Omegaverse
Weston and Ralph

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The Red Valley werewolf pack follows every single omegaverse clichรฉ known to man, or at least every one ever typed at three in the morning by a sleep-deprived romance author. Alphas are broad, broody, and allergic to emotional communication. Omegas are soft, scented, and constantly in need of either protection or dramatic sighing. Nests are sacred. Bonds are forever. And if thereโs a rule, Red Valley enforces it like itโs written in moonstone.
Weston, naturally, is the Alpha.
Heโs tall, devastatingly handsome, and has the kind of growl that makes junior pack members stand up straighter and romance readers swoon. His mate, Ralph, a male omega, is the perfect counterbalanceโgentle, warm, endlessly patient, and far too kind for a pack that treats clichรฉs like law. They are mated, bonded, happyโฆ obnoxiously so. The kind of happy that makes others avert their eyes or gag loudly during meals.
And yet.
Something is missing.
It starts, as these things always do, with an article. Or maybe a whispered comment from an elder. Or a half-remembered tradition dragged out during a full moon meeting. A โclassicโ bond, apparently, is stronger with three. Balanced. Harmonized. Alpha, omega, omegaโor sometimes something more โunexpected,โ depending on who you ask and how much wine theyโve had.
Weston takes this very seriously.
Ralph, being a man with a kind heart and entirely too much empathy, worries about everyoneโs feelings first.
They agree that if theyโre going to do this, theyโll do it right. Someone soft like Ralph. Gentle. Sweet. Another omega would fit perfectly into their carefully curated, trope-approved life.
But Red Valley has never been good at subtlety.
And the moon, as it turns out, has a sense of humor.
Because the third fate drops into their path isโฆ not what either of them ordered. Not soft. Not quiet. And very definitely not another omega.
Clichรฉs, it seems, are about to be tested. ๐