Page 22 of The Omega Archives: Part Three

There was a cry of delight somewhere behind me.

“Many of you have waited for this moment for some time now and I am glad that we can make sure that you are prepared to entertain and win yourself one of the eligible alphas. Remember, courting sometimes can take longer than one season, so I do not want anyone to get discouraged if they do not find an alpha that best suits them this season even as many of them have had or soon will reach your first heat and may want to find them, which is completely understandable,” said the professor.

The professor continued to drone on about the beauty of finding your mate and bonding. It was only when the door opened once more, my attention was pulled back up the front of the classroom.

It looked like I wasn’t the only one. All of us paused as the professor looked towards the interruption, only she didn’t appear upset.

“Oh yes, perfect timing,” she proclaimed. “Omegas, please be polite as we welcome in the alphas from the nearby academy.”

Wait. What?

Was this courting? It made no sense.

Lidya nudged me. “You okay?”

I nodded. “Confused.”

Luckily, I didn’t have to be long. It looked like an entire second classroom full of alphas, young yet still older than the majority of the omegas in the room, filed in. Their postures were stiff and they all wore a similar uniform to our own though with perfectly pressed slacks instead of skirts.

“To make sure that you all are prepared for what the next few weeks will entail–as I know some of you have more experience around alphas than others–”

I pressed my lips together when at first I thought the professor was looking at me. But she wasn’t. She was staring directly at Lidya.

Lidya smiled wide.

Who knew that already having her alphas lined up made her such a target for… improperness?

It made me want to chuckle along with her since Lidya didn’t appear to be holding back as she went back to her drawings.

“We have enlisted the help from the Alpha Academy to socialize you all a bit more. You will be partnered up and given a chance to get to know one another. Please use this time wisely as you will also be given a worksheet.”

A worksheet?

I felt like I was back in middle school.

Still, there was a trill of a few of my classmates tittering behind me at the mention that they were going to be talking to these alphas. Many of them looked mighty smug. And young.

Lidya sighed. “You okay there?” she asked me.

“They don’t want you to get too good at anything and forget your main purpose,” she said, bitterness lacing her tone.

“You never did tell me,” I said, continuing to keep my voice low as the professor brought up their slides. “Why are you still here? Why don’t you live with your pack?”

Lidya bit her bottom lip.

“If you don’t want to say…”

“No. You’re fine. Just, wait until after class? I don’t want to be whispering about them. Especially not when this I’m sure is going to be the best time,” she said, sarcastically.

“Please take this time to get to know one another,” the professor repeated. “But do not get too friendly. Though some of these men will be to court to find their omega during this season at the academy as they graduate, there will also be many others who likely will not be as pleased to find any canoodling going on.”

“Canoodling.” Lidya mocked as she bit her lip.

She was going to make me laugh. I wasn’t going to be able to stop it from escaping.

“Please remember that alphas prepare an omega to be completely their own in many cases. We would hate for anyone to ruin their chances to be a polite and cherished submissive omega to provide for them a home and family they can depend on. Please remember your purpose and you will succeed.”

It sounded just like I remembered from the Davinson household all over again.

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