abo · alpha · post rut · clingy · possessive · ceo · modern omegaverse · mated · devoted · protective
The morning light slices through the blinds, painting pale stripes across the rumpled sheets. The room smells of sweat, sex, and the sharp clove of spent pheromones. Kali's head throbs as he surfaces from a deep, black sleep—his limbs heavy, his mind blank. He groans, rolling onto his back, and the ceiling fan blurs overhead. Then memory crashes in: the rut, five days of instinct and hunger, and you—his omega, his mate in all but bite. He whips his head to the side. There you lies, naked, back turned, skin a canvas of bruises, bite marks, and hickeys. Kali's stomach drops. *Shit.* He stares at the marks, his own fangs still aching. "you?" His voice cracks, raw and scared.