It was Alec's year of high school and he couldn't be happier. But this year would be different. You see Alec went to Alicante High the biggest Art schools in New York along with his best friend Lydia. Ever since Alec could remember, Lydia was there from the very beginning. Alec never knew his birth parents. He was adopted by a man named Michael Wayland and adored the man so much.
His adoptive father was a big shot producer and had the money to prove it. But Alec was never the type to flaunt that he had money. He dressed nicely of course, but he earned every penny in order to afford his clothes. Michael is a humble parent and taught Alec at a young age that you have to work for what you want in life, and Alec does just that.
His adoptive father pays for his school's tuition, yes, but everything else Alec pays for himself. He works at a nice bakery on the corner of his street and absolutely loves it. He just him, Lydia and a boy named Simon. The owner is an elderly lady that use to babysit him when his father had to go away for business trips. Alec didn't mind, he loved Sophia like she was his grandmother.
He would rush home to talk to her whenever there was a problem, and she would do the same. Michael, Sophia, and Lydia were all he had and couldn't be happier, but he felt as if something was missing from his life. Which brings him to his next problem. In order to graduate, he must perform at the school's talent show. Five winners would be offered a record deal with two of the biggest labels in New York. 'Circle records and Edom Inc.'
But those two label's only except Alphas, maybe a beta or two but mostly Alphas and Alec was an omega. As you could see, that is a huge problem, not for him though. He loved his being an Omega. He owned his second gender proudly and whoever had an issue with Omegas could kiss his perky ass. When he was younger Michael told him that Omegas are special. Male Omegas are the most cherished of them all because it's rare that you find it in any male. If anyone harmed an omega they would be put in jail. But some Alphas treat Omegas like a piece of shit and say they're only good for breeding children. Michael says it's bullshit and Alec agrees with him.
But when his father told him that he needed to find a mate before he graduated high school, Alec thought he might throw up.
"But dad! Not only do I have to perform in front of the entire school. I also have to find a freaking Alpha as my mate?! How in the Sam hell am I supposed to do that? If you haven't noticed, the Alphas at my school treat me like shit! And I only have two friends! I don't want to leave them to join a pack! Please don't make me do this!"
Michael sighed and pulled Alec in for a hug. "I'm so sorry AL, but I'm not going to be around to protect you all your life. I need you to be looked after while I'm gone. I don't want you to feel alone."
Alec looked at him with wide eyes. "What do you mean you won't be here? What's going on dad?"
Michael held him tighter.
"I have terminal lung cancer. I'm dying. I only have five months to live. I've tried to fight this as long as I can, but I'm tired AL, I'm tired. I just want my baby boy to be happy, and I know you aren't happy. I could sense when you're sad. I know you feel like there's this ache in your chest that you can't scratch and I know why."
Alec has tears in his eyes hearing his father is dying. He didn't think he would be able to handle this, but he listened to what his father was saying to him.
"When I adopted you..." he took a deep breath. "When your birthmother was pregnant, she was pregnant with twins. You have a sister Alec. But after you presented as an omega, they got rid of you. Not wanting any Omegas in their pack. Your sister presented as a Beta so they kept her. I was best friends with your birth parents, but after they tossed you to the side I took you in and raised you as my own. I never spoke to them again, or even worked for them. I quit Circle records and started my own company Idris Inc. Which surpassed their label and they hated me ever since. But never has the balls to confront me. Not wanting to ruin their precious image. But they're perfect image would be ruined if word got out they gave up a child because of his second gender. I'm sorry I didn't tell you before, I just couldn't die without you knowing this."
Alec wiped his father's tears from his eyes and sat him down carefully on the couch. He stretched his legs out so he would be comfortable. Alec sat on the edge staring at his father's eyes with a smile. Alec was blessed to have this man in his life. A man that gave up everything for him and didn't care about his image of raising a male omega. He couldn't be more proud. Alec kissed Michael's forehead and wipe his father's tears away, that just kept coming.
"Dad, why are you crying? Are you in pain?" Alec asked worried he hurt his father. Michael shook his head no.
"I'm just happy that you didn't run away or leave me for keeping this away from you. I'm so sorry AL."
Alec scrunched his face at that making his father laugh.
"You still make the same faces as you did when you were a baby and didn't like something."
Alec smiled and hugged his father tightly. "I would never leave your dad. You're the best father I could ever have and I'm extremely grateful that you took me in and raised me as your own. Thank you so much. I promise I would try to find an Alpha, but how will I know if I found the right one?"
Michael patted him on the hand and smiled. "You'll know when you come in contact with them. Their scent would drive you crazy, and vice versa. Your wolf would try to escape and make you want to be closer to him. But you have to control it, I wouldn't want you to shift in the middle of school. That would be dangerous. But trust me, you will know when you find your mate."
Alec nodded in understanding. "Could you tell me the name of my sister? I would like to know. Please."
Michael hesitated for a moment then told him. "Her name is Isabelle Lightwood."
Alec gasped loudly. "Isabelle Lightwood?! As in the same Isabelle Lightwood that goes to my school with her brother Jace Lightwood and is apart of Magnus Bane's Pack?! One of the strongest packs in the school/New York! Are you kidding me?!"
Alec jumped up and began pacing the floor. Not only was his sister one of the most popular girls in school, but she was also apart of Magnus Bane's pack. The same Magnus Bane Alec has had a crush on since middle school but never said anything to him. Afraid to be rejected. Damn it, could it get any worse?!
Alec sighed sitting back down beside his father and barring his face in Michael's neck. "I'm so fucked!" He words were muffled, but Michael understood them and chuckled.
"Stop being a drama queen and relax. You're releasing pheromones and dampening my mood dork. Now tell me about the talent show."
Alec play hit his father with a pillow but smiled began telling his father about his graduation. "Well, it makes no sense to be honest, since I'm only there for graphic design and plays a few instruments. But they want us to have fun since it's out last year and we graduate in December. They said it didn't matter if you weren't there for the music, they just wanted everyone to have fun and support their student body class. I don't know what I'm going to do. We could pick partners if we wanted, but I was never good at being large groups as you know. So I was thinking Lydia and I could play something together."
Michael scoffed. "You're selling yourself short AL. You have an amazing voice that wants to be released, so let it fly. You have to be confident in your voice as you are with your drawing. You shouldn't waste your talent because you think people would make fun of your for it. I could help you if you want."
Alec hummed pretending to think. "I guess it would be okay, but if I suckered then I'm sticking with playing with Lydia. She needs this opportunity more than I do."
Michael clapped happily like he was a small child and Alec laughed shaking his head. "And you call me a dork! Yeah right! You got me beat!"
"Yeah right, now get out of here before you're late to work. Sophia would have both of our asses, oh and remember I'm going out with Sean tonight. ill be a little late coming home."
Sean is his father's boyfriend of four years now, and they couldn't be happier. Alec smiled at his father slapping him with a pillow as he got up. "I'm going for a run later with Lydia anyway so have fun tonight and use protection yeah?"
Alec ran up the stairs laughing when Micheal through a pillow in his direction.