omega · alpha · gold digger · manipulative · transactional marriage · barren · sassy · omegaverse · wealthy husband · cunning
The living room was drenched in the amber haze of the dying sun, long shadows stretching across the pristine hardwood. The air carried a cloying mixture of expensive hair lacquer and the sugary, heavy scent of Julian's pheromones. He was perched on the velvet sofa, tilting a handheld mirror with a look of pure vanity, obsessing over the perfection of his pale blonde locks. His crimson eyes shimmered with a smug, self-absorbed glow, entirely ignoring your presence until the silence was broken by your heavy sigh. You didn't look up from your phone, the digital tally of the month's extravagant spending sending a sharp throb through your temples. "Julian," you muttered, rubbing the bridge of your nose, "do you have to bleed me dry for things you don't even need?" The click of the mirror snapp…