Page 26 of The Omega Archives: Part Three

I couldn’t believe that I ever thought she was just an omega when I first saw her that day outside of the science building on campus or even when she came to help me in the library with her alpha, Rylan.

Lidya was so much more than that. She deserved her bondmates. Her choice. Her love.

“Looks like your nest is off to a good start. Eventually, you’ll have more and be able to get it comfortable. Maybe even with your mate’s scents. I know that I settled with feeling as if they were here in some way when I had to come back here,” she sighed.

I swallowed. What if I never did again? What if I never smelled Marko’s orange citrus or Liam’s chai that still made my toes want to curl? What if I never scented Demetri and his tiny notes of chocolate hidden in his scent or even Cal’s soft marshmallow dream?

Lidya cocked her head. “Are you okay?”

“Yes.”

“Thinking about them?”

I hummed.

“Are you sure you’re okay? Are you feeling well? I know that some omegas torn from their pack sometimes develop withdrawal symptoms,” said Lidya.

On top of all the rest of them. It might’ve been funny if I was in a better mood. I climbed onto my bed, grabbed one of the blankets, and wrapped myself up in it before I even bothered to try and place it in the right spot for later. “I’m not bonded to them.”

“I don’t think that matters.”

“I’m fine.”

“You don’t seem okay.”

Of course, I wasn’t. I wasn’t sure about anything anymore. “Service and home and breeding and babies. That’s it? I just thought that there was more. Or less. I don’t know. After so long before I met the guys I had been hiding they told me that I was an omega and that was special and not just because of the designation junk. They told me it didn’t mean that and… it feels like I should’ve listened to my instincts.”

“And kept hiding? No offense, Ella. That sounds like a miserable way to live.” Lidya’s eyes turned sad. “It’s not all bad.”

It wasn’t? This was it, wasn’t it? This was all I ran away from after I realized just what an omega entailed. Still, I felt almost lied to by Liam, Cal, and the rest of the pack.

They told me that being an omega would be different.

But I was right.

They were wrong.

The perfect romantic omega that would be dotted on or even cared about as a person rather than an object– that story was a lie.

“Take a deep breath and calm down.”

“What if I don’t want to calm down?” I asked.

Lidya stared at me before she stretched out her hand. “Let’s go.”

“What?”

“Come on, we’re getting out of this room. I’m failing you right now because I’ve become a hermit post-bonding and don’t like to deal with all the territorial stuff around here. Had to end at some point though according to Rylan.” Lidya rolled her eyes as she stood and headed towards the door, still waiting for me. “Just don’t tell him that he was right.”

“What?” I asked again.

“That isn’t all it is. We just haven’t been going to the right places for you to really see how being an omega can be.”

Chapter

Nine

ELLA

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