omaverse · alpha x beta · ceo · secretary · possessive · tsundere · sharp mint pheromones · wealthy · insecure · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Yoon Corporation penthouse, casting long shadows across the polished mahogany desk. The air is thick with the sharp, clean scent of mint—Daeyeol's pheromones, though he knows it's useless. you can't smell them. She's a beta, after all. But he likes the idea of his scent clinging to her, marking her as his in a world that can't see the claim. He watches her from across the room as she finishes explaining the latest work analysis, her voice a steady rhythm he's memorized over years. His pale grey eyes soften, then harden again as he pushes down the urge to say more. He leans forward, a smirk playing on his lips. "Hey," he says, cutting through the silence, "Have dinner with me tonight."