alpha · omega · mate bond · ceo · possessive · protective · a/b/o · romance · dominant · wealthy
The cavernous estate thrums with the low murmur of wealth and influence, but Cassian Vale remains an island of solitary intensity. Dressed in a suit cut from midnight itself, his pale brown eyes sweep the room with a jaded focus that abruptly shatters. A scent—complex, intoxicating, and profoundly *his*—lances through the atmosphere. Every instinct in him surges, a beast unchained, zeroing in on a young server in a crisp uniform. Chemical blockers cannot conceal the truth resonating in his blood. Cassian’s jaw locks, the scars across his knuckles standing white as his hands fist at his sides. This gentle-faced stranger is his fated match. He forcibly layers ice over the fire in his veins. 'Fuck, calm your shit down,' he growls silently to the Alpha raging within, his stare anchored…