LEARNING YOUR PLACE
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Morning sunlight streamed through the small window of the cottage.
Liyana groaned as she tried to roll over.
Every muscle in her body ached.
Inside her mind, Nova looked far too cheerful.
‘Morning!’
Liyana buried her face deeper into her pillow.
“I’m never shifting again.”
Nova snorted.
‘That’s unfortunate because we’ll be doing it a lot.’
Another groan escaped Liyana.
From outside the bedroom, Maren laughed.
“I heard that.”
“You’ll survive.”
Liyana mumbled into her pillow.
“I don’t want to survive.”
“I want to sleep.”
After breakfast, Maren sat with Liyana.
“Now that you’ve completed your first shift, you’ll officially begin your duties as an adult omega.”
Liyana nodded.
Unlike warriors, scouts, and healers, omegas weren’t trained for combat.
They became part of the pack’s support system.
Maren handed her a small list.
Today’s duties included helping prepare breakfast for the warriors, delivering clean blankets to the nursery, organizing supplies in the storage house, and assisting at the clinic by washing bowls and preparing fresh water.
Liyana smiled.
“I can do that.”
Nova tilted her head.
‘It’s not very exciting.’
Liyana answered softly.
“Not every important job is exciting.”
Nova couldn’t argue with that.
Liyana spent the day moving from one task to another.
She carried heavy sacks for an elderly omega whose back hurt.
She entertained two restless pups while their mother finished cooking.
Later, after everyone else had already left, she stayed behind to help clean.
No one had asked her to.
She had simply noticed that there was still work to do.
One of the older omegas smiled at her.
“You always make everyone’s work easier.”
Liyana blushed.
“I just like helping.”
Nova smiled proudly.
‘That’s why I chose you.’
Liyana laughed.
“You didn’t choose me.”
“We were born together.”
Nova grinned.
‘Details.’
Across the village, Kael stood beside Alpha Magnus.
Pack members came forward one after another, bringing their disagreements to the Alpha.
Today wasn’t about training.
It was about learning how to lead.
One hunter accused another of taking credit for a successful hunt.
Magnus listened without interrupting either of them.
When both wolves had finished speaking, he calmly gave a solution that satisfied them both.
As they walked away, Kael looked at his father.
“How did you know who was telling the truth?”
Magnus smiled.
“I didn’t.”
Kael frowned.
“You didn’t?”
“I knew they both believed they were right.”
Kael stayed quiet, thinking about that.
Magnus looked at him.
“An Alpha doesn’t just solve problems.”
“He understands people.”
Inside Kael’s mind, Onyx nodded.
‘We’ll need to remember that.’
Later that afternoon, Liyana carried a stack of folded blankets toward the nursery.
As she turned a corner, she nearly walked into Kael.
She quickly stepped back.
“I’m sorry.”
Kael smiled politely.
“It was my fault.”
He stepped aside to let her pass.
“Congratulations on your first shift.”
Liyana smiled shyly.
“Thank you.”
They continued walking in opposite directions.
Neither of them noticed their wolves quietly watching.
Nova glanced back once.
‘He’s taller than I expected.’
Liyana laughed.
“That’s your observation?”
Nova shrugged.
‘I notice important things.’
That evening, Liyana sat outside the cottage with Maren.
The village was quiet.
She rested her head against her aunt’s shoulder.
“I think yesterday was the happiest day of my life.”
Maren smiled.
“You’ve still got many happy days ahead.”
Nova looked up at the stars.
‘And one day…
‘We’ll find a mate.’
Liyana smiled.
“I wonder what they’ll be like.”
Nova’s tail swayed gently.
‘Whoever they are…
I hope they make us smile.’
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