Fair underneath the surface of him I see his torment, and it’s so sharp, I ponder how I missed it at to begin with, given this is what I am, and it’s what I’ve been able to do since I was a child.

I see a shifter’s torment, and I can recuperate them. It’s one of the things I can do which gives me the title of Omega. To stem animosity in a pack? That takes will and control, but this other thing, this recuperating? This takes no exertion at all.

In a world where omegas are uncommon, ...