{Elira}
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My mouth opened, but nothing came out. The words tangled in my throat. I didn't know if it was right—or safe—to tell them.
But Nari took my silence as an answer.
Her scoff cut the air. "Of course she doesn't. What do you expect from an Omega?"
Cambria stepped in, her tone calm but firm. "Omegas are people too, Nari. There's nothing wrong with them."
Nari turned her head, her ponytail swinging slightly as she scoffed again. "Even if she had a mate, he'd reject her. Who in their right mind would want an Omega for a mate?"
A small, almost breathless thought slipped through my mind, quiet and stubborn.
Maybe the brothers.
My heart thudded at the memory of them: Lennon's easy warmth, Rennon's quiet gentleness… and even Zenon's coldness, which somehow still protected me in ways I barely understood.
But I swallowed the thought. It wasn't something I could ever say aloud—not yet.
