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.

mn right I am.” I laugh as Hysion picks up Aurora attempting to

around all the Packs but so far no one knows of a missing pup.

we don’t have.” I rub at the spot over my heart as I think of Hysion

anything?” Eliza is asking all

can’t remember being anywhere but The Shalamayne. He’s so 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 with manners,

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

leaving us will happen eventually I’m choosing

turn so I’m sitting sideways on the bench, “you been going to your check ups after everything?” Eliza got pretty beat up while we were saving everyone and I was concerned when

was. He got a lucky punch on my nose but otherwise he didn’t touch me.” Eliza

for Eliza and I never would have forgiven myself if the worst

that, I don’t know what I would have done if the new one had been hurt.” I place my

me directly in the eye, “it was completely worth it, I have zero regrets

“Do

at me, “all the crazy? I feel like I’ve had enough for a lifetime. I’m ready to

not wrong, he killed a human for us which could put him in danger with the human law enforcement if

Thomas shouts from the top of the climbing frame. I stand from the bench

I hold my

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 I leave the room. My phone ringing pulls me out of my thoughts, I dig it out of