Be Good and Hide Your Pheromones (GL , ABO) - Chapter 4
An Omega having her scent detected by an alpha
Was undeniably dangerous.
Especially when Xi Huan’s approach was so sudden and rough.
The exposed gland emitted stronger fragrance from its owner’s fury.
Zong Qing’s eyes burned crimson with rage.
“Get away!”
She slapped away the restless hand and immediately took a step back, her first instinct to put distance between them.
But Xi Huan, utterly captivated, wasn’t about to let her go.
With a simple hook of his arm, Zong Qing was effortlessly pulled back into his embrace.
“So sweet…”
The scent of an Omega grew increasingly potent. Xi Huan lowered his gaze, instinctively drawn to the nape of her neck.
“Damn you!”
Her slender waist was locked in his unyielding grip. Feeling their bodies press closer, Zong Qing panicked like a cat with its fur on end.
“Let me go!”
She struggled fiercely, trying every trick she knew.
Yet he remained unmoved.
A few minutes later.
Perhaps irritated by her relentless squirming, Xi Huan flexed his fingers and buried his face against her.
At the same time,
the pheromones of a top-tier Alpha quietly unfurled.
Like morning dew clinging to mist.
Like damp earth after a downpour.
Or like the lush fragrance of dense foliage.
This mysterious yet overpowering pheromone invaded Zong Qing’s senses, stripping away her rationality.
Her flailing arms gradually stilled, dropping limply to her sides.
Her body trembled, overwhelmed by the suffocating scent enveloping her.
“Stop!”
This wasn’t her first time encountering an Alpha’s pheromones.
But this time…
The scorching, unbearable sensation left her drifting in a haze.
Like a small boat tossed on turbulent waves, her waist weakened, and she gasped unconsciously.
“Ngh… no…”
Her scent gland at the nape burned painfully under the pheromone’s influence.
Clutching his arm, Zong Qing felt like she was dying from the torment.
“It hurts so much.”
“I want…”
She wanted it so badly.
“Want what?”
His warm breath brushed against her sensitive earlobe. Shivering, she remained oblivious to how strange her state had become.
“Want…”
Biting her lower lip, her face flushed an unnatural red as she panted weakly, “Kiss me.”
I want you to kiss me.
“Mmm, okay!”
A soft chuckle brimming with tender affection, she heard the other’s satisfied murmur: “As you wish…”
As you wish.
Slender fingers carefully brushed aside Zong Qing’s faded strands of hair. Xi Huan lowered her gaze, intently staring at the flushed nape of her neck.
This was the first time she’d seen an Omega’s gland.
So small and adorable.
Pink and tender, exuding an intoxicating citrus fragrance that enthralled her.
A stark contrast to an Alpha’s beauty
“So fragrant…”
“Truly intoxicating…”
Her voice grew hoarse like a parched traveler in the desert. After mere seconds of staring, Xi Huan found herself uncontrollably leaning in to kiss it.
“Ah…”
“Mmm…”
Soft, cool lips pressed against the burning gland.
Slowly, inch by inch, tracing with her tongue.
Like a clear spring, it soothed Zong Qing’s unbearable senses.
Perhaps because of this.
Her mind, previously blank, regained a sliver of rationality.
“No… don’t…”
Such intimate yet dangerous kisses were perilous.
This feeling of being completely at the other’s mercy triggered deep-seated fear in Zong Qing’s memories.
She began to feel afraid.
“Let go…”
“Wuu…”
Tears of distress welled at the corners of her eyes as she weakly tugged at Xi Huan’s hair.
“No…”
This can’t happen.
She’d be marked.
Absolutely not.
“…Get off.”
No one could control her.
No one.
The primal fear surging from her bones momentarily overpowered her body’s longing.
Clutching the silver-white hair fiercely, Zong Qing turned her head with a vicious glare and bit down on Xi Huan’s nape.
“Tch…”
Having such a sensitive spot bitten so fiercely by the person in her arms, even Xi Huan’s wildest thoughts were extinguished.
Reluctantly giving up the prey at her lips, she tilted her head and adjusted her hold on Zong Qing.
A top-tier Alpha’s gland bitten by an Omega.
This might be the most ridiculous joke in recent years.
Fingers touching her bleeding nape, Xi Huan’s eyes gleamed with amusement as she loosened her grip and chuckled lowly.
“What an unexpected surprise.”
“Pah!”
The bl00d laced with pheromones tasted awful.
Zong Qing frowned, spitting out the metallic taste, and leaned back with a cold sneer: “Who would’ve thought the esteemed student council president, would stoop to such despicable acts.”
The reason for what just happened was clear to both.
“Well?”
Spreading her hands in a helpless gesture, Xi Huan smiled candidly: “Wasn’t it you, who first emitted that scent driving me mad?”
“I was merely tempted by you.”
That sweet citrus aroma was her kryptonite, intoxicating at first whiff.
On this point.
Xi Huan had a different perspective.
“Our compatibility must be remarkably high,” she concluded.
Otherwise, given her self-control, she wouldn’t have acted so recklessly.
“Hah…” The chill in Zong Qing’s eyes seemed to condense into tangible icicles, her expression darkening. “Is this how you alphas justify your shamelessness?”
“Absolutely disgusting.”
Her frosty gaze brimmed with undisguised revulsion.
Facing such eyes, Xi Huan’s good mood evaporated instantly.
“I know I shouldn’t have treated you like that earlier, but there’s no need for such anger.”
“After all, I’m the one who got my scent gland bitten.”
She waved her fingers, showing the nearly dried bloodstains.
With a light chuckle, Xi Huan teased leisurely: “Didn’t expect you to have such sharp teeth.”
“What were you trying to mark me? Not that it’s impossible but you’d have to take responsibility for me.”
Zong Qing: “….”
Damn responsibility.
Never had she encountered someone so brazen. Fuming with rage, Zong Qing desperately wanted to punch the other woman.
Yet the overwhelming pheromones surrounding her made even standing difficult.
Her legs weak as noodles, Zong Qing had no choice but to demand:
“Withdraw your pheromones,” she said.
“Sure…”
Responding casually, Xi Huan smirked mischievously before retracting her pheromones.
“How about it? Did my pheromones make your legs go weak?” she said with a grin. “Let me tell you a secret, my pheromones are said to smell like a forest~”
Then, as if remembering something,
she added unhurriedly:
“And I’ve only told you~ Only let you smell them.”
Revealing one’s pheromone scent to another was equivalent to a confession.
This was an open secret among Alphas and Omegas.
And now,
Zong Qing found herself in this exact situation.
A madwoman with an Alpha rating of 90 had unabashedly told her this.
“….”
Her fluttering eyelashes betrayed her turmoil. Turning her face away, Zong Qing said hoarsely: “I’m not interested in your pheromones. I’m just a Beta, that’s all.”
Even now, she refused to admit being an Omega.
Regarding this,
Xi Huan raised an eyebrow, surprisingly choosing not to expose her.
“Then consider me.”
Baring her teeth in a grin, she said carelessly: “Crazy then..”
Before leaving the student council office, Zong Qing injected herself with another dose of suppressants in the restroom.
This was her second dose today, an unpleasant experience, to say the least.
For an Omega whose secondary gender hadn’t fully developed, it was an extremely dangerous move.
Yet Zong Qing did it anyway.
To rid herself of that weak, controlled sensation, she was willing to pay any price.
“…”
She must never be marked by an alpha.
She must never be controlled by an alpha.
This was a line Zong Qing would never cross, no matter what.
Xi Huan’s strikingly beautiful face flashed through her mind, and Zong Qing subconsciously touched the back of her neck, her guard rising.
Today’s incident had been far too sudden.
Even she hadn’t expected to be so deeply affected by the other’s pheromones.
Just thinking about how she had shamelessly clung to Xi Huan earlier.
A wave of anger and lingering fear washed over her.
That person was far too dangerous for her.
The farther she stayed away, the better.
Only after Zong Qing’s figure disappeared from the office did Xi Huan finally allow herself to inhale deeply, chasing the faint traces of citrus lingering in the air.
It was the scent of an Omega.
And the very scent that could unravel her self-control in an instant, igniting an uncontrollable desire.
“So I’ve found you.”
Her tongue flicked over her dry lower lip as she savored the memory of their earlier contact.
That delicate citrus fragrance so sweet it sent shivers down her spine, setting her entire body aflame.
“You’re my fated mate.”
A powerful alpha would only ever have one perfectly matched Omega in their lifetime.
A destined partner.
Once they met, they would be irresistibly drawn to each other inescapable, unrelenting.
Xi Huan was certain.
No other Omega could ever affect her like this.
A single encounter had left her utterly defenseless.
This terrifying level of attraction could only belong to fated mates.
“How wonderful.”
The lingering sweetness of the other’s pheromones still clung to her lips. Xi Huan pressed them together, her eyes gleaming with unwavering determination.
This is her partner…
It can only belong to her.