The Stained Omega by Elle T Jefferson

Family.

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For the first time in a long time I actually feel safe within the Pack, I can’t remember the last time I took Thomas to the park or laid around while Aurora jumped all over Winter. Today I woke up in a good mood so I put coats on Thomas, Aurora and Huston and packed them all along to the park. We think Hysion is about five years old but he’s rather tall so Thoma s’s clothes have been fitting him for now. Watching them play they look like any other group of siblings. Hysion has this way of making sure Aurora is never left out of their games and since we brought him home Thomas seems to have forgotten all about Anders. He and Hysion are joined at the hip, I actually dread the day I have to break them apart.

“What’s this? A Luna out in the wild with us peasants?” I turn on the bench and see a rather large Eliza waddling across the grass with Lizzie running ahead of her. Lizzie is so excited to see her friends she doesn’t even acknowledge me as she runs to join them on the climbing frame.

“You look better and bigger.” I tell her as she sits next to me.

“I swear I get bigger everyday.” Eliza huffs as she pats her now very round stomach.

“How long until the little lady joins us?” I reach my hand over and feel for the baby kicking, apparently today is not my lucky day because no pup kicks for me.

“Just under four months if she comes in time, I swear I feel fifty years pregnant.” I smile at her, she might be complaining but she has a

stu pid beaming grin on her face.

“You’re loving every second.” I tell her while turning to eye the pups.

I am.” I laugh as Hysion picks up Aurora attempting to spin her around. “Any luck

Packs but so far no one knows of

I rub at the spot over my heart as I think of Hysion leaving

anything?” Eliza is asking all the questions we have already asked

little Eliza, how can someone not be missing him?” It confuses me how someone is not looking for this sweet little boy, “he’s clearly been raised

maybe he was born at The Shalamayne?” It’s something me and

the need to change the subject, knowing Hysion leaving us will happen eventually I’m

“you been going to your check ups after everything?” Eliza got pretty beat up while we were saving everyone and

told you it looked way worse than it was. He got a lucky punch on my nose but otherwise he didn’t

worse for Eliza and

to do that, I don’t know what I would have done if the new one had been hurt.” I place my hand on her stomach as I offer her a long

back and of course Aurora.” Eliza puts her hand over mine and looks me directly in the eye, “it was completely worth it, I have zero regrets and don’t forget I offered to help. No one forced

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like I’ve had enough for a lifetime. I’m ready

planning anything a clear warning, there isn’t anything that man won’t do for his Pack and family.” She’s not wrong, he killed a human for us which could put him in danger with the human law

I stand from the bench

We are having a garden picnic.” I ask Eliza as I hold my hand out to her and help her from the bench, at a certain point

a deal.” I laugh at her as the kids run ahead of us, they have no fears within the Pack border. And just like Elder Thomas said Aurora seems much better after his night time visit, I can still see some of the fear within her but the nightmares have stopped and she’s stopped clinging to me every time