279 A day as an outcast

«I'm just so sickly worried,» said Rider.

«You can't allow her to stay an Omega for long! She might forget how to live in a pack, and she will be cut from every decision or common event. Teens might forget what it means to be part of something if they're cut out for too long... Even just a day is dangerous.»

«It's late now. I don't get to decide, Mine.»

«But you should talk to your Alpha. You should ask someone you trust to reason with him. You're serving her sentence either way, aren't you?»

«It's late. And I was even relieved the punishment was just that... How stupid of me.»

«Hey, you didn't know about it. You have been a Beta for so long, working close to your Alpha... How could you be aware of the consequences of being an Omega?»

«But you know it,» he said, turning to her. «Are you a born Omega?»

«That's not rare enough for me,» Samantha chuckled. «Am I not the weirdest wolf you've ever met?»