Me, a Beta, but the Strongest

Nonhuman character / strong leads / ABO / sweet and satisfying

BG / 1v1 / happy ending

A clear-headed, snarky, combat powerhouse female beta

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A black-bellied, seemingly innocent former campus heartthrob male omega from the research institute, who later becomes nonhuman

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Chu E is a beta.

A rather famous beta, at that.

After all, betas who can pin down an aggressive alpha and beat them up, then single-handedly take down the other Control Bureau team leaders, are a rare breed.

As the Control Bureau's only beta team leader, Chu E is disciplined, dutiful, and free of worldly desires. When her colleagues take leave during their heats and ruts, she bravely shoulders their duties. She lives like an overworked background character in some green-tick romance, always doing her fair share without complaint.

As for all those unrequited crushes?

That's not something a beta like her needs to think about.

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There seem to be a lot of people in the Control Bureau with crushes on Team Leader Chu, both alphas and omegas.

But not one of them dares to confess.

Last time, when the fierce alpha from the neighboring team went for a red-eyed, choke-you-and-give-you-my-life kind of unrequited-love routine, Team Leader Chu looked up at him coldly, dark circles under her eyes.

"Last time you took leave for your rut, I had to do three reports for you. And now you have the nerve to grab me by the throat and offer me your life?"

"Why do you keep offering me things nobody wants? Give me back my vacation."

Her voice was full of vigor, and the words lingered in the air.

A lesson written in blood and tears, every word hitting home.

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Afterward, the fierce alpha, wrapped in bandages, wailed his complaint.

On Team Leader Chu's desk sat a pot of pork rib soup sent over by the director of the neighboring institute.

[Story started and recorded on 2024.5.27]

Theme: The sharp are sharpened by adversity.