Middle Child Syndrome - Chapter 68

Chapter 68: Ch 68: Take your differences out
The once serene atmosphere was instantly shattered, plunging into a whirlwind of chaos. The shop, a mere bystander, was now a battleground for two of the most dominant alphas, their clash threatening to tear the very fabric of the place.

The air was saturated with the acrid scent of pheromones, a potent indicator of the mounting tension. The impending danger was palpable, prompting a frantic scramble for escape, a desperate attempt to avoid witnessing the potential humiliation.

“Looks like you are too proud of yourself. You are giving me such a heated look. Do you want me to snatch these eyes out of your face?”

The unnamed alpha cracked his knuckles to show how intimidating he was. But Rocxx did not look intimidated by him at all.

“Oh yeah! It looks like you are the one who needs to get their eyes and nose checked. Aren’t your feet feeling cold because you have to go against me? If so, then I will allow you to back down. I do not want to fight a scary cat who will faint at first sight of blood.”

These lines were corny, and Rika was also beginning to feel frustrated.

Her body was beginning to feel heavy, and soon, breathing would become difficult as well if nothing was done.

So, Rika decided to act. She grabbed the tall pair by the back of their shirts and dragged them out.

The sudden shock of this happening caused the pair to look frustrated and follow Rika out.

Rika had enough strength to throw them both out of the open door.

“Take your fighting outside. Do not stink at my shop or cause any customer harm. Oh! And Rocxx, I expect my door to be fixed by the end of my shift. This all happened because of you anyway.”

It had suddenly stuck with Rika that the blond-haired omega looked familiar to her.

The height, hair colour shade and face shape all resembled Suzie. And she knew for a fact that Rocxx liked Suzie.

With all these facts combined, it was not hard for Rika to conclude that the reason those teens had decided to kidnap this omega was because she looked like Suzie and nothing more.

‘Oh well! It is not my concern why this Omega got kidnapped. I need to care about getting my shop all well and running again. And for that, I need physical and financial aid.’

“Do you realise that this store is not ours? Technically, the old lady owns this place. You are even a part-timer here.”

Daniel reminded Rika about this, but she was not in the mood to hear him out.

He backed down as soon as he saw the look in Rika’s eyes. It screamed murder if he spoke any more. And that caused Daniel to keep quiet and head inside.

Rika was sure it was the last person to talk to her for the time being. Her mood was too volatile for anyone else to approach her.

That was what Rika thought. But the kidnapped omega proved Rika wrong.

“E-Excuse me, but can I say something to you?”

The omega sounded almost hesitant when she spoke. That made Rika pause and consider hearing the omega out.

But it was clear that the omega had no intention of backing down or keeping quiet even if Rika said ‘no’ to her.

“H-How can you mistreat those two alphas? They both stood up for you. You should be trying to stop them from fighting, not encourage their fighting.”

The kidnapped omega tried to play the peacemaker, but Rika could see the greed in her eyes.

The omega only said this because she wanted to get close to these two influential alphas. And that made Rika sigh in regret.

‘Well, this is one reason people keep getting ignored when you bring up good points and have so many seduction cases.’

Omegas were considered pure creatures, but that could not be further away from the truth in most cases. And one of them was right in front of Rika.

This omega sure looked ready to jump into any strong alpha’s arms if given a chase. It did not matter who the alpha was and what he did to her.

“Alphas are aggressive by nature. The sooner they get this fight out of their system, the better it will be for them. Also, you are more than welcome if you want to stop their fight. I am sure not throwing myself into this fight at any cost.”

Rika took a firm stance, and the omega looked taken aback by her words. She had not expected Rika to say this.

“Fine! If you don’t want to interfere in this fight, you don’t have to, but I sure will stop it.”

It was not difficult to tell what this omega was thinking.

She had read too many romance books where an omega could stop the alpha’s fight with their pheromones.

And Rika would not deny that it was a valid method that worked. She had seen Suzie do this too many times.

However, certain conditions also needed to work for this. The first and most important was for the alpha to care about the omega, letting out their scent.

‘I am sure that this omega has a suicide wish. I should keep an eye on her and interfere at the right time. Or she would die for sure.’

Rika was confident about this omega getting into trouble. And that is what ended up happening as well.

“E-excuse me, but please stop. There is no reason for you to fight here. Aren’t you both on the side of the good guys? We can all be friends here, right?”

The omega stepped forward slowly to stop this fight from developing further.

But that turned out to be a mistake.

She did not even realise when the alpha grabbed her neck and pulled her body up from the neck. It made her feet dangle high up from the ground.