I get up and head to the showers, at least I should go in late then not at all.
I rush to the pack house to check in with the head Omega, but upon arrival I am met by Ander waiting for me in the kitchen. "There you are, Omega Elesi." He says with a tired smile, it seems someone didn't get much sleep last night.
"Can I help you, Beta Ander?" I fix my hair up into a ponytail, trying to keep myself from fidgeting too much.
"Alpha Rainer has asked me to fetch you when you come in this morning. He'd like for you to be assigned to help Juniper. It seems she has taken a liking to you - or well trusts you." He smiles at me, almost pleading with me to agree to this. I really REALLY don't want to, but I also know that any Omega that agrees to this is going to get bullied by Evette. I don't want any of my friends to suffer.
I let out a sigh. "Fine. If the Alpha wishes, but please let it be known that HE asked me." I give him a look, and he raises his hands. "Deal. I will make sure people know you were told to take this." He seems to understand that I might get shit for this, especially from his own sister.
"Take me to Juniper then, please." I fix my outfit and move to follow Ander to Juniper's rooms. I HOPE that her crazy brother is not there.
He takes me to the rooms where I met Elwood, praying that he wasn't there. I really didn't want to see him again, at least not without Rhory. I wanted to see Rhory so bad after what happened, knowing he'd protect me.
Ander knocks on the door a few times. "Juniper, I am here with Omega Elesi. She has agreed to help you."
I can hear the sound of someone running on the other side of the door, before moving quickly to it. Juniper cracks the door, looking up at Anders then over at me. "Really?"
I give her a little wave, unsure of what exactly I am to do with her - am I like a hired friend? Babysitter? Alpha Rainer best give me a raise for this. "Hello Juniper. Do you remember me?"
"Yes! It's you!" A big smile flashes across her lips as she moves to grab me and pull me inside the room, glaring at Anders after. "You shoo. I am still mad at you."
The door is quickly slammed in Ander's face before he can say anything to her.
"I wanted to thank you for saving me yesterday." Juniper speaks to me suddenly, standing before me. "I was told you found me in the wounds after I was hurt."
"I found you, yes. I protected you as anyone would do to a pack member." I look around her rooms, not seeing any sign of her Brother being here. "You need not thank me."
"Rainer asked me so many questions about the attack, but I don't remember anything. He thought you hurt me, but I swore to him that I didn't even know you were with me." Juniper whimpers, clearly upset.
"It's okay, Juniper." I try to comfort her, but I really don't know what to say to her. "Perhaps you should rest? You were hurt badly yesterday." I guide her over to her bed, trying to lay her down. "Would you like me to get you something to eat?"
Juniper allows herself to be escorted to the bed, still sniffling and looking sad. "That would be wonderful of you, Elesi. I haven't eaten yet today. I didn't want to go to the dinning hall by myself again."
"I will fetch you something to eat. You just rest. I will be back." I slip out of the room, letting out a sigh as I lean against the wall in the hallway. "It's going to be a long day..."
Vesper rumbles, unsure of all of this. 'I still don't like her.'
We don't have to like her, but we need to do as Alpha Rainer wishes - or else our life can become hell. He is giving Juniper special attention, and it is already going to cause enough chaos. I wonder what Evette thinks of this. She was Rainer's girlfriend last time I was in the loop.
Before I make my way down the hallway and to the kitchen, something catches my attention. Vesper barks, alerting me to hide. 'Don't get caught!' I slip into a broom closet and go quiet. My heart is racing, ears pressed to listen to the hallway. Why did Vesper want me to hide?
'It's that male.' His strange scent fills my nose, upsetting me. 'He knows we are around.'
I can hear Elwood in the hallway moving around, lingering for a moment. Then another voice calls out to him. "What are you doing here?" It's Gamma Soren.
"I thought I-" Elwood tries to tell Gamma, but he cuts him off.
"You thought nothing. I do not like you, nor do I trust you. It is my job to keep Luna safe and I don't like you being here. Stop lingering in the halls like a creeper and go back to your Sister - or where ever the fuck they want you to be." Gamma Soren is clearly unhappy, not hiding his distaste for Elwood. "Run along."
Elwood tries to speak up, but seems to give up and walks off back towards his Sister's room.
Soren moves as well, but he comes towards the door and knocks. "You can come out now, Omega."
I slip out of the broom closet and stare at Gamma Soren, not really enjoying seeing either of the males that have cornered me. "How did you know I was there, Gamma Soren?"
"I could smell you." Gamma Soren smirks, crossing his arms and he looks me up and down. "I know Luna and Alpha are letting Rainer handle this little mess, but I won't have it creating too much chaos in the pack house. Luna Zira has enough on her plate with more important matters then this fucked up romance story."
"Gamma?" I ask, curiosity getting to me. "I was assigned to help Juniper, should I be worried?"
Soren gives me a look, almost pity, and lets out a sigh. "They assigned you to her? Great..." He looks down the hall where Elwood went. "Don't get too close to her. Do your job, but nothing more. That's my piece of advice." He turns back to look at me and takes a few predatory steps forward. "I could help protect you if you are too worried."
Shit. Shit. Shit. He was acting normal there for all of a moment. "I think I will be okay." I stumble back a few steps, trying to remember what I was doing before this whole mess. "I need to fetch her breakfast. I should get going." With that I try to escape the Gamma.
He has this smirk on his face, enjoying watching his prey flee. I need to try to avoid that man too. I don't know if he is flirting or if this is some strange game to him. Why would he toy around with a Omega?
"Alesi? Alesi!" My Mother calls for me as I run through the woods, flinching each time my bare foot hits the cold ground. "Alesi!" She is getting closer, following the scent of my blood - following the sound of my heart. I can feel her hot breath upon my skin. "Alesi. Naughty girl. You know better than to run from Mother." Her teeth upon my skin, pain rushing over my battered body. I try to scream, but my voice is lost to the silence of the woods. The darkness overtakes me. "Alesi?" I wake up, panting again as I try to focus and listen to the small voice beside me. "Alesi we need to wake for chores. You want to be able to eat breakfast today, right?" It was all just a dream. I groan, peeking over at Brenna with a frown. "I am up, Bre." She pouts, the young omega looming for a few more moments before moving to the door to leave. "You best hurry, Alesi." As Brenna leaves I can hear the sound of the others within the Omega dorms scurrying about. The night shift returns, and the day sh
The Daytime Head Omega approaches me, letting out a cough before speaking. "Omega Elesi, today your cleaning duties are the Gamma's rooms. Make sure to do a deep clean - drapes, clothes, sheets, towels all laundered. Everything dusted and wiped down. Vacuumed and mopped. The full shebang." The last bit was said oddly, trying to sound 'hip' as the old folks call it. "Yes, Omega Hilda." I give her a polite smile and go off to find my cart to take up to the Gamma's rooms. Traveling around the packhouse there are whispers of rumors or perhaps truth; The Alpha's and Beta's Sons have returned from training. I can't remember the last time I saw them. I know we are around the same age. I reach the Gamma's room and knock, waiting for a response. If Luna is down at breakfast, he is likely too. He is her shadow after all.With no answer I enter, moving about to gather the various articles of clothing littered about the floor. Yet something causes me to pause, picking up a bra. "The Gamma doesn'
"Elesi!" Bre calls out to me, moving beside me to loop my arms with hers. "How was your morning? I was cleaning the public rooms and oh boy, people are all up in gossip today." She has a big grin on her lips, clearly wanting to whisper these things to me. "I had Gamma's rooms. It was quiet." I smiled, lying but most of it was quiet. "What did you hear?" Vesper seems curious as well, enjoying the pack gossip."Weeeeelll." Bre whispers in a sing-song manner. "You heard the boys are back in town, right?" She snickers, clearly wanting to spill. "I have heard from a source that one of them returned with a MATE!" 'A mate?' Vesper asks curiously. "Didn't they go to an all boys training? Meant for Alphas and Betas..." I ask her, unsure how they'd find a mate in a place filled with males. "We HAVE to go to the bonfire now. They are going. I heard the Alpha and Beta's daughters giggling about it in the playroom." Bre looks obsessed, but I can't blame her. Now I want to go too. "Let's go the
I rush out of the packhouse and towards the forest path, walking briskly as to be free from this feeling. 'Slow down." Vesper aims to soothe me, worried that I am in such a state of panic. I almost trip over a root, stumbling to rest against a tree - calming my breaths. The woods are quiet. Everyone is either back at the pack house, in the village, or at the dorms and houses. The middle of the day the forest is usually quiet, most taking their runs in the early morning or in the evening. Letting their wolves out. Yet it seems I was not alone. I hear the sounds of growling in the distance, mixed with soft whines. Someone was in pain. I slink towards the sounds, not wishing to alert anything yet - it could be two males fighting.I stop in my tracks, letting out a gasp as I hide behind a tree and cover my mouth. How is it happening to me AGAIN?! 'Horney males.' Vesper chuckles as she lets out a little purr, clearly enjoying what we saw. A warrior male is leaning against a boulder stro
I finish my shower once my legs are not jello, washing off the arousal scent and heading back to my room to read a bit before tonight's bonfire. The pack supplies us with an education up to high school and any extended education we need for our given jobs. I want to apply for a scholarship to go to school for paranormal anthropology to better understand the roles all the races play in the world.I am lost deep in a book on vampires when Bre enters the room in a giddy. "We got to look our best tonight, Alesi." She is already opening our closet and tossing outfits onto her bed, trying to rate which one to wear. I know better than to interrupt her, watching her make her plans. "Anything else happened after I left for lunch?" I ask, suspicious now with her excitement. "The Gamma is going to be at the bonfire! I heard him tell Luna he'd keep an eye on her daughter tonight. What do you think he likes? Slutty red dress Bre? Quiet sexy girl blue Bre? Strict play hard black Bre?" My head is s
I feel a presence beside me not soon after, a gruff voice coughing to catch my attention before speaking. "Ah." He stumbles a bit in his words, seeming a bit unsure of what to say next. "The fire is nice." Vesper giggles, finding his behavior adorable. 'He is shy?' I look up at him, catching his blue gaze for only a moment before he looks back over at the fire. "It is. Do you come to the bonfires often? My friend Bre loves them." I try to make some sort of conversation, but I am probably worse at this than he is. I rarely talk to males. "Bre? Ah! I know her. My friend has a bit of a crush-" His eyes widen, realizing he is probably saying more than he should, giving himself a cough and just staring at the fire again. "She has a crush on him too." I whisper to him, allowing him not to be the only one spilling secrets. "I think they will be just fine without any meddling though." I give him a smile, looking him over now as he faces away from me. I remember his naked form clearly - hid
"I don't think-" Before I could say anything more, a scene interrupts the ENTIRE party as a trio enters. The two heirs : Rainer and Ander - and behind them a female that I have never seen before. She was beautiful, but something about her made me uncomfortable. "Rainer!" Screams Evette in a happy tone, running up to greet him. Circe and Soren were not far behind her. "You came!" Rainer gives her a smile. "Of course, Eve. We had to celebrate our return.""Who is that behind you, Rainer?" Evette says, her tone clearly unhappy. Rainer raises a brow at her hostility, but moves to bring the woman forward. "This is our friend, Juniper." "Friend? Not mate..." Evette says in a curious manner. "Yes friend, silly." "Sister please." Ander groans, not enjoying her jealousy. "Juniper is our friend. And she is now part of our pack. We rescued her. It's a...long story.""And not for here. Later." Rainer responds then looks to his sister. "Hello Circe, beautiful as ever." "Hello Brother, annoying
The next day the pack was quiet, but everything seemed to have gone back to normal. It was my day off, and Rhory said he'd come see me at some point - but when? I might as well go for a walk, stretch my legs. There is a path in the woods that leads to a waterfall. I'll go there. I toss on something comfortable and head out, leaving Bre snoring comfortably in her bed. I toy with my mother's rose pendant as I walk down and out the dorms, heading outside to be greeted by the crisp fall wind. I love this time of the year, comfy sweaters are my favorite. Heading towards the path, I quickly realize I am not alone - running into Juniper seemingly lost and by herself. "Oh, hello - I uh." Juniper fidgets, looking from me to the woods. "Lost?" I give her a polite smile. "Where are you trying to get to?" 'Be cautious with her. She smells strange.' Vesper growls, clearly agitated by the new female. "Yes-no? I mean...Circe told me Rainer was out here waiting for me." Juniper relaxes a bit, loo