After Being Aroused By Beauty, I Got Entangled With The Gloomy and Sinister Enigma - Chapter 2

Alpha arched his right brow in surprise, his gaze sweeping from top to bottom, the anger in his eyes shifting into something more playful.

He fixed his stare on Chen Yao’s face like a predator sizing up its prey, sharp and aggressive.

Alpha concealed his emotions well, leaving Chen Yao unable to guess what he would do next.

Noticing his brief daze, Chen Yao recalled that Alphas liked to suppress the insubordinate with pheromones. He curled his lips into a smile and said, “I’m a Beta. I can’t smell pheromones, and they don’t affect me.”

Hearing this, Alpha’s eyes shifted again as he took in Chen Yao’s smile.

The bright green of his pupils darkened, as if a drop of ink had fallen into them, rippling outward into a deep jade.

Chen Yao didn’t particularly care what impression he left on Alpha—otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen such a provocative opening line.

Alpha stepped back just enough to create the proper distance for negotiation.

He asked, “What do you want?”

Chen Yao pressed forward, his delicate face forming words that were anything but delicate: “I want to sleep with you.”

Perhaps it was the alcohol magnifying his desire. On a normal day, he would’ve just asked a man for his contact information.

Alpha’s lips curled, a low laugh spilling from his throat, laced with mockery. “You’re into me?”

Chen Yao, dazzled by Alpha’s effortless gestures, spoke without thinking: “Of course. I doubt anyone could possibly dislike you.”

Saying he wanted to sleep with Alpha was Chen Yao’s extreme way of expressing admiration, though he knew it was practically impossible.

Betas were ordinary. Some Alphas and Omegas looked down on them—neither soft and tender like an Omega, nor strong like an Alpha.

Most of all, Betas lacked pheromones, unable to soothe or bond.

Chen Yao was just about to reconsider—maybe step back and ask for his contact instead—when Alpha’s low voice brushed against his ear: “Sure.”

The tone carried like a lover’s whisper, light and teasing, yet it stirred Chen Yao’s heart.

Two simple words, yet they weighed a thousand pounds. In an instant, Chen Yao felt his bl00d rush downward.

He looked up to see Alpha watching him through narrowed lids—dangerous, yet irresistibly alluring.

They went upstairs. Chen Yao walked ahead and swiped open the door.

The moment the door cracked open, before Chen Yao could react, Alpha seized his wrist and pressed him against the wall, chest firm against his back, one hand slipping under his shirt with practiced ease.

Alpha’s hot breath fanned Chen Yao’s ear, tingling and numbing, making his knees weaken.

Pinned down with no room to resist—especially by someone who looked younger than him—his pride as a man felt crushed.

Chen Yao frowned, turned his head, and demanded, “What are you doing?”

Alpha’s gaze lingered on the red at the corners of his eyes, trailing down to his flushed cheeks, ears, and neck.

One large hand wrapped around his throat, nearly encasing it completely, while the other roamed his body, teasing desire. His husky voice murmured at Chen Yao’s ear: “Don’t know your name. How about I just call you ‘Baby’?”

Baby…

Chen Yao shivered, goosebumps rising. Yet seeing that handsome face say the word, he lost the will to resist.

He meant to tell Alpha his name, but his mind was in chaos.

Suddenly, a faint jasmine fragrance filled the air. Chen Yao inhaled, finding it pleasant, wanting more.

Alpha noticed and chuckled softly. “Baby, you smell it?”

Chen Yao blinked. “Smell what?”

Alpha’s smile deepened as the jasmine grew stronger.

“My pheromone. Enigma.”

Chen Yao’s eyes widened in shock. The man before him was Enigma.

At birth, only one’s primary gender showed—male or female.

During puberty, secondary genders emerged: Alpha, Beta, Omega.

But Enigma… they were exceedingly rare, with barely a handful of recorded cases worldwide.

Chen Yao had read about them in research papers: Enigmas were extremely dangerous, far stronger than Alphas, and nearly devoid of empathy. Life and death of others meant little to them.

One paper described Enigma pheromones as overwhelming, aggressive, a weapon in itself.

To provoke an Enigma… Chen Yao doubted he’d leave this room alive.

Betas weren’t usually affected by A or O pheromones, but Enigma was the pinnacle. Their pheromones could overpower Alphas, Betas, Omegas—even other Enigmas.

The air thickened, suffocating. Within moments, Chen Yao’s body weakened, held up only by Enigma’s strength.

“Let me go!” Chen Yao tried to push him off. He worried about what these pheromones might be doing to his body.

Enigma gripped his throat, voice low and cruelly amused. “You’re the one who came onto me first.”

“I was wrong, okay?” Chen Yao snapped—flexible enough to bend when needed.

He’d never imagined his bad luck: his first hookup and he ran into an Enigma.

“Wrong? Then you’ll need to be punished.” Enigma smiled faintly, controlling his body.

Chen Yao struggled, but Enigma’s pheromones stabbed like countless needles, pain draining his face of color, sweat dotting his brow.

The invasive scent spread, leaving him limp. Even his glands swelled under the assault. He winced.

“No…” His rejection was twisted with pain.

Enigma seized his jaw, swallowing every word of refusal with a dominating kiss.

Their tongues tangled, Chen Yao’s mind blanking under the onslaught. Saliva trickled down his chin.

Enigma lifted him by the hips, and in the sudden loss of balance, Chen Yao instinctively clung to his neck.

The gesture seemed to awaken a beast within. Through layers of fabric, Chen Yao felt those taut, powerful muscles—untamed strength by nature.

Placed on the bed, he tried to retreat, but Enigma only laughed at his shrinking back. “Baby, are you scared?”

Under the ceiling light, his golden hair glowed. Chen Yao’s gaze landed on the sharp lines of his muscles, tinged with envy.

He himself had trained hard, and six-pack abs were his limit.

Enigma leaned down, guiding Chen Yao’s hand over his abs. “Baby, they’re all yours.”

With that, he pulled Chen Yao in for another kiss.

The room filled with heat, the night with desire.