A Dangerous Scent!

Rin left the greenhouse after the fake snake bite alarm. He went back to the clinic and managed to deal with other paperwork he so wanted to avoid.

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A few hours later, he was done... the night air was thick, the moon hanging low and indifferent as Rin trudged back toward the staff dorms. His feet ached, his lower back screamed for help, and he swore if one more person dumped their damn work on him just because he was the "youngest assistant medic," he'd jab a thermometer where the sun didn't shine.

His shift had ended hours ago. But apparently, everyone else forgot how to use their hands the moment paperwork appeared. Bandage inventory. Medicine logging. Injury reports. By the time Rin was done, the hallway lights had switched to night mode, flickering dim gold.

"I hate this world... I liked it when I was unemployed,"

He sighed, dragging his tired legs across the main courtyard. The shortcut was faster, and he didn't care if it was technically off-limits after midnight.

Bad decision.

He spotted them too late—three older Alpha students lounging like wolves in heat near the water fountain, smoking, laughing too loud, the stench of testosterone clogging the air.

Rin cursed under his breath, lowering his head and speeding up. For some reason, he could perceive it.

Of course, he could. He's an omega after all. He felt uncomfortable being there and wanted to leave but...

"Heyyy, staff boy!" one of them called, grin wide. "Working late, huh?"

He didn't stop.

Another voice joined, lazy and laced with pheromonal heat. "Smells like someone's hiding candy under that coat."

Rin gritted his teeth as he tried to walk even faster.

Then they flared their scents.

Heavy, powerful waves of Alpha pheromones smashed into Rin's senses, each one pricking at the suppressed part of him that was barely stable to begin with.

DING:

[Pheromone Suppression Dropped to 19%]

"Oh no," Rin whispered, stumbling. "Fuck!"

The air turned syrup... thick. His knees buckled, legs trembling. His scent... a sweet, intoxicating omega pull—spilt into the air like a cloud.

The Alphas went silent for a second.

Then they growled.

"Holy shit... He's an omega."

"And he's in fucking heat!"

They got even closer to where he was, trying to touch him.

Rin backed away. "Don't you fucking dare—"

One of them lunged with his eyes burning with lust. Rin's slap cracked across his face, stunning the bastard. Even Rin was stunned. He didn't think twice before he raised his hand to slap someone. It was his first time. Even back in his original world, he never hit anyone even when he was bullied by other students.

He let his guard down and the other two grabbed his arms.

"Let me go!" Rin snarled, thrashing. "Fucking degenerates!"

They didn't listen. Their eyes were glazed with lust and hunger. One already slammed him to the ground, with his chest pinned to the ground.

DING:

[Strength Level 3. Warning: Physical disadvantage detected.]

"You're gonna like it, omega. Let's make you purr." One of them said seriously but in a mocking tone.

"Touch me and I'll rip your dicks off—"

"Exactly what I want to hear before fucking an omega," one of them laughed.

They grabbed his shirt and ripped it to shreds. Their hands were already rubbing his back and fuck, he could feel their hard thing pressed against his butt.

"Fuck! No! Take your filthy hands off me!"

"Quiet!"

He continued to squirm while they almost reached for his pants. Then a scent hit them.

It wasn't his nor did it belong to these horny alphas.

Something darker, thicker... also familiar.

A feral, deadly Alpha aura exploded in the air.

Lucien Vortellion stepped into the courtyard, shirt open....as usual... fists clenched, eyes glowing with pure murder.

The air crackled as the horny Alphas saw him and froze.

"You touched what's mine?" Lucien asked softly.

One of the Alphas blinked. "We—we didn't know—"

"You didn't know? Even if he wasn't mine... were you just about to force yourself on him?"

"No way! He's an omega and... He's not allowed to be here so we were about to report to the dean,"

Lucien didn't wait. He punched the first one so hard that his jaw snapped sideways, and his eyes spun as he fell and slammed his head against the water fountain with a sickening crack.

The second tried to run. Lucien tackled him, slamming his head into the same fountain. As if it wasn't enough, he lifted the head and slammed it over and over again.

Crack. Crack. Crack.

The last one raised his hands.

"Wait, please, we didn't— I didn't even touch him yet,"

"But you watched. Since you know he's an omega... you'll have to die,"

"I can keep a secret. No one will know about it,"

Lucien paused and rubbed his chin.

"Are you sure?"

The Alpha nodded his head as a wide grin appeared on his face.

"Yes, I cross my heart and hope to..."

"Die!"

Lucien reached out and crushed his throat. Blood splattered. The Alpha dropped, twitching till his body went still.

Rin watched in stunned silence, trembling against the wall, scent spilling freely. His heat was peaking, and everything was dizzy and warm and... wrong. He didn't want to imagine that Lucien had just brutally killed someone in front of him.

He read the book and he knew Lucien was crazy. To think he'll witness his craziness in person... he never expected it.

"Hngh!" He groaned... more like moan as he clenched his warm body.

Lucien turned toward him slowly, chest heaving, stained with blood.

His nose twitched as he furrowed his eyebrows.

"You..." he growled. "Fuck. You're in heat."

Rin flinched.

Heat?

Lucien moved in, grabbed him... gently this time... and hauled him up, throwing his jacket over him.

"We're going to your room. Now."

Rin didn't fight. He couldn't. Not when he was in Lucien's arms, being carried like a child. He just wanted to remain in his hands for unknown damn reasons.

"Hold on, where's your room?" Lucien asked before he realised he was going in the wrong direction.

"You fool!" Rin murmured.

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By the time they reached his dorm, Rin's scent had saturated the air. It was thick in the sheets, the walls, the floor.

Lucien shoved the door shut with a kick. Then he stood still, fists clenched, jaw locked.

"You smell like sin, kitty," he whispered. "This is torture."

Rin stumbled onto the bed, panting, legs spread, eyes half-lidded. "Then leave if you wish to stop torturing yourself."

Lucien stared. "Don't test me."

"I'm not," Rin murmured. "My body's just... too hot. I need to cool off."

He stripped off his coat, exposing his flushed neck. He bit his soft pink lip as he adjusted his sitting position on the bed.

Lucien growled, turning away.

"Don't fucking seduce me when you're not thinking straight."

"What the hell are you saying? Why would I even try to... Fuck!." He groaned, reaching for the sheet, even if he was hot.

'I never thought I'd miss the air conditioner,'

"Are you saying you're trying to seduce me, kitty? Showing your bare neck to me and that pale skin of yours... It seems to me like you're trying to get me under that sheet with you,"

Rin crawled to the edge of the bed, fingers brushing his belt.

"You sure? Or are you just scared you'll fall for me?"

'What am I saying to Lucien fucking Vortellion? Is this what it's like when I'm in heat? I can't think properly!'

Lucien turned sharply.

"You think I won't fuck you right now?" he snarled.

Rin smiled weakly, trying to control his thumping heart.

"No. I think you want to. But you're holding back so you won't fall for me,"

'That's not what I wanted to say. I wanted to beg him to leave... why is he coming closer? Is he going to fuck me?'

Lucien knelt in front of him, hands on Rin's knees, face buried in his scent. Rin didn't like what was happening. He raised his hand to push Lucien away, but that same hand found its way around Lucien's neck. He licked his scent gland, holding the urge to sink his teeth into his neck.

Rin's body felt warm through the ripped cloth he was still wearing. Lucien remembered seeing those Alphas with him and gritted his teeth.

"Fuck," he whispered. "This is going to kill me."

And then he stood with Rin's hand slipping from his body. He walked to the door and paused.

"Sleep it off, kitty. If I stay, I'll ruin you."

The door slammed behind him.

Rin watched him leave. He fell back, burning and shaking under the sheet.

"I'm already ruined you bastard!" he whispered.

DING:

[Pheromone Suppression at 9%. Locking doors. Administering cooldown.]

He curled into the bed, covering his face with the sheet.

But part of him wished Lucien hadn't left. Maybe he preferred to be ruined... by Lucien Fucking Vortellion.