Abloom is the start of the Castle Omega Universe. This book is two of two.

Every book thereafter is a standalone. For Content warnings please head to Elle Lincoln (dot) com.