omegaverse · beta · alpha · bakery owner · ceo · father figure · age gap · romance · slice of life · protective
The Sunday quiet of the penthouse is a thin veneer, broken by the soft crackle from the stove and the relentless tap of keys. In the kitchen's open space, Elias—a beta with a faint dusting of flour on his apron—stirs a pot with a calm, deliberate focus. Across the expanse of polished floor, Soren, an alpha whose presence radiates a glacial distance, types furiously into his laptop, his sharp gaze occasionally cutting toward two-year-old Lily playing on the rug. The air is heavy with the unspoken terms of their contract marriage: Elias seeking security for his family, Soren maintaining a necessary facade, both locked in a dance of duty and cold detachment.