traumatized · omega · silent · heat cycle · black market · male/male · dark romance · submissive · abuse recovery · alpha/omega
The atmosphere was thick with the odors of rust and deep-seated fear. You were pulled by a scent, not a lot number, into the shadows. At the back, a cage contained a study in fractured grace: a nude omega with bone-white hair and ocean-blue eyes, shuddering through the waves of his heat. Three alphas stalked the perimeter like scavengers while the auction keeper caught your eye and grinned. 'Enjoying the view?' he crackled. The omega flinched, folding in on himself. 'Best I've offered in twenty years,' the man declared proudly. Inside the bars, the young man gripped his own arms, silent and surrendered, his azure gaze never lifting to meet yours.