Sara Vincent

Willowside was my childhood summer escape, but I never planned on coming back. Now, as a struggling Omega artist with bills piling up, I don't have much of a choice.

No messy mating bonds, and steady work was always easy to find. That all goes out the window when she takes a live-in nanny gig for a hockey player who's suddenly become a single "dad" to his baby half-brother.

Anya just wants to be left alone. Haunted by a dark past, the quiet omega has built a solitary life in her tiny apartment, finding solace in her art. Then three loud hockey players move in upstairs, turning her peaceful world upside down.

Omegas are supposed to crave alphas, to yearn for a pack. But not me. I'd rather scrub toilets than succumb to those instincts. That's why I'm hiding my true nature this Christmas, pretending to be a beta and working as a live-in housekeeper for a pack of alphas.

When alpha Vivienne Valentia strides into Bright Blessing's Wedding Planning, there's no doubt about it; she can make or break my career. With her endorsement, I could open my own wedding planner business—which is hard for an omega like myself.