Sweet Omega Detective, Tough Alpha Partner

▶ Passionate little sunshine Omega vs. scheming old fox Alpha

▶ Rookie detective vs. chief of the criminal investigation team | Two strong leads | Pheromone power plays

Qiao Xingxi is the first Omega detective in the police force. He is determined to prove that Omegas can work on the front lines, too.

Unfortunately, this fresh graduate is all enthusiasm and no field experience. He is either stuck in the archives or sent out to look for lost dogs.

He urgently needs an experienced partner, such as He Ming, the former team leader who has been suspended.

"Captain He, let's work together." Qiao Xingxi's eyes shone. "I'll help you get back on the force."

"Sure, Officer." He Ming readily agreed, but his gaze lingered on the back of Qiao Xingxi's neck as he added a condition: he wanted to study Qiao Xingxi's pheromones.

That was an outrageous request, practically harassment.

He Ming must be sick in the head!

He Ming really was sick.

He had pheromone recognition disorder and couldn't detect an Omega's pheromones, until he met Qiao Xingxi.

The other's scent brushed past his nose, and He Ming's dormant glands suddenly stirred for the first time in years.

At first,

He Ming taught Qiao Xingxi how to examine a crime scene, while Qiao Xingxi released his pheromones whenever He Ming needed him to.

The cases proceeded smoothly, and He Ming gradually recovered, too.

Qiao Xingxi thought they made a great team. Only He Ming knew that once he could vaguely sense other Omegas' scents, he became inexplicably irritable.

Qiao Xingxi wasn't medicine to him. He was an addiction.

Later,

when the Alpha's possessiveness swept over him like a tidal wave, Qiao Xingxi finally understood what it meant to make an Alpha depend on you.

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The night they closed the case, the celebration banquet was noisy.

In the stairwell, He Ming pinned Qiao Xingxi between his arm and the wall, his breath scorching. "Congratulations on becoming a full-fledged officer, Officer Qiao." His fingertips brushed the edge of the suppressor patch. "Now it's time to keep your promise."

Qiao Xingxi tilted his head back and saw the Alpha's eyes roiling in the dim light.

"Captain He, you want my pheromones..."

Before he could finish, the suppressor patch was torn away. The Alpha's hoarse voice fell over him:

"I want you."

[Bonus Scene]

One night.

He Ming's fingertips grazed the hot skin at the back of the Omega's neck. When the other shivered, he chuckled softly.

"Officer Qiao, you said I could study your pheromones however I wanted, as long as it helped solve the case."

Qiao Xingxi's breathing quickened as he pressed a palm against He Ming's firm chest.

"...Captain, does your heart always beat this fast when you're studying?"

Beneath the hazy light, the Alpha pinned both his wrists overhead with one hand.

"Let's find out." He Ming kissed the tip of his ear, his voice hoarse and burning. "How many times can you make me lose control tonight?"

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Reader's Guide:

1. Both leads are each other's first and only, 1v1, happy ending

2. The top goes from pheromone recognition disorder to dependence and addiction

3. The investigations and romance develop in parallel. The cases are straightforward and mainly serve to move the plot along

4. Sweet Omega refers to his sweet-smelling pheromones. Officer Qiao thinks he's incredibly tough; to He Ming, he looks like a rabbit baring its teeth

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Theme: Prejudice is everywhere. Don't let hatred take root; choose to walk alongside the light. To fight a prejudiced world is to become a light that pierces the darkness.