“Jasper, we’ve known each other for 18 years, and been together for four. Does my presence really mean less to you than a pheromone scent?” “I’m so sorry, Rowan. It was just an accident. You’re the only one I love.” I was just an ordinary Beta, but to get stronger, I faked being an Omega at the military academy. One day, I discovered my Alpha boyfriend had marked Ashton, my true Omega roommate. I stared at Jasper. “Cheating is never a one-time thing. It’s always the first step to countless times.” “We’re over.” The day Jasper and I broke up, I underwent my second differentiation, turning into… Now, all those sarcastic remarks I’d thrown at the Alphas at school? They were about to come back to haunt me. “You said you differentiated into… what?” My best friend, Caleb, yelled, disbelief etched all over his face. Everyone in the coffee shop turned to stare. I ducked my head, wishing I could just vanish. “Lower your voice! Is it something to brag about?” Caleb winced, then leaned closer, whispering, “Did you really differentiate into an Alpha?” I nodded. He sucked in a sharp breath. “Then you and Jasper are completely impossible now, aren’t you?” I offered a bitter smile. “It was impossible anyway. He already marked Ashton. A rabbit doesn’t eat the grass around its burrow, but he betrayed someone right under his nose.” If it hadn’t been my roommate, Ashton, who Jasper got involved with, I wouldn’t have been so devastated. We’d shared a dorm for three years, and Ashton and I had always been good friends. He even used to playfully tease me about Jasper and me. Now, though, there was a fresh mark from Jasper on the back of his neck. I’d been betrayed by both my boyfriend and my roommate. I grabbed my drink from the table and took a long swig. “Alright, I’m officially saying goodbye to the past.” “Help me move out of the dorm.” Since I’d differentiated into an Alpha, I obviously couldn’t stay in the Omega dorms anymore.
I purposely chose to move when Ashton was in class. But I hadn’t expected him to take the day off. He was lying on his dorm bed, a fever-reducing patch on his forehead, and Jasper’s scent was overwhelmingly strong on him. When I was a Beta, I couldn’t smell it, but now it was crystal clear. I frowned, the instinctive repulsion of an Alpha to another Alpha’s pheromones kicking in. But Ashton seemed to misunderstand. He struggled to prop himself up. “Rowan, let me explain…” I packed the last few scattered items into a cardboard box. “Go on, I’m listening. Explain away.” After a long pause, a timid voice came from behind me. “Rowan, you have no idea how much I envied you. I used to think you were an Omega, you chose mecha piloting, and your grades were just as good as those Alphas. Plus, you had such an amazing boyfriend… Jasper really loved you. “Jasper and I, it was truly an accident. My heat came early, and if Jasper hadn’t been kind enough to help me, I would have gone into heat in a public place. The consequences would have been unthinkable… “Rowan, you’re not an Omega. You don’t know how terrifying that situation is for us Omegas.” I turned, hugging the box, and smiled at Ashton. “You’re right. I can’t understand why you’d go out without an inhibitor when your heat was approaching.” “Nor can I understand why you, knowing other students around had inhibitors, chose to throw yourself into Jasper’s arms and cling to him instead.” “But none of that matters. Since Jasper likes to go around cheating and marking others, I don’t want him anymore.” “You like him, you can have him.” I leaned down, raising an eyebrow at Ashton. “If he’s even willing, that is.”
The moment I stepped out of the dorm building, I saw Caleb and Jasper facing off. To be precise, it was Caleb relentlessly snapping at Jasper. Jasper just stood there, eyes downcast, ignoring him. He was tall, with handsome features, and his messy hair fell across his forehead. He hadn’t changed out of his training uniform yet. He stood tall and striking, with a hint of an unspoken melancholy that made the Omegas walking by steal glances at him. The instant I walked down the stairs, he seemed to have a built-in radar, snapping his head up to look at me. It had always been like that. Even when I was a Beta with no scent, he could always find me first in a crowd. The first person I’d ever babbled a name to wasn’t my parents, but this neighbor boy, a year older than me. “Rowan.” He strode towards me, reaching for the box in my hands. I dodged, stepping aside. The breeze he brought with him carried Ashton’s scent. An Alpha, when marking an Omega, is also marked by the Omega’s scent. Jasper’s hand hung in mid-air. He looked at me, hurt. His voice was hoarse. “Rowan, I’m sorry. It was just an accident. You know you’re the only one in my heart.” Suddenly, I released my own pheromones, letting them clash with his. We both winced. But then I smoothed my face into a smile. “I’ve differentiated into an Alpha too, Jasper. We’re completely impossible now.” “You can make a better choice.” I looked upstairs, and he understood what I meant. I knew that his and Ashton’s pheromone compatibility was actually very high. “My best choice is you! I only love you!” He stubbornly grabbed my arm. I yanked my hand away with force. “But I won’t be with an Alpha. I’m going to find an Omega from now on.”
After moving, I invited Caleb to dinner. He asked me, “Can you really let him go?” “I have to,” I replied. There’s no good outcome for two Alphas. I didn’t believe love could overcome pheromonal repulsion. Did Jasper love me? Of course. I never doubted his love. I was a mischievous kid. I’d try to run before I could even walk properly. I fell countless times, but whenever Jasper was there, he was always the one to cushion my fall. He had so many small scars from protecting me. I was naturally stubborn. In middle school, I differentiated into a Beta, but I was determined to get into the best military academy to study mecha operations. Jasper never complained, training with me for four full years. Then he joined the military academy with me, taking care of me everywhere. Because I found it painful, he never fully took me. Even when he was right on the verge of taking me, he’d still catch his breath and comfort me. But Jasper, who was so good to me, was different the first time he saw Ashton. Others might not have noticed, but I knew his gaze on Ashton was softer than on anyone else. He was uncontrollably drawn to Ashton. I lowered my eyes and smiled faintly. “Every time Jasper went through a rut, I used to wish I had differentiated into an Omega. Then I could ease his pain.” “Now I’ve differentiated into an Alpha too.” I shrugged. “The bond between an Alpha and an Omega is innate. He could hold back from making love to me, but he couldn’t resist marking Ashton…” I trailed off, a shaky laugh escaping me. I couldn’t bring myself to say more. I rubbed my face roughly. Caleb looked at me with sympathy. “Alright, alright, don’t overthink it. Let’s live for today!” He refilled my beer glass. I have a terrible tolerance for alcohol, but tonight, I just wanted to get completely wasted.
I blacked out. My head was pounding. The scene before my eyes sent a jolt of terror through me. A pale-skinned, long-haired man lay beside me, completely naked. His shoulders, chest, and abdomen were covered in scratches and bite marks. And I wasn’t wearing a stitch of clothing either. The air hung thick with the scent of some bodily fluid, mingled with the pheromones of two Alphas. Clearly, this man was also an Alpha. I had slept with an Alpha who wasn’t Jasper? The thought left my mind utterly blank. I checked myself. No obvious discomfort down there. I was on top? Just as I thought about quietly making my escape, The man’s eyes snapped open without warning. He stretched lazily, like a regal Persian cat. The blanket slid off his body. His chest muscles were well-defined, his abs sculpted, and his V-line sharp. A vein above his lower abdomen pulsed twice. He was a muscular power bottom Alpha. My mind went blank for a second, and then I blurted out: “We’re both Alphas, I don’t need to take responsibility for you, right?” “Hmm?” The man emitted a low, lazy hum from his nose. Then he propped his head on his elbow, raising an eyebrow slightly. “Do you want to take responsibility?” As I fully took in his face, I realized he was strikingly handsome, almost aggressively so. I swallowed hard. “Can I… not?” “You can.” “Then, farewell.” I scrambled into my clothes and bolted.
Why did I pretend to be an Omega at the military academy in the first place? Because I desperately wanted to get stronger. As a plain Beta, if I tried to provoke those arrogant Alphas in the mecha department, Most people wouldn’t even give me a second glance. But an Omega? That was different. They’d get excited, eager to conquer me. So, when I first enrolled, I set myself up as a beautiful, sharp-tongued Omega. No strong Alpha from the mecha department, across three different years, had escaped my sarcastic remarks. Now, I’d differentiated into an Alpha, and my karma was here. The Alphas who had held back, thinking I was an Omega, no longer showed any mercy. Several mechas ganged up on me at once. I had only recently differentiated and hadn’t adapted yet. For a moment, I was completely overwhelmed. Until another dark blue mecha charged in, taking out the other mechas and rescuing me. It was Jasper’s mecha. In the locker room, I changed out of my training uniform, my hair soaked with sweat. Jasper walked in, watching me silently. For some reason, I thought of the long-haired man from a few days ago, and a strange, guilty feeling, like I was cheating, washed over me. But then I immediately dismissed it. We had already broken up. “Don’t help me next time.” I draped my towel over my shoulder. “I need to learn to handle everything on my own.” “Jasper, we’re done.” “Rowan!” Jasper cut me off, a rare flash of anger on his face. “Don’t be like this.” “I never agreed to break up. You’re still my partner. There won’t be anyone else.”
Jasper and I parted ways on bad terms. After leaving the training ground, I slung my bag over my shoulder and headed to a diner not far from campus to meet Caleb. “How have you been?” Caleb asked. “Same as always, I guess.” “You don’t look too cheerful.” My mind immediately flashed back to Jasper’s pained expression earlier. After so many years together, how could I not feel miserable? “So, what’s going on with you and Jasper?” I frowned, not wanting to talk about him. “Why are you asking?” Caleb sighed. “If you still like Jasper, then just be stubborn for a while, but now you’re both miserable.” “Before, you were in the Omega dorms, roommates with Ashton, and Jasper wanted to stick to you twenty-four-seven, so it was easy for him to run into Ashton. Now that you’ve moved out, they won’t have any reason to interact.” “Rowan, I hope you think this through. You and Jasper have been together for so many years; it wasn’t easy. With your terrible temper, do you really think you’ll find anyone else more tolerant than Jasper?” I fell silent, Jasper’s pained eyes replaying in my mind. Hesitation crept into my heart. I believed the decision I made was for the good of both of us. It was precisely because I loved Jasper that I couldn’t bear to see him suffer so much during his rut. Even if we loved each other, the mutually repelling pheromones between two Alphas would make even kissing painful. If we kept dragging it out, it would only erode all the good memories we had… “Can love truly conquer pheromones?” I asked Caleb. Caleb replied earnestly, “You never doubted it when you were a Beta. Why are you so hesitant now that you’ve differentiated into an Alpha?” “Ashton aside, do you lack confidence in Jasper, or in yourself?” It suddenly clicked for me. After dinner, I sent Jasper a message, asking him to meet so we could talk things through. Just as I reached the school gate, I suddenly heard someone say: “Holy crap, I heard an Omega in the Omega dorms went into heat, and an Alpha hooked up with them right in the dorm…”
The message I sent Jasper on my phone remained unanswered. Except for specialized classes that required mecha operation, he always replied to my messages instantly. Even late at night. I gripped my phone tightly, my unease growing. I followed the crowd towards the Omega dorms. The area within twenty meters of the Omega dorm building had already been completely cordoned off. Omegas were continuously being helped out. People around me muttered, “Who went into heat?” “It sounds like the campus heartthrob from Information Systems, last name… Henderson or Hernandez?” My hand, resting by my leg, clenched sharply. I mumbled, “Information Systems… Ashton.” “That’s it! That’s the name!” I forced a smile and asked, “Does anyone have an Alpha inhibitor?” “You came here without an inhibitor?! Are you crazy?” The person looked shocked. Then they kindly pulled out an inhibitor shot. “Thanks.” I took it, mumbling my thanks mechanically. I jabbed the needle directly into my arm vein, the cold liquid pushing into my body, merging with my bloodstream. The empty syringe fell to the ground. I ripped open the barrier tape and charged inside. “Whoa, dude, what are you doing?!” “Hey, student, this dorm is locked down right now!” I quickened my pace, heading for the dorm building. My legs moved faster and faster, until I was outright running. “Student! Student, stop!” The voices behind me grew distant. The moment I stepped into this familiar Omega dorm building, I was hit by the scent of an Omega. A thick, sweet strawberry candy smell. When I was a Beta, Ashton often shared strawberry candies with me. Jasper, as my boyfriend, had naturally tasted them too. But after eating one in his freshman year, he never had a second. Even that one, he’d frowned slightly after putting it in his mouth. He then leaned down and passed the candy to my mouth. “Too sweet. You eat it.” I rolled my eyes at him back then, chewing the hard candy in my mouth. The sweetness on my tongue intensified. Even then, unknowingly, he would still keep his distance. Now, I stood before the door of the dorm room I’d lived in for three years. I hadn’t even pushed open the door yet, but I already knew the answer. That Alpha was Jasper. The Omega’s heat pheromones continuously assaulted me. Even though I didn’t like Ashton, even loathed him,
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