The Stained Omega by Elle T Jefferson

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For Momma Beth
(Anna)
I should get Fraction out of here but I can’t bring myself to move, I can count on one hand the amount of times I’ve seen Fraction
cry or get truly angry. So to see him going through this turmoil is killing me. I try to find a slice of calm or even peace, so that I
can feed the emotion to him. It’s proving next to impossible though with Momma Beth dead. and being sewed up by nurse and
Doctor Lee just in front of us and Aurora missing I can’t seem to find the emotion for myself let alone. him.
I can hear my heart beating a drum as the tears stream down my face to land on Fraction’s head, I have him cradled to my chest
as he lets out. the pain he’s feeling. Each time I try to stand he grabs me by my waist and holds me to the floor. He’s not ready to
move but I need to do something. Anything. I watch through blurry eyes as the nurses pull a white sheet up to Momma Beth’s
chin and then quickly leave the room. Now that there is only me. Fraction and Doctor Lee in the room. Fraction really lets himself
go. I expect more tears but what I get is anger, he lets me go with a little shove and jumps to his feet. He’s still shirtless from our
fun in the office, standing there under the fluorescent lights in nothing but a pair of dark Levi’s and socks he looks like an
avenging angel.
“Fraction?” I ask in a low voice, I’m trying not to spo ok him as I can. see the emotions literally vibrating off him in waves. When
he turns to me I see his green eyes have turned yellow. I yelp when he charges. past me and picks up a medical trolley throwing
it at the wall, Doctor Lee flinches slightly but otherwise doesn’t move. Fraction goes on a wave of destruction through the room,
cabinets get flipped, draws get tossed and scalpels get thrown at the wall.
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By the time he’s done the room looks like it’s been hit by a hurricane, the only thing untouched is the metal table Momma Beth is
laid on. Fraction’s tattooed chest is rising and falling as he tries to catch his

breath
“Pup?” Leo’s voice is gravely and sends shivers down my spine.

“The Pack is looking.” Leo’s eyes turn on me and I take a step back. I can see the rage burning within.
“Why aren’t you?” I try not to take it personally, I know why he’s asking. I’ve been asking the same thing of myself.
“Because Momma Beth needed.” I gulp casting an eye over her still form. “needs us.”
“She needs nothing, her link is gone.” There is no emotion in Leo’s voice as he says this. Fraction has reverted in, the pain being
too much
for him.
“Give me Fraction back. I’ll help him grieve for his mother but I need him to help me find our pup.” Leo walks a few steps over to
me and cups the side of my face brushing his finger under my eye to wipe
away a tear.
“And Beta?” I nod my head while leaning into his touch.
“I swear it.” I tell him while looking into his yellow orbs. It takes a while but soon Leo retreats and his yellow eyes turn green once
more.
“I don’t know how to do this.” Fraction tells me, I can tell from his voice he’s trying not to break down again.
“We take it one day at a time. For now, we should say goodbye.” I take his hand from my face and clasp it in mine. Slowly I turn
us towards. the only mother I’ve ever known.
Walking over to the table the first thing I notice is how completely still
she is, people say that a dead b*dy looks like they are sleeping but I know she’s not. All of her warmth and infectious joy is gone,
her face that once lit up with a smile so wide you couldn’t help but smile at the time is now blank and devoid of anything. The
more I look at her the more I can tell, she’s not there anymore. Fraction runs one of his big hands through her salt and pepper
brown hair, he starts whispering low to her but I block him out. It’s a private moment between mother and son and I have no right
to be a witness to it. He leans down and k*sses her cold pale forehead before looking over at Doctor Lee.

“You’ll keep her safe until I can make arrangements?” I close my eyes. as Fraction discusses his mothers funeral.
“Of course Alpha, no matter how long it takes.” Doctor Lee sounds like he’s trying to contact his own emotions and when I look
over at him I see he has unshed tears dancing upon his lashes. It’s a huge

compliment to Momma Beth that even someone who is trained to deal with death can’t contain his emotions for her.
Fraction takes my hand and pulls me through the room, for someone who didn’t want to leave he now seems to be in a massive
rush.
“Fraction. wait.” I whisper as I pull his hand from mine, he keeps walking a few steps before he realises I let go. Turning back to
me he has a confused look on his face.
“What is it?” He walks back to me and there we stand in the corridor. I have so many bad memories of this corridor.
“We can’t leave her here, surrounded by ghosts.” I shiver as I remember all the times I’ve been in this place and the reasons
why.
“Doctor Lee will look after her until we can bury her properly.” He’s trying to bury his grief, I know as soon as we get back to the
Pack house he will drown himself in whiskey though.
“What do we do now?” I ask him.
“We find Aurora, we find James and we bring our family home. That’s what she would have wanted.” Fraction takes my hand in
his and this time he slowly walks us through the medical centre. I can’t help but notice all the medical staff and patients seem to
be gone.
Once we reach the main doors I realise why they aren’t there, Fraction opens the door and we are instantly met with a hushed
silence. It’s like the whole Pack has turned out, all but the warriors I scared into looking for Aurora. I know I should feel guilty
about that but I can’t. Each person is holding a candle and I see some on the bottom steps off the entrance. Fraction just stands
there, shoulders slumped and a sad look on his face, he seems to be scanning the crowd but I don’t know what he’s looking for.
“What you’ve heard is true.” Fraction’s voice seems to bellow out as he speaks although he’s not shouting, “tonight someone
stole Aurora I don’t know anymore than that. I presume while trying to stop the kidnapping my mother was shot, she died a short
while ago. I appreciate your gathering but right now what we need is support in finding Aurora and James.” He looks around the
crowd while giving them time to soak up the information, “we will bring them home. For Momma Beth, we will bring our family
home.”
“For Momma Beth!” The crowd roars back in unison..