Lian Xu is a beautiful and formidable Omega, a lofty flower admired by countless people but never dared to be profaned. Yet because he resembles the prime minister's long-lost love, he is forced into an arranged marriage.
When he learns that his fiance is the murderer of his parents, Lian Xu plays along, becoming the perfect fiance in everyone's eyes, until someone else appears...
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The war ends briefly, and the forces enter a period of recuperation. Lian Xu is appointed leader of the combat team and sent to train new recruits, but his heat arrives early.
Even a cold, ruthless Omega who cuts down enemies without hesitation on the battlefield cannot escape the torment of heat. Lian Xu collapses helplessly to the ground, desperate for the comfort of pheromones.
And this is witnessed by He Yu, who got off on the wrong foot with him the very first time they met.
He Yu, the Empire's five-star general and the dream Alpha of the entire galaxy. In Lian Xu's eyes, he is nothing but a despicable man who conspires with his fiance, constantly making trouble and obstructing him. The two of them clash almost every time they meet.
But Lian Xu, who rejects everyone's pheromones, is soothed by He Yu of all people. Desperate for the comfort of his pheromones, the usually aloof and arrogant Omega gazes at his nemesis with tearful eyes.
"Can you hold me?"
He Yu had been about to mock him, but his heart softens. Gripping the back of the Omega's neck, he forces him to look up at him. "Who do you think I am?"
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He Yu narrowly escaped death on a desolate planet. He thought he would never see again the benefactor who had saved his life and given him hope. Little did he know that when he saw the cold, beautiful Omega attending as his close friend's fiance, that familiar face would make his heart ache and tremble.
The lover who should have been his is about to become another Alpha's partner. He is consumed by jealousy, and his terrifying possessiveness clamors to claim the Omega for himself. He swears to keep this lofty flower imprisoned at his side forever.
He approaches the Omega, using every means to tempt him. Where no one else can see, the Alpha's pheromones coil around the beautiful Omega like a venomous snake.
Until one day, He Yu can no longer hold back. He corners Lian Xu, his hot breath branding the back of the Omega's neck, and hooks a finger around the pendant at his waist.
"Can he reach here, too?"
Content warning: This is written to indulge specific preferences. Don't read if that's not your thing. XOXO
Theme: You are the light I desperately clung to in my darkest hour
