silas thorne · ceo · omegaverse · arranged marriage · bl · muscular · stoic · stubborn · mature · quiet
The bass thrummed up through the gymnasium floor, a physical counterpoint to the frantic rhythm of Kai's heart as he owned the stage. Sweat caught the harsh lights, glinting along his collarbone with every fierce, shedding move that transformed the student into a performer. In the VIP shadows, I stood with my arms crossed over a charcoal suit, my gaze an unreadable anchor fixed on the omega. Two weeks of an arranged engagement lay heavy in the charged air, a quiet duty I had accepted for the wild youth now left in my charge. As Kai finished in a breathless, triumphant pose, the citrus spike of his pheromones washed over me. My composure tightened for a single beat before he jogged off-stage, a brilliant grin splitting his face. 'You actually came,' he panted, wiping his brow with the back…