The Omega Best Friend

“Honey, we got a letter.” Mom said, clutching a red envelope in her fist for dear life.I set my bowl of oatmeal down.“Who from?”“From a school, they’re requesting your presence.”“What kind of school does that? I don’t remember writing to any schools, plus university applications are months away.”“Yes… I know.”“Something’s fishy, Mom. Throw it away.”“I can’t.” Her voice cracked. “This is their fourth letter. We have to… consider.”“Geez, who are they?”“McGregor Academy… It’s a school for shifters.”My eyes moved from the red tablecloth to the kitchen window, giving me a perfect view of the oak tree in my backyard. A shifter school? I lost all feeling in my fingers, and my cheeks heated. They shouldn’t be after me.“Honey, I think you should…” My mom Anya trailed.What was she thinking? I couldn’t go there.“Mom, I can’t shift.” I was eighteen and still hadn’t gotten my wolf. I was pretty sure by then that she wasn’t showing up.“You just haven’t done it yet.” Mom said, still c

The school was larger than I thought. Blair told me there were four sleeping quarters for each rank. The alphas were bigger, but they had the smallest group. I was surprised that Blair was so nice. She gave me a semi-tour. I liked to believe she had matured and this wasn’t a poly only for her to humiliate me later.We stopped at the door. I turned to her. It had sunk in the past couple of minutes. I was an omega. A lowly omega. I had no expectations when coming here other than being sent back for not having a wolf.“I’ll show you the Omega Quarters later.” Her brows furrowed. She looked sorry for me. I guess she knew how I felt.“Thanks.” I pushed the door into Athena’s office.She looked up from her desk. “Yes, Miss Chambers, I was just about to send someone to come get you.”I wandered over to her table and sat down.“Am I really an omega?” I asked.She sighed and turned in her chair with wheels. She opened a cabinet behind her chair and pulled out a brown top. I dipped my head. Yup

Fifteen girls were sleeping in my room. It was an entirely different experience. I slept on the top bunk with Emery on the bottom. The boys slept in the same building but on the other side. A huge living room where social gatherings were held sort of divided the building.In the morning, Blair told me to be careful with my things. The omegas weren’t monitored, and thefts occurred a lot. There wasn’t even room for my stuff in the lockers. I had to settle with stuffing my things under the bed. I carried my phone in my skirt pocket that was something I could not afford to lose. I had to hold on to it for as long as I could. It was only a matter of time before it was confiscated.I sent Mom a text before I went to bed the previous night to let her know I made it through my first day okay. She hadn’t responded yet the next morning. I brushed it aside. Who knew what she had done with her phone? The morning mist covered most of the field, and I had no choice but to shower in freezing cold wa

Gabbie POVThis bed felt bigger than the single bed I’d fallen asleep in the other night. I kept rolling to see how big it was. Stupid stuff that came with a disoriented mind.“Are you trying to fall off?” Alex barked.My eyes popped open. “Alex?” I bolted up and pain instantly shot through my arm. “Ouch!”“Hey, easy!” Alex shoved me back down.“What the heck happened?” I blinked up at him. “You tell me Gabriella.” I cringed. I usually got called by my full name when I did something wrong. I looked at the arm that gave me severe pain and winced. I found a long angry red cut with something that resembled mud covering it. Then the beta gallows came back to me. I swallowed. The last thing I remembered before collapsing was a giant dark-haired man with pale blue eyes. He had to be bigger than Alex which was saying a lot because my best friend was now three to five times my size. “I should cover that up.” He mumbled, he rolled off the king size bed and walked to a jointed room. It hur

Kade POVI should have felt bad for Baxter, but I was focused on the little omega practically hiding behind Alex. She defended herself flawlessly, and it was the second time she’d done it. Also, she attacked a wolf from my pack, and I was obligated to take action.“You know how things work, Alex,” I said with a sigh.“I didn’t do anything.” She winced.I narrowed my eyes on her, wondering if she’d flinch or bulk, but all she did was stare at me with those big green eyes of hers.“Didn’t anyone ever tell you to never address an Alpha unless spoken to?” “Oh, even when the stupid Alpha’s taking the dumber Beta’s side.” Whoever was left watching gasped. The corners of my mouth twitched.“Gabriella,” Alex grumbled, shoving her behind him.“Look, Kade, she technically didn’t do anything but defend herself,” Alex said.I’d never seen Alex give a shit about anyone not even his mate and now he was sticking his neck out for this little omega. I wanted to know what was so special. I folded my