The Stained Omega by Elle T Jefferson

Moon Ceremony.
(Anna)>
“Who are we waiting for?” I ask Fraction as he leans against the railing of the wrap around porch of the house. All the females and males. joining us at the Moon Ceremony are currently settling onto a bus, it just makes the journey easier than taking twenty different cars.
“James and Bellamy.” Fractions eyes glaze over as he tries to link with James again but they quickly come back:
“You invited Bellamy? What game are you trying to play?” I switch Aurora from my hip to the floor so she stops pulling on my hair and she starts waddling around looking for some toys.
“I just want him to stop denying what’s in front of him.” Fraction looks at his watch, “he should have been here twenty minutes ago.”
“He hasn’t been home for two days, maybe he and Bellamy are held up somewhere? Lillian did say he hasn’t been in the bar for a bit.” Fraction smiles at me before leaning down to scoop up Aurora, I smile at the way she tugs on his beard and she just giggles at him when he pretends to try to bite her little fingers.
“Alright let’s say bye to grandma and then get going, maybe you’re right but we can’t wait anymore.” Fraction k*sses Aurora on the cheek as he heads for the front door.
I don’t feel comfortable leaving Thomas and Aurora at the Pack while we are away but Fraction and Patrick have assured me they have plenty of protection. My arm is pretty much healed thanks to Lexi but it still aches if I put too much pressure on my shoulder. Things have been at
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little claustrophobic lately, what with me being followed everywhere I go and not being allowed to leave the house without Fraction. I can’t say I disagree with the safety measures, it’s not everyday a shifter gets shot. Every now and again you will hear of a human hunter hitting one of us by mistake but this was no mistake. Someone took aim and shot me through our kitchen window, that alone is enough to make me listen to Fraction and do as I’m told. I have no desire to be held captive in a cell again or worse, dead.
The journey to the Moon Ceremony is much different to the last time, then we were on the way to Callum’s trial and execution but this time. it’s a chance for the Packs to gather together. They do trades and bring single shifters in the hopes of finding mates, from the way Momma Beth tells it; it’s an amazing thing to see.
“What if he’s there?” I ask Fraction as he pulls the SUV off the highway, the coach is behind us with everyone else on it.
“Then you say hello and he will flirt with you, as per normal.” I laugh as Fraction winks at me.
“He never flirted with me and I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t attack me after the last time I saw him.” Looking out of the window I see we are hitting the massive national forest the Moon Ceremony is in.
“He isn’t going to attack his ‘little Omega’,” I don’t miss the way he scrunches his nose up as he says this. “I doubt he holds it against you Anna. You were highly stressed and in a lot of pain,” Fraction reaches over and squeezes my hand. “Don’t worry little wolf. Elder Thomas won’t still be mad.”
“He never flirted with me,” Fraction just laughs at me as he turns us onto a dirt road. I see Darryl with a fair haired man I’ve not met before, from the pictures I saw around the Grey Pack though, I think this is Lewis. While I was there he was off visiting some other Pack.
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“Did you bring the full Pack?” I hear Darryl laugh as Fraction opens. the door and steps out. I quickly scrabble out of the car and run around to see Lewis and Fraction sharing a back slapping man hug.
“Anna, this is Lewis, Darryl’s Beta.” I hold out my hand and his massive one dwarfs mine as he gives it a firm shake.
“Nice to finally meet you.” Lewis says with a toothy smile that stretches all the way to his hazel eyes. “No James? I was hoping to pick. his brain about something. “I glance a side eye at Fraction to see his happy face turned down in a frown.
“He’s busy with Pack stuff, so you just have me and Anna this time.” I’ m confused as to why Fraction just lied to Darryl’s Beta.
“Lewis, go check on the females. I thought I saw Sibi wandering off into the Bear camp before we came over.” Lewis curses under his breath before running off towards all the tents I can see just past the
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“Bears?” I ask with a little alarm in my voice, “are there bears in this forest?”
“Bear shifters, little wolf.” I feel my eyes widen as Fraction k*sses the top of my head. I had no idea there was such a thing as Bear shifters. I make a me ntal note to ask Fraction about it when we are alone. I don’t want to look stu pid in front of Darryl.