@angeloflife : "they seem to be running around with nothing to stop them from focing their will on everyone."

Not only nothing can stop them from doing whatever they want but it is strongly implied, in this story and in others, that they DO anything they want.

They just appeared one day, normal Alphas touched by the "Fire" (whatever it is) and suddenly they are huge all powerful beings. It's implied they do whatever they want (which is protecting Betas) without any kind of consent or discussion with Alphas governments. They simply impose their will on Alphas. Which is why most elected Alphas officials are anti-Omegas. But they don't have the means to fight back.

I'm wondering if there was a point in the past when Alphas tried to kill the Omegas with their military - and how that went. As it is, Omegas could just as well be an alien occupying force on Earth.

Oooooooh ! That chapter made my chest burn ! Very well written sir.

So Lexi is going to lie and pretend she did all those things ? Somehow, I don't think that's gonna make Bridget go easier on her, on the contrary...

Wow, that was painful to read. Lexie's mother is a Beta serial killer; she doesn't just seem evil for evil's sake, rather plain old insane, Joker style.

I give points to Lexie for even trying to stand up to her, just a little. At ten year old, not muxh more could be expected of her.

I wonder if Alma got caught or if she bolted as soon as Lexie disappeared.

Keep it up, I want to know what happens next !

@SpookyTaco : it's been heavily implied in other Omega stories that Omegas (especially the second generation like Bridget) are hardwired, like DNA programed, to feel intense anger at Beta abuse and to desire revenge for it.

Hence, I assume, the surprising "switch off" mentality Bridget displays in this story : once she's convinced Lexie did abuse Betas, her brain is on autopilot.

Which makes Omegas even scarier (as if they need to be).

Lady with glowing eyes ? Obviously Kayla, shrunken down to Alpha size. I hope she's not gonna easily convince Lexi to stay, that would make her a real Deus Ex Machina (pun totally intended :P )

From the first part of the chapter, the "Dont. Touch. Me" was really powerful. She's in agony but she still manages to spit out those 3 words at Bridget ? Ouch ! Uppercut to the gut !

Lexi wanting to flee far away is also a very natural reaction.

As for the rest, in good parts, I agree with Nathaniel. That's actually a thing we talked about with other readers and I made that point then : if Aegis/Omegas truly wanted all Betas to be safe, they could make it so instantly. All they would have to do would be to build Beta-only cities and protect them. Forbid any (unsupervised) interaction between Alphas and Betas. There, problem solved.

But of course, that wouldn't feed Kayla's ego,  who, despite claiming she's not a god and doesn't see herself that way, still plays God by trying to force Alphas and Betas to live together in harmony. With lethal consequences for the latter group (be it voluntary harm or accident). In Abigail's words to describe Kayla : "The woman who was the living embodiment of evolution itself, that supreme force of will that guided all progress. All life. The woman who had set the course for humanity for millennia to come." 

So I agree with Nathaniel : Omegas, and especially Kayla, say they want to protect Betas, they might even genuinely believe that but that's not true. They want to impose a new model for all Humanity, no matter how many Betas get killed in the process. And of course, that gives them a twisted justification for their torture sessions against Alpha offenders.

"Understanding Through Immersion" ?

That sounds to me like some shrinking is in on the horizon for Isabelle, right ? :D

Britney isn't very smart. If Omegas are the rulers of the world, injuring - or worse - killing a Beta on purpose is what will destroy any hope of a career or college education for her. Her mother even said so in chapter 2 : "the people making those decisions are pretty liberal".

Best she could do is get the hell out of there before she does anything to Ian. 

But that wouldn't do well for the plot. ;)