Page 38 of Wild Omega

“That’s why I’m here. I can’t wait to experience your way of life,” Wayden said. “I hope I can find the answers to some of our troubles.”

“Do you mind if I ask what your research is about? I know we connected a few times, but I can’t say that I understand much of what you said.”

“Oh, certainly,” Wayden said, going into detail about his research. They walked past the lake where a few omegas had gathered. Blaine was amongst them, chatting and laughing. Wayden’s heart gave a little jolt at the sight.

Fucking hell, Wayden grumbled. He had no business developing any feelings for the little devil. He’d sworn off omegas anyway. After his ex… Wayden had sworn never to fall in love again. The pain Ambrose had caused him had been too much to bear. His heart couldn’t take any more. Even if his heart could take it, Wayden refused to put himself in that position. Because, no matter how hard you try, love hurts.

Wayden had been obsessed with Ambrose. He’d loved him beyond words, beyond everything in his life. Wayden would have given up everything if the omega asked him to. But Wayden’s love was not enough.

Fuck. He should stop thinking about the past. It was depressing. And he was already feeling down because of the destroyed hut. Wayden had hoped he’d get a full night’s sleep. But it would seem it wasn’t going to happen any time soon.

Escala led the way to the main hut where Wayden got to meet the rest of the pack. Their happy smiles and warm welcome were enough to make Wayden forget about his dilemma with Blaine.

Well, until Blaine walked into the hut a few minutes later with the other omegas Wayden had seen him with. The omegas looked enchanted by him. They stared at Blaine with awe,probably because they’d never seen an omega from the capital before.

Wayden was glad Blaine was being nice to them and not being his usual rude and unpleasant self. Blaine looked relaxed, a tiny smile gracing his lips. Wayden’s eyes dropped to Blaine’s lips before he could stop himself. He quickly looked away, irritated with himself.

What the hell was wrong with him?

He really needed to get laid because this was getting out of control.

Betas carrying large trays of food walked into the hut. They set the trays on large tables on one side of the room, and everyone converged there to get food.

Wayden noticed that there was no separation based on designation within the pack. They sat and ate together. From the outside it looked like their designations didn’t matter. But it did matter. Their society was built on their designations.

It was fascinating.

Wayden observed their interactions throughout lunch. When they were done, everyone went back to whatever they’d been doing before Wayden and Blaine had arrived. And it seemed they were all preparing for the coming winter. The omegas gathered firewood while the alphas and betas went around repairing the huts. Wayden joined in to help. As much as he was there to observe, he was going to live with the pack for fifteen months. It was only fair that he helped.

The air got chilly as the day went by. And by nighttime it was freezing. It was definitely going to snow tonight.

Fuck. Wayden rubbed the back of his neck, his eyes landing on the shuttle a few paces away. He’d thought he could risk sleeping in the small room if it was warmer. But at this rate, he’d be risking hypothermia.

What was he going to do?

“What has you thinking so hard?” Blaine asked, suddenly next to him. They hadn’t spoken all day long, but Wayden had been aware of the omega even though Blaine had been on the other side of the lake.

Wayden was too fucking aware of Blaine. And that was the problem.

“You seem to like it here,” Wayden said, ignoring Blaine’s question.

Blaine gave him a questioning look before he nodded. “Yes. It’s nice. I’ve never seen anything like it before. It’s so calm and peaceful.”

It was. And Wayden couldn’t enjoy any of it. He was too stressed out about what would happen tonight. He couldn’t stay up all night, not if he wanted to get any work done.

“Tonight, we…” Wayden began. His throat closed, cutting him off. Fuck. Why was this so hard to say?

“I know,” Blaine said. “The omegas showed me the destroyed hut earlier. I figured...”

“If there was another way… I would…” Wayden said, feeling awkward and uncomfortable. You’d swear he’d never slept in the same bed with an omega before. He had. Albeit a long time ago.

“Don’t worry. I’m sure we’ll be fine. Sharing a bed shouldn’t be difficult,” Blaine said awkwardly.

“Right,” Wayden said, glancing at the omega. Blaine quickly looked away. How were they going to share a bed if they could barely look at each other? “I … need to go and aah…” Wayden pointed to somewhere in the distance and shuffled that way.

“Yes, of course,” Blaine said. The omega turned and walked in the opposite direction.

Damn, this was awkward, Wayden thought, walking away. He found something to keep him busy until it was time to go to bed. The pack went to bed early because of the cold and the fact that there wasn’t much to do at night. Without any devicesor electricity, it was hard to stay awake all night long, though Wayden wished that he could.

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