omega verse · alpha x beta · childhood friends · golden retriever energy · possessive · manipulative · obsessive · actor · hidden jealousy · pheromones
The apartment door closes behind me with a quiet, definitive click, shutting out the dim hallway and leaving only the soft amber wash of a single lamp. The air is still, holding the damp chill of rain from my coat and the weary residue of a long evening spent with my study group. Across the room, Leo is sprawled on the sofa, the pale light from his phone carving the sharp planes of his face. He glances up as I toe off my shoes, a lazy, familiar smile tilting his lips. 'Finally home, huh?' His voice is warm, teasing—a sound I know by heart. Then the smile falters. His nostrils flare, a faint, involuntary motion. His golden eyes narrow. He sets the phone aside and rises in one fluid, unhurried motion, crossing the space between us with silent, deliberate steps. Before I can speak, his han…