The room was full of mint [new version]

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Wang Zheng and Liu Wei were completely immersed in lust at that moment, but after a few seconds, a sound echoed through the room.

Liu Wei knew it was their breakfast and simply threw herself onto the side of the bed, completely releasing the queen.

She felt very frustrated at being interrupted, but she already knew that Huan Yang would show up.

She sighed inwardly.

Her glands ached, and she had no idea how much of her pheromone had been released into the air.

The queen scrambled to her feet to answer the door, barely glancing at herself to see if she was presentable.

Huan Yang was anxiously waiting for the door to be opened, and as soon as he saw the queen, the strong smell of mint hit him next to her.

The young alpha felt his throat burn; the pheromone was too strong, and he couldn't stay close. He unconsciously took two steps back.

But Huan Yang could still notice the queen's condition. Wang Zheng was rumpled, and her hair was disheveled. What had been going on in there?

The queen barely looked at Huan Yang and quickly took the tray from the alpha's hands. She said seriously, "Don't call us until further notice... You and Anna can take the afternoon off."

Huan Yang stood, transfixed, watching the door slam shut right in front of his eyes.

The strong mint pheromone was stuck in his throat, and he felt a desperate need to drink water.

Inside the room, the queen could feel the urgency of the moment in her glands. Her heart raced, and her body softened. Was this the effect her omega's pheromone had on her now?

Wang Zheng felt a strong sense of urgency and need, almost as if Liu Wei was pleading for contact through her pheromones.

As quickly as she opened the door, she closed it.

Liu Wei briefly lifted her face to see what had arrived for them but found the queen rushing to close the bedroom door.

She closed her eyes and laid her head back on the mattress.

The queen looked at the young omega completely sprawled on the bed, touching her glands and trying to calm herself. There was a strong sense of belonging between them. All those sensations were caused solely by their desperate need for each other.

"Liu Wei."

The young omega opened her eyes briefly, and what she saw seemed like heaven: the queen set the tray on a table in the corner of the room and removed the thin fabric covering it.

Liu Wei's vision blurred almost instantly.

The princess could only sit still and contemplate her omega.

"Didn't you say you wanted me without clothes?"

The queen climbed into the bed with Liu Wei. She sat on top of the omega's belly, and that sight was simply unforgettable.

Liu Wei's only reaction was to lift her body slightly, reaching for the queen's sweet lips, kissing Wang Zheng until she felt satisfied.

This time, there were no crooked or lost thoughts. Although they were surrendering to lust, they knew exactly what they wanted and what they could do.

Liu Wei knew it was only a matter of time before she would be in estrus, and helping the queen while she was still completely sane already made her feel satisfied.

The young princess had very strong pheromones, and her estrus period manifested in an intense way. Her estrus was less constant than other omegas, and despite consulting several pheromone experts, none of them could fully understand how her glands worked.

The physiology of high-level alphas and omegas was still largely unknown.

Excess pheromones could cause numerous effects and instabilities.

What was known was that they could have several uses in the health field, particularly in donations and transplants, but it wasn't clear what happened to the high-level individual themselves.

Liu Wei, during her estrus period, felt completely vulnerable and weak. For three days, she would lie in her bed feeling ill, with no appetite, as well as headaches and fever.

She knew that when her estrus arrived, she wouldn't be much use to the queen.

Meanwhile, Huan Yang appeared in the royal kitchen. The discomfort caused by the strong mint smell was much better, but he still wanted to drink water.

Anna was anxiously waiting for a call from Liu Wei, and when she saw Huan Yang, she quickly approached.

The alpha had a strange expression on his face, and the beta couldn't contain her curiosity about what had happened in the queen's room.

"So?"

The young alpha took a bottle filled with water, poured some into his glass, and sighed wearily. "We got the afternoon off..."

Anna felt her heart miss a beat. "Don't tell me…"

Huan Yang did not allow the beta to continue talking. The topic "Queen and Liu Wei are lovers" should remain completely exclusive to the queen and princess.

They knew that not even a rumor of an alleged affair could arise while they were still in the midst of the Bloody Spring. He simply nodded and said, "The room was full of mint pheromone..."

Anna felt worried. Liu Wei was still very young, and her pheromones were very unstable.

What would happen if they were discovered?

Anna had troubling thoughts, unaware that in Martana, marriage between equals wasn't yet legal.

The union between the queen and princess wouldn't be accepted by the royal family without causing a huge political uproar.

Also, Anna knew well how Liu Wei's estrus worked. She sighed in defeat. "The princess is close to estrus... It's going to be really troublesome."

One of the main reasons Anna had been hired was because she was a beta. Inside Martana's palace, alphas and omegas were very common, and betas usually worked as merchants and in external services.

Before working for the princess, the beta had been a kindergarten teacher.

Huan Yang sat next to Anna, restlessly fingering his glass, still filled with water.

"Yesterday was the first time I saw the queen with a fever. I've never seen her like this. It was a little scary, and now they're locked inside that pheromone-filled room."

Anna was thoughtful. "We need to take good care of them..."

The young alpha agreed, but he was still tempted to gossip. "Do you think they went all the way?!"

Anna felt amused at the boy's innocence.

Didn't it seem obvious that they'd done everything they could?!

Huan Yang looked confused at the beta's laughter.

"What?"

"Are you really the Queen's secretary? You seem so innocent for someone with as much responsibility as you."

"But..."

Anna smiled. Huan Yang was truly just a kid who didn't know anything about love. "Have you ever dated, Huan Yang?"

"N-no."

The young alpha, who was usually always serious and mature, now looked truly red with embarrassment.

Anna stood up and touched the young alpha's back in a reassuring gesture. "The day you find someone you like, you'll understand how difficult it is not to go all the way."

He nodded positively. "I understand."

"Come on, boy, let's walk around. We have the afternoon off anyway."