Chapter 8

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,