Page 139 of Omega for the Pack

“That’s hard to believe,” said Lyra, looking at me with pity. “Do you actually believe this stuff?”

“I saw it with my own eyes,” I said. “Before the Shadow Wolf could kill off the rest of his people, I trapped him in there. In that cave.”

“Why didn’t you just kill him?” asked Luke.

He was my younger brother. And the only family I had left.

“I couldn’t kill a fellow sigma,” I said instead.

“So what does this have to do with me?” asked Lyra.

“Every year on the full moon, the villagers present an omega to the Shadow Wolf as an offering to satiate his appetite,” I explained.

“Oh,” she said, realization dawning on her face.

“Tomorrow is the full moon, but I had told them there would be no more sacrifices after I married you,” I said.

“Why did you agree to marry me?”

“I wanted peace for the people,” I said. “They were being picked off one by one by the Royal Pack’s guards. It was time to change something and they don't understand.”

We started to walk away from the sight of the cave and continued down the shoreline of the ocean. Giant rocks blocked our view of the village as we walked. This was a rougher area of the terrain, the waves cracking against the rocks.

Lyra

I wasn’tsure whether or not to believe Kodan’s story.

It sounded almost like a fairytale, so it was unbelievable to me. I kept glancing over at the ominous cave and the sad howls that emanated from it.

Kodan was serious every time he spoke, which made me believe he wasn’t kidding. We were walking down towards the shoreline and behind the giant rocks that separated us from the village.

My foot slipped on a rock, and I yelled when my tiara splashed into the water. Releasing Kodan’s hand, I kicked off my heels and ran into the cold water.

“Lyra! Come back,” Kodan called, chasing after me.

The tiara was from my mom. I couldn’t lose it.

A huge wave crashed over my head, and I spewed out water as I tried to see.

“No, it’s gone,” I groaned, rubbing the water from my eyes. My purple and gold dress soaked through, dragging behind me as I waded deeper into the water.

“You’re not going to find it,” said Luke, pulling me out of the water.

Sorrow filled my heart as I stared off into the water, following Luke’s lead. I couldn’t see the beautiful tiara anywhere. I felt like I had left my family all over again, stuck in this wild wasteland.

The air was cooler below the rocks, and I shivered as a gust of wind shot through.

“I need to take this off,” I said. “Can you please help me unzip the dress, Luke?”

It was still tense between us as he came around and helped me take my large dress off. I stood there in my undergarments. My thin white bra and panties were soaked.

Goosebumps rose from my skin as I hung the dress over a boulder.

“You’re bleeding,” said Kodan, coming up beside me and touching my right arm. I looked to see a streak of blood running down my elbow from the scratch on my upper arm. I hadn’t even felt it when I ran after the tiara. A look of softness came over his eyes. “You’re so crazy, little princess.”

“That tiara was from my mom years ago. I’ve had it since I was twelve,” I tried to explain.

Kodan ripped off the bottom portion of his shirt, showing off his muscular stomach, as he began to wrap my arm. Luke held me from behind to stop me from running back into the water as Kodan stood in front of me. Sandwiched between them, I felt trapped in the powerful male energies surrounding me. I clenched my thighs when I started to feel the familiar warmth blooming in my middle.

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