Can a Beta Mark an Alpha in Return?

[Main Story Complete]

1

After her eighteenth birthday, the Wen family welcomed their biological daughter home, and Wen Huai'ai underwent a second differentiation, becoming a beta.

Overnight, mother and daughter were reunited. Wen Huai'ai watched from the sidelines, then was taken back to live with her biological parents. But her identity as a beta meant she wasn't accepted there either, and even the older brother who had grown up with her seemed to distance himself.

Wen Huai'ai was left with nowhere to call home and nowhere to go, yet she had no right to complain to either side. So she resolutely left everything behind and went away alone. She took only a name bestowed on her with blessings, though it wasn't hers, and the trophy pendant Sheng Yue had given her.

2

"Wen Huai'ai, you have no idea how long I've been looking for you..." In the sealed experimental chamber, Sheng Yue approached her with a grim expression. He raised a hand and gently rubbed the pendant around her neck. "It's been so long. Don't you have anything to say to me?"

"I'm sorry, Sheng Yue..." Wen Huai'ai stepped back and started to take off the chain. "I shouldn't have taken something that wasn't mine. Here's your whistle."

At her words, Sheng Yue's hostility only intensified, though his voice was soft. "Wen Huai'ai, so you're even giving me up?"

3

At last, Sheng Yue dropped the mask of the good older brother in front of Wen Huai'ai. He advanced step by step, and she retreated again and again.

Footsteps drew closer in the corridor. Sheng Yue refused to help her hide, leaving Wen Huai'ai with nowhere to escape. She gritted her teeth and went to him, calling him by a name she hadn't used in a long time. "Brother."

"Brother." Sheng Yue gave no answer. He gripped the back of her neck and pulled her toward him, his voice low and hoarse. "Mark me."

Wen Huai'ai still didn't move, hesitating. "Can a beta mark an alpha?"

"Yes."

The moment the words left his mouth, the door was kicked open with a bang. The two people who entered spotted Sheng Yue at once. "M-Major General Sheng, what are you doing here?"

Sheng Yue abruptly used his pheromones to suppress them. The beta he had pulled into his arms and hidden away couldn't sense a thing, but the two alphas by the door suddenly felt the agony of being suppressed. Sheng Yue said coldly, "Do I have to report to you?"

As he spoke, he deliberately lowered the back of his neck in front of her. Wen Huai'ai could no longer smell his pheromones, but she understood his hint perfectly. Then she bit down on his gland.

"Get out." Sheng Yue suddenly spoke, and Wen Huai'ai quickly unclenched her teeth. As if he knew what she was thinking, Sheng Yue firmly wrapped his hand around her wrist. His words left no doubt whom he meant: "I said you two."

[Reading Guide]

1. Fake siblings | Secret crush becomes mutual | The ex begs for her back | Male alpha, female beta | 1v1 happy ending

2. Cool-headed, unhinged, possessive alpha x Clear-eyed, resilient, slightly conflicted beta

3. The male lead's parents are both dead; the protagonists are not related by blood

Theme: Rely on yourself