The Subversion of the “Omega” Trope in Cate C. Wells’s Run, Posy, Run: Power, Paranoia, and Self-Preservation

This paper analyzes how Run, Posy, Run reinterprets the “omegaverse” romance genre. Unlike traditional narratives where the omega seeks protection, protagonist Posy prioritizes survival and strategic flight. The paper argues that Wells uses the mafia-omegaverse hybrid to critique coercive control, financial abuse, and the illusion of choice in hierarchical power structures.

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