The Stained Omega by Elle T Jefferson
Chapter 94

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Following Darryl through the house we exit out of the back door and head of a vast garden, it’s not as big as Fractions but it’s clearly well. used. The grill is out and looks like it could use a good clean and the tables and chairs tell me they often hang out as a big group. I expect Darryl to lead us to another part of the house but instead he takes me right to the edge of the trees and I see a small dirt path, it’s more like worn down grass from people walking over it, if Darryl hadn’t shown me I don’t think I would have seen it.

“Follow this path and you will come to a small cabin in about ten minutes. Just knock on the door and go in, she’s expecting you.” Darryl says, pointing down the path.

“You aren’t coming with me?” I ask him while looking at the dark space between the trees. It looks dark down there even though it’s the middle of the day and I can feel the sun warming my back.

“This is an Omega thing, some things we Alpha’s shouldn’t know. Ocean knows you’re coming and is ready for you.” I just nod at him as

take a deep breath and step onto the little path.

I’m not sure why all this secrecy is worth a simple Omega, sure we make great mates and we can help Packs heal and work well together but otherwise I think we are pretty useless. I mean look at me…what has being an Omega ever done for me? Following Darryl’s directions I am soon quite far into the forest, I can even see the sun anymore let alone the sky, all of the trees seem to tower over me and I can hear all kinds of woodland creatures playing in the bushes. I haven’t seen any of them, they will give me a wide berth thanks to the wolf smell I emit.

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It isn’t long before I see the cabin that Darryl told me about, it looks like something out of a fairytale. It even has a straw thatch roof, just to the side I can see a little herb and vegetable garden that seems to be just blooming. The smell of basil, parsley and lavender fill my nose as I stand still and look at the beauty in front of me. I know I should go and knock on the door but I replace myself just standing still and enjoying the peace emitting from the area around me, it’s like it’s permeated into the very ground and when standing here you can’t feel anything but tranquil.

“You just going to stand there and soak up all the smells, sweet pea?” I “You just going to stand there hear a familiar voice, blinking my eyes open. I see an old grey haired woman with red rimmed glasses on her face.

“You.” It’s not a question, it’s a statement, “I’m awake?”

“Maybe, who knows these days. Come in, I have coffee on.” She waves me over from the doorstep and holds the door open for me. She waits. patiently as I slowly walk over to her little home.

“Ocean?” I ask her as I enter her little cottage.

“Smart one aren’t yah? And you’re Anna. Now we know each other, we can sit and have a coffee like a couple of civilised people,” she points. over to a little table, it’s big enough for two people, maybe three if you pushed it.

Walking over to the kitchen area I can’t help but admire the little home, it’s all country cottage style and somehow smells of cookies and home made bread. The kitchen and front room are all one room but it seems only to be separated by the little table I am now sitting at.

“Lovely home.” I say to Ocean as I accept a cup of coffee from her.

“Thanks. It’s not much but it’s home, now you want to ask your. question?” Ocean asks me sitting opposite me.

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“I’ve dreamed of you… How do I know you?” I ask her putting the coffee cup in front of me.

“I’m an Omega and so are you.” She says, like it explains everything.

“When I told Momma Beth about you she said you were Fractions. grandmother but Darryl said you are his. So you connect the two packs? And I’m sorry but what does being an Omega have to do with me dreaming of you?” The questions fall from my l*ps before I can stop them.

“Oh, sweet pea.” She leans over and pats my hand with her wrinkled one. “no one told you about being an Omega when you were younger?” I actually burst out laughing.

“Sorry.” I say, putting a hand over my mouth to stop the laughter. “You would laugh if you knew what I’d gone through. No, no one taught me anything about being an Omega. I was a late bloomer.”

“Let me guess? Your wolf didnt come out until you felt comfortable with those around you?” I nod my head at her, it’s true Winter didnt come out until I found my home with Swiftmane and I started to get closer to Fraction. “That’s because you are Omega. Our wolves protect us by staying hidden until they know we are around people who can protect us.” I nod at her, I guess it makes sense. “As for being Fractions grandmother, well I might have some similarities with her, Goddess know Agnes liked to steal my style but no I’m not related to the Monroe’s,” I nod my head, guess it’s easy to get confused when you are trying to describe a dream.

“So how did you get into my dreams?” I ask her while blowing on my coffee, it seems so surreal that the woman I have been dreaming about is suddenly standing across from me.

“Well, that’s a little complicated when you don’t know much about ust

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but I will try.” Ocean smiles at me as she settles into her chair, “your know how Omega’s help their Packs right?”

“I do and I don’t, I just know that when people around me are in trouble I have dreams about sewing and then when I wake up I seem to either replace a solution to the problem or it’s worked itself out.” I tell her truthfully about my dreams because she already knows so why hide from them.

I watch as Ocean sighs and pinches the top of her nose between her finger and thumb, “we have a lot of work to do. Anna, you are already doing the job of an Omega just without knowing it, an Omega can feel the emotions of those around them. They have an inner ability to help people come to terms with those emotions, normally we are only needed when there is a problem. You have had so many things thrown at you that your emotions were shouting at me from so many miles away. And because I couldn’t get to you, you pulled me into your dreams when I was needed most.”

“That’s insane.” I say standing up and walking around the kitchen, “if Omegas had that kind of power we would be hunted. We would be something all the Packs want, there would never be a fight or an argument in a Pack again.” There is no way an Omega is as special ast she is saying, it’s like she believes she actually lives in some kind of fairytale.

“I don’t stay hidden for nothing dear, for a long time I was safe because I had a mate but when my mate died I became a free for all. Suddenly all the Alpha’s wanted me, they wanted a live-in Omega that would fix all their problems.” I look over at her from where I’m standing next to the kitchen sink, “the last Alpha helped me fake my death and now It stay hidden in the woods. My grandson makes sure only a certain few know I’m here. When I knew you were coming I knew I needed to see you, to help you grow as Omega. My time is drawing close, so I need to pass this wisdom on before I leave and replace my mate in the afterlife.”

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“You don’t know you’re going to die,” I can see the sad look coming over her face.

“I’m an old lady sweet pea, death comes to us all.” She stands from the table and walks over to her bookshelf as if looking for something, she moves a few things around and then comes over to me and holds out a silver key. “This is a key to this place, while you’re here I want you to come and go as you please. I’m going to teach you how to fight for your mate so that when the other Pack’s come you will have a nice strong Alpha at your back.”

“You don’t know they will come.” I say, taking the key from her.

“If you say so, I’m going to take a nap. Make yourself at home and we will get started tomorrow.” She pats my hand and walks around the corner and then I listen to her footfalls as she heads up the stairs.

Sitting back at the table I can’t help but feel even more confused. I’m not going to lie, having an older Omega to speak to and to learn from will be nice but I can’t help but feel she offers more questions than

answers.

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