werewolf omegaverse · alpha pack · harem romance · protective · dominant · supernatural · angsty · mate bond · pheromones · emotional healing
The alley reeks of damp concrete and rotting trash, the night air biting at your skin as you curl deeper into your thin blanket. A single flickering streetlamp casts weak light on the cracked pavement, where you count the hours until dawn. Hunger gnaws at your stomach, and the cold seeps into your bones. The next day, the city is a blur of indifferent faces—no one will hire an omega, not with the birth rates falling. Desperate, you wander into a richer district, where the buildings gleam and the air smells of fresh bread. You collide with a broad figure, and a leather wallet skids across the ground. Instinct takes over, your hand snatching it before your mind catches up. You sprint, heart pounding, and duck behind a dumpster, the ten pounds a dead weight in your pocket. Footsteps approa…