Page 64 of Omega for the Pack

My breathing came in shallow breaths.What the hell just happened?

I walked over to my dad, and he held a hand up, stopping me. He looked up at me with bloodshot eyes filled with pure rage.

“This is all your fault,” he growled as I stood there in shock. And this was the day I lost both my parents.

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KEERA

Eleven Years Later

“Congratulations on your twins,” I exclaimed, handing one of the babies to Tiana, a new omega mother atHowl’s Honor Hospital. The nurse settled the second baby over the young mother’s chest. The joy on her face and all of her alphas’ faces were palpable as they gazed upon the squirming bundles.

As the nurses cleaned up the afterbirth, I washed my hands and pulled out my clipboard. My heart ached as I gazed at the alphas' love and admiration for their omega who had given birth.

I wish I had an alpha pack who cared about me.

But I knew it would never happen with a father like mine. I was doomed to be alone.

Sighing, I blew a piece of my hair away from my face that escaped my hairnet as I jotted down the babies’ time of birth, weight, and necessary information to register them. Every baby was registered, especially if an omega was born. Omegas were discernable with the wolf claw mark on their right shoulder, and they were rare.

As I wrote, the words on the paper blurred. My strength was sapped, and I knew I was getting tired from all the overtime I put in to avoid going home and facing my dad.

“We got it, Dr. Keera,” said Jade, taking my clipboard. She was a fellow omega and one of the nurses under my charge. “You go and get some rest. You look like you’re about to faint after this nightlong birth.”

“Thanks, Jade,” I said, grateful as I let her take the clipboard. “I think I'll grab a snack.”

She nodded as she filled in the rest of the information, her eyebrows furrowed. I looked back one last time, seeing the new family huddled around the babies. I always thought I’d get used to it, but it hurt.

Every fucking time.

There was probably something wrong with me. No average person would be upset seeing a happy family like that.

As I walked down the sterile white halls, I passed by several curtained rooms with omega females screaming or cursing while giving birth. Three females in labor were on this floor, and two overworked doctors were rushing about. They needed to hire more doctors.

I was about ready to pass out. I needed food now before going home because who knew when I would get food next. I removed my bloody scrubs, throwing them into a large bucket. Walking into the break room, I groaned upon seeing Tim, my beta coworker who was obsessed with me, digging inside the fridge. I sat far away on the long table, placing my head in my hands to try and relax.

“Keera!” he said when he was finished rummaging around.

I took a few deep breaths with my head still down. Then I steeled myself as I looked up.

“Hey, Tim,” I said, putting on a fake smile.

He still seemed to think we were besties even after I told him I didn’t want anything else to do with him after we kissed once. And that kiss was totally out of nowhere. We were in the storage room, and I wasn’t thinking straight after the holiday Christmas party at work. Ever since that day, I kept trying to avoid him, but he always got that glint in his eye, thinking we had something.

“Tough shift, huh?” Tim asked, his eyes bloodshot as he drank his iced coffee.

“Yep, for sure,” I said, exhausted. He rolled a water bottle down the table, and I snatched it, downing it. “Thanks.”

“Kind of stupid that we have to work away while the other doctors are upstairs in that fancy meeting of theirs.”

“What fancy meeting?” I asked, setting down my water and straightening in my chair.

“The directors of this hospital and the doctors are having a meeting with the donors,” he said. “You know. Like the big wigs who donate a shit ton of money to the hospital.”

“Why didn’t they tell me?”

I didn’t have to ask. I already knew they were biased against omegas like myself in the work field. I worked my ass off, but it wasn’t enough for them, apparently.

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