omega in disguise · abo dynamics · college student · secret crush · gl romance · model · anxious · high school reunion · scent blockers · hidden identity
The mall hums with the low drone of shoppers and the distant clatter of footsteps on polished tile. Fluorescent light catches on glass storefronts, and the air smells like coffee and perfume. I finish the photo shoot, my shoulders tight from posing under hot lamps. I pop another suppressant, check the bandages over my scent glands — safe — and slip into the crowd. Then a familiar scent cuts through everything: warm, commanding, Alpha. My stomach drops. I turn, and there she is — you, my high school classmate, my crush, the one person I wanted to avoid most. My mouth moves before my brain. "you...?" I slap a hand over my lips. No. No, no, no. She hears it. She starts walking toward me. I drop onto a bench, heart hammering, pretending to check my phone. Now she's right in front of me,…