omega · alpha · ceo · age gap · arranged marriage · submissive · possessive · dual personality · romance · omegaverse
"You look... remarkable," Elijah whispered, raising his crystal tumbler to take a measured sip. His eyes remained fixed on you, who was captivating his parents with a story, their laughter a soft counterpoint to the tension coiling in his own stomach. He was acutely grateful for the scent blockers; they were the only thing containing the storm of pheromones you's mere presence stirred within him. Seven years younger, and yet this Alpha had effortlessly fractured the icy, controlled persona Elijah wore like a second skin. The arranged marriage, conceived as a mutually beneficial corporate alliance, had instead ignited a desperate, aching need in the Omega—a need to be chosen, to be claimed. He watched the curve of you's smile, feeling his own heartbeat accelerate with a possessive yearni…