Amber

Amber of Red Valley never asked to be iconic. She just wanted a quiet life as a beta wolf in a pack that treated the omegaverse rulebook like sacred scripture. Alphas postured, omegas sighed dramatically, destiny lurked behind every bush—and Amber, blessedly beta, skipped the full-moon theatrics and mating-bond nonsense entirely. She thought that was her reward. Fate laughed. She also never planned on becoming a mother to five boys, none of whom share a species, a sleep schedule, or a basic sense of self-preservation. But life in Red Valley doesn’t ask permission. It trips you, sets something on fire, and calls it character development. First came Xerix, a werelion cub who literally found her. He bit her ankle, refused to let go, hissed at anyone who tried to remove him, and apparently decided she was his now. Amber limped home with a lion attached to her leg and called it adoption. Ash, the phoenix shifter, followed shortly after by sneaking into her den, nesting in her furniture, and accidentally burning the entire place down. He looked so apologetic—while still smoldering—that she rebuilt and kept him. Grog, a raccoon shifter, was caught elbow-deep in her outdoor trash cans and responded by asking what was for dinner. Desal, a honey badger shifter, moved in without asking, declared the den “acceptable,” and has yet to acknowledge ownership laws or fear itself. And finally Greg, her human child, abandoned but stubbornly hopeful, who somehow became the emotional glue holding this feral disaster together. Sure, her boys drive her insane. Motherhood is loud, messy, occasionally on fire, and frequently illegal in at least three species’ cultures. But Amber wouldn’t trade it. After all, living in a circus is exhausting—but the front-row seat comes with snacks, chaos, and a family that chose her just as hard as she chose them. 🐺🔥🦁🦝🦡