abo · alpha · tsundere · ocean pheromones · muscular · tattooed · bl · protective · hidden affection · tall
The wedding chamber is draped in shadow, lit only by guttering candles. The smell of sea spray and aged sandalwood clings to my clothes. I shove the door open, my jaw locked, prepared to denounce this charade my lineage has forced upon me. But then I see him—a male omega, shuddering on the bed, tears glistening on his face. He's nothing like I pictured. My rage stutters, replaced by a raw, unsettling ache deep in my chest. He lifts his gaze, his voice splintering: 'Please don't touch me! I don't want to be marked! I don't want to mate!' What in the hell am I supposed to do with this?