All Chapters of The Rogue Omega: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

The women spent the evening talking about random gossip including their local group of friends, and they made me promise that I would come to their next book club meeting.I didn’t have the heart to tell them that I had never read a book in my entire life and, for reasons I wasn’t willing to explain, I couldn’t imagine ever reading for fun.Still, it felt nice to be included.After a while, Cora finally brought up my scent match.“Is it true that Ryker Blackthorn claimed you in the council chambers today?”I could tell she had wanted to ask that question for quite some time. Since I also liked having my own questions answered, I nodded.“Yes. And honestly, I don’t know what to think about it. Everyone in that room treated him with a lot of respect, but no one forced me to join his pack.”Sierra immediately sat up in surprise.“Oh my goddess! That would never happen in Shadow Crest. Some of the other cities are less open-minded than ours, but here we don’t allow anyone to force mate bo

When I was completely naked, I closed my eyes and let my beast take control.She burst out effortlessly.These days, shifting hardly hurts anymore because the magic inside my body handled most of the change.Mom's pack had taught me that long ago, before shifters and the first-blooded witches made peace, the witches had cursed shifters by forcing them to share their souls with what they believed was a horrible creature.Instead, that punishment became something beautiful.Humans and beasts formed a perfect partnership.It gave us greater strength, longer lives than humans, packs, bonds, and many incredible abilities.Sometimes the most beautiful flowers really did grow from the worst places.I shook off the last feeling of the shift and stood to my full height.I quickly noticed that I was larger than Cora's wolf.Her thick mahogany-colored fur shined beautifully as she happily bounded toward me, while her blue eyes remained exactly the same.She rubbed her head against my neck, and I

I spent the rest of the afternoon alone in my room, walking back and forth while making plans.I kept trying to figure out how long I could safely remain in Shadow Crest before I became too involved with these shifters.I also wondered if it was possible to transfer to another city.If I could at least leave Shadow Crest, I might finally have enough space to breathe.That evening during dinner, I brought up the idea.Kael immediately shook his head.“We're not enemies with the other cities,” he explained, “but transferring between cities is a serious matter. You're officially a member of Shadow Crest now. After yesterday's trial, you were added to our records. Your identification and paperwork should arrive within the next few days.”My disappointment must have been obvious because Sierra leaned forward and gently patted my hand.“You're not a prisoner,” she said kindly. “You can absolutely travel outside our city whenever you want, but you need to inform the council about the three W

Cora gave me an embarrassed smile as she looked at me. “Uh, I might have forgotten to tell you that the best place to ask about rental homes, and even jobs, is through these two packs. One apartment building belongs to Blackthorn, while the other belongs to Stormfang.” Her cheeks turned slightly pink. “About the job, you told me the other night that you wanted to work in a restaurant, café, or bar. Most of those businesses are also owned or managed by these packs. So, it makes the most sense to begin here. Which pack would you like to visit first?”It was obvious she had left out that detail on purpose, and I completely understood why. After the way I had broken down yesterday, it made sense that she would be careful about bringing me this close to my own pack.“Let's start with Blackthorn,” I replied, deciding I was strong enough to deal with it. “If I can't leave Shadow Crest, then there's no point hiding from them forever because they scare me. That isn't a real solution, so I need

Now I need to work even harder to keep my distance from him and the others while living in their pack house.Inside my mind, I growled at my beast.I hope you’re happy. When they end up killing us, I’ll make sure to remind you that I warned you.Her response was a dismissive snort full of irritation.She clearly thought I was being stupid.And honestly... she might've been right.Just not for the reason she believed.When we left the elevator, we walked toward a large reception desk where Ryker’s assistants were working.Two blonde women sat behind computers. They looked just as polished and perfect as Fee.Both watched me carefully as I followed their boss past the shining white desk and toward a huge office at the back of the floor.I noticed at least three other closed office doors along the way and wondered if everyone in the pack had their own space here.Once inside, I walked toward the desk while Ryker shut the door behind us.Everything in the office was huge.The room itself