Page 12 of My Omega's Baby
His mom bobbed her head. “I see. Well, I suspect you’re a solar eclipse omega.” She touched my arm. “You’re special.”
My face felt like it was on fire. Wyatt was looking at his mom like she was nuts. “Mom, have you been drinking?”
She scowled at him. “No.”
“How would you know what kind of omega he is?”
“I’ve been around a long time, honey. I know my wolves.” She leaned toward me. “Do you have a birthmark on your right hip?”
I did have a birthmark on my hip, and I was floored that she would know that. But I’d had enough of them staring at me, and I just wanted to get them to stop. “No,” I lied.
His mom looked unconvinced. “Are you sure?”
I avoided her gaze.
“I think he’d know his own body, Mom.” Wyatt’s expression was odd.
“It’s just… the color of your eyes is usually only found in a solar eclipse omega.” I could tell she didn’t believe me about the birthmark. “The light icy blue surrounded by the black ring. That has solar eclipse omega written all over it.”
I stood awkwardly and addressed Wyatt. “We need to go. I’ve got some reports I need to finish by this evening.”
“Sure.” Wyatt rose slowly.
“Thank you for the pie.” I held his mom’s enigmatic gaze. “It was delicious.”
“Thank you for protecting my son.”
I lowered my head. “Of course.”
“Especially since you dislike each other,” she said softly.
I left them alone to say their good-byes, and I headed for my car. I felt rattled by her intense scrutiny. What would it matter if I was a solar eclipse omega or not? I was still an omega, and when I was born and where I came from shouldn’t matter.
I realized Wyatt’s mom couldn’t realize that it hurt to think my real parents hadn’t wanted me. My mom had abandoned me at a hospital, and I’d never known a thing about her. Then Doretha and Timeny had fostered me and my life had been hell. Would I have had a better life if my mom had kept me?
I jumped when Wyatt opened the door and climbed in. “Did you miss me?” He smirked.
“Not even a little.” I made sure my expression was blank, and I started the car and headed home.
Chapter Four
Wyatt
When we returned to Blade’s house, I was dying of curiosity. It had been more than obvious he had no desire to discuss his childhood or his family. But that didn’t stop me from wondering why.
It had been a little strange for me the way my mom had fixated on Blade right before we left. I’d never heard of a solar eclipse omega. Was there more to them than just the different blue eyes and the birthmark? If they had special powers or something, I was sure I’d have heard about it.
Blade had set me up in his spare bedroom. That’s where I was now, obsessing about what the hell a solar eclipse omega was. I tried searching the internet, but nothing came up. That wasn’t hugely surprising, since very little about wolves ever came up on the web. We were a tight-lipped community, and we kept our customs and our history to ourselves. We’d abandoned shifting long ago and preferred to remain only in human form. That had helped us integrate with the humans much more effectively.
There was a knock at my door.
“Come in.”
Blade poked his head around the door. “I need to go out to the store and grab some groceries. Get dressed.”
I bridled at his bossy tone. “I’ll just stay here.”
He looked at me like I was nuts. “No. You’re coming with me. Are you crazy?”
