All Chapters of The Weak Omega’s Secret: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

I tripped. Again.Not on purpose. Maybe a little. My foot caught a tiny crack in the training yard, and I went sprawling like an empty sack, arms scraping dirt, knees screaming. The world didn’t pause. Of course it didn’t.Laughter cut through the air—sharp, cruel, piercing. Derek Valen snorted so loud it rattled my teeth. Someone else tried to cover a laugh, failed halfway. And Ryker Delaine… Alpha. Pack leader. Cold steel in human skin. Didn’t glance my way. Not once. Nothing. I was a ghost in plain sight.I lay there, face pressed against the dirt. Dust in my hair. Sweat on my cheek. Heart hammering so hard I thought it might burst. Pride? Tiny, fragile thing. Gone. My knees felt like broken stone. My stomach knotted. My hands scraped raw trying to push myself up.“Pathetic,” someone muttered.I smiled. Not a real smile. The kind that says whatever, just leave me alone. “Yeah,” I whispered to myself. “Pathetic. Totally.”I staggered upright. Tried to dust myself off. Hands bleeding

You know how some mornings just feel wrong? That feeling when the air is too quiet, like something is waiting to go wrong? Yeah. That. The ground was still damp from last night’s rain, which meant the dirt in the yard had that heavy, wet smell that sticks to your boots. Wolves were already everywhere; stretching, arguing, shoving each other around like it was the most normal thing in the world. I stayed near the edge like usual. Head down. Hands behind my back. Trying not to exist. It usually works. Usually. Until… “Look who dragged herself out of bed.” I didn’t even need to look up. Derek. My shoulders tensed before I could stop them. Great start, Amara. I kept staring at the ground anyway. Maybe if I ignored him— “Hey, ghost.” Okay. So ignoring him wasn’t going to work. I looked up just enough to see his big boots. “Morning,” I muttered. Derek chuckled. Not the nice kind of chuckle either. The kind that says this is going to be fun for me and awful for you. “M

I almost didn’t go.That should be said first.Because standing in the dark training yard at midnight waiting for Kael Delaine was possibly the dumbest decision I’ve made since joining this pack.And that’s saying a lot.The yard looked different at night. Smaller. Quieter. Like it was holding its breath.Moonlight stretched across the dirt, silver and pale. The balance beams cast long shadows that looked like bones sticking out of the ground.I hugged my arms around myself.What if he doesn’t come?What if this was a joke?What if—“You’re early.”I jumped so hard my heart slammed into my ribs.Kael stepped out from the darker side of the yard like he’d been there the whole time.Watching.Which… honestly wouldn’t surprise me.“Don’t do that,” I muttered, pressing a hand against my chest.He tilted his head slightly.“Do what?”“Appear out of nowhere like some creepy forest spirit.”A small smile touched the corner of his mouth.“That’s a new one.”My heart was still racing. Not enti