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'What's wrong dear?' mom asked you.
'Nothing,' you lied as you quickly put your phone away.
Mom pressed her lips together and sighed.
'You saw Nabi's photo right?' she asked you. You knew there was no use lying. She could smell the sadness on you anyways.
'She's having twins,' you said jealous, your throat feeling like a lump had gotten stuck in it.
Mom got up from her chair and wrapped her arms around you in a comforting hug as you tried to hold back the tears.
'Your time will come,' she said soothingly. But her words didn't do anything for you.
Anytime you checked your social media feed there was always someone posting about how they finally got mated, or how they were with pups. You were sure you were the last one in your age group in your city to not have been mated.
'I doubt it,' you scoffed, trying hard to blink away the tears.
'Come on honey, I'm sure you will find your mate soon,' Mom said petting your hair as a way of comfort.
'What is she crying about this time?' your youngest brother growled as he walked into the dining room.
Your emotions got the better of you and you jumped up in rage.
'You have no idea what it's like being an omega! How hard it is!' you spat at him, your eyes filling with angry tears.
'Nope, I don't,' your brother simply shrugged, not caring at all.
Even though you were the oldest and only daughter of your family, all your younger brothers were born either Beta's or Delta's, which caused quite some friction between your family most of the time. You were the only Omega. And it sucked.
'Do you know what it's like seeing all your friends being mated or having their first pups? Have to watch their happy family pictures? Their new lives of freedom and love with their new packs? While I'm still fucking stuck here with 8 dimwits younger brothers who still somehow managed to be born Delta's or Beta's?!' you cried.
'Jeez are you in heat or something?' your youngest brother rolled his eyes at you.
You snapped.
The wolf inside you broke out and you instantly shifted, baring your teeth and charing at your youngest brother.
But your paws had barely touched the ground when another large grey wolf appeared in front of you. He growled. You skidded and came to a halt.
Your father, in his grey wolf form, stared you down angrily. You knew you had gone too far.
Your tail instantly sagged between your legs and you lay down on the ground on your belly, averting your eyes and showing my submission.
Dad growled at you. It was clear, "we will talk about your punishment later" growl.
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After being verbally smacked around the ears by your Alpha father and washing up, you went up to your bedroom, emotionally exhausted and ready for bed.
But when you passed your parent's bedroom you heard something that piqued your interest. You stopped and listened.
'But don't you understand dear? She's lonely! She feels left out. She's been of age for years and she still hasn't found a mate. How would you feel if you had to go to your heat alone every time, for years on end, with 8 brothers beneath you?' your mom spoke to your dad.
'I get that it's awkward for her, and I get that's she's having a hard time. But I can't let her shift and charge at her brother and get away with it,' dad objected.
'Oh, bullshit. You let the boys fight each other all the time without interference or punishment,' Mom said annoyed.
'That's because they're boys and Delta's and Beta's. We can't have our Omega daughter be known as someone who attacks Delta's or Beta's, even if they're her brothers and even if they deserve it, and even if she's older than them. I mean, who would want to mate her if they'd know she was this defiant?' dad explained.
Mom sighed.
'Fine, but I think it's time we send her to a gathering again,' she said after a short silence.
Your heart started to hammer in your chest at her words.
This time it was your dad's turn to sigh.
'Honey we've talked about this. She's been to thirteen gatherings in the past year. Thirteen! And still no mate! We won't be doing her a favor by sending her out again and having her come back unmated again. It'll only be discouraging,' dad sighed.
'But what if she doesn't come back unmated?' mom pleaded.
Dad scoffed. 'Honey, there aren't any new gatherings left for her to go to. She's been to all of them this year,'
'Well,' mom said slowly.
You were holding your breath. It sounded like your mom was finally going to ask permission for the favor you had asked her about a few weeks back.
'There is one... that she hasn't been to...' mom said carefully.
'If you're talking about the Bangtan gathering, forget it,' Dad said sharply.
Your muscles tensed up at his words.
'But honey,' mom started, but dad interrupted her.
'No. No, I won't allow it. I won't let my daughter go to a gathering with a pack that has seven Alphas in it. Seven Alphas!? Unmated too! How is that even legal? How have they not torn each other to shreds yet? No. No, it's far too dangerous. I will not let my daughter be mated with a man who is part of a pack with 6 other Alphas,' dad refused.
Your heart sank. It had been your last chance. Your last hope...
But now...
'Oh bullshit,' your mother said suddenly fierce.
Your ears instantly perked up.
'Excuse me?' dad said in his most Alpha tone.
'Bullshit!' mom repeated. 'Bullshit that it's too dangerous. If Y/n would be safe anywhere it is in a pack with seven alpha's who can all protect her and have a true mate of their own. The only reason you don't want it is because it'll mean you'll have to deal with not one but seven Alphas,' mom hissed. 'And how is that different from all the other gatherings she's been to before? There were at least 50 Alphas at each one of them,'
Dad growled annoyed.
'My dear, just let her go. Give her this one last chance to find her mate before she has to wait for another year again,' your mom pleaded.
'But what if she comes back unmated again?' your dad's voice was soft now. Concerned.
'Will she be able to handle the disappointment?'
'Not letting her go will leave her unmated either way. What's the difference?' mom said irritated.
'I just don't want my girl to get hurt,' dad sighed.
'I won't' you blurted out. The words had been spoken before you could stop them. You threw all care out of the window and went for it, opening the door and stepping inside their room, trying to look as strong as you could.
'I won't get hurt if I come back unmated. At least then I'd have tried everything right? Then waiting another year wouldn't be too bad, it might even be easier,' you lied.
Dad bit his lip. 'I don't know dear,' he hesitated.
'Please dad?' you begged him.
Dad's eyes went from you to your mother and back again. There was clear doubt in his eyes.
Then he sighed again.
'Fine. You can go to the Bangtan gathering,' he said defeated by his own Omega and Omega daughter.