Page 24 of My Omega's Miracle

Sure, I was tired. Completely exhausted from the drive if I was being honest. All of the anxiety that had been thrumming through me throughout the entire day settled in my joints and made my bones ache. Even though Garrick had done everything to ensure that I felt safe and secure, and talked me through all of my concerns, it hadn’t 100% alleviated the anxiety of meeting a whole new pack. But now that I had met his parents and had been welcomed into his territory by the people closest to him, that anxiety was gone. In its place was exhaustion.

But when I heard that we had the possibility of seeing the healer right then and learning if we truly were expecting a pup, my energy came back full force. I wanted answers and I wanted them as soon as possible. Nothing would stop me from knowing if I carried Garrick’s pup.

I wanted nothing more than for us to start our family. Even if it was a little fast. When a wolf found their mate, there was no reason to go slow.

We opted to walk to the clinic. Garrick told me it wasn’t far. I had a pair of gloves and snow boots that he had given me, so I was prepared to trudge through the snow. I wasn’t prepared for the number of people who would come out of their homes simply to look at us. Many of them waved, and Garrick waved back. I lifted a hand shyly. I didn’t want to appear like I was unkind. They waved in return, a smile spreading across their face as if they had guessed who I was and why I was here.

“There’s going to be rumors,” I said.

Garrick laughed. “Of course, there are. There’s always rumors. They likely started long before we even arrived. But the announcement will be tomorrow, so they will all be short-lived. Besides, most of them will be correct.”

“Tomorrow?” I stopped in my tracks.

Garrick stopped with me, his head cocked to the side as he looked at me. “Yes, Solstice is tomorrow. You didn’t realize?”

I bit my lip. The days had gotten away from me while the two of us had been secluded in the cabin, away from the outside world. “I guess I hadn’t really thought of how close it was.”

His hands came up and cupped my face. “I know it’s a lot right now. If it were up to me, we could wait, but we can’t. I’m sorry, mate. Tomorrow is the day I’ll be named Alpha.”

“We don’t need to wait. I will be fine. It is a lot, but once it’s done, we’ll have a lifetime together, and I’ll have plenty of time to get to know my new pack and what my role looks like.” Garrick’s thumbs brushed over my skin, and I leaned into his touch.

He leaned down and kissed my lips, then gently pushed my glasses back up my nose. They had started to fog over.

“You’re amazing, mate,” he said.

“Pretty sure you’re the amazing one.”

“We’ll be amazing together then.”

Garrick’s head went back, and he laughed. I smiled right along with him. We stood there laughing together while people looked on, without a care in the world. I had no fear that anyone would harm us or tell us we couldn’t be here. We were at home. I belonged here.

***

When we came to the clinic, the door opened right away.

“Garrick, your mother texted me.”

“Oh, wow. She didn’t waste any time.” Garrick still held my hand. We stood in the doorway of the little building near the edge of the woods. According to Garrick, the one-story building had a handful of exam rooms, an X-ray machine, and a portable ultrasound that was shared with a neighboring pack.

The healer, a short, round woman named Rosie, laughed, then waved us inside. “Oh, come on in.” She led us down the hallway and let us into one of the exam rooms.

“You know, I didn’t really think about the fact that we were walking straight to the clinic. The rumors will really be starting now,” I said as I hopped up onto the exam table. “Plenty of people saw us coming in here. I just thought they’d speculate about who I was and where I came from. But they’re all going to know I’m pregnant.”

“Oh, rumors already started the minute Garrick brought an omega home. Everybody thinks you’re some sort of mail-order omega. They’re wondering where they can get one too. Is it true that your cabins were double-booked and he just happened to be your fated mate?”

Rosie raised a brow at us. Clearly, she was part of the rumor mill.

Garrick nodded. “That is how it happened, more or less. We were snowed in together.”

“Oh, how romantic! I need a vacation,” Rosie said. “Maybe my mate is waiting for me at some remote cabin. Though, I’d rather it be a cabana on a beach rather than a cabin in the snowy mountains.”

Garrick laughed. “Anything is possible. Hey, I know the guy who can make that happen for you. You should ask your boss for a vacation.” He winked.

“Well, depending on what news we get today, that vacation might come sooner rather than later, because if your mate is expecting, I’ll need to be here in a few months, which means I’d take a vacation now.”

“It’s too soon to tell, isn’t it?” I asked.

She shook her head. “Not when it comes to mates, dear. You had a heat, correct?”

---