Omega’s Choice
Michelle Minnie
(The Omega Chronicles, #1)
Publication date: March 27th 2025
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Helena has led an often restrictive life as a sacred Omega wolf and Princess of the Lichtenberg line. With unimaginable power, come responsibilities and dangers that fill her days, but the time has come for her to choose her Alpha and enjoy the freedom of her very own pack. Alpha Aldric Forst has been seriously scarred in numerous battles for his King while leading armies in the fight to protect their lands from the growing evil. Knowing his ability to attract an Omega mate was slim and he’d resigned himself to a life of loneliness filled with duty to his pack and King Leonidas.
Princess Helena has other ideas for the massive wolf, who both intrigues and sets her heart on fire. At the choosing ceremony, she intends to make her intentions of mating with Aldric Frost known to all. However, an evil is lurking inside the castle walls waiting for its chance to steal away the Princess and as many other Omega wolves as possible. Can Aldric uncover the traitor in time or are the lonely Alpha’s dreams destined to remain just that, dreams.
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EXCERPT:
I’m not planning on attending this year.” Aldric crumpled the offending piece of paper and threw it into the trash can beside his desk. “I refuse to parade around in hope of being chosen when we all know that’s not going to happen.” He stopped pacing long enough to point out the large scar that ran from his left temple across his cheek to his chin and down his neck before disappearing into his shirt.
“Brother, you’re the alpha of our pack and it’s your duty to attend this gathering. Not only is it a decree by King Leonidas, but who is to say an omega won’t choose you. You’re a respected and strong alpha, our pack is large, and we have our
own town and over five hundred acres of wooded
lands to let our wolves run free without fear.
There are a lot of benefits to becoming the alpha
mate and omega to our people.” Godric stood
and retrieved the invitation from the garbage,
flattening it out on the desk as best he could and
handing it back to Aldric.
“Your brother is right, son. You must attend.
We have a strong relationship with the king and
queen, which has been fortuitous since our lands
touch on their northern borders. To refuse an invitation
to the yearly Omegas Celebration by any
unmated alpha would be an insult.” Aldric’s father,
Karl, stood and placed his hand on his son’s back.
“I know it has been hard for you, son, since Senorfra.
That battle claimed far too many of our brave
men, but bless the gods you survived, protected
our king, and came back to us.”
Admittedly, it was odd that even in this modern
age of convenience and technology, most
supernatural beings lived by the old code of fealty,
honor, and loyalty. Considering most lived to be
well over one thousand years, having rules to live
by and a king to follow ensured the safety and
health of all werewolves.
“True, we fought bravely and many men never
returned from that damned forest, but the rest of
us came back scarred in one way or another. My
scars cover my body, and there’s no omega out
there who will choose me. When will any of you
see this? Omegas are rare and wield powerful
magic. They can pick any alpha and any pack they
wish and be given anything they desire because of
the blessings they will bring to that pack. I’m not
saying that an omega doesn’t deserve such things,
but none would want a battle-scarred alpha, no
matter how wealthy or strong our pack is. Perhaps
if Godric went, he—”
“No, don’t even finish that sentence. I am no
alpha, brother. I couldn’t even dream of taking
your place. This pack—hell, the entire town looks
to you for leadership. You have given all of them
a safe place to live and thrive with their families. I
respect you, brother. You will always be my alpha.”
Aldric stared at his reflection in the window.
He knew he was a scary-looking man; his wolf
was even more imposing. His human form stood
at 6’7” and weighed over 280 pounds of muscle,
which had been hard earned through his years as
a general in King Leonidas’s army before the war
ended and Aldric had settled with his family and
pack on these lands. His black hair was braided
halfway down his back, just as his father’s and
brother’s, but his dark blue eyes came from his
mother. Tattoos covered his right arm, wrist to
shoulder blade, depicting his family lineage and
his position as alpha. They revealed themselves
on the day Aldric assumed his position as alpha.
Should he ever be chosen as mate, his blank left
arm would reveal his mating tattoo, indicating the
lineage of his mate, their joining, and any future
offspring. The tattoos his kind wore could not
be given by their own hands or magic; they were
given by the gods, either at birth or upon claiming
their birthright.
Aldric knew in his heart that his left arm would
always remain bare. His great size alone would be
a deterrent to most omegas, who typically feared
a larger predator, but the scars from his many
battles that littered his body made sure to keep
all would-be mates away. Normally, a werewolf
could heal most injuries without leaving so much
as a scratch, but the ogres had coated their blades
with dark witches ’blood, which was poisonous to
all werewolves and much more difficult to heal,
leaving many warriors with these scars.
He just couldn’t figure out why his family chose
to ignore these facts and continued to make him
attend these celebrations, which allowed omegas
of age who had come into their powers to choose
an alpha as mate.
Author Bio:
Michelle grew up with a love of reading and writing as most authors do but her desire for action and adventure led her to create worlds far different from her own. With creatures of myth and legend, as well as from her imagination, Michelle crafted entire universes into her pages where she brings her characters to life in a stunning array from shifters, witches, demons, ogres, gods, fae, fairy, and dragon, to countless more. Hold on tight as her high fantasy stories take you on journeys to faraway lands where nothing is as it seems.
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