Lyra's Pov

I stood at the edge of the clearing with the other Omegas, pulling my hair back into a tight braid so it would not get in my way later. The air felt cool on my skin and the grass under my bare feet was still damp from the morning.

Every year it was the same, when the full moon came in late summer, all the unmated Omegas gathered here at dawn, and the unmated Alphas waited deeper in the forest. The rules were simple, we got a head start. Then they chased us, if an Alpha caught an Omega and marked her, they were paired for life. Most...